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Highlands boys basketball coach Stoczynski resigns after 9 seasons
Tyler Stoczynski won 131 games in nine seasons, including 108 over the past six years, as the Highlands boys basketball coach. That run came to an end Tuesday evening when he informed the team and the Highlands administration that he would be stepping down from the position. Stoczynski, who helped...
2021 WPIAL team golf championships preview
WPIAL team golf championships 10 a.m. Thursday, Cedarbrook Golf Course, Rostraver (Gold Course, boys; Red Course, girls) Boys breakdown Class 3A Teams: Central Catholic, Fox Chapel, Mars, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, Seneca Valley. Players to watch: Blake Bertolo, Jr., Mars; Aidan Burchianti, Jr., Central Catholic; Zach Dyke, Sr., Mt. Lebanon;...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Malia Kearns
Malia Kearns School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Kearns, a Robert Morris commit, recorded two goals and three assists to lead Penn-Trafford (5-7, 4-5) to a 7-1 win over Hempfield in Section 3-4A action Oct. 4. Three days later, Kearns had a goal and an assist for...
Freshmen bring spark to Greensburg Central Catholic girls tennis program
Denise Cefola-Guzik remembers the good old days of Greensburg Central Catholic girls tennis and hopes the 2021 season will return a once-proud program to prominence. The Centurions finished second to Valley in Section 1-2A with a 6-1 record, making the Class 2A team playoffs for the first time since 2018....
Led by junior class, Derry golf program reaching new heights
Over the last year, Hunter Jurica’s golf game has taken off. The proof? A 13-stroke improvement from last year’s WPIAL Class 2A individual championships to this season, and a trip to the PIAA championships for the first time in the junior’s career. “I wouldn’t say that I’m happy, but I...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller
Eliza Miller Class: Sophomore School: Kiski Area Sport: Cross Country Report card: Miller set a Division I, Section 4 meet record with a time of 18 minutes, 57 seconds en route to winning at Northmoreland Park last Wednesday. Her performance helped the Kiski Area girls to a third-place finish in...
Burrell hockey team features deeper roster for 1st-year head coach
When Burrell hockey president Dave Burkett approached Luke Kopchak this summer about becoming the next coach of the Bucs, it didn’t take long for him to decide to jump on the opportunity. Kopchak had coached many of the players on the roster in amateur hockey and was an assistant for...
Apollo-Ridge continues to fight despite shorthanded roster
After the Apollo-Ridge footall team made its first WPIAL semifinal appearance last season, a number of quality players graduated, and the Vikings had key positions to fill. It has been as hard to keep the players on the field as it was to find the replacements. Apollo-Ridge’s season has been...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2021
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 10, Allderdice 0 Class 2A Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, (n) Penn-Trafford 2, Fox Chapel 0 Class A Ellis School at Winchester Thurston, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Class 3A Norwin at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, 7:45 p.m. Class A...
High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2021: Latrobe girls soccer wins 1st section title since ’92
Robin Reilly, Regan Reilly and Ella Bulava scored to lead Latrobe to a 3-0 victory over Hempfield (0-14, 0-9) in Section 3-4A girls soccer Tuesday, giving the Wildcats their first division title since 1992. Becca Reed and Morgan Reilly recorded assists and Sofia DeCerb and Corinne Brunette combined on the...
Kentucky coach John Calipari visits Imani Christian to see 6-10 freshman phenom
Imani Christian is a small school in East Hills, yet Saints basketball coach Khayree Wilson welcomed one of college basketball’s biggest names Tuesday. Kentucky coach John Calipari was there to see Alier Maluk, a 6-foot-10 freshman who already has offers from Pitt, LSU, Seton Hall and Texas A&M. The 15-year-old...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 12, 2021: Girls volleyball
There are still two weeks left in the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season, but several teams have already clinched a spot in the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 12, 2021: Girls soccer
Section play in the 2021 girls soccer regular season section play has less than one week left. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 13, 2021: Final boys soccer playoff spots on the line
Fourteen of the 16-team playoff field is set in Class 3A WPIAL boys soccer with the final two postseason berths possibly decided by two matches Wednesday. In Section 1-3A, Knoch (5-6-1) visits Indiana (6-7) with fourth place and a playoff spot at stake. The winner of the match clinches a...
Plum girls soccer team gears up with playoffs right around corner
The Plum girls soccer team has displayed its usual dominance through the regular season, and the two-time WPIAL Class 3A finalists have their sights set on another strong postseason run. But before the Mustangs, 14-1 overall after Tuesday’s 10-0 victory over Section 3 playoff contender and rival Penn Hills, can...
Southmoreland blanks Mt. Pleasant to keep section title hopes alive
Southmoreland’s offense tends to attract all the headlines, but the Scotties showed they can play some defense, too. Like, really good defense against a threatening opponent. In a must-win game to keep their hopes of back-to-back section titles alive, the second-ranked Scotties limited Mt. Pleasant’s opportunities and turned away the...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 12, 2021
After a big-time shuffling of the deck the last few weeks with several head-to-head contests, the waters calmed in the sea of state football rankings in Week 6. A total of four teams lost their grip on the HSSN top five state rankings while all of the top dogs remain...
Hempfield, Latrobe tennis teams come together to celebrate late coach’s vision
Enrico Campi played a vital role in developing the blossoming interest of scores of Westmoreland County tennis players in his nearly three decades of owning the Greensburg Racquet Club. Five years after his death, the girls he once instructed gathered to commemorate him as their senior seasons of high school...
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the week: Jeannette’s Jordan Taylor
Jordan Taylor School: Jeannette Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Taylor, who has 29 goals this season, scored five goals to lead Jeannette to a 14-0 win over Geibel in Section 2-A action Oct. 2. Taylor, who has 55 goals in his career, scored five goals for the Jayhawks...
Freeport enters PIHL season with small roster but high expectations
To put in perspective how young the Freeport hockey team is, consider it will dress more freshmen than seniors every time it takes the ice this season. The Yellowjackets also will be low on numbers with only 11 skaters and two goalies, but coach Kelly Mason isn’t using their youth...
A-K Valley boys athlete of the week: Leechburg’s Gavin Cole
Gavin Cole Class: Senior School: Leechburg Sport: Soccer Report card: Cole had a hat trick in an 8-0 win for Leechburg over Derry last Tuesday. Through nine games, Cole had eight goals and eight assists. He is also the kicker for the Apollo-Ridge football team. Leechburg and Apollo-Ridge have a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 11, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 1, Norwin 0 North Allegheny 3, Hempfield 2 Peters Township 11, Allderdice 0 Class A Shady Side Academy 3, Aquinas Academy 2 Nonsection Pine-Richland 14, Upper St. Clair 0 Tuesday’s schedule Class 2A Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, 4 p.m. Fox...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 12, 2021: Girls soccer races coming down to wire
You could say that South Park and Elizabeth Forward are fit to be tied for their girls soccer section title. As the Eagles and Warriors conclude section play, they are deadlocked for first place with 7-0-2 records in Section 4-2A. On Tuesday, South Park visits Keystone Oaks while Elizabeth Forward...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Oct. 11, 2021
How do you deal with adversity? Every football coach is curious about his team’s answer to that question. While they might not want to find out, a positive response can set the table for a successful season. In Week 5, Seneca Valley was routed by Central Catholic in a battle...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 11, 2021: Boys soccer
Section play in the regular season is winding down and the 2021 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs are just around the corner. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie qualify for...
