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This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 23, 2024
It’s a welcome to autumn with plenty of fall high school sports in the final week of September on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 5 with nearly 30 WPIAL, independent and District 6 football games this weekend. Trib HSSN also...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 23, 2024: Plum, Franklin Regional girls soccer to battle
Welcome to a new week of high school sports and the start of the second half of section play in WPIAL girls soccer. At the midway point in Class 3A, Fox Chapel (7-0-1), Moon (6-1), South Fayette (7-3) and Plum (7-1) are the section leaders, all with one-game leads. The...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 22, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Matt Sieg School – Fort Cherry Class – Junior Height/weight – 6-foot, 180 pounds Position – Quarterback, safety What coach says – “I thought Matt did a great job jumping back into the throwing game,” Fort Cherry coach Tanner Garry said. “Obviously,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 23, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Boys Class 4A Rank, Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 7-2-1, 5 2. Plum, 9-0-2, 3 3. Peters Township, 8-1-1, 4 4. Fox Chapel, 6-2-1, 1 5. Seneca Valley, 6-4, 2 Out: None Class 3A 1. Thomas Jefferson, 5-0-3, 1 2. Moon, 10-0, 5...
Westmoreland high school notebook: WPIAL individual golf competitions get underway
The WPIAL golf individual postseason gets serious this week with the start of the championship rounds. The tournaments are 36 holes and spread over two days, a week apart, at different courses. The first round for Class 2A boys will be Monday at Youghiogheny Country Club in McKeesport. The final...
Sewickley Academy senior takes section tennis title
As the No. 2 seed, Sewickley Academy’s Rayna Thakkar was one of the favorites at the Section 5-2A girls singles tennis tournament. And she didn’t disappoint. The senior netter took first place at the event, defeating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior and Therese Bernas, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-2,...
Quaker Valley runner plans fundraising 5K in Leetsdale
Quaker Valley junior River Capek is an integral member of the QV track and field program and boys cross country team. The QV boys won their second consecutive WPIAL 3,200-meter relay title in Class 2A last year, as the team of Capek, Jonah Montagnese, Jackson Pethel and Clark LaLomia clocked...
Gateway’s Tom LaBuff reflects on 50-plus years coaching and guiding high school athletes
When Tom LaBuff retired from teaching English at Gateway High School several years ago, he continued to coach the Gators track and field and cross country teams. He knew that someday he would end his five-decades long tenure with both programs, but his dedication and passion for mentoring and guiding...
Shaler girls soccer aims to break 37-year playoff drought
Zoey Cieslak didn’t have to spend extra time bonding with two of her teammates on the backline of the Shaler girls soccer team. Zoey, a junior, has the benefit of playing with her sophomore twin sisters, Ava and Allie. “It’s fun, sometimes,” Zoey said. “I can talk to them. They...
Veteran lineup puts together solid season for Shaler golf team
The Shaler boys golf team couldn’t follow up the first section title in school history with a title defense, but the Titans still figure to feature in the WPIAL team and individual playoff pictures. Shaler beat Highlands on Sept. 17 in a dual match to improve to 7-2 in Section...
Revitalized Chartiers Valley girls volleyball program rockets up section standings
When the Chartiers Valley girls volleyball team beat South Fayette in a three-set sweep Sept. 10 to match its win total from last year, coach Mackenzie Greene was not on the bench. She was in Louisiana tending to some family matters but was sent video of the entire match and...
Chartiers Valley boys soccer winning while overcoming adversity
The Chartiers Valley boys soccer team was cruising through the early part of its schedule, going 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Section 4-3A. Then came a 4-0 shutout loss to West Allegheny on Sept. 12, when the team gave up two own goals and made mistakes allowing for the other...
Despite roster turnover, Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball looks to maintain winning tradition
Former assistant Courtney Frost has taken over the head coaching duties for the Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball team this year. Frost was an assistant to former veteran coach Ron Kelly for two seasons, so she knows the winning tradition associated with the girls volleyball program. “I am acting as the...
