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Burrell, Derry could battle for WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title
Burrell and Derry come into the season ranked 1-2 in the TribHSSN Class 2A wrestling rankings. Both return numerous starters. The county has some talented underclassmen who should excite Westmoreland County wrestling fans. One wrestler missing is junior Dylan Pitzer, whom the WPIAL ruled ineligible for the season after he...
Baldwin’s Jeff Ackermann celebrates 400th victory
It was a day of celebration for the Baldwin boys basketball team. The Highlanders (2-0) defeated Altoona, 73-49, on Saturday to give coach Jeff Ackermann his 400th career victory. Ackermann posted a 224-116 record in 13 seasons at Moon, was 126-35 in six years at Pine-Richland and improved to 50-43...
Final Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for 2024
It was nearly a clean sweep of gold in the PIAA championships by the top-ranked teams in the Trib HSSN football rankings. Five teams ranked No. 1 in the state claimed victories this past weekend at Cumberland Valley: St. Joseph’s Prep in 6A, Bishop McDevitt in 5A, Northwestern Lehigh in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 9, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Butler 80, Bishop Canevin 67 Charleroi 48, Beth-Center 46 Hopewell 69, Elwood City 60 Keystone Oaks 58, Chartiers-Houston 36 Peters Township 63, Seneca Valley 47 Riverside 59, Western Beaver 44 Springdale 70, Perry Traditional Academy 61 Steel Valley 62, Waynesburg 60 (OT) Summit...
High school roundup for Dec. 9, 2024: Peters Township girls get past Greensburg Central Catholic in OT
Natalie Wetzel scored 36 points to lead Peters Township (4-0) to a 61-55 overtime win over Greensburg Central Catholic in a matchup of WPIAL contenders in nonsection girls basketball Monday. Erica Gribble and Jayla Peterson scored 19 points apiece for the Centurions (2-2). Allderdice 73, Clairton 58 – Bailey White...
Penn-Trafford girls lean on defense to keep record perfect with win over Franklin Regional
Common denominators in games help to reveal a team’s identity, and Penn-Trafford continues to build on its strengths. Well-rounded guard play again complemented the post, and defense bailed out a shaky-at-times offense as the third-ranked Lady Warriors kept their record clean with a 53-27 victory over Franklin Regional in a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 10, 2024: Longtime coach looks for milestone win
The first two of many WPIAL boys basketball section games will take place Tuesday and both can be viewed here on Trib HSSN. Many district boys hoops teams will tip off section play Friday, but four teams get the early jump with one of the two contests possibly holding historic...
Kiski Area hires Edinboro football coach Jake Nulph as new athletic director
Jake Nulph made his mark in the collegiate football coaching ranks the past two decades after playing careers at Apollo-Ridge and Robert Morris. Now, the Alle-Kiski Valley native, who served as the football coach at Edinboro since 2020, is coming home. The Kiski Area School Board unanimously approved at a...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Sydnee Foust
The Ligonier Valley girls basketball team finished last season with a 5-16 overall record and a 2-8 mark in section play, and over the offseason, the Rams saw significant roster changes. Leading scorer Marlee Miller chose to focus on softball, and point guard Lindsey Gaskey transferred to Latrobe. That makes...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Bella Horcicak
The last few years for Kiski Area senior Bella Horcicak have been about the search for the right fit. Last year, the guard transferred to St. Joseph as she sought an environment that suited her. “I always struggled, at Kiski and I don’t know why,” Horcicak said. “It was a...
High school sports scores, schedule for Dec. 8, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results McDowell tournament Consolation Benedictine (Ohio) 69, International Sports Academy (Ohio) 51 Championship Knoch 58, McDowell 49 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at West Shamokin, 7:30 p.m. Beth-Center at Charleroi, 7:30 p.m. Bishop Canevin at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Ellwood City at Hopewell, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 9, 2024
Section play is set to begin for most district teams in WPIAL basketball and wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, PIHL high school hockey, boys and girls swimming and boys and girls wrestling debuting...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 9, 2024: Girls basketball contenders to meet in nonsection clash
Two WPIAL girls basketball powers collide Monday in one final tune-up before their respective section seasons begin later in the week. Peters Township, a semifinalist in Class 6A a year ago will visit defending WPIAL Class 2A champion Greensburg Central Catholic. The Indians are now in Class 5A, but are...
