High School category, Page 491
Before buzzer-beating finish, Quaker Valley girls basketball season filled with highlights
A last-second buzzer beater. That’s how the Quaker Valley girls basketball team’s 2022-23 season came to a crashing end. Quaker Valley lost a 40-37 decision to Harbor Creek in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A tournament as Georgia Weber hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Huskies,...
With breakout hurdler, good roster numbers, Penn Hills track ready for successful season
Achan Green doesn’t think about the timing anymore. The Penn Hills junior hurdler knows when he’s on the track, he is able to tackle each step with the right approach. Before last season, Green didn’t do the hurdles much. However, whenever Green gave the event a go, he qualified for...
In peak form, Penn Hills fitness team qualifies for national championships
The Penn Hills fitness team has continued to pile up an unprecedented number of accolades over the past few months. In March, Jaydn Wright became the first male athlete in program history to finish in first place in back-to-back events. Wright finished with 470 points out of a possible 500...
Roster filled with freshman, sophomores show promise for Pine-Richland volleyball
Youth will be serving for the Pine-Richland boys volleyball team this spring. It’ll also be hitting, digging, setting and doing pretty much everything on the court. The Rams will have a lineup made up entirely of freshmen and sophomores who have shown potential as they are adjusting to the speed...
Lessons learned last season have Pine-Richland boys lacrosse poised for success
It took a bit for the Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team to achieve results last year, but once the Rams got going, they went on a heater before ultimately falling in the first round of the playoffs to Penn-Trafford. Second-year coach Dave Offner believes the Rams can take another step forward...
Plum boys volleyball ready for new challenge in Class 3A
The Plum volleyball team’s final Class 2A match last year was a close five-set contest against Thomas Jefferson in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. The No. 8 Jaguars edged the No. 9 Mustangs, 3-2, to advance to the quarterfinals. Suddenly, Plum’s season was over. The Mustangs left Class...
High school roundup for April 1, 2023: Shaler tops NA at Derry volleyball tournament
Shaler bested North Allegheny in the Derry boys volleyball tournament championship match in a battle of two of the top contenders in Class 3A on Saturday. The Titans took down Penn-Trafford in the semifinals and Meadville in the quarterfinals. The Tigers beat Latrobe in the semis and Altoona in the...
High school sports scores for April 1, 2023
High schools WPIAL Softball Saturday’s results Nonsection Burrell 2, Moore Catholic (NY) 0 Oak Harbor (OH) 8, Burgettstown 4 West Allegheny 21, Fulton (KY) 1 West Allegheny 7, Miami East (OH) 6 Track and field Saturday’s results South Hills Classic At Baldwin Boys 100: 1. Will Coleman, Allderdice, 11.27; 2....
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Best of WPIAL girls basketball 2022-23
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2023 girls high school basketball campaign, we have a special seat in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 2, 2023
Class 6A 1. Seneca Valley, 1-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-1, 5 3. Hempfield, 4-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 0-1, 2 5. Norwin, 4-1, NR Out: Pine-Richland (2-3, 4) Class 5A 1. North Hills, 5-0, 4 2. Shaler, 5-0, NR 3 Armstrong, 3-1, 1 4. Trinity, 4-1, 3 5. Latrobe,...
Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars: Deer Lakes’ Bryce Robson strikes gold
Here are the 2022-23 Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars: Player the year Bryce Robson Deer Lakes, 6-0, Sr., Guard Bryce Robson had a couple of goals going into this season. He wanted to be a go-to scorer and, as the most experienced player for Deer Lakes, become an extension...
Valley News Dispatch girls basketball all-stars: St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli sparks run to PIAA tournament
Here are the 2022-23 Valley News Dispatch girls basketball all-stars: Player the year Julie Spinelli St. Joseph, 5-11, Jr., G/F In St. Joseph’s season opener against Belle Vernon at the Play For Mae Tournament at Woodland Hills, Julie Spinelli went off for 29 points to lead her team to a...
