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Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Norwin making steady progress
Norwin sent dangerous shot after dangerous shot at Latrobe goalkeeper Gianna Trunzo, but the first-year netminder either made a terrific save or the ball whizzed by the skin of the post. The Knights dropped a 1-0 decision to the host Wildcats in Section 1-4A, but the late barrage of shots...
Woodland Hills set to hire former Franklin Regional basketball coach
Woodland Hills will vote Wednesday night to hire Steve Scorpion as its head boys basketball coach, according to the board agenda. Scorpion was as an assistant for the last two seasons, one at Woodland Hills and last year at Kiski Area. Woodland Hills will play next season in Class 6A,...
Westmoreland County soccer teams working hard to fill shoes of graduated stars
Winning a championship with bedrock players like midfielder Owen Christopher and goalkeeper Anthony Scalise was invigorating for Norwin last season. The team followed those players’ lead to WPIAL glory. That was the good news. But there also was some bad news: Christopher and Scalise graduated. Franklin Regional’s girls felt the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 16, 2024
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Pine-Richland 7, Fox Chapel 0 Golf Monday’s results Class 3A Section 3 At Slippery Rock GC Par: 70. Target score: 80 1. Preston Troiano, North Allegheny, 69; 2. Chris Hoffman, North Allegheny, 71; 3. Anthony Trombatt, Butler,...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer flexes muscles in section showdown with Southmoreland
Maddie Barrick may not be among the leading scorers on the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team, but she does have great timing when she finds the net. Barrick scored two first-half goals Monday, including the game winner, as the Vikings built a 3-1 halftime lead and went on to win...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2024: South Fayette races past Thomas Jefferson
Quinn Miller, Gabby Beinecke and Emily Sinton each had two goals to lead South Fayette to a 7-1 victory over Thomas Jefferson in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-3A girls soccer Monday. Abbey Spalla also scored and Mia Deramo had two assists for the Lions (6-3, 4-0) in...
Freeport scores in overtime to top Burrell in section clash
Eighty minutes weren’t enough to decide Monday’s WPIAL Section 2-2A girls soccer clash between rivals Freeport and Burrell at Buccaneer Stadium. Freeport sophomore Cam Woods scored the winner with 8 minutes, 14 seconds left in the first overtime to end a game rife with dazzling scoring chances and equally dazzling...
Early 2nd-half goal, big saves by Solomon help Penn-Trafford to girls soccer victory over Norwin
Penn-Trafford and Norwin came into Monday night’s girls soccer game allowing just over a goal a game apiece. Offensive chances would be scarce, but the players needed to be ready for any slipup from the opponent and look to capitalize. Penn-Trafford senior Alexis Brown made the most of her opportunity,...
Clairton reveals ‘Tyler Boyd Stadium’ as new name for high school football field
Not only is Clairton’s football stadium getting new turf, new bleachers and new lights, it also has a new name: Tyler Boyd Stadium. A 2013 graduate now playing in his ninth NFL season, Boyd had a legendary high school career at Clairton and remains rooted in his hometown. He was...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 17, 2024: Peters Township, Upper St. Clair battle for 1st place in section
Last season, Upper St. Clair won the Section 2-4A boys soccer crown, finishing four points head of Peters Township in the standings. Both the Indians and Panthers lost in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals. Now the Route 19 neighbors are tied for first place and are ready to square off...
Trib HSSN High School Football Team of the Week for 2024 Week 3
Trib HSSN football team of the week – South Allegheny Gladiators Coach: Brian Hanson (second season) Result: South Allegheny 23, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 7 Record: 4-0 overall, 1-0 in the 2A Allegheny Conference #Earned: These are good times happening on the hill in Glassport as South Allegheny...
Latrobe’s Bell, Mt. Pleasant’s O’Conner commit to D-I schools
A pair of local swimming standouts have made commitments to NCAA Division I programs. Seniors Lauren Bell of Latrobe and Kiersten O’Conner of Mt. Pleasant are primed for the next level. Bell will compete at Marshall, and O’Conner is headed to Connecticut. Other offers for Bell came from James Madison,...
Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL boys volleyball alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys volleyball season: 2024 WPIAL championships Class...
Breaking down changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL boys lacrosse alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys lacrosse season: 2024 WPIAL championships Class...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Mia Nardo
Plum girls soccer coach Jamie Stewart is pleased with the growth he has seen from senior forward Mia Nardo over the course of her four years. “I am so pleased about the type of player she is,” Stewart said. “From where she was as a freshman to where she is...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Yough’s Grace Tomko
Senior defender Grace Tomko, who was a part of the Yough girls soccer team that won a playoff game two seasons ago, knows the Cougars have what it takes to do it again in her final season. But that doesn’t mean last year, when the Cougars went 5-14, didn’t come...
High school sports schedule for Sept. 16, 2024
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 1 Leechburg at North Catholic, 7 p.m. Class A Section 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Carlynton, 7 p.m. Nonsection Ellwood City at South Side, 6 p.m. Montour at Plum, 7:30 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 16, 2024: Girls soccer teams battle for 1st
Trib HSSN hits mid-September with a busy night of WPIAL girls soccer, with three outright battles for first place Monday on the pitch. Thomas Jefferson (4-1) visits South Fayette (5-2) in a match between 3-0 teams tied for the top spot in Section 3-3A. The Jaguars have won three consecutive...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 16, 2024
Conference play continues in high school football while plenty of other high school sports make for a busy week as we head into the second half of September on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 4 with nearly 30 WPIAL, independent...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 15, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Trey Hopper School – Montour Class – Senior Height/weight – 6-foot-4, 175 pounds Position – Quarterback What coach says – “(Trey) got better as the game went on,” Montour coach Lou Cerro said. “He knew he made some bad reads in the...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Addy Witcoski sets Ligonier Valley golf record
Addy Witcoski went to the golf course Tuesday like she would for any match, unaware she was about to make history. The Ligonier Valley junior was on her game, hitting fairways and greens on the way to a 3-over-par 38, a program record for the Rams. “School records are hard...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 16, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games, Boys Class 4A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Fox Chapel, 5-1-1, 4 2. Seneca Valley, 6-2, 1 3. Plum, 5-0-2, 3 4. Peters Township, 6-1-1, 5 5. North Allegheny, 5-2-1, 2 Out: None Class 3A 1. Thomas Jefferson, 4-0-2, 1 2. Latrobe, 6-1, NR...
Gateway football team looks to overcome early adversity
The Gateway football team was able to weather adversity over the first two weeks of the season, from injuries to key players and facing two of the top Class 6A teams in the state. But Gators coach Don Holl said strides were made through those first two weeks — losses...
Gateway girls volleyball leans on large senior class under 1st-year coach
Erica Bosh was hired as Gateway’s girls volleyball head coach in August, right before preseason practices started. She said the initial meeting with the team was positive, and it set the tone for what everyone wanted to accomplish. “We have eight seniors, so we have a lot of good leadership...
Sewickley notebook: Quaker Valley girls soccer holding teams off the scoreboard
Some recent highlights in the Sewickley Herald coverage area: • Quaker Valley’s girls soccer team didn’t allow a single goal in its first five games of the season. The Quakers blanked Ambridge, 8-0, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7-0, Keystone Oaks, 5-0, and Hopewell, 3-0, and played to a...
