High School category, Page 420

TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top tight ends for the 2023 season. 1. Brandon London Shaler Senior, 6-3, 240 Shaler’s two biggest wins last season were over playoff qualifiers Franklin Regional and Woodland Hills,...

Ever notice how Aliquippa never really has a rebuilding year? “We graduated a lot of seniors. Going to be lucky to go 5-5,” said no Quip ever. Sto-Rox coach Marvin Mills is a former Aliquippa assistant, which explains how he’s approaching this season, his second with the Vikings. “I still...

Keystone Oaks will look for another deep playoff run as most of its starters return from a team that advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals last season. The Golen Eagles bring back seven starters on each side of the ball, including senior Clinton Robinson, who was named to the...

Brentwood’s football team finished 2-4 in the Class 2A Century Conference last season and 3-7 overall. Longtime coach Kevin Kissel resigned. Nick Caponi, who served as an assistant under Kissel for 18 years, fulfilled a lifelong dream by taking over. “So far, the coaching staff has loved how hard the...

Jamie Morrison and Ross Campbell will begin their eighth season together as coaches of the Latrobe girls soccer team. This will be their first season, however, as wife and husband. The couple got married in June, nearly a decade after they met during a pick-up soccer game at Hempfield Park....

The Hampton boys golf team is looking to turn experience into exultation. The senior-ladened Talbots return five of their top six golfers from a 6-11 team and entered the 2023 season with lofty expectations. The nine-player roster consists of eight seniors and one junior, making it the most seasoned group...

Each game it is the same. Invade the opponents’ space and be disruptive. Contest shots and clear the ball. Make them work until their formation rips just slightly enough to allow for a goal or two — enough offense to put a nice shine on a shutout. It’s Franklin Regional’s...

Summer baseball is more fun when it comes with some hardware. Just ask Norwin graduate Justin Weaver. While you were on vacation, he was on the fast track to a world series ring. A member of the Youngstown, Ohio, Palomino team, Weaver celebrated a Palomino World Series title with 13...

Scott Schuchert is looking at this boys soccer season with eager eyes. “Exciting times,” the veteran Norwin coach said. The Knights always seem to be in the hunt in Class 4A, and it doesn’t appear this season will be any different. Despite falling to eventual champion Pine-Richland in the WPIAL...

Matt Crummy was an all-around athlete in his high school days at Pine-Richland. He was also an all-terrain athlete. Whether it was on the grass of a soccer field, the ice at a hockey rink or the rubberized surface of the track, Crummy made an impact with the Rams. He’s...

Codi Mullen has a unique opportunity this fall. He has the chance to break his own school record. Mullen, a junior quarterback, threw for 1,660 yards last year, breaking a 35-year Knoch record for passing yards in a season. It was a highlight in a difficult season for the Knights,...

Monessen’s T.J. Taylor is only a sophomore. But he talks like a senior. He acts like a senior. He is one of the players who has taken it upon himself to make sure teammates are attending workouts and weightlifting sessions. “This year, I’m noticing it doesn’t matter what class you’re...

The Willie Thrower Award trophy made its way to Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this week. The trophy is awarded annually to the top quarterback from WPIAL and City League schools. Steelers quarterbacks Tanner Morgan, Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph posed with the 2023 Willie Thrower Award at the...

TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top offensive linemen for the 2023 season. 1. Ryan Cory Pine-Richland Senior, 6-4, 290 Pine-Richland had one of the state’s best running attacks last season, and the blocks Cory...

High schools Golf Friday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 203, Armstrong 217 Medalist: Nick Turowski (PT), 38 Section 3 North Allegheny 186, North Hills 210 Medalist: Jake Watterson (NA) Section 4 Franklin Regional 203, Kiski Area 212 Medalists: Jose Balza Jr. (FR), 38; Dylan Matenkosky (KA), 38 Plum...

Before next football season, Clairton’s nearly century-old stadium could undergo a major renovation with new seats, locker rooms and restrooms, artificial turf, modern lighting and a brickwork entrance. But first, organizers need to raise $3 million in donations, a campaign announced Friday as the high school team held media day...

More than two decades since the last time they had a chance to welcome their new head coach with the phrase, the Riverside football team is ready to again say, “Aloha, Mr. Hand.” A longtime coach and teacher in the Riverside School District, Bill Hand is about to begin his...

When a team goes winless like New Brighton did last season, it has two options. Players can either burn the memory into their brains and use it as motivation or they can burn the game tapes and immediately turn the page. Lions coach Tony Caltury decided to take a little...

If traffic is light, a trip from Neshannock to Cleveland takes less than 90 minutes, so maybe it makes sense for the Lancers to take on a motto catcher Jake Taylor made famous in the movie “Major League.” (Albeit with one word left out in polite company.) I guess there’s...

At this time a year ago, the Mohawk football team was grappling with the effects of a hazing incident that resulted in disciplinary action for multiple students and forced the cancellation of the Warriors’ first two regular-season games. Fast-forward to the present. “We’re focused on the current season,” Mohawk coach...

Forgive the Western Beaver football team if it comes into the 2023 season with a chip on its shoulder. For a couple of months, last season was going exactly as planned. With quarterback Xander Lefebvre leading the way, the Golden Beavers got off to a 7-1 start. Then, in Week...