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Birdie hopes he picks Westmoreland County games better than he climbs crates
Last week: 8-3 (72.7 %) Now that schools are open again, the Birdie has been visiting local cafeterias. Why? (A slice of pizza, some chicken nuggets and a chocolate milk where applicable, yes). “Milk crates,” he said. “I have been borrowing them by the dozen. I load them into the...
In program’s 1st WPIAL season, Hempfield girls golf comes out of clubhouse firing
After playing one season as a club team, Hempfield’s girls golfers were primed to begin their first year as a WPIAL member. The girls are apparently an iron, driver and putter team, too. Nobody saw this kind of start coming. The Lady Spartans have embraced the challenge that comes with...
Central Valley, Blackhawk left without Week 1 games after opponents cancel
In a dilemma reminiscent of last fall, Central Valley has started searching for a new opponent for Friday night’s football game. Central Valley was expecting to host Beaver, but the Bobcats canceled their Week 1 game because of covid-19 cases. In an email Wednesday, Beaver athletic director Alan Alcalde said...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 31, 2021
High schools Football Thursday’s game Nonconference Uniontown at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Nonconference Aliquippa at Beaver Falls, 7 p.m. Allderdice at Oak Glen, W.Va., 7 p.m. Apollo-Ridge at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Avella at Fort Cherry, 7 p.m. Beaver at Central Valley, 7 p.m. Belle Vernon at Chartiers...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Aug. 31, 2021
The first edition of the weekly 2021 HSSN state football rankings is here with a lot of familiar faces from the end of the 2020 high school football season. Five defending PIAA champions are back at the top of their class with St. Joe’s Prep (6A), Thomas Jefferson (4A), Central...
Covid cancels Riverview, Butler football games
The Riverview football team will not play its nonsection game at Chartiers-Houston on Friday. “We are experiencing multiple cases of covid-19 on the varsity football team. After numerous conversations with the Allegheny County Health Department, we have decided to suspend football practices and games from Aug. 30 (Monday) until Sept....
Fox Chapel girls soccer out to defend section title
For the 18th time in program history, the Fox Chapel girls soccer team brought home a section championship in 2020, edging WPIAL power Norwin by two points for the Section 3-4A crown. While a sizeable group of contributing seniors moved on — including All-WPIAL performers in goalkeeper Sammi Dunlap and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 30, 2021
High schools Golf Monday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 3 North Allegheny 199, Seneca Valley 209 Medalists: Chris Hoffman (NA) 37, Nolan Nicklas (SV) 36 Section 5 Blackhawk 220, Central Valley 248 Medalist: Jake Hofer (B) 39 Montour 226, Beaver 233 Medalists: Ryden Persinger (M) 39, Stephen Matthews (B) 43...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week 2021: Week Zero
On Sept. 22, 2017, Northgate edged Sto-Rox, 17-14 to improve the Flames’ record in the Class A Big Seven Conference to 2-2. Little did anybody know it would be the last Northgate football victory for nearly four years. The Flames torched a district high 32-game losing streak Friday when Northgate...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Derry, Latrobe, Connellsville hire alumni as coaches
Three district high schools recently decided to hire graduates as their next coaches. Derry named Troy Dolan Jr. as its new wrestling coach to replace Mike Weinell, who resigned this summer. Dolan was a three-time PIAA champion and four-time WPIAL champion. Latrobe named Karissa (Walker) Skiba as its new girls...
Deer Lakes runner McCoy gears preparation toward contending at WPIAL cross country championships
Carson McCoy is a state champion in track and field, as he won the PIAA Class AA title in the 1,600-meter run in May at Shippensburg after placing second at WPIALs at week earlier. Now, the Deer Lakes senior hopes to add more gold to his resume as one of...
Bishop Sycamore under scrutiny after facing Sto-Rox, IMG Academy on same weekend
Sto-Rox and Bishop Sycamore both wore black uniforms for their football game Friday at the Wolvarena, but the matching outfits weren’t the most unusual part of the weekend for the online school from Columbus, Ohio. Less than 48 hours after losing to Sto-Rox in the Western Pa. vs. Everyone Showcase,...
