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New Spartans coach Brown eager to turn Hempfield football into winners
When he was an assistant at Robert Morris, Mike Brown recruited football players from Hempfield, so he was familiar with the program. That he is a Penn-Trafford grad also added to his knowledge of the success-starved Spartans. Brown knows about the ire of fans and alumni, even the casual observer,...
George Guido: Valley’s PIAA softball title run in 2011 was worth the wait
Valley appeared on its way to a 2010 PIAA softball title. That didn’t happen, but the 2011 state title was worth the wait. The Vikings were undefeated and WPIAL champs in 2010 only to lose to Wilmington in the PIAA quarterfinals, 5-4, in nine innings on a catcher’s balk. It...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Anthony Speca, Central Catholic
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. The leading tackler as a freshman at Central Catholic, Anthony Speca immediately became a...
New Franklin Regional coach Lance Getsy pleased with team’s offseason progress
Following a legendary coach is not easy. It takes a special coach to be able to handle that, and Lance Getsy seems ready for the challenge he faces at Franklin Regional. Getsy was hired to replace Greg Botta, who resigned in January after accumulating 177 victories, seven conference titles, 21...
With postseason honors in tow, Bethel Park’s Milliken ready to embark on collegiate career
Bethel Park graduate Reagan Milliken will be taking a loaded resume with her to the Ohio State softball program in the fall. An athletic shortstop who led the Black Hawks to their first WPIAL softball title in school history, Milliken recently was named the Class 6A Player of the Year...
Bethel Park’s Chalus brothers relish final high school season together
The Chalus brothers can almost be considered mirror images. Eric Chalus, 19, stands 6-foot-1, weighs 180 pounds and is a left-handed pitcher. John Chalus, 17, goes 6-foot, 180 pounds as a right-handed hitting catcher. The two were instrumental in the Bethel Park baseball team’s thrilling PIAA championship run in 2021....
Bushy Run resumes Region 6 play Saturday; Region 7 starts
Bushy Run, playing in the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 6 tournament, had its game suspended Friday in the top of the third inning. Bushy Run was trailing Brighton Township (Beaver County), 1-0, when heavy thunderstorms stopped the game at Hutchison Field in Hopewell. The game will resume at 9:45...
Penn-Trafford’s Trevor Wilson headed for Gardner-Webb
Trevor Wilson was born in Charlotte, N.C., and eventually made his way to Penn-Trafford where he developed into a talented baseball pitcher. He made his mark in Harrison City, but he always will be a Carolina boy. His college commitment will play a part in that assertion. Wilson, a recent...
Plum soccer players head to national tournament with Pittsburgh Hotspurs
Plum rising junior Cami Collins said the Pittsburgh Hotspurs 05 Blue girls soccer season has been one to remember, and the goal is to bring home the gold from next week’s U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Bradenton and Sarasota, Fla. “It’s been a lot of fun to play harder...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL/City League Football All-Star team: Ta’Mere Robinson, Brashear
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. His name is Ta’Mere Robinson. If you haven’t heard about him, well, you will....
Miller, Meister headline North Allegheny Hall of Fame class
Championship-winning coaches Heidi Miller and Rick Meister were among 18 inductees chosen to enter the North Allegheny Hall of Fame this year. Both coached at the school for more than two decades as a head coach or assistant. Meister won WPIAL softball titles in 2002, ’03 and ’06, along with...
Soccer, golf success guides Greensburg Central Catholic to Class A Trib Cup title
The battle for the HSSN Trib Cup in Class A turned into a private affair. In the end, it was Greensburg Central Catholic hoisting the cup again. GCC registered the fourth most points of any school in 2020-21, trailing only North Allegheny, North Catholic and Mars. The HSSN Trib Cup...
Norwin serves notice with win at WCCA 7-on-7 tournamentVideo
There were notable absences at Thursday’s Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7-on-7 Football Passing Tournament at Latrobe. Organizers and coaches missed former president Larry Sellitto, who died in December. This was one of his favorite county events. Jeannette and Derry did not compete for the first time in the event’s 10...
New Deer Lakes soccer coach Aaron Smith steps in to ‘higher-end program’
Aaron Smith spent the past 11 years on the sidelines for the Valley girls soccer team. The most recent six were as the Vikings’ head coach. But change was in the air for the veteran mentor. Now, as the new Deer Lakes boys varsity head coach, Smith is ready to...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Jacob Porter, North Allegheny
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Jacob Porter loves Chick-Fil-A. He is a frequent patron. The 12-piece nuggets with barbeque...
Latrobe Legion ends drought, wins District 31 title
It had been 12 years since the Latrobe American Legion baseball team had won the District 31 playoff title. That drought ended Wednesday as the Jethawks defeated Yough, 9-1, at Legion Keener Field. “We’ve won five regular-season titles, and we’ve been to regionals seven times during that period,” Latrobe coach...
PIAA makes change to state basketball tournament, anticipates ‘normal’ fall
The state basketball tournament will start a little earlier this winter under a schedule change that makes cross-state travel easier for the semifinals and finals. The PIAA board unanimously approved the new postseason schedule Wednesday when it met at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. The...
In another victory for Lawrence County schools, Shenango secures Class 2A Trib Cup title
It was an incredible year for the WPIAL high schools located in Lawrence County. Each of the seven district schools (Ellwood City, Laurel, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Castle, Shenango, Union) won at least one WPIAL team championship and in some cases, multiple titles and/or a state crown. Now the county can...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Lamont Payne, Chartiers Valley
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Lamont Payne made a name for himself as an outstanding cornerback in a breakout...
Marko Thomas makes quick adjustment to surroundings as GCC’s head coach
Marko Thomas took over the Greensburg Central Catholic football program not quite knowing what to expect. But just the same, he was eager to peel back the curtain. He has been pleasantly surprised by his fresh surroundings, quickly establishing a connection with his new team. The coach at Connellsville the...
Shaun Reddick returns to lead Burrell girls basketball program
Shaun Reddick is no stranger to coaching basketball at Burrell in his nearly 25 years on the bench overall. The teacher in the Burrell School District has mentored players on the hard court at the middle school, freshman and junior varsity levels and served one season as the Bucs girls...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer program under new leadership
Two-time defending WPIAL Class A boys soccer champion Greensburg Central Catholic is loaded with talent again, but the team will have a new coach this fall. Tyler Solis resigned after five seasons leading the Centurions. He quickly was replaced, however, by Rob Fabean, his assistant over the last two years....
Trio of WPIAL champions, runners-up carry North Catholic to Class 3A Trib Cup crown
North Catholic’s team colors are scarlet and gold. However it was a good mix of silver and gold that has the Trojans repeating as HSSN Trib Cup Class 3A champions in 2020-21. North Catholic won WPIAL gold in girls soccer, girls volleyball and girls cross country while bringing home silver...
Pirates make MLB Draft special for Bethel Park’s Justin Meis
Justin Meis knew the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested when they continued to make calls to check in after almost every round late in the second day of the MLB Draft. Meis was on vacation with nearly two dozen members of his family at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland when he...
Jeannette announces latest hall of fame class
Jeannette announced its 2021 Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class on Tuesday. The class, selected by the the Jeannette Educational Foundation in conjunction with the school district, will be recognized during a home football game on Sept. 17 against Riverview. A banquet will follow on Sept 18. The latest inductees...
