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The Gateway boys soccer team has been up and down and everywhere in between so far in Section 4-3A play. They took care of business against Penn Hills and McKeesport, suffered tough losses to section powers Franklin Regional and Plum, and forged a key tie against a Penn-Trafford team they...

Justin Shegog was a mover and a shaker in the gym as well as for the entire Quaker Valley boys basketball program. Athletic director Mike Mastroianni, who doubles as the coach for the QV boys hoops team, coached Shegog from 1996-2000. Mastroianni said Shegog laid the foundation for success for...

Two of the stars on last year’s boys soccer team at Quaker Valley are back for their senior season. Defensive specialist Nick Allan, the reigning player of the year in Section 4-2A, and midfielder Matteo Castellini were named section all-stars in 2022. The 5-foot-9 Allan is third-year starter, second-year captain...

Being a longtime member of the cross country community made putting a schedule together late not too bad for Penn Hills coach Lee Zelkowitz. Zelkowitz, who planned to step down after last season, came back to the job after Ryan Donnelly had to step down for personal reasons in early...

Stephanie Strauss doesn’t want coaching the Penn Hills girls volleyball program to be a long-term gig. But Strauss has enjoyed being back on the sidelines. Strauss, who is Penn Hills’ athletic director, took the job because no qualified candidates lined up to take over for long-time coach Jay Mitlo after...

The Pine-Richland girls tennis team is in position for a 22nd consecutive playoff berth, and there’s a freshman that’s leading the charge. Caroline Prisk has been the Rams’ top singles player and is showing plenty of potential in her first varsity season. She’s helped Pine-Richland start 7-1 on the season...

Most athletes love the sport they play, but Khushi Saini’s connection with field hockey is special. It became her outlet to flourish after moving to the Pine-Richland school district from India in seventh grade. Last year, though, that outlet was temporarily taken away. Saini suffered a torn ACL in her...

The Riverview girls soccer team couldn’t ask for a bigger opportunity Thursday evening under the lights at Riverside Park. The Raiders, who have jumped out to a 4-1 record in Section 1-A play, will face rival Springdale, the No. 1 team in the Trib HSSN Class A rankings and last...

With new starters all over the field and other younger players getting their first taste of varsity experience, Plum girls soccer coach Jamie Stewart said he likes what he has seen out of his players in the early going as they hope to build off a strong start both in...

The Plum boys golf team qualified for the WPIAL Class 3A team playoffs last season for the first time since 2013. The Mustangs made an impact in the first round and advanced to the finals. Several of the players from that team returned with a repeat performance in mind, and...

High schools Field hockey Saturday’s results Mt. Lebanon 2, Novi (Mich.) 2 Pine-Richland 5, Novi (Mich.) 0 Football Saturday’s result WPIAL Class A Black Hills Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 Saturday’s summary Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 Burgettstown 0 0 0 0 —0 Bishop Canevin 7 14 7 7 —35...

Kole Olszewski hit on 14 of 19 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns as Bishop Canevin rolled to a 35-0 victory over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in Class A Black Hills Conference action Saturday night. Az’Jaun Marshall hauled in two of Olszewski’s touchdown passes, catching a total of five balls...

Call this the year of the turnaround. Twenty-one WPIAL football teams already have matched or surpassed their win totals from a year ago, and this is only the fourth week of the season. The most dramatic is Waynesburg, which improved to 4-0 on Friday night after a victory over Keystone...

Riley Kerr School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Kerr has scored 12 goals in four games for the Centurions. An All-WPIAL forward last season, she netted four goals in a 7-1 win over Seton LaSalle, then tallied a career-high six scores in a 14-1 win...

When it comes to conference play in the WPIAL, the win is the thing, and Burrell delivered a victory in dramatic fashion Friday against Serra Catholic at Buccaneer Stadium in the Allegheny Conference opener for both teams. Senior Tyler Maglisco scored from 5 yards out in the latter stages of...

The WPIAL will look into an on-field fight that marred the final minute of Friday night’s football game between Imani Christian and Steel Valley. WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said the league will request information from the schools’ administrations, including available video, as well as review reports from the game...

Tristyn Tavares said there wasn’t a lot of chatter or pep talks when Norwin fell behind by 16 points early in the fourth quarter Friday night at Plum. No, the Knights let their actions do the talking and saved their best for last. “We just knew as a team the...

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 4-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 3-1, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-1, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 0-4, 5 Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 4-0, 2 2. Upper St. Clair, 4-0, 3 3. Penn Hills, 3-1,...

Tessa Mathabel Class: Senior School: Burrell Sport: Soccer Report card: Mathabel scored key goals in a pair of Section 2-2A wins for Burrell (4-1, 1-1) this week. She had two goals, including the winner, in a 3-2 victory over Deer Lakes on Monday. She then scored a tying goal in...

Mike Brown expected Norwin’s passing offense to flourish once the quarterback and receivers established their timing. “That was missing in the first couple games,” the Knights’ first-year coach said. “It’s a new system, and there is a level of understanding that comes with it. Our guys are making plays.” In...

There’s a common cliché in sports that says success breeds success. And in the WPIAL, you need to look no further than the North Allegheny cross country program. Last season marked the fifth year in a row that both the boys’ and girls’ teams claimed the WPIAL title. They have...

Defending PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball champion North Allegheny defeated reigning WPIAL Class 4A champion Pine-Richland, 3-1, in a Section 1 match Sept. 12. Game scores were 25-21, 21-25, 25-20 and 25-16. Marin Dunaway had 17 kills, and Kyra Schmidt and Isabelle Hoppe had 13 kills. Avery Butcher added 14...

The question swirled around each of them. It made the three brothers tense up momentarily, and then smile an ornery grin. There was no right answer, only a playful calculation to kick back at: Who is the best soccer player in the Kimmich family? “I love this question, and I’m...

When Franklin Regional celebrates Senior Day on Friday (Sept. 22), Ellen Liu will be the only one honored. That’s because the 2023 team is loaded with underclassmen. “A lot of my friends will be there to support me and watch me against Amelia,” Liu said. “It’s a big day and...

Former Hampton three-sport standout Joe Raimondi saw the letter from the school’s athletic hall of fame and was unsure what to believe. Raimondi had suffered a torn ACL in a 2009 WPIAL football semifinal loss, denying him his senior seasons in wrestling and lacrosse, and, as the years went by,...