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North Allegheny basketball coach Dave DeGregorio retires after 31 seasons at 4 schools
After three decades as a boys basketball coach, Dave DeGregorio knew saying goodbye would never be easy. “It was a difficult decision from the perspective of working with this group of kids,” he said. “I really like this group of kids. But like my wife said, ‘That will be every...
‘I just wanted to come back and show love:’ Skyy Moore hosts Before Your Eyes Summer Jam
Sunday marked the fourth time Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore gave back to his hometown of New Kensington. He returns each time for the kids, hoping to inspire the younger generation. “It’s all about the kids that look up to me,” Moore said. “For everybody that had a...
Norwin coach guiding more young wrestlers to success on national level
Despite all of his accomplishments coaching wrestling, Kyle Martin still manages to take teams to new levels. Martin, the head coach at Norwin who spends his WPIAL and PIAA offseasons training youth wrestlers, guided Team Pennsylvania to its first victory in the PA 16U Greco Roman National Duals in more...
Gateway linebacker Jakson Smith seeking breakthrough season
Football players know that when they become upperclassmen, coaches expect more from them. That does not necessarily mean more tackles or highlight reel plays. Rather, it is an understanding that they are more capable of helping the team win. Gateway junior linebacker Jakson Smith is one of those players who...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Athletes help Quaker Valley team to Science Olympiad gold
Quaker Valley athletes Luca Albano and Colin York delivered a newsworthy performance in the classroom this year. Albano (tennis) and York (hockey) were cited on the school district website for taking first place in the “Write It, Do It” event at the Pennsylvania State Science Olympiad competition — a historic...
Future looks even brighter for Eden Christian baseball
Wait ‘til next year. The Eden Christian Academy baseball team pounded the cover off the ball this season, finishing with a .333 composite batting average. But watch out for next season. All but two players on the 2025 playoff squad — seniors CF/P Jacob Janicki (CF/P) and Chan Kim (OF)...
Imani Christian goes undefeated, tops Norwin for Tre Cunningham Tournament title
The proud owner of a Most Valuable Player trophy and a $1,000 scholarship, Deston Hubbard described what an MVP should be. “Wow, that’s a great question,” the rising senior guard from Imani Christian said. “He has to be a leader. Someone who isn’t just a scorer, but someone holds the...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Jeannette names new boys, girls soccer coaches
The Jeannette boys and girls soccer teams will be under new leadership this fall. Jayhawks alum Luke Brummett takes over the boys team, while a veteran coach in the county, Derek Cuthbert, is now in charge of the girls. Brummett, 25, replaces Steve Pons, who resigned after two seasons. Brummett,...
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
In April, the Valley News Dispatch recognized Katerina Tsambis as its girls basketball player of the year. Because of her additional excellence in soccer and track and field, she has earned the Valley News Dispatch’s Girls Athlete of the Year honor. To Tsambis, sports are not just a hobby. They...
Leechburg’s Jake Cummings earns Valley News Dispatch boys athlete of the year honors
Jake Cummings has no shortage of fans around Leechburg, most notably the coaches who know him best. “He is the best human being I have ever worked with in my 52 years of coaching football,” Leechburg football coach Randy Walters said. Added Blue Devils baseball coach Heath Shimer: “As a...
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King earns 3rd straight TribLive Westmoreland County girls athlete of the year honor
What was Mt. Pleasant senior Lily King’s most memorable moment during her senior year? Well, it had nothing to do with her individual accomplishments in the pool. It was when the Mt. Pleasant boys and girls swim teams, together, won PIAA Class 2A titles for the first time in school...
Jeannette football, basketball star Kymon’e Brown named TribLive Westmoreland County boys athlete of the year
Kymon’e Brown is constantly striving. The rising senior at Jeannette aims to be a better leader each time he joins his teammates, and he is always looking to improve with an eye toward one-upping his opponents and proving himself. He wants to be great — not just good, as he...
