High School category, Page 631
State champion girls basketball, softball, spirit teams lift Neshannock to Trib Cup in Class 2A
After finishing second in the HSSN Trib Cup standings a year ago, Neshannock used a perfect season to claim the top spot. It was another strong school year athletically for the seven Lawrence County schools inside the WPIAL, but none compared to the overall resume put forth by Neshannock in...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Brashear’s Ta’Mere Robinson
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say Ta’Mere Robinson has been one...
Behind 3 WPIAL champions, North Catholic lifts 3rd straight Trib Cup in Class 3A
The North Catholic victory tradition continued to ring loud and clear this past school year. Steady contributions across all three seasons, along with a couple of championship runs, helped the Trojans win a third straight Trib HSSN Cup for Class 3A in 2021-22. “North Catholic has a long standing tradition...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Thomas Jefferson’s Jordan Mayer
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. The standard is the standard, and the standard for Thomas Jefferson football...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. An athlete of Quinton Martin’s ilk could line up just about anywhere...
Bolstered by 5 WPIAL championship teams, Quaker Valley captures Class 4A Trib Cup
Mike Mastroianni was in a no lose situation in this year’s race for the Trib HSSN Cup in Class 4A. He is the athletic director and boys basketball coach at Quaker Valley while he lives in the Montour school district. Those two schools finished first and second, with Mastroianni’s Quakers...
Franklin Regional announces 1st Athletic Hall of Fame class
A venture that athletic director Zach Kessler said was long overdue, Franklin Regional finally has an athletics hall of fame in place to honor the legacy of its finest athletes. Now, it has its inaugural class. The Franklin Regional Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 was unveiled Wednesday. It...
Next Jeannette Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class a family affair
This year’s Jeannette Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class will be a family affair. A father and daughter, and a pair of sisters, will be inducted. The 2022 class was announced Tuesday and it includes 1974 graduate Terry Gregory, a football and basketball standout, who will join his daughter, Ciara,...
Championship teams guide Hampton to top of Class 5A Trib Cup standings
Hampton captured three district championships and one state title this past school year, with three of those four coming during the fall sports season. Consistent success throughout all three seasons, however, was a big part of the Talbots showing plenty of bark in winning the Trib HSSN Cup for Class...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. At this time last summer, Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes was running routes as...
Penn-Trafford names Travis McKillop as wrestling coach
When A.J. Brentzel decided to step down as Penn-Trafford’s wrestling coach, athletic director Kerry Hetrick knew who could be the school’s next coach. It was assistant coach Travis McKillop, who spent the past three seasons rebuilding the program with Brentzel. “The kids like Travis, and I’m confident he’ll continue to...
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23 WPIAL cross country alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL cross country season: 2021 WPIAL championships Boys...
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23 WPIAL girls golf alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls golf season: 2021 WPIAL championships Class...
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23 WPIAL boys golf alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys golf season: 2021 WPIAL championships WPIAL...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Penn Hills’ Julian Dugger
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Camp is still weeks away, but Penn Hills quarterback Julian Dugger is...
Latrobe earns top seed in District 31 American Legion playoffs
American Legion and Junior Legion baseball playoffs in Westmoreland County get underway Tuesday with seven games. The District 31 Legion best-of-three playoff series will be held at No. 1 seed Latrobe (14-1-1), No. 2 Bushy Run (13-2-1), No. 3 Young Township (11-5) and No. 4 Unity (7-7-2). Latrobe, the regular...
North Allegheny again finishes atop Class 6A Trib Cup standings
North Allegheny winning the Trib HSSN Cup comes as no surprise. The fact that it was closer than usual made things interesting in the 6A chase. A strong athletic season at Mt. Lebanon kept it close, but in the end, NA still won comfortably to keep intact its two-decade streak...
Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan named 2021-22 Trib HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year
As Eli Yofan celebrated on the 18th green at Cedarbrook Golf Course last fall, a thought unrelated to golf came into his head. He’d just shot a 1-under par round, leading Fox Chapel to a WPIAL team title, but his mind was already on winter. “All I was thinking was,...
Competitive fire burns bright for Quaker Valley 3-sport star Nora Johns
Nora Johns is a natural. Name the sport and she’s a natural fit. It didn’t surprise Quaker Valley coach Jared Jones that the rising senior won WPIAL and PIAA titles during the 2022 track and field season. “Nora is a great athlete but an even better competitor,” Jones said. “I...
Penn State recruit Adin Zorn sets standard for Sewickley Academy baseball program
Adin Zorn’s baseball acumen runs the gamut, from A to Z. A senior-to-be at Sewickley Academy, Zorn has been a two-year starter and team leader on the Panthers baseball team. His freshman season was wiped out because of the covid-19 pandemic. “Adin is an exceptional talent,” SA coach Anthony Garofalo...
With drive to improve, Penn Hills dives into summer basketball competition
Summer basketball isn’t just about improving skills. Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles enjoys watching his 3-year-old daughter, Jaxx, co-exist with the teams she’s around. Jaxx has an opportunity to spend time with two teams — her dad’s Penn Hills squad as well as her mom Jordan’s Seton LaSalle...
Hampton track standout Kevyn Fish wants to be known as more than a fast freshman
Finishing first in a track and field event is never an easy task. There are many athletes vying for the prestigious accomplishment of being on the podium. Hampton freshman Kevyn Fish took no time to become a track and field star, coming in first place in the 3,200-meter run when...
Pitt offer adds to excitement of recruiting frenzy for Pine-Richland lineman Ryan Cory
In the last few months, Ryan Cory has received scholarship offers from schools all over the country, and now he’s getting some interest closer to home. Following a team camp June 26, Cory, lineman at Pine-Richland, was offered by Pitt, adding to a long list of colleges hopeful to land...
Norwin notebook: Former volleyball coach honored for remarkable record
Last spring, MaxPreps scoured the country looking for the best female high school coaches of all time in every state. The online prep sports outlet recognized one of the most successful girls volleyball coaches in the WPIAL, naming legendary Norwin leader Sheron Watson as its top coach in Pennsylvania. Watson’s...
Trib HSSN top storylines from the 2021-22 school year
Nov. 19-20, 2021 WPIAL soccer teams jump-started the school year by winning five of the eight state championships. For the first time, the WPIAL won three boys titles with victories by Hampton (3A), Quaker Valley (2A) and Winchester Thurston (A). Nov. 20, 2021 The North Allegheny boys and girls swept...
