High School category, Page 42

North Allegheny’s Kayli Dings remembers when she had a hard time hitting a golf ball more than 50 yards. “It was very frustrating,” she said. “But, honestly, that’s what made it so fun. It was so competitive. It motivated me to get better.” Dings, who will be a senior at...

Jeremy Haigh was caught off guard when he received an email from Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings. The recent Foxes graduate didn’t realize he had been nominated for the Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association All-State team. Haigh, who was chosen by the organization as first team all-state as a...

There is no I in team, but there is an I in the word impressive. These district athletes rose above all others to claim gold in their respective high school sports in the 2024-2025 school year. This salute to champion’s parade includes these folks who marched alone to what turned...

What better way to honor the top teams from the 2024-2025 school year than to march the WPIAL champions in a victory parade stretching from Lawrence County down to Washington County. Everybody enjoys a nice parade in the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer as we wrap up another District...

Most athletes are excited to compete at the national level for just one track event, but Plum rising senior Owen Proskin has taken it to the next level. “My dad is always saying let’s shoot for the stars,” Owen said of his coach and father, Matt Proskin. “Anywhere we are...

Winning a WPIAL championship last winter meant a lot to the Jeannette boys basketball team. But a different title — should the host Jayhawks win it Saturday — would carry a different meaning. Special meaning. “We want to do it for his parents,” Jeannette rising junior guard Markus McGowan said,...

When he first decommitted from Virginia three weeks ago, it was tough for baseball player Luke Williams to mentally erase the image he had of himself in a Cavaliers uniform. Virginia and AI had already given him an idea of what he’d look like in his fresh digs and he...

Granted, it was a low-key summer tournament game on just his 38th day on the job, but Austin Butler’s stomach didn’t seem to be in knots when he took the floor to coach Thursday night at Jeannette. He looked different somehow in Hempfield blue and white, but he was in...

Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers. Thiero was chosen with the sixth pick of the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, 36th overall. The Lakers were apparently eager to pick him, moving up from 55th with a pair of trades to...

TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the Year Addy Frye Neshannock, sr., P The Neshannock softball team went 100-1 in Addy Frye’s four seasons with the Lancers, a dominance that ranks their dynasty among the greatest in WPIAL history. They won four WPIAL titles and three state championships. This spring for...

TribLive HSSN Baseball Player of the Year Zach Hare Riverside, sr., P/1B Zach Hare realized he was on a crazy run after he pitched 5⅓ no-hit innings in Riverside’s playoff opener, threw a five-inning no-hitter in the quarterfinals and added seven more no-hit innings in the semifinals. If that weren’t...

When he was in middle school, Mark Katarski sharpened his No. 2 pencils and kept score for the Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team. He reveled in the details, the facts and figures that go into a game. “It was the 1990-91 season,” Katarski said. “My senior year, in 1995, I...

Former Southmoreland quarterback Anthony Smith, a transfer to Seton LaSalle, must wait a month to learn his eligibility for the fall. The WPIAL board reviewed transfer paperwork for some students Wednesday, with Smith among them. Most were approved, but the board did not make Smith eligible because Southmoreland had flagged...

There are some impressive names on the Westmoreland County Junior Amateur trophy. They include amateur Nick Turowski, pro Palmer Jackson, pro Mark Goetz and pro Will Wears. Recent Norwin graduate Preston Stoner can add his name to the list. Stoner won the junior tournament Wednesday at Latrobe Country Club by...

Imani Christian Academy edge rusher William Gorman announced a verbal commitment to Youngstown State on X on Tuesday. Proud to announce my commitment to play football at Youngstown State University @ysufootball. Thank you @youngstownstate @YSUsports @1coachshep @fbcoachdp @Coach_Haneline @Rays_World9 @210ths @Chise89 pic.twitter.com/n5iYBIv2B0— Will KI Gorman (@willkigorman) June 24, 2025 The...

“New” is the theme for the 5th annual Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament set for Thursday through Saturday at the Jeannette elementary and high schools. New coaches and new teams will greet attendees at an event that honors late Jayhawks great Tre Cunningham, a three-sport standout who died in a...

Another Timmons is headed to Florida State. Pine-Richland’s Jay Timmons, whose father Lawrence played linebacker for the Seminoles, flipped his commitment from Indiana to Florida State on Tuesday. A 5-foot-11, 175-pound rising senior, the younger Timmons is a highly ranked defensive back. He committed in late April to the Hoosiers...

Cam Ponko wasn’t against having one more opportunity to wear her green-and-gold Penn-Trafford softball uniform after seeing her senior season culminate with a PIAA Class 5A title. She may have a harder time pulling on her crimson-and-black threads at IUP this fall after creating so many strong memories this spring....

Bishop Canevin outside linebacker Minikon Johnson committed to West Virginia on Tuesday, choosing the Mountaineers less than two weeks after getting his first college offers. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound rising junior also listed offers from Akron and Kent State, with all three arriving in the past 11 days. Johnson announced his...

Here’s a look at the TribLive HSSN softball all-stars for the 2025 season. Terrific 10 Bria Bosiljevac Shaler, jr., P Bosiljevac went 13-3 with a 0.90 ERA and pitched Shaler to a WPIAL Class 5A title. The Indiana recruit struck out 191 batters in 101 innings and walked only 14....

Here’s a look at the TribLive HSSN baseball all-stars for the 2025 season. Terrific 10 Keegan Deihl Pine-Richland, sr., P In a season where standout pitching was the story across the WPIAL, Deihl showed one of the top arms. The Baylor recruit went 10-1 with a 2.04 ERA and led...

Mt. Pleasant will vote Wednesday to hire recommended candidate Mark Katarski, a Vikings alum, as boys head basketball coach. Katarski most recently served as interim boys basketball coach at Hempfield during last season’s investigation of former Spartans coach Bill Swan. He will replace Annie Malkowiak, who was not retained after...

Central Catholic rising senior Angelo Pugliano made a verbal commitment to play football at Western Michigan on Monday afternoon. #AGTGCommitted! #EAT@WMU_Football @PCC_FOOTBALL @CoachLehmeier @DL_Coach_Mazur @CoachJayBell @CoachLT39 @CoachPayneWMU @Coach_OLeary @wpialsportsnews @PghSportsNow @theking1 @BrianDohn247 @RivalsFriedman @DAWGHZERECRUITS pic.twitter.com/FGhZpTtb7s— Angelo Pugliano (@AngeloDpugliano) June 23, 2025 Pugliano (6-foot-2, 280 pounds), a defensive tackle, wrapped up...

Steel Valley defensive back Da’Ron “Daedae” Barksdale has committed to Pitt, giving the Panthers another WPIAL recruit in the 2026 class. A 5-foot-11, 175-pound rising senior, Barksdale chose the Panthers over offers from West Virginia and Syracuse, among others. Recruiting websites Rivals and 247Sports both rated him as a three-star...

Woodland Hills linebacker Zykir “Ziggy” Moore committed to N.C. State on Saturday, choosing the Wolfpack from a list of nearly two dozen college football offers. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound rising senior, Moore was a first-team all-conference player as a sophomore before missing most of his junior season to injury. He previously...