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Westmoreland high school notebook: Flickinger stepping down as Derry baseball coach
Derry baseball coach John Flickinger is stepping down after 11 years at the position. “Flick,” who coached for 23 years overall with the program, is leaving to spend more time with his family. A 1992 Trojans alum, he will go out on top, in a sense. He led Derry to...
Kiski Area, Norwin volleyball teams ready to play outdoors again
The Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams kick off their seasons Monday evening, and for the second year in a row, the rivals will take their nonsection matchup outside. The Cavaliers and Knights expect a big crowd and good weather for the Pack the Park Volleyball Classic, an event...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week 2022: Week Zero
At Penn-Trafford, they love their green and gold. Last season, Carter Green helped lead the Warriors to the school’s first WPIAL and PIAA football championships with 1,265 yards passing and 1,155 yards rushing. After Green graduated in the spring, P-T coach John Ruane decided to stay Greene and moved now...
Gateway girls soccer under new leadership
The Gateway girls soccer program experienced transition in the offseason as Kelly Bender stepped down as varsity head coach after six seasons to concentrate on family and professional work changes. Those at Gateway looking for the new coach ultimately didn’t have to go far to find the person they ended...
High-scoring Strawser leads Gateway boys soccer into 2022 campaign
Gateway boys soccer coach Bernie Stiles said championship victories at a pair of winter indoor tournaments — futsal events at Deer Lakes and Penn Hills — were sparks that fueled the team in its offseason preparation for the 2022 season. “Our second team, too, made it into the semifinals of...
Sewickley Academy girls tennis aims to defend WPIAL Class 2A crown
Expect the dynasty to continue this season for the Sewickley Academy girls tennis program. Since 2008, the SA netters have won eight WPIAL titles, including four in the past five years — facing Knoch in the finals all five times — and three PIAA championships, including back-to-back crowns in 2018-19....
Veteran lineup makes Quaker Valley a team to beat in WPIAL Class 2A golf
Four seems to be the magic number for the Quaker Valley boys golf team. The Quakers, who narrowly lost to North Catholic by four strokes in last year’s WPIAL Class 2A finals, is bolstered by the return of four starters on the 2022 squad. Jackson Bould, the WPIAL 2A runner-up...
With experienced roster, Penn Hills volleyball ready to shake things up
The makeup of the Penn Hills girls volleyball team has Jay Mitlo approaching the upcoming season differently than in seasons past. Mitlo, who is in his 25th season as head coach, will be mixing and matching his lineups throughout the season. That versatility will allow him to have girls serve...
New Penn Hills girls soccer coach looks to keep pushing forward
Myron Cook is excited about the challenge in front of him. The longtime assistant coach of the Penn Hills girls soccer program is moving into the top job at a time when the program is trending in an upward direction. The challenge for Cook, who was an assistant coach for...
Pine-Richland golf team looking to get back to top of section
The Pine-Richland boys golf team was a young group last year, and the Rams saw their streak of five consecutive section titles come to an end. Through it all, each player gained experience and is looking for continued improvement this fall. The Rams have four seniors in their starting lineup,...
Pine-Richland boys soccer has pieces in place to end playoff drought
The Pine-Richland boys soccer team has the right ingredients for a promising fall. The Rams are experienced with eight returning starters and have depth in every part of the field. Coach Jordan Wiegand is entering his fourth year working with the team, so there’s familiarity with the system. With all...
Experienced Riverview boys soccer team hopes to continue turnaround
The Riverview boys soccer team went winless in 2021. There were several close matchups that went down to the wire, but the youthful Raiders squad, with no seniors and just four juniors, weren’t able to get over the hump. But while the team didn’t find success in terms of wins...
