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2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Penn-Trafford’s Joe Enick
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. Referred to as “the best finisher” Penn-Trafford has had in the John...
Sirianni twins make unforgettable impact on Quaker Valley tennis program
They formed a firm foundation for the Quaker Valley boys tennis program the past four years. Twin brothers Mike and Will Sirianni were top-flight singles players at QV since their freshman season. “As a coach, if someone came to you and said you will ‘inherit’ twin brothers who will define...
1st state playoff victory headlines Quaker Valley boys lacrosse season
Quaker Valley’s boys lacrosse season started early and ran late. “This was a historic and fun season,” coach Chip Hansen said. “This started with the senior dinner in February when the seniors set their goals to win the section, finish in the top three of the WPIAL and win a...
New coach presiding over positive offseason for Penn Hills football
The excitement still hasn’t worn off for Charles Morris. Spending time working with his players on the Penn Hills football team feels right. Morris, a 2005 Penn Hills graduate who spent time as an assistant at Gateway and Plum, is excited to take over the Indians program with his first...
Pine-Richland hosting Future College Athlete field hockey clinic
For years it has been Donna Stephenson’s mission to grow the game of field hockey in Western Pennsylvania. So, when she was presented with a unique opportunity to host a clinic featuring instruction from nationally renowned coaches and former USA national players it was a no-brainer. Pine-Richland will host a...
With North Allegheny grad at helm, Penn State goes on run to club baseball World Series
The top-seeded Penn State D1 club baseball team went into the bottom of the ninth down 3-1 against Florida State in the semifinals of the National Club Baseball Association World Series in Greenwood, S.C. With a win, the Nittany Lions would get to play Florida State again for a berth...
Murrysville Star notebook: Palmer Jackson earns All-American honors
Some might say Palmer Jackson’s golf game is a 9 out of 10. No golfer is perfect. The game won’t allow for it. But Jackson had nine top-10 finishes this past college season, which also points to excellence. The junior from Notre Dame is one of the top players in...
Hampton’s Marshalwitz motivated to join brother on Youngstown State mound
Playing a sport on the same team with a brother is a goal that siblings often have. Playing a sport at the NCAA Division I level with a brother, however, is something that Cam Marshalwitz gets to experience. Casey Marshalwitz, Cam’s brother, is going into his senior year with Youngstown...
After WPIAL Hall of Fame swimming career, Aspinwall native climbs ranks in Marines
Mallory Dietrich has parlayed an outstanding swimming career at Oakland Catholic and the Naval Academy to her rise to captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. The Aspinwall native who graduated from Oakland Catholic in 2006 is now the deputy director of protocol for the superintendent of the Naval Academy in...
Deer Lakes’ Justin Brannagan named 2022 Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
2022 Valley News Dispatch Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year Justin Brannagan Deer Lakes, Sr., P/INF Justin Brannagan had a propensity this year for coming up big in clutch playoff scenarios. In February, Deer Lakes trailed Blackhawk by one point in the final seconds of a WPIAL Class 4A first-round...
Burrell’s Katie Armstrong earns 2022 Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year honors
2022 Valley News Dispatch Softball All-Stars Player of the Year Katie Armstrong Burrell, Jr., P If the regular season didn’t already show it, then a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game against Belle Vernon proved just how dominant Burrell junior pitcher Katie Armstrong was throughout the spring. Armstrong held a potent...
Penn-Trafford’s Mia Smith takes 2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball Player of the Year honors
The evolution of Mia Smith’s high school softball career began in 2019 when she was a freshman. A closer two seasons ago when Penn-Trafford won a PIAA championship, Smith took over the lead role in the circle this season and shined. She led the Warriors (20-4) to a runner-up finish...
Latrobe’s Logan Short named 2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
Player of the Year Logan Short Latrobe, Sr., C Latrobe baseball coach Matt Basciano and Latrobe American Legion coach Jason Bush heap praise on senior Logan Short. The Wildcats’ catcher batted .537 this spring and was 0.0013 percentage points from breaking Zach Kokoska’s batting average record. Short did set the...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace
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. When coach Randy Walters talks about Leechburg football star Braylan Lovelace, he...
George Guido: Times have changed for high school coaches
With the recent bombshell resignations of successful, local high school coaches, it’s apparent that outside responsibilities are derailing careers on the sidelines. Deer Lakes boys basketball coach Terence Parham, winner of 86 games in just seven seasons, resigned last week because of his expanded duties with Amazon. Several weeks earlier,...
State playoff loss puts heartbreaking ending on successful season for North Hills softball
Sophia Roncone didn’t bend when facing the pressure of the first round of the PIAA Class 5A softball playoffs. What the North Hills senior pitcher did was turn in one of the best performances of her career. Roncone, a Holy Cross commit, took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against...
Chartiers Valley softball season punctuated by memorable playoff wins
Success isn’t always measured by championships. For a second straight season, the Chartiers Valley softball team enjoyed a strong regular season followed by a deep run in the district playoffs and a season-ending loss in the state postseason. “Overall, I think we had a really good season,” Chartiers Valley coach...
Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse catches lightning in a bottle in WPIAL championship season
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team’s run of three straight WPIAL championships ended this past season. However, that doesn’t mean the school didn’t mine any gold this year. The Colts girls lacrosse team captured its first district crown this spring, becoming the third girls program to win a WPIAL team...
Decorated senior class leads Bethel Park girls lacrosse to memorable season
Four seniors on the Bethel Park girls lacrosse team were honored as all-section selections this season. Caitlyn Schultz and Riley Miller, both midfielders, were named to the first team while midfielder Tori Krapp and defender Chloe McDaniel were chosen to the second team. Miller also was voted All-WPIAL. Schultz was...
Bethel Park turns PIAA double play with back-to-back championships
The similarities are uncanny. Bethel Park advanced to the PIAA Class 5A championship game in 2022 for the second consecutive season. And for the second straight time, the Black Hawks played for the title June 17 at Penn State’s Medlar Field. The opening pitch both years was scheduled for 4:30...
Bethel Park boys lacrosse team found plenty of bright spots despite roster challenges
Bethel Park’s boys lacrosse team had big designs for the 2022 season. “Our ultimate goals (were) to bring a section championship back to Bethel and win our first WPIAL championship,” said senior midfielder Max Radcliffe in discussing the team earlier in the season. The Black Hawks did qualify for the...
Impact players made season successful for PIHL girls league runners-up
The inaugural season of the highly anticipated PIHL girls division has been completed. One of the top squads in the league was Team Central, which finished as PIHL runner-up with an 8-4 record. Coached by RMU youth hockey coordinator Joe Cummings, the Central girls won six of seven regular-season games...
Baldwin’s Cherico gains perspective, makes plans in 1st year as AD
Anthony Cherico was appointed this spring as athletic director in the Baldwin-Whitehall school district. The board of directors voted to appoint Cherico to the fulltime position in late March. He previously served as Baldwin’s interim AD throughout the 2021-22 school year. Cherico, 46, was a coach and teacher in the...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Softball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
This spring, those sitting at head of the softball class had a clear view of so many individual and team standout performances. A perfect season, two schools winning both district and state gold, two schools winning their first WPIAL championships and one school closing the book on a historic title...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
This spring, those sitting at head of the baseball class had a chance to see a lot of thrilling title runs and some great encore performances. Two teams that did not win district titles rebounded to claim state gold. There were two teams that repeated, one as WPIAL champion and...