Westmoreland County girls basketball all-stars: Mt. Pleasant’s Tiffany Zelmore an elite scorer
Tiffany Zelmore Sr., F, Mt. Pleasant The ball goes up, hits the backboard with force and rims out. But Tiffany Zelmore is not discouraged. In one motion, she cleans up her own miss, grunting as she pulls down the rebound, and goes back up for two points. She is fouled...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 2, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 1-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 4-0, NR 4. North Allegheny, 1-0, 4 5. Butler, 2-2, 5 Out: Mt. Lebanon (0-4, 3) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. South Fayette, 2-0, 1 2. West Allegheny, 3-0, 3...
‘Nobody has a perfect system:’ PIAA, critics remain at odds over public-private school debate
The Philadelphia Catholic League opponent Deer Lakes faced in the state basketball finals played tremendous defense, but that shouldn’t surprise anyone, the Lancers’ coach said. “I could put together one hell of a defensive team right now if I could make some phone calls for next year,” coach Albie Fletcher...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Ligonier Valley’s Haden Sierocky, Franklin Regional’s Toryn Fulton
Haden Sierocky School: Ligonier Valley Class: Senior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: The left-handed pitcher had a career game against Greensburg Central Catholic as he struck out 17 and allowed one hit in a 6-0 win. A three-sport standout, Sierocky is headed to Seton Hill to play baseball. Sierocky was...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Pair of boys volleyball standouts honored
A local pair of boys volleyball players were lauded by the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association for their recent play. Penn-Trafford senior setter Daniel Tarabrella was named a Class 3A player of the week, while Tyler Nelson, a senior hitter from Latrobe, received the same honor in 2A. Latrobe recently...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Hannah Hill, Burrell’s Kwade Kirchartz
Hannah Hill Class: Freshman School: Kiski Area Sport: Softball Report card: Kiski Area’s softball team is off to a 3-0 start, and second baseman Hannah Hill has been a major catalyst. The freshman went 3 for 3 with four RBIs in Tuesday’s 15-0 win over Woodland Hills. She then was...
Plum adds roster depth to track and field teams
Plum track and field coach Stephanie Kennedy saw a growth in numbers for both the boys and girls teams from last year to this spring, and the mix of veteran and new talent has her excited for what can be accomplished between now and the championship events in the latter...
Norwin notebook: Volleyball team takes tournament title
The Norwin boys volleyball team won its 16-team tournament on March 25, holding back Butler in the final for the title. The top-seeded Knights beat Central Catholic in the quarterfinals and Latrobe in the semis. Norwin won a couple of matches leading up to the tournament, defeating Baldwin, 3-0, and...
Norwin girls take pride in long playoff run, 24-win season
Norwin did not make its way through the PIAA girls basketball playoffs like it was touring a museum, pausing to look at others’ accomplishments with an enjoy-the-ride mentality. The Lady Knights were not slack-jawed as they stared down each round in the state’s largest classification. No, their run to the...
North Allegheny boys volleyball embarks on season of change
The senior-heavy lineup that won a state championship has graduated. The head coach who led the program for two decades has retired. Yes, this is a season of change for the North Allegheny boys volleyball team. The defending WPIAL and PIAA champions have only two seniors on the roster. Fortunately,...
North Allegheny notebook: Junior wrestler Mack Apel claims pair of state titles
Mack Apel, a third grader at Hosack Elementary, won a pair of state championships last month. A member of the North Allegheny junior wrestling team, Apel bested a field of 30 qualifiers to win the 8-and-under 74-pound championship at the Pa. Keystone Wrestling state championships March 19, at IUP. He...
Smaller roster doesn’t faze perennial girls lacrosse power Hampton
The Hampton girls lacrosse program has only 25 players this season spread across the varsity and JV rosters. It is one of the thinnest rosters in coach Kelsey Burke’s nine seasons — they typically have 35-plus — and prevents the Talbots from holding full-field scrimmages at practice. But every one...
Hampton boys lacrosse looks to build foundation for playoff run
The Hampton boys lacrosse team was playing an intrasquad practice game in late March under the lights at Fridley Field when pouring rain began. The soaked players were enthusiastic and energized despite the wet, windy conditions at the end of their two-hour workout. And second-year coach Andy DeMichiei is starting...