Plum boys soccer team motivated to reach WPIAL championship game
The Plum boys soccer team has had some heart-wrenching playoff results the past three seasons. In 2019, when this year’s seniors were freshman, the Mustangs, the No. 1 seed, suffered a close 3-2 loss to Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals. A year later, Plum was the No. 4...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 27, 2022
High schools WPIAL Football Saturday’s results Chambersburg Peach Bowl Showcase Woodland Hills 28, York William Penn 24 Nonconference Beth-Center 29, Riverview 15 OLSH 32, Shenango 14 Perry 38, Seton LaSalle 7 Westinghouse 40, Clairton 8 Sunday’s schedule Battle at the Beach (at Ocean City, N.J.) Thomas Jefferson vs. Millvale, N.J.,...
High school roundup for Aug. 27, 2022: Woodland Hills wins on goal-line stand
York William Penn running back Jahiem White is one of the state’s top college recruits, but Woodland Hills’ defense stopped him at the goal line with six seconds left for a dramatic 28-24 win Saturday in Chambersburg. The York offense was denied four times on running plays in a goal-to-go...
Five things we learned from Week Zero of WPIAL football
When the Woodland Hills defense made a valiant goal-line stand in the fourth quarter Saturday, the result was a win for the Wolverines but also a much-needed win for WPIAL football. The league prides itself on playing maybe the best brand of high school football in the nation, but it...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Aug. 28, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L 1. Central Catholic, 0-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 1-0, 2 3. North Allegheny, 1-0, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 0-1, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 0-1, 5 Class 5A 1. Gateway, 1-0, 1 2. Penn-Trafford, 1-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 0-1, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 0-1,...
George Guido: Freeport no stranger to christening H.S. football stadiums
While Freeport opened its new stadium six years ago, the Yellowjackets will help christen another new stadium Friday. Freeport will help South Allegheny open its new facility Friday at the school’s campus in Liberty Borough. But Freeport being on hand to open a new stadium is nothing new. Besides the...
AK Valley football notebook: Running game powers Burrell to opening win
Physical play on both sides of the ball is the calling card for Shawn Liotta-coached teams, and he said he was pleased with what he saw on film from Burrell’s 31-10 victory at Jeannette on Friday. Before the season, Liotta said the Bucs would rely a lot on a power...
Big play helps propel Beth-Center past Riverview
After a first half filled with methodical rushing drives by Beth-Center and Riverview, a huge gainer turned out to be a huge play. On the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Beth-Center quarterback Dominick Revi uncorked a 61-yard pass- and-run play to Tyler Berish, who finally was stopped...
Westmoreland football notebook: Secret is out on Latrobe’s Fulton
Latrobe first-year football coach Ron Prady joked Friday night that the “secret’s out” on Robby Fulton IV, his senior running back and linebacker. There won’t be any hiding his secret weapon now. “He’s something else,” Prady said after Fulton, a transfer from Central Catholic, rushed for 209 yards and five...
Independent schedule allowed Uniontown to experience success
The Uniontown football team decided to go the independent route last season, and with longtime assistant Keith Jeffries at the helm, the Red Raiders snapped a 35-game losing streak. Uniontown defeated Carrick, 41-6, in front of its home crowd at Bill Power Stadium on Sept. 10 and added another victory...
Rodney Gallagher, Laurel Highlands look to make more history
The Laurel Highlands football team is coming off a history-making season, but coach Rich Kolesar, his staff and players want to keep breaking records this year. The Mustangs defeated Beaver, 28-27, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs for the program’s first postseason victory before falling to...
Norwin notebook: Soccer standouts set to begin college careers
A bout of injuries plagued Norwin at the wrong times last girls soccer season, leaving the team and fans wondering what could have been. But every senior player, injured or healthy, has gone on to a college career. All eight of them are set to play at the next level,...
Veteran lineup returns as North Allegheny golfers chase WPIAL gold
There were only four freshmen able to land a spot in last year’s WPIAL Class 3A individual golf championships. North Allegheny’s Chris Hoffman was one of the four who competed at Nemacolin Country Club. Hoffman also is one of four NA golfers back with ample varsity experience from last year....
