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Quaker Valley’s Kamnikar siblings carry summer success into high school golf season
Two members of the Kamnikar family played a ton of golf this summer. Both Makenna, a senior and fourth-year competitor on of the Quaker Valley boys golf team, and Joseph, a sophomore and second-year varsity player, participated in nine tournaments on the PGA Tri-State Junior Tour. Makenna Kamnikar placed in...
Talented starting lineup tasked with turning Quaker Valley football in right direction
Quaker Valley’s football players have worked vigorously in preparation for the 2025 season. They have been diligent in their passion for the game, according to their coach. It was a challenging offseason for the Quakers, who since the end of last year anticipated playing in their season and home opener...
Trio of captains lead Quaker Valley girls soccer in WPIAL title defense
The spring season is an important time for the Quaker Valley girls soccer program. The Quakers, the defending WPIAL Class 2A champions, elect team captains for the fall season in the spring. Players vote for the candidates. QV’s captains this year are two seniors, defender Emma Currier and midfielder Ari...
Medal collection growing for 10-year-old Penn Hills sprinter
Kaleah Young started running on the Future Stars Athletic summer track team when she was 6. Now 10, the Penn Hills resident was always interested in going fast. Kaleah was naturally drawn to the sprints and short distance events, and she will be interested in stacking medals after a strong...
Penn Hills soccer teams optimistic about building process
Penn Hills junior Freddy Takou feels a different vibe during preseason practices than he did a year ago. The Indians played a lot of young players last year and they took their lumps in Section 1-4A. Takou, who transferred into the program from Obama Academy, said he thinks the experience...
Gateway girls volleyball reloads in quest for another postseason berth
Erica Bosh likes the way her Gateway girls volleyball team has come together. The second-year coach says the team, with a trio of returning starters and others ready to step up into bigger varsity roles, should be in the mix again for a spot in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs....
Gateway golfers building toward individual improvement
Gateway boys golf coach Paul Doonan understands where his team stands compared to some others in Section 5-3A and beyond. With a few players who have varsity experience and a majority still getting more familiar with the game, competing for wins in matches is not the main goal right now....
With renovations complete, Chartiers Valley soccer teams happy to be home
After spending the past couple of years in the wilderness due to field renovations, the Chartiers Valley boys and girls soccer teams are glad they can finally play and practice on their home turf. “The construction created so many challenges with us as far as busing players to another field,...
Hall of Fame inductee built skills needed for decorated Army career at Thomas Jefferson
Cory Scharbo was a 135-pound wrestler at Thomas Jefferson around the time of the new millennium. He also competed in track and cross country before graduating in 2001. A few months later, he enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Scharbo earned a slew of commendations as he went from...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 23. 2025
High schools Football Saturday’s results KDKA Kickoff Classic (at Wolvarena) McKeesport 51, Delaware Valley 24 Elizabeth Forward 28, West Mifflin 14 Westinghouse 22, Steel Valley 12 Nonconference Riverview 34, Beth-Center 19 Saturday’s summaries Elizabeth Forward 28, West Mifflin 14 West Mifflin 7 7 0 0 —14 Elizabeth Forward 7 7...
High school roundup for Aug. 23, 2025: Kemon Spell fills highlight reel in McKeesport win
Kemon Spell ran for 295 yards and four touchdowns after returning the opening kickoff 98 yards for a score to lead McKeesport to a 51-24 victory over Delaware Valley on Saturday at the KDKA Kickoff Classic at Wolvarena. Spell, a Penn State recruit, scored on runs of 56, 80, 38...
5 things we learned in Week Zero of high school football
Bethel Park’s Evan Devine led all WPIAL passers in Week Zero with 359 yards, a remarkable feat considering the quarterback was off playing golf at this time last year. Devine had given up football and joined the golf team, partly because of a nagging issue with his throwing shoulder, he...
