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2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big Seven
Big Seven Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brady Boyle, McKeesport, C, 6-1, 255, sr. Jase Banco, Trinity, G, 5-11, 260, sr. Courtney Dunn, McKeesport, G, 6-2, 255, sr. Braeden Helmkamp, Trinity, OT, 6-5, 270, sr. Jayden Keys, McKeesport, OT, 6-0, 250, sr. Jack Drnjevich, Latrobe, TE, 6-6,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big East
Big East Conference Offense Player, School, Pos, Ht., Wt., Yr. Ethan Septak, Penn-Trafford, C, 5-11, 245, jr. Chase Gabriel, Gateway, G, 6-1, 275, jr. Riley McCaw, Penn-Trafford, G, 6-2, 280, sr. Kaiyen Mbandi, Gateway, OT, 6-2, 245, so. Devin Curler, Plum, OT, 6-3, 275, sr. Mark Jollie, Penn-Trafford, TE, 6-4,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big 7
Big 7 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Braylon Thomas, Union, QB, 6-2, 180, sr. Ryan Navarra, South Side, RB, 5-8, 165, sr. Ben Hennon, Laurel, RB, 5-9, 175, sr. A.C. Corfield, South Side, RB, 6-0, 175, so. Colton Fedrizzi, Shenango, WR, 6-3, 215, sr. Dayne Johnke, Union,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny Six
Allegheny Six Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brian Crawford, Moon, C, 6-2, 250, sr. Franco Muscatello, Peters Township, G, 6-2, 235, jr. Nate Stohl, Upper St. Clair, G, 6-3, 250, jr. Marco Carone, Upper St. Clair, OT, 6-3, 265, sr. Jake D’Aniello, Moon, OT, 6-0, 205, jr. Mickey...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny 6
Allegheny 6 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Michael Cahill, East Allegheny, QB, 6-1, 160, sr. Colton Otterman, Freeport, FB, 5-10, 170, sr. Amir Rollins, East Allegheny, RB, 5-11, 170, sr. Ryan Cochran, Deer Lakes, WR, 6-2, 200, sr. Brennen Rutledge, East Allegheny, WR, 6-0, 160, sr. Steve...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny
Allegheny Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge, QB, 5-11, 185, sr. Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley, RB, 5-10, 172, jr. John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley, FB, 5-11, 163, jr. Ryan Lydon, Apollo-Ridge, C, 5-8, 305, jr. Noah Love, Burrell, G, 5-7, 253, sr. Rasaun Hough, Steel Valley,...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Shaler sports enjoyed titanic spring
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Schedule doesn’t let up for Greensburg Central Catholic
Before the season began, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach Chris Skatell talked almost proudly about his team’s schedule, confident that the Centurions had the talent to handle it. “We want to see what their will to compete looks like,” Skatell said as he went down the list of opponents....
Penn-Trafford girls ready to face injury challenge head on
Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas is somewhere near the corner of thrilled and concerned. His team is 7-1 and takes a six-game winning streak into the new year. But the Warriors will march ahead without one of their top players. Sophomore guard Torrie DeStefano, who has emerged as a...
WPIAL team and individual wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 25, 2023
Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s rankings 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Connellsville (2-0) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (11-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (8-2) 5 6. Norwin (8-4) 6 7. Plum (5-2) 7 8. West Allegheny (6-0) 8 9. Latrobe (3-2) 9...
Wrestling notebook: Girls ready to take big stage at PoweradeVideo
The seeds for the first Powerade Girls Wrestling tournament were released, and only two girls from the WPIAL — Laurel senior Alexis Brua (124 pounds) and Canon-McMillan junior Natalie Rush (190) — earned top seeds. The girls (high school, junior high and elementary) and non-varsity boys (junior varsity, junior high...
Norwin wrestler Landon Sidun looking to make noise in Powerade Tournament
The name is Landon Sidun. If you don’t know who he is, you will. The Norwin freshman is one of the top new faces in the WPIAL this season. He is a wrestler in the Spencer Lee and Gavin Teasdale mold. Sidun is already making a name for himself. He...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Underdog role suits Beaver Falls
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion
While wrestling might seem like a very individual sport, there are many team aspects to competition. Only the wrestler can win his contest, of course, but team chemistry is as important as in other sports. At least that’s the case according to Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion, who has the group...
Greensburg Salem’s Dylan Megliorino rolls perfect game, impresses early with record-breaking stats
Practice makes perfect. But what happens when you’re perfect in practice? Junior Dylan Megliorino of the Greensburg Salem bowling team has the answer. On Dec. 6, Megliorino bowled his first 300 game for the school, but it wasn’t the first time he had rolled a perfect game. His first came...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Charles Perkins
Valley senior wrestler Charles Perkins comes from a family steeped in wrestling. His father, Chuck, runs the Valley Youth Wrestling program. His three younger brothers wrestle in the program or did when they were younger, and his sister handles the media for the program. Charles even helps referee the program’s...
Freeport bowlers off to strong start in quest to return to state tournament
The Freeport girls bowling team swarmed out of the gate, looking to make it back to the state tournament. The Yellowjackets finished third in the state last year and aim to finish even higher this year. Freeport won its first four matches behind some noteworthy efforts. Kylie McConahy bowled a...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 24, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Dec. 24. Play in the PIHL will continue is on winter break and will continue in the new year. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout...
Kiski Area swimmers won’t rest on laurels
Landon Seman remembers it well. The current senior and the other three members of the Kiski Area boys 400-yard freestyle relay — junior Justin Tucker and graduates Parker Sterlitz and Levi Hansen — knew what they needed to do to overtake Indiana in the Class 2A team standings and wrap...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Dec. 24, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 6-0, 1 2. Norwin, 7-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-0, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 6-1, NR 5. Upper St. Clair, 5-3, 4 Out: Canon-McMillan (6-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 6-0, 2 2. McKeesport, 5-1, 1 3. Lincoln Park, 7-0,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Dec. 24, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 6-0, 1 2. Butler, 5-1, 2 3. New Castle, 7-1, NR 4. Upper St. Clair, 4-3, 3 5. Baldwin, 5-2, 4 Out: Central Catholic (1-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Gateway, 6-1, 1 2. Shaler, 8-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 3-1, 3...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Anna Clark, Springdale’s John Hughes
Anna Clark Class: Junior School: Burrell Sport: Basketball Report card: Burrell’s girls basketball team is off to a 6-0 start and won its Section 3-3A opener Wednesday. Clark had 18 points in the 37-35 victory over Mt. Pleasant. The junior guard also scored 13 points in Monday’s nonsection win over...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Norwin’s Lauren Palangio, Latrobe’s Luke Willochell
Lauren Palangio School: Norwin Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Palangio, a 6-foot-1 center for the Knights, is one of the top post players in WPIAL Class 6A. The Division II Holy Family commit had 14 points and 10 rebounds in an impressive 75-44 win over McKeesport, the No....
Pillar of volleyball community headlines Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024
One of the sadder days in the Alle-Kiski Valley was Feb. 22, 2016. Ellen Mangus Toy — educator, girls volleyball coach and a star in that sport during her playing days — died after a years-long battle with stomach cancer. A charity foundation and an outdoor volleyball court in Vandergrift...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Norwin receiver’s options include WVU walk-on offer
Norwin football player Luke Denny popped up on a lot of college radar screens after a big play-filled senior season. As Division II offers roll in, Denny received a preferred walk-on invitation from a Power Five school. West Virginia presented him with an opportunity to come in and work for...