Volleyball coaches association releases preseason WPIAL girls rankings
Girls volleyball teams in the WPIAL officially begin their seasons Friday and Saturday with matches and tournaments all throughout the region. For the sixth year, the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association is ranking the teams with a top-10 poll for all four classifications. Each week, all 120 WPIAL head coaches...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week starting Monday, Aug. 30
We turn the calendar from the heat of August to the comfort (fingers crossed) of September with another busy weekend of high school football on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1 of the high school football season with 42 WPIAL...
Trib HSSN Football Player of The Week 2021: Week Zero
If he wasn’t on the list of top quarterbacks to watch around the district in 2021, Carson Davidson has ‘thrown’ his hat in the ring after a big start in Week Zero. “He came in confident and didn’t get rattled,” Blackhawk coach Zack Hayward said. “Playing Beaver Falls at Beaver...
2021 WPIAL girls soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL girls soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: With Sarah Schupansky and others gone, two-time defending champ North Allegheny will be a different team. But the Tigers only lost six players to graduation. Lucia Wells and Anna Bundy will keep the Tigers in the mix. Contenders: Peters Township looks to...
2021 WPIAL boys soccer preview: Rankings, contenders, players to watch
WPIAL boys soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: Defensively-sound Seneca Valley won 14 straight games to close out the 2020 season en route to WPIAL and PIAA titles. The Raiders must replace standouts Zack LaValle and Mason Baldwin, but bring back junior Beaux Lizewski, another All-WPIAL selection. George Williams was...
Uniontown optimistic under new head coach
Keith Jeffries has seen plenty of good football at Uniontown. The program has struggled in the last decade, but the 1993 Red Raiders graduate was on John Fortugna’s staff when the team won a playoff game in 2009 and were Keystone Conference Champions in 2001. “I think the kids were...
Laurel Highlands football ready to take the next step
The Laurel Highlands football team has plenty of talent at the skill positions entering the 2021 season. The challenge for the Mustangs and third-year coach Rich Kolesar will be to translate that talent to wins in a tough Big Eight Conference. Laurel Highlands’ schedule features two-time defending WPIAL and PIAA...
Westmoreland high school notebook: GCC’s Corinn Brewer stands out in national decathlon competition
Corinn Brewer wants to compete at the highest level of college track and field — and possibly beyond — so the senior at Greensburg Central Catholic is preparing herself now with high-level competition. Brewer traveled to San Francisco on Aug. 21-22 to compete in the Women’s Decathlon Association National Championships...
Pine-Richland boys soccer looks to build with experienced lineup
When Jordan Wiegand took the Pine-Richland boys soccer coaching job in 2019 he came to a program that had graduated 16 seniors who were major contributors since their sophomore season. Wiegand knew it would be a process to build the team back up into a playoff contender, but it was...
Plum girls soccer aims to maintain contender status
With back-to-back runs to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game, the Plum girls soccer team has established itself as a team to beat. Despite the loss of eight seniors who were starters or significant contributors from the last two postseason trips, including a berth to states in 2019, coach Jamie...
Plum boys soccer players motivated by early playoff exit
The Plum boys soccer team didn’t expect last season to end suddenly. But the Mustangs, seeded fourth in the Class 3A bracket after finishing as Section 4 co-champions with Franklin Regional, were stunned in the WPIAL first round by No. 13 South Fayette, 2-1. “That left a bitter taste in...
Optimism abounds for experienced Gateway girls soccer team
The 2020 season for the Gateway girls soccer team was anything but normal as covid uncertainties and a two-week stoppage in the middle of the regular season were just some of the obstacles which challenged the Gators players and coaches. “Just having any soccer season, it was a light and...
Gateway boys soccer embarks on ‘new beginning’
On the main page of the Gateway boys soccer website are the words “New beginnings” along with “Pride, passion and perseverance.” “In the offseason, that was kind of our theme, a new beginning, because we graduated 10 seniors, and seven of them were very influential from their freshmen to senior...
