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USC head coach Lincoln Riley pays visit to Latrobe linebacker Alex Tatsch
College coaches are flocking to Latrobe to meet with junior football prospect Alex Tatsch. Normally, it’s an assistant coach who makes the trip to see the four-star linebacker in person. But on Tuesday, a head coach showed up to sit down with Tatsch. And he came a long way, as...
WPIAL wrestling rankings: Week of Jan. 22, 2024
Trib HSSN Live.com WEEK 6 2023-24 Class 3A Top 10 Team (This year’s record) Last week’s rankings 1. Trinity (7-0) 1 2. Connellsville (8-2) 2 3. Franklin Regional (15-0) 3 4. Latrobe (6-3) 4 5. North Allegheny (15-3) 5 6. Bethel Park (8-1) 9 7. Norwin (10-5) 6 8. Fox...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 62, Seneca Valley 53 Class 4A Section 3 Uniontown 66, Southmoreland 54 Section 4 Avonworth 60, West Mifflin 30 Class 3A Section 3 Burrell 69, Valley 45 Class 2A Section 1 Sewickley Academy 67, South Side 55 Section...
South Fayette poised to hire Marty Spieler as football coach
South Fayette is prepared to make Marty Spieler the school’s next football coach, pending board approval Tuesday night. Spieler is listed as the recommended candidate on the school board agenda. He spent this past season as an assistant under coach Joe Rossi, who resigned in November after 17 seasons with...
High school roundup for Jan. 22, 2024: Meghan Murray becomes Hampton’s all-time leading scorer in win over Mars
Meghan Murray finished with a career-high 38 points to become Hampton’s all-time leading scorer in a 54-42 victory over Mars in Section 2-5A girls basketball Monday night. Murray has 1,414 career points, passing Ali Collins, who set the record at 1,383 in 2018. Murray was 13 of 14 from the...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 22, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jay Wrona School: Mohawk Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Guard What coach says: “His point production stood out in both of those games,” Mohawk coach Mike O’Lare said. “What we needed the most was his ability to defend. He has the quickest...
Uniontown pulls away to defeat Southmoreland
When you play one of the top basketball teams not only in the WPIAL but the state, you better bring your “A” game. That’s what Southmoreland (13-3, 3-2) faced Monday when it hosted to No. 2-ranked Uniontown (14-0, 5-0) in a Section 3-4A first-place showdown. Uniontown stayed unbeaten after receiving...
Nick White approved as Franklin Regional boys soccer coach
Nick White was approved Monday as the boys soccer coach at Franklin Regional. White replaces Lukas Petersen, who resigned after two seasons. Franklin Regional finished 12-9 last season and made a run to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals after a 2-1 victory over No. 3 seeded Moon. The Panthers were...
Despite being short-handed down stretch, Highlands girls hold off Knoch
In a close, intense game that went down to the wire, Highlands made key plays to hold off section rival Knoch in an important Section 1-4A clash Monday at Highlands High School. Playing without senior point guard Kalleigh Nerone for almost the entire second half because of an ankle injury...
McKeesport fights off upset-minded Latrobe girls
Latrobe sold merchandise in the gym lobby Monday night. Hats, shirts, you name it. There were deals on orange-and-black Wildcats gear everywhere. The girls basketball team took an upset special deep into the second half against No. 3 McKeesport but couldn’t finish the deal in a 51-43 loss in Section...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 23, 2024: Trinity hosts Lincoln Park for 1st in Section 4-5A
Two of the top girls basketball teams in WPIAL Class 5A were scheduled to meet in a battle for first place last week. However, Mother Nature had different plans as the game was postponed because of snow. The stakes are still high though as they finally collide Tuesday. Lincoln Park...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 22, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Brian Urso (fifth season) Record: 4-1 in Section 1-6A, 9-5 overall Last year: Central Catholic finished in second place in Section 1-6A with a record of 7-3, two games behind New Castle. Following a regular season split, the...
Harnessing their mental power, Derry girls swim team off to blazing start
Swimming, by its nature, is a physically demanding sport, filled with long distances, marathon meets and tough practices. Jeff Kelly, Derry’s swim coach for 31 years, knows the mental aspect is most critical and preaches it daily. “Maybe I’m getting a little philosophical on them,” Kelly said. His witticisms have...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Cara Dupilka
It has been a strong season for Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls basketball team. With a roster filled with talent, the Centurions started 10-4 with a 6-0 section record. One of those gifted individuals, Cara Dupilka, likes the way her final high school year on the hardwood is going. “We’re playing...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Brooke Kmetz
Freeport girls basketball senior center Brooke Kmetz’s role hasn’t changed, but whether she starts or comes off the bench varies based on the opponent. “At the beginning of the season she was a starter for us, but then there were a few games where we felt the matchups warranted a...
Burrell hockey team buzzing in 2nd half of PIHL season
Aidan Petroff said the Burrell hockey team came out buzzing when the Bucs faced Deer Lakes on Jan. 11. That word is a good descriptor for how the Bucs have played recently. Burrell went on to defeat the Lancers, 7-3, in part because of a hat trick by Petroff, and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 22, 2024: Key matchups set in Section 2-5A girls hoops
One of the tightest races in WPIAL girls basketball takes center stage as the top four teams go head-to-head Monday. Only one game separates the top four teams in Section 2-5A. North Hills (8-7) sits in first place, one game ahead of Armstrong (12-4), Hampton (9-6) and Mars (8-6). The...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Jan. 21, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 12-3-0 = 24 Bethel Park, 9-4-1 = 19 Mt. Lebanon, 9-4-1 =...
Thomas Jefferson’s Marlow claims 3rd Allegheny County wrestling title
Thomas Jefferson junior Bode Marlow became the 13th wrestler to win three times at the 22nd Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament. Now he has a shot at achieving a milestone only five wrestlers in the county have reached: win four times. Marlow used eight takedowns and a three-point near fall to...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 21, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Elizabeth Forward Warriors Coach – Noah Yartin (1st season) Record: 6-0 in Section 3-4A, 13-2 overall Last year: Elizabeth Forward won the Section 3-4A championship with a perfect 12-0 record, finishing two games in front of Belle Vernon. The Warriors finished 17-7...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 21, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: London Creach School: Oakland Catholic Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-8 Position: Forward What coach says: “What stood out in London’s play against McKeesport was how calm she remained when we were down 9-0,” Oakland Catholic coach Eddie Benton said. “She did a great...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 22, 2024
Things are warming up on and off the hardwood as we swing back into section play in boys and girls high school basketball action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the second half of section play in high school hoops with several girls and boys...
PIAA discussing eliminating overtime in regular-season soccer games
The PIAA might decide this week to eliminate overtime from regular-season high school soccer, taking a nod from NCAA rules and international norms. If approved, regular-season games tied after regulation would finish as a draw. Under current PIAA rules, teams play up to two 10-minute overtime periods trying to break...
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 21, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Section 3 Uniontown at Southmoreland, 7:15 p.m. Section 4 Avonworth at West Mifflin, 7:30 p.m. Class 3A Section 3 Burrell at Valley, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 1 Sewickley Academy at...
Thomas Jefferson great recalls memorable tryout with Steelers
Gary Gomolak is a big-time name in Thomas Jefferson football lore. Considered one of the best players in team history as a 6-foot-3, 197-pound tight end/safety, Gomolak was one of the most heavily recruited athletes at TJ. Gomolak received offers from Pitt, Boston College, West Virginia, Indiana, Purdue, South Carolina,...
