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PIHL girls hockey season begins 2nd season
The PIHL’s second season sponsoring a girls division begins Tuesday night. Here are five things to know: East ready to defend title The PIHL’s inaugural girls hockey season culminated with East defeating Central, 2-1, in the championship game on an overtime goal by Penn-Trafford’s Kylie McKenzie, at UPMC Lemieux Sports...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 17, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at North Allegheny, ppd. Pine-Richland 4, Seneca Valley 2 Section 2 Central Catholic at Baldwin, ppd. Hempfield 7, Canon-McMillan 6 Mt. Lebanon 10, Norwin 0 Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 8, Gateway 5 Fox Chapel 4, Franklin Regional...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 18, 2023: Serra Catholic coach looks to add to win total
The winningest baseball coach in WPIAL history is Dan Oliastro with 679 victories. The 79-year old, now in his 54th season at Riverside, has the Panthers at 8-0 this season and in first place in Section 1-3A. The next man on the active WPIAL baseball coach’s victory list picked up...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 17, 2023
While pitching in high school softball might not be a dominant as it once was before the rubber was moved back, it’s still an integral part of success on the diamond. Which brings us to Trinity senior pitcher Taylor Dunn, who along with her Hillers teammates is having a standout...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 17, 2023
Not all home runs can be measured the same way, and we’re not talking about distance here. While all long balls are thoroughly enjoyed by the batter and their teammates, their weight on the outcome of a game may differ. Clubbing one in a blowout victory is nice but lacks...
High school roundup for April 17, 2023: Pine-Richland knocks Seneca Valley from ranks of unbeaten
Tanner Cunningham singled twice and drove in a run to lead Pine-Richland to a 4-2 victory over Seneca Valley in Section 1-6A baseball Monday, handing the Raiders their first loss of the season. Anthony Mengine added a single and an RBI for the Rams (10-3, 5-2). Creed Erdos had two...
Hempfield fends off fierce Canon-McMillan rally to win battle for 1st place
There was no sun, no blue skies, no comfortable temperatures in the area Monday. The weather was wet, windy and raw with the mercury barely cracking 40 degrees. But for the Hempfield baseball team, it was a beautiful day. The Spartans held off Canon-McMillan, 7-6 at Wild Things Park in...
Norwin softball team holds strong to topple No. 1 Hempfield
Norwin took it personally last year when Hempfield issued four intentional walks in a WPIAL Class 6A softball quarterfinal loss. The Knights made Hempfield pay for it when the Spartans tried it again. In the teams’ first meeting since the playoffs, Alyssa McCormick launched a grand slam in the third...
Plum freshman tosses 5-inning perfect game in win over Fox Chapel
The Plum softball team put up three runs in the top of the first inning of a Section 1-5A game Monday in cool, drizzly and sometimes breezy conditions at Fox Chapel. Mustangs freshman pitcher Riley Stephans then retired the Foxes in order in the bottom of the inning with two...
Longtime basketball official in A-K Valley Joe Discello remembered for energy, passion for the game
When he stepped onto the hard court, Joe Discello brought an unbridled enthusiasm to officiating basketball. “He was really energetic and enjoyed the game,” veteran official Mike Jarosinski said. “He liked being out there with the players and the coaches.” A familiar face to Alle-Kiski Valley basketball followers, Discello missed...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Josh Havrilla
Often, when a high school athlete plays two sports, they are in different seasons. For Latrobe’s Josh Havrilla, both of his passions happen to fall at the same time. Havrilla, who’s played tennis and volleyball together the last two springs, is certainly busy, but it’s not a big deal for...
Hempfield boys volleyball finding success early on relying on its ‘2 varsity teams’
Boys volleyball practices at Hempfield this season have been like nothing Owen Kelley has seen in his four-year association with the Spartans program. “We have 13 guys that see varsity time, which is a full second team,” Kelley said. “In the past, the varsity would practice against the (junior varsity)...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Nicholas Bussard
While growing up, hockey was the sport of choice for Valley senior Nicholas Bussard. A few years ago, he traded in slap shots for drop shots, and the results have been impressive. One of the top high school tennis players in the A-K Valley, Bussard recently finished second in the...
