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Coronavirus outbreak could leave 6-figure dent in WPIAL budgetVideo
The coronavirus outbreak already has spring sports on hold indefinitely, but the WPIAL is bracing for off-the-field impacts as well from the unfolding pandemic. The virus could leave a six-figure hole in the WPIAL budget, cancel the annual meeting and delay the election of board members for next school year....
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Mar. 15
In 2016, the Trinity girls basketball team reached the WPIAL Class AAA finals before losing to South Fayette. A year later, after losing to Chartiers Valley in the district semifinals, the Hillers went on a run in the PIAA playoffs that landed them in Hershey and the first Class 5A...
Shaler softball ready to go when — and if — spring sports resume
Tom Sorce knows the current world environment isn’t making high school sports likely to happen this spring. But the third-year Shaler Area softball coach hopes the Titans will get a chance. Following strong workouts and tournaments in the fall and spring, Sorce thought Shaler had potential. The Titans, who saw...
Penn-Trafford baseball stays hungry amid uncertainty
When Penn-Trafford baseball players and coaches left practice Friday — their final practice as a group until March 30 at the earliest and maybe their last workout together ever — players were given baseballs to take home. The season hadn’t even begun and the team already was cleaning out its...
Ligonier Valley sophomore Beitel invited to elite football camp
Ligonier Valley sophomore Nick Beitel was invited to the EXOS Select 50 instructional football showcase, which will take place in May in either Houston or Frisco, Texas. Beitel, the son of Ligonier Valley football coach Roger Beitel, will be evaluated by current NCAA/NAIA coaches and NFL alum. The morning session...
Local players urge USA Hockey to consider rescheduling national championships
Since 1938, USA Hockey, then known as the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, has been crowning national champions on the rink at a myriad of different levels. Thousands of athletes have competed for what is one of hockey’s greatest accolades. Three PIHL teams and plenty of other local...
Springdale softball hopes to use last season as springboard to more success
It was a season to remember for Springdale’s softball team. The Dynamos made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2000. Springdale went 13-4 overall, finished second to Leechburg in Section 3-A with a 9-3 mark and beat Quigley Catholic, 14-0, in the first round before losing to...
Springdale baseball searching for arms after 2-win season
Springdale players, led by third-year coach Brett Burger, are looking to shift the current trends of the Dynamo baseball team. Winning is far from a custom for the program, which is coming off a 2-13 season, finishing 1-9 in WPIAL Section 3-A. The team has not reached the five-win mark...
WPIAL baseball, softball teams bag southern trips over coronavirus pandemic
Knowing the feedback he would get, Aaron Albert could hardly break the news to his players without getting emotional. The Kiski Area baseball coach last week had to tell the Cavaliers their trip to Vero Beach, Fla., was canceled because of safety and travel concerns over the widespread threat of...
Union lineman Aaron Gunn commits to LouisvilleVideo
Union junior Aaron Gunn, one of the WPIAL’s top linemen, committed Tuesday to Louisville. He announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 295-pound offensive lineman also listed Power 5 offers from West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan State, along with Cincinnati, Buffalo, Western Michigan and others. Gunn earned first-team all-conference honors...
George Guido: Lots of fond memories from basketball season
This is the week when we usually wrap up the local high school basketball season and advise everybody to take in the Cager Classic Saturday night at Highlands. But that fine event and most everything else has been scrubbed right now. The coronavirus epidemic has closed schools, derailed sports and...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending March 14
When 2019 ended with a pair of losses in the Bethel Park Holiday Tournament, Sto-Rox was 3-6 overall and tied for second place in Section 1-2A. However, 2020 for the Vikings has been nearly perfect. Sto-Rox won 15 games in a row, including victories over Brentwood and Shenango in the...
PIAA suspends chapter meetings for game officials until state reopens schoolsVideo
The PIAA Officials Council has suspended all chapter meetings until Gov. Tom Wolf reopens schools, the PIAA announced in an email to Pennsylvania high school sports officials. Officials are required to attend six meetings to maintain their PIAA registration, but that number could be relaxed, PIAA assistant executive director Patrick...
Norwin softball aims to repeat section championship behind deep pitching staff
(Editor’s note: The PIAA has postponed the start of the spring sports season because of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic.) With uncertainty looming about the resumption of practices and the start of the WPIAL softball season — if there is one — Norwin is trying to stay upbeat and focused....
WCCA/Tri-County all-star football game planned for June 13
Even before the coronavirus became a part of our lives, the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association and Tri-County Football Coaches’ Association made plans to play a football all-star game. It will be called the BeeGraphix Great 38 game. The game is scheduled for June 13 at Trinity High School if the...
Norwin baseball team has talent to contend for titles
(Editor’s note: The PIAA has postponed the start of the spring sports season because of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic.) Adjusting to life without practice has been no small task for the Norwin baseball team. After the Knights finished a workout Friday, the gates to their home field were sealed...
Riverview softball team wants to continue playoff streak
(Editor’s note: The PIAA has postponed the start of the spring sports season because of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic.) Riverview has qualified for the WPIAL softball playoffs for five consecutive seasons and 11 times in the past 12 years. The Raiders are looking to maintain that streak this spring....
Riverview aims to contend in challenging Section 3-2A
(Editor’s note: The PIAA has postponed the start of the spring sports season because of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic.) The Riverview baseball team has playoff aspirations in 2020. Veteran coach Bill Gras is optimistic the Raiders will be able to snap their five-year non-playoff streak this season. “Last year...
Former Baldwin AD Vince Sortino joining WPIAL administration as assistant to executive director
Former Baldwin athletic director Vince Sortino is returning to the WPIAL. The WPIAL board voted unanimously Monday to hire Sortino as assistant to the executive director, a position vacant since last summer. Sortino, who joins the staff July 1, spent the past two school years as athletic director at Dallastown...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending March 15
In the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game, Beaver struggled mightily on offense and fell to rival Mohawk, 44-26. In two state playoff games, the Bobcats appear to have found their touch thanks to the scoring of a standout sophomore. Payton List had a game-high 21 points as the...
Time to open the vault for daily HSSN Classics archive video streams
While high school sports and sports in general are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, the TribLive High School Sports Network misses the action as much as the readers and viewers. However, thanks to our large archive content, we plan to help fill the void with a daily classic...
After disappointing finish last season, Plum softball ready to bounce back
Last season didn’t end the way the Plum softball team wanted it to. After a regular season in which the Mustangs went 15-3, shared the Section 2-5A championship and received the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL playoffs, Plum lost to eventual Class 5A champion West Allegheny in the quarterfinals....
Plum baseball motivated to return to playoffs after down year
Over the past decade and a half, the Plum baseball team has been a mainstay in the WPIAL playoffs. Up until last season, the Mustangs hadn’t missed the playoffs since 2006. But no program, especially in high school, can avoid a down year, and they experienced theirs last season. They...
After losing ace to graduation, Mt. Pleasant softball eager to prove doubters wrong
Mt. Pleasant had its 15 minutes of fame last season when it made the MaxPreps national softball rankings. The Vikings checked in at No. 18 late in the year and went on to play in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game and made the PIAA semifinals. (They lost both games...
Mt. Pleasant baseball hopes to use hard-nosed approach to earn another playoff bid
Like many teams, Mt. Pleasant baseball is not sure when it will play its first game, but at any rate, coach Chris Firmstone likes the makeup of his team. The Vikings’ season-opening trip to Myrtle Beach was canceled by the school district due to escalating safety concerns over the coronavirus....