Trib HSSN’s top stories from the 2024-25 school year
Top high school sports stories from 2024-25 Sept. 18, 2024 Girls flag football officially becomes a PIAA-sanctioned sport. With more than 100 school-sponsored teams statewide, the PIAA board votes to add the sport in the 2025-26 school year. Sept. 27, 2024 Hopewell’s Rocco Marcantonio ties a WPIAL record with a...
2-sport North Allegheny star excited to play college ball at Drake
Whether he was defending passes in football or soaring through the air in track, Nick Humphries left his mark at North Allegheny. Now he’s ready to make the leap all the way to Des Moines, Iowa. The 2025 NA graduate departed in late June for Drake, where he will begin...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy’s Javon Johnston impresses at nationals
Shady Side Academy’s Javon Johnston impressed at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Johnston finished in first place in the triple jump in the freshman division, winning the event with a leap of 45 feet, 11.5 inches. Johnston also finished third in the long jump with...
North Allegheny’s Kayli Dings a rising star in WPIAL girls golf
North Allegheny’s Kayli Dings remembers when she had a hard time hitting a golf ball more than 50 yards. “It was very frustrating,” she said. “But, honestly, that’s what made it so fun. It was so competitive. It motivated me to get better.” Dings, who will be a senior at...
Baseball standout Jeremy Haigh caps Fox Chapel career with all-star game, all-state selection
Jeremy Haigh was caught off guard when he received an email from Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings. The recent Foxes graduate didn’t realize he had been nominated for the Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association All-State team. Haigh, who was chosen by the organization as first team all-state as a...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 parade of champions: Individual titles
There is no I in team, but there is an I in the word impressive. These district athletes rose above all others to claim gold in their respective high school sports in the 2024-2025 school year. This salute to champion’s parade includes these folks who marched alone to what turned...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 parade of champions: Team titles
What better way to honor the top teams from the 2024-2025 school year than to march the WPIAL champions in a victory parade stretching from Lawrence County down to Washington County. Everybody enjoys a nice parade in the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer as we wrap up another District...
Plum’s Owen Proskin ‘shoots for the stars,’ takes 2nd in decathlon at national meet
Most athletes are excited to compete at the national level for just one track event, but Plum rising senior Owen Proskin has taken it to the next level. “My dad is always saying let’s shoot for the stars,” Owen said of his coach and father, Matt Proskin. “Anywhere we are...
Jeannette boys basketball team wants to add another, more special title to its resume
Winning a WPIAL championship last winter meant a lot to the Jeannette boys basketball team. But a different title — should the host Jayhawks win it Saturday — would carry a different meaning. Special meaning. “We want to do it for his parents,” Jeannette rising junior guard Markus McGowan said,...
Franklin Regional shortstop Luke Williams pivots to Vanderbilt
When he first decommitted from Virginia three weeks ago, it was tough for baseball player Luke Williams to mentally erase the image he had of himself in a Cavaliers uniform. Virginia and AI had already given him an idea of what he’d look like in his fresh digs and he...
Former Latrobe basketball star Austin Butler settles into new role as Hempfield coach
Granted, it was a low-key summer tournament game on just his 38th day on the job, but Austin Butler’s stomach didn’t seem to be in knots when he took the floor to coach Thursday night at Jeannette. He looked different somehow in Hempfield blue and white, but he was in...
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero headed to Lakers in 2nd round of NBA Draft
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers. Thiero was chosen with the sixth pick of the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, 36th overall. The Lakers were apparently eager to pick him, moving up from 55th with a pair of trades to...
2025 TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the Year: Neshannock’s Addy Frye
TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the Year Addy Frye Neshannock, sr., P The Neshannock softball team went 100-1 in Addy Frye’s four seasons with the Lancers, a dominance that ranks their dynasty among the greatest in WPIAL history. They won four WPIAL titles and three state championships. This spring for...
