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Hampton, Greensburg Salem to meet in Greater Allegheny 1st-place showdownVideo
Greensburg Salem’s football team will try to extend a streak this week that could help end another. The Golden Lions haven’t had a four-game winning streak since 2016, and the last time they won a conference title was in 2009. A win against Indiana last week accomplished that goal as...
WPIAL director joins Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank coalition
WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman, who is leading a league-wide food drive this fall, was named Monday to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Sports and Media Coalition. Scheuneman joins a 20-person council with representatives from local media outlets as well as the area’s college and professional sports organizations. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 27, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 6, Norwin 0 Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Oakland Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Class A Winchester Thurston at Ellis School, 4 p.m. Nonsection Penn-Trafford at...
High school roundup for Sept. 27, 2021: Salvitti posts low number at WPIAL semifinals
Central Catholic golfers were all over the top of the leaderboard at the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals at Willowbrook CC in Apollo on Monday, with Rocco Salvitti taking medalist honors with an even-par 72. He was followed by teammates Aidan Burchianti (73) and Carter Pitcairn (74) and Shady Side Academy’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 27, 2021: Key cross country meets on tap
If you wanted to know which way to run to win cross country gold in WPIAL Class 3A in 2020, the answer was north. In the WPIAL boys cross country team championships, North Allegheny finished first, Butler second and Seneca Valley third. In the girls team championship results, North Allegheny...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Sept. 27, 2021
The Mohawk football team won a combined three games in the last two years. The Warriors finished 1-6 last fall and 2-9 in the most recent full season in 2019. So when Mohawk started this year by winning one of its first three games, few paid attention. Folks are paying...
Shady Side Academy girls soccer makes goal count in shutout win over Burrell
The defending Section 2-2A champion Shady Side Academy girls soccer team scored just one time in Monday’s Section 2-2A contest on the turf at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium. But that one score near the midway point of the first half was all the Bulldogs needed for a 1-0 victory. “We knew...
Mt. Pleasant tennis player Emily Marne on target in another sport
From the moment Emily Marne looked through a scope and fired a blast of air at a target from about 33 feet away, she knew rifle was going to be her sport. “I asked, ‘Can I try that out?’ ” said Marne, who plays No. 2 singles for the Mt....
Yough girls soccer program loaded once again
As sure as the sun comes up each day, Yough has been a WPIAL girls soccer playoff team under coach Dann Appolonia. The Cougars have made the district postseason every season since 2010. Appolonia took over in 2012. And here’s the thing with his teams: Just when they look like...
Shaler, Thomas Jefferson take over top spots in Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 4 top-10 rankings Monday, and there are changes at the top in both Class 4A and Class 3A. Shaler, which went 3-0 last week and swept past undefeated North Allegheny in a Section 1 clash, is the new No. 1 team...
Latrobe cross country teams off to strong starts, eye big-meet success
Christmas season isn’t here yet, but Todd Simpson is ready to hang some ornaments. To Simpson, Latrobe’s long-time cross country coach, “ornaments” are another word for the trophies and medals that decorate the hallways of the school. And he has reason to be festive. About the midway point of the...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Paloma Swankler
The girls soccer program at Norwin is always near the top of the WPIAL, including a state title in 2017. The Knights are winning in a somewhat unconventional way as far as high school soccer goes, with a balanced scoring approach and a first-year coach, Diane Metzger. “She brings a...
Burrell cross country team adding depth to young program
Chris Legters started the Burrell cross country program six years ago and is excited about the interest developing at the school. But the interests of 15- to 18-year-olds can be scattered, and that’s a reality with which Legters has become quite familiar. “I’m very happy with our kids this year,”...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Freeport’s Erica Lampus
Some would call it a tradition of success or an expectation to win. At Freeport, girls volleyball players simply “refuse to lose.” It’s a mantra that held true for many years under coach Tom Phillips, according to senior outside hitter Erica Lampus. “That’s ingrained in all of us,” she said....
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2021 Week 4
He scored the tying touchdown with under five minutes left in the game, then he ran 40 yards for the winning TD with under 10 seconds remaining in a battle between the two top teams in Class 4A of the WPIAL. Belle Vernon senior quarterback Devin Whitlock may not be...
What to watch for Sept. 27, 2021: Boys head to WPIAL golf semis
The district individual golf postseason continues Monday with the WPIAL Class AAA boys semifinals. Seventy-two golfers qualified from the sectionals last week to participate in the district semifinals. District 7 produced the most participants with 19 golfers set to tee off at the Willowbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon. Section...
High school sports schedule for Sept. 27, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A Hempfield at Norwin, 6 p.m. Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1 North Allegheny at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. North Hills at Butler, 8 p.m. Shaler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Central Catholic at Latrobe, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at...
Trib HSSN soccer rankings for week of Sept. 26, 2021
Girls Class 4A Team, record, last rank 1. Moon (7-0), 4 2. North Allegheny (7-0-1), 1 3. Seneca Valley (6-1-2), 2 4. Peters Township (5-2-2), 3 5. Latrobe (6-0-1), NR OUT: Butler (6-0-2), 5 Class 3A 1. Mars (5-0-1), 1 2. Plum (8-0), 2 3. Montour (4-2), 3 4. Hampton...
Trib HSSN broadcast listings for week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3
We turn the calendar from September to October this week with plenty of high school sports on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 5 of the high school football season with 31 WPIAL, District 6, District 9 and independent high school...
Westmoreland High School notebook: WPIAL golf finals on horizon
The WPIAL individual golf postseason winds into the semifinal rounds for Class AAA while Class AA players are preparing to play for WPIAL championships. The boys Class AAA semifinals will be Monday at Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo. Westmoreland area qualifiers include Nick Turowski and Chase Crissman of Penn-Trafford; Owen...
Belle Vernon’s Sassak igniting boys soccer team
In the fall, Daniel Sassak likes to add some noise and school spirit to the Belle Vernon student section at football, girls soccer and girls volleyball games. The rest of the time, the senior gives that same student section something to cheer about at boys soccer games. Like that memorable...
Thomas Jefferson soccer teams looking to make playoff noise
Thomas Jefferson ended up third in Section 3-3A boys soccer last year behind co-champs Belle Vernon and Trinity. The Jaguars are prepared to leapfrog over both opponents this season. “I believe we have the ability to compete for a section title,” coach Michael “Doc” Kulish said. ” We are a...
Brentwood soccer chasing 4th straight playoff trip
Brentwood has strung together three straight WPIAL playoff appearances in boys soccer, advancing to the quarterfinals each season. A fourth postseason berth in a row appears to be within reach. “My expectations are high. We have six returning starters,” coach Ron DiNardo said. “All together, we are hoping for a...
Michael DiSantis shows scoring touch for Sewickley Academy boys soccer
Welcome to the “Michael DiSantis Show,” which played to excellent reviews at Sewickley Academy early this season. DiSantis, a junior midfielder and third-year starter, sparked SA boys soccer to a 4-0 start with impressive section wins against Beaver County Christian, Southmoreland, Neshannock and Riverside. DiSantis erupted for 12 goals in...
Young Quaker Valley volleyball team gaining experience, momentum
Quaker Valley is in the midst of a rebuilding project in girls volleyball this season. The Quakers utilized five seniors in an eight-player rotation a year ago, leaving coach Mike Vavrek with three returning starters in 2021. The veteran coach has been fashioning this year’s squad around seniors Anna Weisser,...