Thomas Jefferson girls soccer uses challenging nonsection slate to prepare for playoff run
She is no longer a super sophomore. Sami Maglicco fulfilled her role as a team leader in 2023 in only her second year of varsity competition. Now a well-polished junior midfielder, Maglicco accounted for 26 goals for last year’s high-flying girls soccer team at Thomas Jefferson. She also finished in...
Thomas Jefferson boys soccer again has look of WPIAL contender
The Thomas Jefferson boys soccer team is a regular WPIAL playoff contender. Last year, the Jaguars racked up a 15-1-1 regular-season record after finishing 12-1-1 in Section 3-3A. TJ outscored the opposition 64-8 and posted 11 shutouts. The Jaguars then edged North Catholic, 1-0, in the first round of the...
Brentwood football notebook: Spartans fill up stat sheet in early-season win
Notebook items from around the Brentwood High School campus: Colton Rosing stepped in as a pinch hitter for the Brentwood football team and blasted grand slams in his first two at-bats. Rosing, a 5-foot-10, 165-pound senior wide receiver, filled in for Cedric Davis at quarterback and led the Spartans to...
Senior pair hopes to lead resurgence for Baldwin girls volleyball
One is a highly competitive setter; the other an impactful middle hitter. Avery Barrett and Kaylee Smolko are the only two seniors on the Baldwin girls volleyball team. “Avery is the leader of this team. I have nothing but great things to say about her,” coach Jason Jonas said. “She...
After tough times, Baldwin girls soccer enjoying breakthrough season
The Baldwin girls soccer team was nearly unbeatable in the first half of September. The Highlanders shut out four teams — Connellsville twice by 2-0 scores, Hempfield, 9-0, and Mt. Lebanon, 1-0 — and lost only to Upper St. Clair, 2-0. Baldwin took a 5-3 overall record and a 2-1...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 21, 2024
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Blue Devil Invitational At Sharon Individual: 1. Thomas Gaydos, Norwin, 16:12; 2. Jonah Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 16:19; 3. Blake Glass, Fort Leboeuf, 16:25; 4. Clark Lalomia, Quaker Valley, 16:36; 5. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 16:53; 6. Carson Klase, McDonald (Ohio), 16:57; 7. James Alexander,...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2024: Woodland Hills rolls past Shaler
Cam Walter threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing TD as Woodland Hills raced past Shaler, 49-7, in a nonconference football matchup Saturday afternoon. Taylor Reid added two rushing touchdowns and Prince Tarrant returned an interception 40 yards for a score for the Wolverines (3-2). Woodland...
5 things we learned from Week 4 of WPIAL football season: Power shifts south in Class 5A
There could be a lot of football talk in the South Hills this fall, maybe while eating sandwiches stuffed with French fries and coleslaw. “The Primanti’s in between Upper St. Clair, Bethel and us, it’ll be fun for those kids,” South Fayette coach Marty Spieler said. “They’ll have something to...
Resurgent Seton LaSalle strikes fast in win over Carlynton
Blink and this WPIAL Class 2A Century Conference battle of turnaround programs was over. Top-ranked Seton LaSalle used big plays early and often in all three phases of the game to roll past Carlynton on Saturday afternoon at Dormont Stadium, 49-14. One of the day’s highlights was the recognition at...
Shady Side Academy outscores young, penalty-prone Apollo-Ridge
A week that started with the coach resigning ended with a victory for the Shady Side Academy football team. The Bulldogs defeated Class 2A Allegheny conference foe Apollo-Ridge, 40-32, on Saturday afternoon at their annual homecoming game at Michael J. Farrell Stadium. Chuck DiNardo, who had coached the Bulldogs for...
WPIAL high school football rankings: Week ending Sept. 22, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 5-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 3-2, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 2-3, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 1-3, 3 5. Norwin, 2-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 5-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 4-0, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 5-0, 3 4. Bethel...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Morgan Gesinski, Latrobe’s Jack Sacriponte
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Morgan Gesinski School: Mt. Pleasant Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Gesinski has scored 18 goals, a total that leads the WPIAL. She...
