High School category, Page 666
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy celebrate successful athletics seasons in 2021-22
The gold was flowing along Fox Chapel and Field Club roads during the 2021-22 scholastic sports year. And some silver, too. Fox Chapel Area High School and Shady Side Academy each had outstanding seasons on the fields of play. Fox Chapel The Foxes, in the school’s 60th anniversary year, copped...
Latrobe girls soccer standout Regan Reilly commits to Bowling Green
Latrobe girls soccer is primed to make a splash as it drops to WPIAL Class 3A this season. Junior Regan Reilly has a lot to do with the raised expectations. The talented forward became the third Wildcats player to make a Division I college commitment this offseason, announcing her intentions...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Basketball standout Rocco continues to get offers
Alayna Rocco is on the path to Division I college basketball. But where will she play? She has plenty of choices on a growing list of schools. The junior guard at North Catholic, who lives in Trafford, is having another big summer with the Western PA Bruins AAU club, and...
George Guido: New rules by national federation designed with football safety in mind
Football players’ safety was paramount in the eyes of rulesmakers from the National Federation of State High School Associations when planning seven changes for the upcoming season. Several tweaks to existing rules regarding “grounding” and “chop blocks” will take place. Now, a player purposely can throw an incomplete forward pass,...
Citing schedule concerns, Kiski Area baseball coach steps down after 4 seasons
Citing growth in his real estate career, particularly as it pertains to increased responsibilities in the spring housing market, Aaron Albert resigned Wednesday as Kiski Area head baseball coach after four seasons with the program. Albert publicly announced his decision Wednesday afternoon with a post on Twitter. In it, he...
Life takes a ‘big twist’ for new Derry football coach as he aims to rebuild program
Derry football coach Mike Arone enters his first season looking for passionate players. Not just any old players, but dependable kids with a run-through-the-wall mentality. They could be guys who’ve played in the past or guys who’ve never played. It doesn’t matter to Arone, but they’ve got to be guys...
Norwin announces 2022 sports hall of fame class
From its all-time leading scorer in girls basketball, to a pair of three-sport standouts, to two WPIAL championship teams of 2016, the Norwin Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 covers a lot of ground. Soccer, wrestling and football also are part of the mix. Even the district’s favorite ticket-taker...
High school notebook: Norwin wrestling coach leads U16 team to national duals title
Called the “toughest wrestling tournament in the country,” the USA Wrestling National Championships represent a true test of talent for coaches and competitors. To Kyle Martin, the event represents a grandiose stage that matches the competition level. Martin found so much enjoyment and success in last year’s event, he couldn’t...
Breaking down changes to the 2023-24 WPIAL softball 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 softball season: 2022 WPIAL championships Class 6A:...
Breaking down changes to the 2023-24 WPIAL baseball 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 baseball season: 2022 WPIAL championships Class 6A:...
Burrell wrestling staff honored as top assistant coaches in state
The Burrell wrestling team continued its high level of success this past season with a 19th consecutive section championship, another appearance in the WPIAL Class 2A title match, a trip to the PIAA tournament and several individual standout performances at the section, WPIAL, regional and state levels. Bucs head coach...
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23, 2023-24 WPIAL girls basketball 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 basketball season: 2021-22 WPIAL champions Class...
Q&A with new WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer
Scott Seltzer had decided his time with the WPIAL was ending this summer after 13 years on the board and six as board president. Or so he thought. Seltzer, 55, had expected to retire within a few years as assistant superintendent at Chartiers Valley, so he considered now to be...
Latrobe ringing in season with new coach, different outlook
Ron Prady has not shown his players the bling. The bulky, diamond-studded championship ring he earned as an assistant at Penn-Trafford last season hasn’t been passed around the locker room or tried on by any players at Latrobe, where Prady is a first-year head coach. It’s not Prady’s style to...
Strong season for Bushy Run Legion baseball ends 1 win from state tournament
When Bushy Run American Legion manager Scott Peyman talked about his team prior to the season, he did so glowingly. Despite being young, Peyman said he knew this year’s team had the potential to be good. Peyman nailed it. Bushy Run ended the season 23-6-1 and was a win away...
Quaker Valley boys soccer reloading after championship season
Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team has the toughest of acts to follow in 2022. A year ago, the Class 2A Quakers captured PIAA, WPIAL and Section 4-2A championships and finished with a 24-2 overall record. QV was dominant, outscoring the opposition 128-8 in the regular season, 27-3 in the WPIAL...
Penn Hills Pony League baseball team caps off strong season with championship
Mason Wade felt the Penn Hills Pony A team was in the middle of what would be a good run. By the time the championship game rolled around July 18 against Squirrel Hill, Wade was confident. “I got a good feeling in the middle of the season,” said Mason, who...
Freshman phenom leads group of versatile athletes on Baldwin gymnastics team
She is beyond being a freshman prospect. Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode was one of the top freshman athletes in the area in the 2021-22 school year. Rexrode flourishes in the gym, working out year-round and looking to perfect her techniques and routines. The Baldwin underclassman won both WPIAL and state all-around...
George Guido: Harrison’s Tom Stabile to be inducted into National Italian-American Sports HOF
Congratulations to retired NFL official and Harrison Township resident Tom Stabile, who will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame. The banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at LaMont Restaurant on Mount Washington. It will be the chapter’s 35th induction...
Norwin notebook: Hockey team collects championship rings
The Norwin hockey team reassembled as PIHL champions recently and collected their spoils: championship rings. One last time, the Knights again celebrated the greatest season in program history, one that saw them capture their first league title with a 5-0 win over Meadville in March at the UPMC Lemieux Complex...
Norwin’s Kyle Martin leads national team to duals title in Fargo
Called the “toughest wrestling tournament in the country,” the USA Wrestling National Championships represent a true test of talent for coaches and competitors. To Kyle Martin, the event represents a grandiose stage that matches the competition level. Martin found so much enjoyment and success in last year’s event, he couldn’t...
Ex-Hampton golfer’s game heats up during successful summer
Former Hampton golfer Justin Griffith is getting two more swings at his first state title. Griffith, 23, qualified for the 109th Pennsylvania Amateur Championship, scheduled for July 25-27 at Llanerch Country Club outside Philadelphia, and the 106th Pennsylvania Open Championship, set for Aug. 8-10 at Longue Vue Club in Penn...
Girls lacrosse champs headline successful school year for Chartiers Valley sports
There is change in the air on several fronts as Chartiers Valley’s athletic programs prepare for the 2022-2023 season. However, this isn’t about looking ahead, this is about celebrating the success Colts teams enjoyed from this past school year. “For me, success is defined differently for each program,” Chartiers Valley...
Senior core made a difference for Bethel Park girls lacrosse
They were mainstays in the Bethel Park girls lacrosse program for four years. Caitlyn Schultz, Riley Miller and Tori Krapp proved to be near-unstoppable four-year starters for the Black Hawks. “Those three have led this team in every way over the last four years,” coach Becky Luzier said. “Tori was...
Seniors leave championship legacy with Bethel Park baseball program
The seniors on the 2022 Bethel Park championship baseball team enjoyed tremendous success in their varsity careers. The Black Hawks captured back-to-back PIAA titles in 2021-2022 after finishing second and third in WPIAL Class 5A. In 2022, Bethel Park was 14-3 in the regular season, took second place in section...
