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High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2024: Thomas Jefferson girls beat Latrobe in OT to keep playoff hopes alive
Laekyn Flinn scored 17 points to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 42-39 overtime win over Latrobe in Section 3-5A girls basketball Monday night, keeping its playoff hopes alive. Riley McCabe added 10 points for the Jaguars (8-12, 5-6). Elle Snyder and Carley Berk each put up 12 points and Belle...
Plum girls pull away from Kiski Area to keep pace in section
The Plum girls basketball team took care of business Monday in a 61-49 Section 1-5A victory over Kiski Area on senior night at Plum High School. The Mustangs didn’t let the Cavaliers play spoiler as they kept pace with Indiana for a shot at the section title Thursday evening. Plum...
Highlands girls hold off Greensburg Salem comeback bids, build resume
The Highlands and Greensburg Salem girls basketball teams had the same agenda Monday in their Section 1-4A showdown. Since both had already clinched spots in the upcoming WPIAL playoffs, the teams were looking for a win to better their seeding for the tournament. Second-place Highlands (14-6, 9-2) built an early...
McKeesport girls rout Penn-Trafford to stay unbeaten since coaching change
A coaching change has not deterred the McKeesport girls basketball team from its ultimate goal. “We want to win a championship — that comes first,” senior 6-foot forward Rachael Manfredo said Monday night after the No. 2-ranked Tigers had their way with Penn-Trafford, 64-37, in a Section 3-5A game in...
WPIAL to release new football conferences, updated sections for other fall sports
The wait is almost over for WPIAL football teams eager to take a look at the new conferences for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. The WPIAL will release realigned football conferences and updated sections for other fall sports after the board approves them Feb. 19, said WPIAL chief operating officer...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Mia Ament
There is no one with more passion and fire for the sport on the Apollo-Ridge bowling team than senior Mia Ament. “She cares so much about the sport; she wants to help everybody out,” girls bowling coach Michelle Cominos said. “She wants the same drive from everyone else on the...
For Hempfield swimming, the present is solid, but future looks bright
Kevin Clougherty is coaching his 27th season for the Hempfield swimming teams. This is the youngest roster he’s had. “Most years, you always teach, but you focus more on work,” Clougherty said. “This year has been a lot of teaching, instruction and refining.” This year’s young swimmers have a lot...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Robbie Phillips
With a 219, Latrobe senior bowler Robbie Phillips has the second-best average in the WPIBL East-Southeast Division. That didn’t happen by accident. “I set a goal for myself, to raise my average by at least five pins, and I have crushed that goal so far,” Phillips said. “I raised my...
Latrobe 4-star linebacker Alex Tatsch commits to Penn State
The post on “X” came out just before 6 p.m. Sunday from Penn State football coach James Franklin. “#WeAre … Better,” it read. That meant a high school commitment was on its way. And this one turned out to be a big get for the Nittany Lions. PSU snagged one...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 4, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Emma Larkin School: Geibel Catholic Class: Sophomore Height: 5-foot-6 Position: Guard What coach says: “Emma stepped up to rebound for us in those three games,” Geibel Catholic coach and Emma’s mom Sara Larkin said. “She had 16 against Mapletown, 9 against Mt....
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape as the regular season has just one week remaining. The district will release the girls playoff brackets Monday, Feb. 12, and Trib HSSN will broadcast the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show. Here is the updated list of teams that have earned...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2024
The stretch run of the 2023-24 WPIAL boys basketball season has one week left in the regular season. WPIAL officials will release the boys basketball brackets Monday, Feb. 12, with the Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 5, 2024
The first full week of February means the end of the WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball regular season on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the final week of section play in high school hoops with several key girls and boys WPIAL games throughout the week,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 5, 2024: Basketball playoff positioning up for grabs
The final week of the high school basketball regular season begins with a big night of WPIAL girls basketball action. The only section that has a game with first place at stake Monday is Section 4-3A. Waynesburg Central leads the section with a perfect 8-0 record. The Raiders are 18-1...
D’Angelo winding down AD tenure at Burrell, set to take over at Greensburg Salem
Drake D’Angelo soon begins service to Greensburg Salem as its next athletic director. While he is excited for the new opportunity closer to his home and where his eldest daughter, Gianna, is getting more involved in sports within the district, D’Angelo said he will miss all of the people and...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 4, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Upper St. Clair Panthers Coach: Pete Serio (10th season) Record: 5-5 in Section 2-6A, 11-9 overall Last year: Upper St. Clair finished as champion in Section 2-6A, three games in front of 2022 district champ Mt. Lebanon. The Panthers defeated Peters Township...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A...
Referee who died at game remembered as sports-loving man who enjoyed sports, coaching children
The quiet time driving to refereeing assignments at Friday night high school football games was when brothers Mike and Dave Roebuck could catch up. Their conversations often turned to sports and their families — the two subjects were so intertwined, recalled Dave Roebuck of West Newton. In addition to being...
WPIAL, City League teams set for preliminary round matches in PIAA wrestling tournament
Three WPIAL teams and one City League program will begin the PIAA wrestling tournament with preliminary-round matches Monday. Trips to Hershey later this week will be on the line. Franklin Regional, which placed third in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament, travels to Carrick High School at 7 p.m. to face...
Penn-Trafford basketball teams set for season’s stretch run
It’s crunch time for the Penn-Trafford girls and boys basketball teams. The regular season comes to an end Feb. 10 and both teams are in the running for WPIAL playoff spots with strong finishes. As of Feb. 1, the Penn-Trafford girls (13-5, 6-3) were in third place behind Oakland Catholic...
Nothing slows Serra Catholic freshman, even her school’s lack of a swim team
Emily Ruperto enjoys the satisfaction of finding a way to self-motivate while competing for Serra Catholic in swimming. The Eagles don’t have enough kids to field a full team, so Ruperto competes as an independent swimmer. In many competitions, Ruperto’s only opponent is the clock on the scoreboard. “I feel...
Carter Lance, Penn Hills football players make college plans
Carter Lance would like to stand out when he hits the practice field for Duquesne’s football team this summer. The Penn Hills senior defensive lineman’s misfortune gave him ample time to devise a recovery plan. Lance tore his meniscus in the third game of the season and missed the rest...
Pine-Richland notebook: Rams wrestlers earn postseason win
Mac Miller and Vaughn Spencer took the final two bouts as Pine-Richland wrestling rallied to win its first playoff dual meet since 2020 with a 38-35 win over Hempfield in a WPIAL Class 3A preliminary round match Jan. 29. It was the fourth postseason win in program history. The Rams...
Gateway unified bocce players finding success, enjoyment in 2nd season
Alyssa Fritz joined the Gateway unified bocce team in its inaugural season last year and helped the team make the playoffs. One of the team’s special education members who competes in concert with general education students in the Three Rivers Region of the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Unified Champion Schools...
Elizabeth Forward grad Luke Padezan takes reins as Gateway’s new baseball coach
Luke Padezan is ready to get going as Gateway’s new head baseball coach. The former standout player at both Elizabeth Forward and Penn State Greater Allegheny was hired by the district Jan. 29, ending a several-months process to find the next man at the top of the Gators program since...
