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A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Nina Ricciuti
For swimmers all over, qualifying for the PIAA championships is a huge accomplishment. The Plum Mustangs not only qualified for the state meet, but they also broke some school records along the way. Among the roster of talented swimmers is senior Nina Ricciuti. Most notably, the 200 freestyle relay team...
Penn-Trafford baseball has new coach, same expectations
Lou Cortazzo may be the new baseball coach at Penn-Trafford, but the goals haven’t changed. The Warriors, who reached the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals in 2022, look to climb the ladder toward a possible title. Cortazzo was named interim coach last month, taking over after Dan Miller was let go....
What to watch for in high school sports for March 20, 2023: Trips to Hershey up for grabs
After not even playing in the district championship games this winter, three WPIAL girls basketball teams can punch their ticket to the state finals with a win Monday. In Class 6A, three District 7 teams reached the PIAA quarterfinals, however WPIAL champion North Allegheny was ousted in its fourth meeting...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 19, 2023
While Rodney Gallagher and the Laurel Highlands boys basketball team has brought the basketball spotlight back to Fayette County with two WPIAL championships in the last four years, they had to share center stage in the county and in Class 4A with Uniontown this season. The Red Raiders are 23-5...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 19, 2023
Bryce Robson used to spend a lot of his time in the summer on the baseball field. He has backed off that sport after discovering how much he enjoyed putting the ball in the cup, as he has fallen in love with golf. Fortunately for Deer Lakes fans, he still...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 19, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Sunday results Nonsection Belle Vernon 10, Regis 0 Montour 14, Lutheran South, Mo. 3 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Bishop Canevin at Fort Cherry, 4 p.m. Burrell at West Mifflin, 4 p.m. Carlynton at Freedom, 4 p.m. Central Valley at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Chartiers-Houston at Jefferson-Morgan, 4 p.m....
PIHL Penguins Cup finals preview: 4 teams to be crowned champions
A year ago, the PIHL Penguins Cup was raised by Peters Township in 3A, Thomas Jefferson in 2A and Norwin in A, and Neshannock won the Division II championship. This season, Peters Township hopes to repeat while three new champions will be crowned Monday and Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 20, 2023
A busy week wraps up the winter sports season with hockey and state basketball gold to be captured, plus a little dash of spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of the Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs with video streams...
Fox Chapel, Kiski Area hockey teams meet for 3rd time with Class A title on line
Fox Chapel and Kiski Area had different journeys during the PIHL Class A playoffs but wound up at the same destination. They will face off Monday night to see which program will lift its first Penguins Cup. Top-seeded Fox Chapel (20-2) advanced to the championship after knocking off Norwin, the...
Soilis enjoyed run as coach of Freeport girls basketball team
When Fred Soilis first was approached about becoming the Freeport girls basketball coach, he wasn’t sure if he would apply for the job. Eight years later, he is glad he did. But now he said it’s time for him to hand off the program to the next coach. After a...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon’s Macheska goes for PIHL gold with Ringgold
A ring and gold. Steve Macheska already has both as a member of the Belle Vernon football team. Put the two together, and you have the name of the hockey team he will try to lead to yet another championship. The Ringgold hockey team will play for a PIHL Division...
GCC football standout Dlugos will tour Italy with American all-star team
Nate Dlugos enjoys Italian food. Pizza is his favorite. Sometimes, though, it’s spaghetti and meatballs. But what about spaghetti and … footballs? The Greensburg Central Catholic senior was selected to play for the American Football Worldwide Elite Team, which will travel to Italy to take part in educational tours before...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, March 20, 2023
PIAA girls basketball playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Norwin (24-4) vs. Cedar Cliff (29-0) 7 p.m. Monday, Altoona High School District-place: Norwin 7-3; Cedar Cliff 3-1 Winner plays: Winner of Archbishop Carroll (14-11)/Cardinal O’Hara (23-5) in championship at 6 p.m. Friday at Giant Center, Hershey Coaches: Brian Brozeski, Norwin; Scott Weyant,...
