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High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Central Bucks South (13-1) vs. St. Joseph Prep (11-1) at North Penn, 1 p.m.; Harrisburg (12-1) vs. North Allegheny (12-1) at Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Imhotep Charter (13-0) vs. Strath Haven (13-1) at Coatesville,...

Owen Laurent made 20 saves to lead Upper St. Clair to a 3-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in PIHL Class 3A hockey Tuesday night. Grahm Tauch, Ryan Buonomo and Nico Galardini scored for Upper St. Clair (6-2). Aiden Bobbs made 47 saves for Canon-McMillan (0-8). Franklin Regional 6, North Hills 2...

It was a banner year for Plum wrestling, literally. For the first time in three decades, the Mustangs won a section title, ending Kiski Area’s six-year run as section champ in the process, and won their first ever Allegheny County championship. Almost all the wrestlers who played a part in...

There are 24 high school football teams still alive, heading into this weekend needing two more victories to win one of six PIAA championships. Considering there were a lot of head-to-head matchups in the quarterfinals last week, there was not a ton of movement in the latest Trib HSSN PIAA...

The four-year reign of district and state dominance ended last season for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart as the 2022-2023 season became the Year of the Deer in Class 3A. OLSH moved up to 3A last season after winning four straight WPIAL Class 2A championships. However, the Chargers’ run...

Hempfield wrestler Eli Carr had quite a junior season. He wouldn’t mind a repeat and an even better performance as a senior. Not only did Carr play a key role in helping the Spartans finish third in the WPIAL team tournament and qualify for the PIAA tournament with stunning wins...

Avonworth won its seventh WPIAL girls basketball championship last winter and first since 2005. Coach Nick Dizon and the Lopes return three starters in their quest for a repeat, but will face plenty of competition. Neshannock has won three WPIAL titles across two classifications in the past five years, and...

Section 1 Last year’s section champion, Plum (15-3), returns 10 starters who won 21 or more matches during the season. Heading the list was the 172-pound section champion senior Antonio Walker (22-3). … It was a rare season that Kiski Area (8-9) didn’t win the section crown. The Cavaliers will...

Trib HSSN Girls Soccer All-Stars Fab 15 Player of the year Lola Abraham Sr., F, Riverview Known for scoring goals in bunches, Lola Abraham was an offensive stalwart with the disruptive tendencies of a defender. Slow her down early, she’ll probably burn you late. Braces and hat tricks were only...

Trib HSSN Boys Soccer All-Stars Fab 15 Player of the year Owen Christopher Sr., MF, Norwin Watch Owen Christopher play soccer and you see his leadership ability. His head is always on a swivel. He sets everyone up, pointing and waving like a Hollywood director, to get the right position,...

Preseason Top 10 Class 3A Team (Last year’s record), Last year’s rankings 1. Canon-McMillan (17-4), 1 2. Trinity (11-3), 10 3. Connellsville (15-6), 4 4. Waynesburg (16-5), 1 5. Franklin Regional (7-2), NR 6. Plum (15-3), 9 7. North Allegheny (10-5), NR 8. Norwin (15-4), 5 9. Latrobe (11-3), 8...

Class 3A Wrestlers to Watch Shawn Taylor West Allegheny, Sr. (95-16 career, 40-3 2022-23) • 2023 WPIAL 160-pound champion; 2023 PIAA 160 second, 2022 PIAA 160 fourth. Committed to West Virginia. Vaughn Spencer Pine-Richland, Jr., (28-2 career, 28-2 2022-23) • 2023 WPIAL 189 champion; PIAA qualifier who went 1-2. Luke...

North Catholic, Blackhawk and Elizabeth Forward won section titles with undefeated records last season, and all three bring back their leading scorer. That doesn’t mean this season is destined to be a repeat of last in Class 4A girls basketball, but it does mean it will take some doing for...

With apologies to the late voice of NFL Films, John Facenda, there are 24 teams in WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball, then there are the Lincoln Park Leopards. The Leopards may be better than last year, and all they did in 2022-2023 was go 30-1 and sweep WPIAL and PIAA...

High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Central Bucks South (13-1) vs. St. Joseph Prep (11-1) at North Penn, 1 p.m.; Harrisburg (12-1) vs. North Allegheny (12-1) at Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Imhotep Charter (13-0) vs. Strath Haven (13-1) at Coatesville,...

Cenzo Ditullio made 31 saves to help Seneca Valley to a 3-2 victory over North Allegheny on Monday night, moving into a tie atop the PIHL Class 3A hockey standings. Andrew Malichky, Marshall Hewitt and John Sroka scored for Seneca Valley (6-2). Evan Kerber and Brendan White scored for North...

As the Valley girls basketball team focuses on the start of another season in rugged Section 1-4A, the Vikings will be doing it with a minimal roster. For the first time in Marta Regus’ tenure with the Valley program, the Vikings will be without a junior varsity team and will...

When Ed Jenkins learned of the boys basketball coach opening at Valley in August, he became intrigued. Serving as an assistant for the first-year staff of the Valley football program, he thought, why not build some continuity across the two programs? Looking to use a similar message and voice, Jenkins...

Excuse Brian Znavor as he navigates a return to high school basketball. He’s been out of the loop for a bit. “Probably 12 or 13 years,” the first-year Yough girls coach said. “I think cellphones were just getting popular around my last year. I still remember when we had phone...

The last whistle of an early afternoon practice gives way to the clang of weights as Yough boys basketball players continue their preseason training. Yough was strong last season. The team is even stronger now, literally. “These kids are working really hard,” coach Jim Nesser said, scouring a crowded weight...

The 2023 season was one of success for the top Greensburg Central Catholic tennis doubles team. It culminated with medals and a fourth-place finish in the PIAA Class 2A doubles championships. “I feel really accomplished. Not many teams have brought home a state medal,” sophomore Stella Bossert said. Added junior...

As the fall season wound down, many athletes were preparing to play their final games representing their high school in their respective sports. That’s not the case for Latrobe’s Belle Blossey, who wrapped up her field hockey season just in time to start preparing for basketball. On the field, the...

Ashley Ross was disappointed not to play with her teammates in the final game of the year. She suffered an ankle injury in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs and was unable to go for the team’s quarterfinal match against rival Riverview. “She was a huge loss with the...

High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Central Bucks South (13-1) vs. St. Joseph Prep (11-1) at North Penn, 1 p.m.; Harrisburg (12-1) vs. North Allegheny (12-1) at Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Imhotep Charter (13-0) vs. Strath Haven (13-1) at Coatesville,...