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2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Penn Hills’ Carter Bonner
Carter Bonner doesn’t think going on the recruiting trail for football is an easy process. One thing that eases the Penn Hills junior’s mind when it comes to the decision-making process is the impact it has on his dad during the road trips to visit schools. The two made a...
Bushy Run Legion beats Latrobe, wins Region 7 for 2nd consecutive season
Bushy Run American Legion coach Scott Peyman planned for a bullpen game if his team reached the Region 7 championship game Wednesday at Forest Hills High School in Sidman. But pitcher Jayden Kennedy let the bullpen rest. The Jeannette rising senior allowed one run on six hits, and Bushy Run...
Lower Burrell Legion reflects on growth, potential for sustained success
Things started well for Lower Burrell Post 868 at the Region 7 American Legion playoffs. The Bulldogs got a strong pitching performance from Colton Whitlock in a 4-1 win over the Bedford Hurricanes on Saturday. But Lower Burrell wasn’t able to continue their winning ways, and losses to Latrobe and...
Soccer standout Warren Agostoni leaves Latrobe for academy in Texas, hopes to turn pro
Warren Agostoni was a foundational part of the Latrobe boys soccer team’s history-making run the past couple of seasons. The Wildcats posted their first section title and first playoff win with him netting and building goals. The talented All-WPIAL midfielder, though, won’t carry the momentum into his junior season. At...
2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Stars: McKeesport’s Kemon Spell
After a slow start and a strong finish to the 2024 football season, a lot was left on the table for the McKeesport football team. Thomas Jefferson beat the Tigers in the WPIAL 4A championship game, and that feeling hasn’t left Kemon Spell’s mind. “Last year we lost our first...
Bushy Run walks off Latrobe in Region 7 Legion playoffs; Hempfield East eliminated
Latrobe had beaten many opponents this season with late-inning rallies. But Bushy Run turned the tables on the Jethawks on Tuesday in the Region 7 tournament at Forest Hills High School in Sidman. Caleb Kerstetter laid down a perfect safety squeeze bunt with the with the bases loaded to score...
WPIAL grants Josh Pratt eligibility at Lincoln Park, yet basketball star must sit out playoffs
Josh Pratt, one of the top WPIAL basketball players, can join Lincoln Park on the court for his senior season, but he’s not eligible for the playoffs. The WPIAL on Monday granted eligibility to both Josh and Jeremiah Pratt, brothers who transferred from Aliquippa to Lincoln Park. The two were...
2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Pine-Richland’s Jay Timmons
Lawrence “Jay” Timmons is rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247 Sports, and Rivals has the Pine-Richland senior wide receiver/defensive back rated the 39th best in the nation and the second best in Pennsylvania. The son of former Steelers Super Bowl champion linebacker Lawrence Timmons said he is...
Razza helps keep Latrobe Legion undefeated at regionals
Latrobe’s American Legion baseball team got another strong pitching performance, this time by Joe Razza, and defeated rival Hempfield East, 2-1, in a Region 7 winners’ bracket game Monday at Forest Hills High School in Sidman. Razza allowed one run and on seven hits. East’s run was scored in the...
WPIAL rules Seton LaSalle QB Anthony Smith ineligible after transfer from Southmoreland
The WPIAL ruled Seton LaSalle transfer Anthony Smith ineligible, sidelining the up-and-coming quarterback for his sophomore season. Following an eligibility hearing Monday, a WPIAL panel found Smith’s transfer from Southmoreland was motivated at least partially by athletics, WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said. As a result, Smith is ineligible to...
Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson captures title at Fargo Junior Nationals
Kiski Area wrestler Mario Hutcherson entered the 16U Freestyle U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals last week in Fargo, N.D., wanting to add more hardware to an already impressive collection. Hutcherson won gold last summer in the Pan-Am championships, and he also is a four-time youth state champion, a two-time U.S....
2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Hempfield’s Brock Heisler
Though he is young for his grade, Brock Heisler has an old-school side to him. The Hempfield senior lineman, who just turned 17, wears vintage T-shirts to practice with pro athletes of the past on them, like Ken Griffey Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Sr. He listens to classic bands like...
