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Kiski track hopes to carry indoor performance into spring
After not having a winter indoor track season for two years, Tom Berzonsky was just happy his athletes had an outlet to compete. Berzonsky, in his 21st season coaching the Cavaliers track team, recently guided the team through the TSTCA indoor championships on Feb. 19. “We were happy,” Berzonsky said....
Gold medal performance ‘complete surprise’ for Deer Lakes’ Elizabeth Orosz
Elizabeth Orosz had a performance to remember at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Feb. 12. The Deer Lakes senior won a gold medal in the uneven bars with a score of 9.425 in the Diamond Division. She also placed fifth in the vault and ninth in the all-around against the best...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 7, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
High school roundup for March 7, 2022: Erlain lifts Pine-Richland to OT win
Alex Erlain’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner to lead Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over Central Catholic in a PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup playoff game Monday night. Esai Morse assisted on the game winner and Daniel Mooney made 18 saves for second-seeded Pine-Richland, which will...
Top-seeded Thomas Jefferson fights off Hempfield upset bid in Penguins Cup playoffs
Six minutes into its postseason opener Monday night, Thomas Jefferson faced the challenge of an early three-goal deficit. Twenty seconds into overtime, the top-seeded Jaguars were the ones celebrating a grueling comeback victory as Nick Stock completed the hat trick to secure a 7-6 win over eighth-seeded Hempfield in the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2022: PIAA basketball playoffs tip off
The Road to Hershey opens up Tuesday, a lot sooner this year than in past years. In the past, the PIAA basketball playoffs began the Friday and Saturday after the WPIAL championships. However, this year, the PIAA made the change to move the first round up to Tuesday and Wednesday...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 7, 2022
In each of its five previous WPIAL girls basketball championship runs since 2013, Bishop Canevin had high expectations, with teams that were always seeded in the top four. That was not the case this season, as few people outside of the Crusaders locker room thought a sixth district crown in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 7, 2022
No two gold strikes are alike. Two years ago, Laurel Highlands stunned many, coming out of nowhere to dethrone Mars in the Class 5A championship game to win the school’s first WPIAL boys basketball crown in over 50 years. There were no eyebrows raised Friday when the Mustangs remained undefeated...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games Boys basketball Class 5A First round 8-1 Brashear (8-10) at 7-3 Highlands (18-7) 7 p.m. Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 Laurel Highlands (25-0)/3-9 Elizabethtown (16-10) on Friday in the second round (site and time TBD) Layup lines: Brashear’s postseason run began with an upset victory over Obama in...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s game Boys Class 4A First round 7-4 Belle Vernon (19-4) at 8-1 Obama Academy (12-8) 7 p.m. Winner plays: Winner of Hickory (16-8)/Quaker Valley (23-0) on Friday in second round Layup lines: Belle Vernon returns to the court after a 64-53 loss to Montour in the WPIAL semifinals. Montour...
Apollo-Ridge’s Bartha to step down as athletic director, stay on as girls basketball coach
As Ray Bartha prepares his Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team for Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game at District 10 champion West Middlesex, he also is moving forward with his plans to transition away from the school’s athletic director position after 14 years. The Apollo-Ridge School Board accepted and approved...
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff previews: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games Class 2A Quarterfinals 5-Meadville (12-7) vs. 4-Penn-Trafford (15-4) 8:30 p.m. at Palmer Imaging, Delmont Winner plays: Winner of 8-Hempfield/1-Thomas Jefferson in semifinals, 7 p.m. March 15 at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, Neville Township Ice chips: Meadville finished third in the West Division behind Thomas Jefferson and...
Kiski Area girls basketball ends season on high note
For the Kiski Area girls basketball team, all the pieces are in place. The only thing to do now is to continue to work, train and wait until next season. “Overall, I was happy with how hard the girls competed,” said Kiski Area coach Nick Dizon, who just finished his...
Freeport girls coach frustrated by up-and-down season
The exasperation in Fred Soilis’s voice is palpable. Following his seventh season leading the Freeport girls basketball team, Soilis is left with a number of questions about what exactly went wrong. “I think it was the most difficult, challenging season of my seven seasons in coaching,” he said. “After dealing...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Luke Beatty, Franklin Regional
After losing in a playoff game, especially the championship game, most teams take time to reflect and decompress before starting to think about the future. This was not the case for Franklin Regional’s hockey team after their loss in the Penguins Cup Final last year. “On that bus ride home,...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Cole Clark
Cole Clark feels a responsibility to carry on the tradition of Burrell wrestling. One of the state’s most consistent programs, Burrell has built a tradition of success rivaled by very few teams in the Commonwealth. “You carry that standard with you when you wrestle, whether for team wrestling or individual,”...
After incident in WPIAL semifinals, should postgame handshake lines continue?
Should handshake lines disappear from the WPIAL? No, says the league’s top administrator, even though one of the WPIAL’s best basketball players will miss the first round of the PIAA playoffs after a postgame confrontation. WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said eliminating handshakes would essentially absolve players and coaches of...
High school sports schedules for March 7, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 7, 2022
The February Frenzy truly becomes the Madness of March with the start of the PIAA basketball and PIHL hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have coverage of the first and second rounds of the 2022 PIAA basketball playoffs, along with audio action of the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: March 6, 2022
After back-to-back sub-500 seasons, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team turned the corner last season with a young roster. The Bulldogs finished on top in Section 3-3A with an overall record of 14-3 before falling in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals. However, that may have set the stage for...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: March 6, 2022
South Fayette was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball tournament, but few gave them or anyone else a chance as top-seeded Chartiers Valley was shooting for a fourth straight district title. “We never talked about it,” South Fayette coach Bryan Bennett. “Our goal for the...
What to watch for in H.S. sports for March 7, 2022: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs commence
The puck drops on the 2022 PIHL postseason this week with six quarterfinals games Monday, seven more Tuesday and the final three Thursday. The PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs are made up of eight teams in Class 3A, 2A and A. The winners this week advance to the semifinals set for...
Final 2021-22 PIHL regular-season standings through March 6, 2022
Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings through the end of the regular season. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A *-North Allegheny, 17-2-1...
Knoch girls basketball team regroups for 1st trip to PIAA playoffs
Usually, a high school team coming into a large venue such as Petersen Events Center or the old Civic Arena had trouble adjusting to the surroundings with no wall behind the baskets and other factors. Knoch, however, was the opposite Saturday. The Knights played well for nearly three quarters until...
Westmoreland boys, girls basketball teams ready for PIAA playoffs
Some say luck is when preparation crosses paths with opportunity. For many WPIAL basketball teams, luck had a lot to do with their state playoff fate. It was, after all, in the hands of other teams. With the league’s follow-the-winner format to determine PIAA qualifiers and their seedings back in...
