High School category, Page 164
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 20, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Zach Pollaro School: North Hills Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard enjoyed a big week in what turned out to be a huge week for North Hills. After snapping a six-game losing streak with a win over...
Gymnasts ring in new year at high school invitational
Hundreds of high school gymnasts and USAG competitors participated in the three-day Happy New Year Invitational on Jan. 3-5 at Kiski Area. It was planned and organized by coach Renee Ruggeri, owner of Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont, with participants traveling chiefly from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. “This was not...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Jane Huss
When three seniors graduated at the end of last season, Derry girls basketball was stuck in a tough spot. Then, would-be senior Jane Huss initially chose to focus on cross country and track, leaving the team extremely light on upperclassmen. However, Huss had a change of heart and returned to...
After surpassing 100-point milestone, Burrell’s Mike Morascyzk turns focus to Penguins Cup
Mike Morascyzk walked into Brady’s Run Ice Arena and was suiting up for an important milestone of his career as the Burrell hockey team took on Central Valley. Morascyzk donned the dark blue and powder blue, laced up his skates and got his stick with the P92 curve all while...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Highlands’ Kyren Veasley
Whenever Highlands senior wrestler Kyren Veasley transferred from Valley two years ago, he had all the talent to be a great wrestler. “Kyren is one kid that I can honestly say, he’s a good wrestler no matter how he wrestles,” coach Grant Walters said. “Sometimes he’s a little more methodical....
High school sports scores, schedule for Jan. 19, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Hempfield, ppd. Hoops for Harmony At York St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) 60, Imani Christian 46 MLK Showcase At Neighborhood Academy Fort Cherry vs. Monessen, ppd. Neighborhood Academy 67, Riverview 35 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Propel Montour,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 20, 2025: Clairton, Geibel Catholic set for rematch
They have been ranked Nos. 2 and 3 for several weeks now in WPIAL Class A girls basketball. If the playoffs were to start this week, they likely would be the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds in the Class A playoffs. On Monday, Clairton visits Geibel Catholic for first place...
PIHL standings through Jan. 19, 2025
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 20, 2025
There are no concerns about trying to figure out how low the wind chill factor is when you can stay warm and watch or listen to plenty of winter high school sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL and District 6 boys...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 19, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Rylee Kalocay School – Upper St. Clair Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-9 Position – Guard What coach says – “Rylee always stands out when we play,” Upper St. Clair coach Pete Serio said. “She is so good at getting to...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 19, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Penn-Trafford Warriors Coach – John Giannikas (19th season) Record – 15-0 overall, 7-0 in Section 2-5A #Earned – Heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, Penn-Trafford is one of three WPIAL girls basketball teams that have yet to...
Gateway notebook: Gators boys basketball remains in hunt in Section 1-5A
The Gateway boys basketball team fell short in its first crack at Section 1-5A leader Uniontown. The Gators were competitive in the Jan. 7 matchup with the Red Raiders, but a 22-12 margin in the second quarter ended up being the difference in the 82-73 Uniontown win. Gateway, which got...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic rises to top of state’s shot put rankings after 1st indoor meet
Dino Nadarevic kicked off his 2025 indoor track and field season in the shot put with a pair of meets at Hempfield Area High School. The Gateway senior recorded a top attempt of 56 feet, 11½ inches Dec. 19 and 56-5½ in his return to Hempfield on Jan. 7. He...
Shaler athletes enter school record books at indoor track meet
Shaler co-indoor track and field coach Shawn Ryan knows track during the winter can get monotonous. With a lot of snow in the forecast, it’s had to get much practice time in. Despite the lack of track-related activities, the Titans made a big splash during their first meet of the...
Up-tempo style leads to breakthrough season for Shaler girls
Bayleigh Perez is confident about what happens when the basketball leaves her hands. Shaler’s 5-foot-2 senior point guard enjoys pushing the pace. The Titans prefer to be on the move this season and have seen a spark from their offense. They are 11-2 overall and 5-1 in Section 5A. Shaler...
Injury sidelines Sewickley Academy’s Emma Eannarino
Sewickley Academy sophomore Emma Eannarino was averaging a team-leading 15 points, 4 steals and 5 rebounds per game earlier this season. A 5-foot-4 point guard, Eannarino picked up where her older sister and role model Libby left off at Sewickley. Libby, now a freshman at Vanderbilt, led the Panthers in...
Quaker Valley’s Bruce Anderchak becomes program’s 7th wrestler to reach 100 wins
Quaker Valley junior Bruce Anderchak has dominated in high school wrestling for the past two-and-a-half years. Case in point: Anderchak joined an exclusive club Jan. 15 at home against Carlynton when he secured his 100th career win as a QV grappler. “Bruce has wrestled for more than two-thirds of his...
Small but mighty Quaker Valley swimmers off to fast start
The Quaker Valley boys swim team has just seven competitors, including three from neighboring Sewickley Academy. “Small but mighty” is the mantra for both the boys and girls squads at QV. “When you have a small team, everyone counts,” coach Mercedes McCarthy said. “I like to think we are small...
Behind Thiero’s double-double pace, Quaker Valley girls off to strong start in Section 1-3A
Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero has a rich basketball heritage. But she is inspirational both in and away from the gym. For example, the 6-foot-5 junior on the girls basketball team annually travels with her family back to her parent’s hometown of Segou, Mali, with basketball shoes, athletic equipment, food and...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy athletes made 2024 a golden year to remember
On Jan. 1, Trib HSSN published its annual list of athletes who won WPIAL championships in the previous year. Seven Quaker Valley athletes and one at Sewickley Academy were included. At QV, Cecilia Montagnese starting things off in the fall season by taking first place in the girls cross country...
Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone makes quick adjustment to position switch
When the Penn-Trafford boys basketball season tipped off, head coach Doug Kelly’s plan was to play senior Brayden Stone at shooting guard. But an injury to Tyler Boss delayed that plan. Stone, a three-year starter, continued to be the Warriors’ point guard for the first month and a half of...
Penn Hills’ Tymere Alston hitting his stride in 400 meters during indoor season
Penn Hills indoor track coach Lee Zelkowitz believes junior Tymere Alston is ready to take a step forward. During the offseason, Alston dedicated a lot of his time to becoming one of the best 400-meter runners in the WPIAL. “He trained hard during the preseason and during the fall months,”...
New Penn Hills baseball coach out to rejuvenate program
Joe Capobianco Jr. kept tabs on the Penn Hills baseball program long after he graduated. Seeing the program slowly decline wasn’t something he ever wanted to see. Capobianco didn’t want to be one of the people standing by and complaining about the program’s current status. This offseason, Capobianco, who is...
Game between reigning state champs Aliquippa, Imani Christian called off after skirmish
A WPIAL boys basketball game between two reigning state champions was cut short Saturday after spectators ran onto the floor during an on-court skirmish. The nonsection contest between Aliquippa and Imani Christian at Allderdice was called off with 4:23 left in the second quarter. Video showed two players fighting for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 18, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Montour 81, Mars 64 Class 3A Section 3 Seton LaSalle 64, Shady Side Academy 57 (OT) Hoops for Harmony At York York 55, Woodland Hills 41 The Challenge at Allderdice Aliquippa vs. Imani Christian, ppd. Chartiers Valley 76, Thomas Jefferson...