Times, sites set for Tuesday’s PIAA basketball semifinals
The PIAA basketball semifinals conclude Tuesday featuring games for Class 6A, 3A and 2A boys, along with 5A, 4A and A girls. Here are the sites and times for the state semifinals Tuesday on The Road to Hershey. Boys 6A Spring-Ford (28-3) vs. Reading (30-1) at Coatesville on Tuesday, at...
Gateway players disappointed in finish but relish ‘amazing performance’ throughout season
It’s not the way the Gateway boys basketball team wanted to end the season. After winning their first two WPIAL Class 5A playoff games against Woodland Hills and McKeesport, the Gators ended the year with three consecutive playoff losses. Gateway dropped a 62-55 decision to Peters Township in the WPIAL...
Quaker Valley sees pair of wrestlers hit 100-win milestone
It doesn’t often happen that a high school wrestling team has two 100-win grapplers in one season. Quaker Valley is not your average wrestling program. Two QV grapplers racked up their 100th career wins this season, giving the Quakers six wrestlers to reach the century mark in the seven seasons...
Quaker Valley boys will bring plenty back after 2nd straight section title
Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team has a chance to make a little history in 2023-24. QV has won 10 section championships in school history, but the Quakers have never won three in a row. Next year’s team will have the opportunity to do just that. “We really do not look...
Former Penn Hills player set to lead Indians boys volleyball team
Will Piccolino doesn’t have to worry about relating to coaching high school athletes. The first-year Penn Hills boys volleyball coach still plays competitively and must relate to his younger teammates. Piccolino, who graduated from Penn Hills in 2008, is a student at Carlow University and plays for its men’s volleyball...
Penn Hills dictates style of play during PIAA playoff run
The Penn Hills boys basketball team doesn’t have to worry about scoring style points. The Indians brand of basketball, whether playing fast or slow, is most concerned with the end result. In the second round of the PIAA Class 5A basketball tournament, Penn Hills had to scratch and claw to...
Pine-Richland pair claim medals at PIAA wrestling championships
The Pine-Richland wrestling program never sent more than two wrestlers to the PIAA championships. This year, the Rams made history by sending three wrestlers, and they didn’t come home empty handed. Senior Anthony Ferraro finished third in the 133-pound weight class, and senior Joey Schneck finished fifth at heavyweight at...
Loss in semifinals to make Pine-Richland hockey team ‘stronger as a group’
Pine-Richland’s hockey team entered December with a 2-7-1 record and was riding a two-game losing streak. At that point, the playoffs weren’t on the minds of the Rams players and coaches. They just wanted to bring it back to the basics by doing the little things in order to build...
Crew of returning starters ready to lead Plum softball to success in Section 1-5A
It was termed as an up-and-down season for the Mustangs. Plum’s softball team advanced to the WPIAL playoffs for the third consecutive year in 2022, but the Mustangs could muster no better than a 7-12 record by season’s end. “I don’t know if I ever thought of it as a...
Led by trio of divers, North Allegheny girls win program’s 8th team title at PIAA swim meet
LEWISBURG — The North Allegheny girls swimming and diving team had a distinct points advantage even before the swimming consolation and championship finals began Friday afternoon at the PIAA Class 3A championships Bucknell University. Christina Shi, Lola Malarky and Juliet Hood placed first, third and seventh in the diving completion...
Fox Chapel girls relay squad takes home silver at PIAA
LEWISBURG — Talia Bugel couldn’t contain her excitement after she and her Fox Chapel teammates finished the 400-yard freestyle relay final Saturday afternoon at the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell. The Foxes quartet — Bugel, sophomore Sarah Pasquella and seniors Payton O’Toole and Sophie Shao — was second after...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 18, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Franklin Regional 17, Priory (Mo.) 7 Father Judge 6, Mars 1 Mercyhurst Prep 6, Serra Catholic 4 Moon 7, Deer Lakes 2 Serra Catholic 15, Beth-Center 0 Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Archbishop Wood 78, Coatesville 64 Roman Catholic...
