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Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Sept. 14, 2021
It was a rough week for the top 30 teams in last week’s HSSN state football rankings. Eight of them tasted defeat in Week 2. The strange part is, only five of those eight teams fell out of the state top five. Coatesville in Class 6A, Penn-Trafford in 5A and...
Springdale girls soccer makes statement with strong start
The Springdale girls soccer team opened some eyes Sept. 4 when it toppled perennial Class 2A playoff contender Deer Lakes by a 7-3 score at Lancers Stadium. The Dynamos followed up that victory with an 11-1 rout of Class 2A Highlands. Springdale wasn’t done as it won a low-scoring 2-1...
Bell wants deep run, another team title for Latrobe tennis
Jenna Bell looks back at 2020 and is pleased with how the season unfolded for the Latrobe girls tennis team. But she also knows there are still some hurdles to clear. Bell, a senior standout for the Wildcats, has put together an impressive high school career, winning two individual section...
Storkel a positive example for young Greensburg Salem tennis
No matter what instrument you put in her hands, Paige Storkel can swing it. Storkel, a junior at Greensburg Salem, is a talented two-sport athlete, excelling on the Golden Lions tennis and softball teams. While she feels her future plans might lean more toward the diamond, she is no slouch...
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski
Nick Turowski School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Golf Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Turowski captured the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Boys Golf Championship after shooting a 1-under-par-71 on Sept. 10 at Latrobe Elks Golf Course. Turowski birdied his final two holes to finish one shot better than Kiski School’s Alberto Calafat and...
Kiski Area girls volleyball willing to work overtime for section title
On the eve of the first match, Kiski Area girls volleyball coach Jodie McCartney told her team that every time it takes the court in section play there is potential for a five-set match. The next day, that came to fruition. Kiski Area played a tight five-set match with Greensburg...
Small numbers don’t dampen enthusiasm, energy for Highlands soccer teams
The Highlands boys soccer team opened camp with 15 players, but that number became smaller heading into the season-opening tournament at home. Contact tracing from covid cases within the school forced four players into quarantine, leaving the Golden Rams with only 11 players and no subs for games on back-to-back...
A-K Valley Boys Athlete of the Week: Fox Chapel’s Jack Lorence
Jack Lorence Class: Senior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Cross country Report card: Lorence placed first at the Gateway Invitational on Sept. 4, finishing 22 seconds ahead of the field. He helped the Foxes win the overall title. Lorence also was the male lead in the 2020 high school musical at...
PIAA requires covid-19 vaccination for all officials working state playoffs
The PIAA will require its game officials in all sports to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 to work any state postseason contests this fall. In a bulletin for football officials posted online Tuesday, the PIAA said: “All officials must be fully vaccinated to officiate any postseason inter-district contest. The terms...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 13, 2021
High school Field hockey Class 3A Pine Richland 12, Norwin 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 4, North Allegheny 0 Golf Boys Monday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Hempfield 219, Latrobe 226 Medalists: Caden Biondi (H) 41 Greensburg Salem 238, Armstrong 252 Medalists: Zane Lasher (A) 39, Connor Harrington (GS) 46 Section 2...
High school roundup for Sept. 13, 2021: Bishop Canevin volleyball wins WPIAL title rematch
Olivia Thomas had 10 kills to lead Bishop Canevin to a 3-0 nonsection victory over Greensburg Central Catholic on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship game. Bishop Canevin won, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16. Abbie Maziarz added eight kills, Keira Kozlowski had seven kills...
Norwin, Kiski Area girls volleyball teams gather outdoors for unique matchup
Picture-perfect weather conditions greeted a large crowd, as well as both the Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams, for a special outdoor match at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift on Monday evening. The Pack the Park Volleyball Classic at the recently completed Ellen Toy Grass Court, or “The E” as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 14, 2021: Girls soccer section contenders collide
Last season, they finished in first and second place in their respective WPIAL girls soccer sections. On Tuesday, they meet for the first of two regular season meetings. There are four such matchups around the district, including a pair in Class 3A. In Section 2-3A, Connellsville finished first and Belle...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Sept. 13, 2021
The nonconference portion of the 2021 McKeesport football schedule has been like a box of mixed chocolates: Each one is different from the other and no two are alike. The Tigers have gone from Class 6A Baldwin to very athletic and run-oriented Woodland Hills to pass-happy Armstrong. Thus far, each...
Freshmen provide spark for emerging Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team
A wide-eyed bunch of freshmen are eager to make Mt. Pleasant a WPIAL contender in girls soccer. But don’t expect them to wait to make their mark. They are hungry now, ravenous and ready to soak up every crumb of game experience that comes their way. Four freshmen started in...
Perennially powerful Freeport girls volleyball program off to another good start
The Freeport girls volleyball team has big expectations this season. A section-title streak 16 years running is on the line, and the journey is underway for what the program hopes is a sixth WPIAL title since 2010. The Yellowjackets, No. 2 in the latest Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class...
Volleyball coaches association releases Week 2 WPIAL girls rankings
The Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association’s WPIAL girls volleyball top-10 rankings for Week 2 were released Monday morning after the opening week of section competition, additional nonsection matches and a quartet of tournaments Saturday. The top teams in each of the four classifications remained the same: North Allegheny (Class 4A),...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Logan Smith
Logan Smith Ligonier Valley golf Logan Smith spent a lot of time on golf courses this summer. Whether he was playing in junior tournaments around the region or working at Rolling Rock Club, he immersed himself in the game he loves. It’s paying off in a big way. Smith is...
New coach Brannigan hopes to lead her former team back to prominence at Greensburg Salem
Maybe it’s her competitive nature. Perhaps it’s the bittersweet memory of falling just short of a PIAA championship as a Greensburg Salem senior in 2006-07 that motivates Rachel Brannigan. Then again, playing girls volleyball for revered coach Lynn Jobe, the architect of the Golden Lions’ magical Class 3A state championship...
With strong senior class, Valley volleyball looking to pick up wins on, off court
At Valley, life lessons are handed out as frequently as volleyball lessons by coach April Stone. Stone, in her eighth season leading the Vikings girls volleyball program, is focused on the team’s improvement and is excited to lead a veteran group of players in their final high school season. But...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Caroline Dynka
Caroline Dynka Burrell tennis To be the best, you have to beat the best. Burrell’s Caroline Dynka faces that challenge every time she takes the court. As the Bucs No. 1 singles tennis player, she has the tough task of facing each opponent’s top player. She’s coming off a 6-4,...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Sept. 13, 2021
This weekend marks the start of conference play for WPIAL football teams in Class 6A and A, along with some in 4A, 3A and 2A, with a lot of the action seen or heard on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week...
2021 Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 2
Through two weeks of the 2021 WPIAL football season, Abraham Ibrahim had modest stats. The Chartiers Valley senior wide receiver had five receptions for 26 yards. That changed in a big way in Week 2. Ibrahim had nine catches for 229 yards and caught four touchdown passes from Colts quarterback...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 13, 2021: Section 2-A boys soccer gets started
Finally, WPIAL boys soccer section play will begin in Section 2-A on Monday. The section only has six teams, but other six-team sections began last week. Opening day of section play has Serra Catholic visiting Geibel Catholic at 4 p.m. while St. Joseph hosts Jeannette at 7 p.m. It is...
Westmoreland notebook: Southmoreland softball standouts earning recognition
WPIAL Class 3A semifinalist Southmoreland had a young softball lineup last season. It lost only three seniors to graduation. Among the roster were a talented crop of freshmen, 10 of them in fact, including power-hitting shortstop Amarah McCutcheon and pitcher Madison Brown. Both are making inroads to college softball through...
