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It’s unlikely Isaac “Ickey” Woods will score a touchdown this season. The Freeport lineman doesn’t get carries in the backfield, won’t catch any passes and isn’t going to take snaps at quarterback. He doesn’t return punts or kicks and probably isn’t going to be deep enough in the secondary to...

A family vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina included some beach football. Because of course it did. Payton Molter was there. “You know it,” the Jeannette senior quarterback said. “I love spending time with my family. There was like 20 of us in a beach house. It was...

Stars are set to shine under the Friday night lights. High school football season is fast approaching in Western Pa., and Tribune-Review writers and photographers are busy previewing the 2023 campaign. Check out the Trib’s preview features for every team in the WPIAL and City League, as well as several...

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Starting today, TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top quarterbacks for the 2023 season. 1. Julian Dugger Penn Hills Senior, 6-4, 205 Dugger, a four-year starter, passed for more than 2,600 yards combined over the...

Shady Side Academy senior linebacker Grant Dickey knows what it takes for the Bulldogs to get on track. When the defense attacks opponents, they want a relentless flow to the ball that creates chaos. In the back half of last season and the playoffs, Shady Side Academy was able to...

At the first meeting new Valley football coach Mark Adams had with his team, the theme of his message was change. That goes beyond changing the win/loss column for the Vikings after a one-win season in 2022. His goal is to get everything in sync from on-field performance, dedication in...

Last year, Knoch football had one win, but essentially was one point away from qualifying for the playoffs. A 37-36 loss to Deer Lakes ultimately turned out to be the difference for missing out on a postseason berth, but that just scratches the surface of close calls the Knights had...

Freeport doesn’t have the largest linemen in Class 3A. The Yellowjackets don’t have a bevy of skill players committed to Power 5 programs. With 39 players, they also don’t have the biggest roster in the Allegheny 6 Conference. None of that matters to veteran coach John Gaillot as long as...

Excuse Dom Pecora if he tends to fret at this time of year. Ultra competitive in nature, the East Allegheny football coach sizes up the demands of young players, many craving some proper direction. As the Wildcats prepared for another season, their streak of seven WPIAL playoff appearances loomed large,...

Deer Lakes finished fourth in the Allegheny 6 Conference last year and earned a berth to the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2015. The Lancers, as the No. 10 seed in the Class 3A bracket, traveled to No. 7 Beaver hoping to pull the first-round upset, but they...

High schools Golf Tuesday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 4 Franklin Regional 197, Penn Hills 278 Medalists: Jake Anderchak, Dylan Mauser (FR) 37, Gavin Tierney (PH) 49 Section 6 Peters Township 185, Bethel Park 221 Medalists: Ben Miller (PT) 35, Chan Yoon (BP) 41 Class 2A Section 2 Greensburg Salem...

If there is one player that Hempfield first-year football coach Nick Keefer is relying on this season, it’s senior quarterback/safety Keiran Lippmann. And the 6-foot-2, 180-pound athlete said he’s excited to be the leader as Hempfield tries to build on last year’s 6-4 season. Lippmann started the first five games...

Ben DeMotte has found his responsibilities for the Fox Chapel football program to be ever-expanding. The 5-foot-8 senior quarterback is eager to help the program move forward after an 0-10 season last year. DeMotte also wants to help prepare the Foxes for their future. First-year Fox Chapel coach Dave Leasure...

Ella Bulava, a senior soccer standout at Latrobe and a Maryland commit, will miss the high school season after having surgery for a torn ACL. The injury happened about a month ago while she was playing for her Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy club team. It follows another setback: She broke her...

Aris Lamanna has been on a three-month, practically nonstop speed and strength training mission to be the best goalkeeper in the WPIAL, the state and … the country? The Franklin Regional senior hit a benchmark goal Monday as she was named to the United States Youth Soccer East Region Olympic...

He won a state championship years ago at Steel Valley, and he’s been tasked to return West Mifflin’s status to a legitimate playoff contender. Rod Steele knows all too well the process, sometimes, is slowed. As he enters the fifth year as coach of a program that’s seen its share...

A new regime is underway for South Park football this season, but with a similar look. New head coach Brian Abbey served as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the past nine years before longtime head coach Marty Rieck resigned this past offseason. Abbey is a 2001 South Park graduate who...

Tim Storino is hoping the 2022 season was a valuable learning experience for the Seton LaSalle football team. The Rebels did not win a game in 10 tries and were outscored 470-114. Flipping the calendar to 2023 offers glimmers of hope and enthusiasm for Seton LaSalle. “Yes, it was a...

The 2022 season appeared promising in the early going for the Quaker Valley football team. QV won its Class 3A Western Conference opener under first-year coach Jason Cappa, defeating Seton LaSalle, 40-22. It was all downhill after that. The Quakers lost their next six by wide margins to end up...

Hopewell sports made strides in 2023 when the Vikings won a WPIAL title in baseball as an underdog 14th seed and the track and field team also had an impressive season. Football coach Matt Weiss wants his team to get in on the act. Hopewell improved in football last season...

Beaver is coming off a strong season, an eight-win campaign that included a playoff victory over Deer Lakes. Junior linebacker Gabe Lutton liked the taste of playoff football he got as an underclassman. “That was awesome,” Lutton said. “I’ve never had that good of a season before. I’ve always made...

The way Avonworth’s season concluded last year left a sour taste in the Antelopes’ mouths. No. 2 Avonworth’s season came to a close at Acrisure Stadium after a 24-7 loss to No. 1 Belle Vernon in the WPIAL Class 3A championship. The Lopes, who finished 11-2 overall and 6-0 in...

Rocco Cecere felt a ton of positive energy in the minutes and hours leading up to the Riverview football team’s first two-a-day practice Monday at Riverside Park in Oakmont. The Raiders senior quarterback and defensive back is part of sizeable group of returning starters who hope to lift Riverview to...

High schools Golf Monday’s results Jerry Roman Memorial Chairman’s Cup At Cedarbrook Boys Class 3A team scores: 1. Peters Township 381. 2. South Fayette 385. 3. Morgantown 393. 4. Central Dauphin 402. 5. Hempfield 416. 6. Wheeling Park 417. 7. Bethel Park 423 Class 2A team scores: 1. Sewickley Academy...