Senior-heavy Deer Lakes boys volleyball aims to compete in talent-laden section
Even with a senior-laden lineup, Deer Lakes boys volleyball coach Kody Putirka considers his Lancers squad a work in progress. “We have a lot of seniors, and we’re trying to get them on the same page and playing to where I know they can,” Putirka said. “We have a lot...
WPIAL boys volleyball teams settling into playoff positions and spots in coaches rankings
The WPIAL boys volleyball section schedule for Class 3A and Class 2A is at or is nearing its midway point, and teams are settling into or moving into playoff position. Shaler (Class 3A) and Latrobe (Class 2A) continue to rule from the top of their respective top-10 rankings in the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 17, 2023: Top teams in Class 6A baseball in action
For the first time in over a week, weather is a concern for outdoor spring sports Monday. Gone for now are the above average temperatures and sunny skies, replaced at the beginning of the week by much colder temps and a threat of rain. That said, there are plenty of...
Ellis senior Grayson Honig skis her way to victory in PA Governor’s Cup
Grayson Honig, a senior at Ellis School, competed at the PA Governor’s Cup on the steep, sloping sides of Elk Mountain in Union Dale. Skiing is nothing new to her. She has been skiing since she was 4 and grew up in a family where everyone skis, including her grandparents,...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 16, 2023
Always a bridesmaid, now finally a bride. After years as an assistant baseball, football and wrestling coach at Canon-McMillan, Brendon Steele finally got a chance to be a head coach when he took over for Tim Bruzdewicz this offseason. The Big Macs baseball team has responded, winning 7 of their...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 16, 2023
While most rivalries are built on geography, some are born from multiple postseason clashes. The latter is true of one budding rivalry in WPIAL Class 3A. Playoff meetings and a slew of coaches changing from Eagles blue to Antelopes red has stoked the fire between Avonworth and South Park. The...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 17, 2023
As the calendar heads into the second half of April, WPIAL baseball and softball hit the midway point of section play on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of WPIAL softball and baseball with a busy week of section action. We also have some WPIAL...
High school sports schedules for April 17, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, 4:15 p.m. Section 2 Central Catholic at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Hempfield at Canon-McMillan, 4 p.m. Norwin at Mt. Lebanon, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Gateway, 7...
A closer look at 2023 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Belle Vernon Evan Pohlot Sports: Basketball and football Parents: Mark and Jeannie Pohlot Class rank: 16 of 153 GPA: 4.325 College: Duquesne Extracurricular activities and honors: He played four years each on the football and basketball teams. He was a team captain on the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championship...
Hempfield assistant coach LaRoyal Wilson selected as Ferrante Memorial Award winner
If you ever attend a Hempfield track and field practice, you would swear the coach conducting calisthenics was a U.S. Marine Corps officer. No, it’s just LaRoyal Wilson, who is the 2023 recipient of the Mike and John Ferrante Memorial Award. It’s an honor that usually goes to head coaches...
Gateway’s Arontay Heningcamp ready to take next step in wrestling career
Shane Valko knows the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling program and its traditions inside and out. A 2010 Division II national champion with the Mountain Cats, Valko, who works with the Young Guns wrestling program, later served as an assistant coach at UPJ under legendary coach Pat Pecora. It was that knowledge and...
Gateway baseball team looks to bounce back in Section 1-5A
The Gateway baseball team got a daily double April 3 with some timely offense and strong pitching and defense in a 3-1 victory over Franklin Regional at the newly refurbished field at the Gateway Sports Complex. Senior Nate Demchak tripled home three runs in the bottom of the fourth, while...