Latrobe, Hempfield East Legion teams stay unbeaten at regions
Latrobe and Hempfield East finished 1-2 during the District 31 American regular season. Now they will square off in the winners’ bracket of the Region 7 tournament Monday at Forest Hills High School in Sidman. Game time is set for 5 p.m. Mason Hrubes had three hits (single, double and...
2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Peters Township’s Reston Lehman
It takes a special player to be a four-year starter on a Class 5A football team, especially for a program like Peters Township. Senior defensive end Reston Lehman is that special player. Lehman has started at defensive end/outside linebacker for the Indians on defense and at tight end on offense...
All-state honors pour in for Shaler spring athletes
Adam Hoffman was floating in the pool in South Carolina when he found out that his efforts with the Shaler boys volleyball team had earned him all-state honors. Hoffman was one of many Titan athletes across all spring sports who drew recognition in the postseason. Hoffman was named an honorable...
Butler Invitational success gave taste of things to come for Quaker Valley track team
Quaker Valley’s track and field program announced to WPIAL opponents that it would be a powerful postseason force in mid-April at the 60th annual Butler Invitational. The Quakers turned in an unforgettable performance at Butler to cap off an incredible regular season. It proved to be a historic performance by...
Decorated runner LJ Westwood joins Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Make no mistake, LJ Westwood can run. Then, and now. With aplomb. As stated in his Hall of Fame bio, the 2012 Quaker Valley graduate left a legacy as one of the most accomplished runners in the history of the school’s track and field and cross country programs. Westwood, who...
Fisher’s Files: Adou Thiero develops basketball IQ into ‘it’ factor
One of the many things in Quaker Valley product Adou Thiero’s favor as he begins his NBA journey is his five-star intelligence for the game of basketball. “At a young age, Adou demonstrated a high basketball IQ, and we always felt he carried the ‘it’ factor,” QV coach Mike Mastroianni...
Named state 6A player of the year, Pine-Richland’s Calle Henne leaves mark on program
Calle Henne was working on sharpening her craft, taking some swings at the local cages, when she received a text from her dad. The message she read contained outstanding news. Henne had been selected on July 8 as the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association’s player of the year in...
Recruiting process ramps up for Gateway’s Mykel Bruce-McCrommon
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon scored 22 points a game as a junior this past season as the Gateway boys basketball team finished 13-9 overall, tied Latrobe for second in Section 1-5A at 10-4 and again took part in the WPIAL playoffs. It wasn’t just putting the ball in the basket that made...
District 31 Legion teams sweep at Region 7 tournament
All four District 31 American Legion baseball teams earned wins during the first day the Region 7 tournament Saturday. Hempfield East, Bushy Run, Latrobe and Lower Burrell will square off Sunday in the winner’s bracket at Forest Hills. Latrobe battles Lower Burrell at 2 p.m., and Hempfield East and Bushy...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Pecora joins Hoffer’s football staff at Yough
They used to cook up pizzas — and 100-yard games — together, but Ben Hoffer and Dom Pecora will be coaching comrades this season at Yough. Pecora, the former head coach at Southmoreland and East Allegheny who most recently worked as an assistant at Penn-Trafford, is joining Hoffer’s staff. Hoffer...
Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Famer Harry Crytzer remembered as a ‘staple of Freeport athletics’
Harry Crytzer loved Freeport athletics. Whether it was basketball, volleyball or football, he was there rooting on Yellowjackets athletes. “From when I played on teams at Freeport, to when I was coaching, to being the AD and went to a lot of games with Harry and our athletic trainer, Bill...
New coach excited to take reins of tradition-rich Hampton cross country program
New Hampton boys cross country coach Kim Masarik knows all about running fast and clearing obstacles. Masarik, the most decorated female hurdler in North Allegheny history and a two-time NCAA Division I championship qualifier, was hired last month to replace longtime coach Dean Longwell, who stepped down following the 2024...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Fox Chapel hockey hosts program for young players
The Fox Chapel hockey club will introduce a new program to spark interest in younger age groups. The Foxes will host a free skate with the varsity team July 27 at the Alpha Ice Complex. The program is available to students in Fox Chapel school district who are entering first...