Big-play offense, series of 4th-down stops lift Westinghouse past Steel Valley
Sparked by 122 yards on 13 carries from Dameon Hill, including an 80-yard touchdown run, Westinghouse defeated Steel Valley, 22-12, on Saturday at the Wolverena. Hill also tallied a 34-yard touchdown on a screen pass from Zahir Ismaeli. “It felt amazing,” Hill said. “Prior to the game, I said I...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Aug. 24, 2025
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 0-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 1-0, 2 3. Hempfield, 1-0, 5 4. Canon-McMillan, 0-1, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 0-1, 3 Out: none Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 1-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 1-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 0-1, 3...
Riverview overcomes mistakes to beat Beth-Center in opener
If the Riverview football program spent much more time trying to dig holes Saturday at Riverside Park, it might have bored a tunnel under the Allegheny River to Freeport Road. The Raiders shook off six turnovers to grab a 34-19 season-opening win against Beth-Center. Riverview not getting overwhelmed by mistakes...
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King helps set swim record in Romania
Mt. Pleasant alum Lily King was part of a world record-breaking relay team in Romania. King and the 400-yard freestyle relay set a world juniors mark at the World Aquatic Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The team of Rylee Erisman, Liberty Clark, Julie Michler and King finished in 3...
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Mixed results for new coaches in season debuts
Three head coaches made their debuts with new teams Friday, and two of them went head-to-head in a Week Zero nonconference clash. Colyn Haugh topped TJ Wiley as Kiski Area shut out Knoch, 21-0, at Richard Dilts Field at Kiski Area High School. Haugh said it felt good to be...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Hempfield QB Detruf gets win for late father
With each completion and big gain, Dom Detruf could picture his dad smiling. He could feel it. Hempfield’s senior quarterback played with poise and purpose in Friday night’s season opener at Spartan Stadium, a 28-23 win over North Hills. Detruf completed 14 of 17 passes for 206 yards and three...
Fox Chapel girls soccer faces new challenges, sets same championship goals
Fox Chapel girls soccer coach Carlo Prati spent the preseason searching for the right combination of players. With the environment the program has created, Prati believes the solutions will eventually work themselves out on the field. Fox Chapel reached the WPIAL Class 3A final last season but fell 4-0 to...
Experienced group returns to lead Plum girls volleyball
After a four-year run which included consecutive WPIAL playoff appearances and two section championships, the Plum girls volleyball team fell short last season of qualifying for postseason play. The Mustangs slipped to 3-7 in section matches in their move up to Class 4A, placing fifth behind playoff qualifiers Hempfield, Penn-Trafford...
Dozens of Bethel Park athletes from class of ’25 take next step to compete in college
Bethel Park’s senior athletes rolled triple fives in their commitments to their football, baseball and wrestling careers. Five senior members of the 2024-25 football, wrestling and baseball teams at Bethel Park are planning to continue competing at the next level this fall. On the gridiron, they are Jack Bruckner (Carnegie...
Plum boys golf recovers from graduation loss to contend in Section 4-3A
Keith Nonnenberg understood what the impact of losing four golfers to graduation after a strong run of success the past couple of years would have on the Plum boys golf team. Wes Lorish, one of the top golfers in the state through last season, moved on to Marshall. Tim Pease...
After playoff season, Norwin girls hope to keep momentum rolling
Norwin returned to the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs last season and nearly advanced out of the first round, falling to No. 12 seed Mt. Lebanon, 1-0, on penalty kicks (4-3). The fifth-seeded Knights finished 10-8-1, winning seven of their final 10 games to return to the Class 4A postseason after...
Norwin boys leaning on young talent to overcome losses
A stunning, last-second goal by North Hills sent Norwin reeling – and packing – last season, bringing an end to a potential WPIAL title repeat. Norwin players still can’t bear to watch the film. But the Knights have moved on from a 3-2 first-round loss, just like they moved on...
Hopes high for talented North Allegheny girls soccer
The North Allegheny girls soccer team plans on making its own luck this season. One year after some unfortunate bounces and achingly close calls denied them a spot in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game, the Tigers hope to leave little to chance this time around. “I think we got...