PIHL standings through Dec. 8, 2024
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...
Knoch boys win McDowell tournament
Jackson Bauman had 20 points and Teegan Finucan added 16 as Knoch defeated McDowell, 58-49, in the championship game of the McDowell boys basketball tournament Sunday afternoon in Erie. With the game tied at 41 heading into the fourth quarter, the Knights used a 17-8 run to finish off the...
2024 PIAA football playoffs recap: WPIAL shut out of championships for 2nd time in 37 years
For only the second time in the 37-year history of the PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL was denied winning any state championships. With Central Catholic in Class 6A and Avonworth in 3A both settling for state silver, it marked the first time since 1992 that a WPIAL team didn’t win...
South Hills Record notebook: Baldwin volleyball coach honored
A tip of the cap to Jason Jonas, Baldwin’s first-year girls volleyball coach who was named the Big 56 Coach of the Year in Section 1-4A. “I think Baldwin’s volleyball program is getting back to its winning ways,” Jonas said. “We had a super young team in a highly competitive...
Gateway notebook: 6 Gators earn Big East all-conference recognition
Gateway senior Amari Gans and junior Shawn Moorefield Jr. were recognized recently with selection to the Class 5A Big East all-conference first team. Gans was an at-large selection as an athlete, while Moorefield was picked as a wide receiver. The Gators also had four players picked to the second team...
Shaler wrestlers expect to be in the hunt for sub-section title, spots at WPIALs
Shaler sophomore wrestler Anthony Jones is in an ideal position for a wrestler competing in the lightest weight class. Jones wasn’t focused on figuring out how to cut weight to get down to 107 pounds in the offseason. Instead, Jones spent the offseason worrying about adding weight. “He has a...
Baldwin spotlights wide array of alumni working in sports media
Baldwin is becoming known as a school that produces a mass influx of professionals in the sports media industry. The long list of Baldwin alumni in the business includes Austin Bechtold (93.7 The Fan), Cory Berger (JRM Sports), Nathan Breisinger (Pittsburgh Sports Now), Marc Cardillo (Pittsburgh Penguins, JRM), Kevin Gorman...
Brentwood girls eye return trip to WPIAL postseason
The Brentwood girls basketball team is looking to build on last year’s WPIAL playoff season. Brentwood finished third in Section 2-2A with a 6-4 record a year ago behind co-champions Fort Cherry (9-1) and Burgettstown (9-1). “I’m very excited for this season,” coach Rachel Thomas said. “We have a solid...
With deepest lineup in years, Brentwood boys excited about season’s possibilities
The Brentwood boys basketball team had a great deal of anticipation for the tipoff of the 2024-25 season. And it started with their veteran coach, Dan Thayer. “Our expectations for this year’s team are high,” Thayer said. “We return eight players from last year’s team and have added three new...
Baldwin girls seek improvement behind experienced roster
Baldwin’s girls basketball team finished 9-13 overall in 2023-24. The Highlanders are looking for a vast improvement on that record in 2024-25. “We have very high expectations this year,” Baldwin coach Jamal Woodson said. “We have been in the gym non-stop, and we have been working on developing a different...
Even after WPIAL finals appearance, Baldwin boys still seek breakout year
Jeff Ackermann is in his fifth season as head coach of the Baldwin boys basketball team. The Highlanders have shown improvement each year capped by a memorable appearance in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game last winter. Baldwin lost to Upper St. Clair, 64-41, at Petersen Events Center after defeating...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Junior helps Quaker Valley hockey to quick start
Junior forward Max Modrovich led the Quaker Valley hockey team to a first-place regular-season finish in 2023-24 in the PIHL Varsity A Gold Division. Modrovich, also known as “Double M,” accounted for 19 goals and 21 assists to pace the Quakers offensively. QV racked up a 16-3-0-1 regular-season record, good...
