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Bill Cleary reflects on successful career as Serra Catholic basketball coach, athletic director
As Bill Cleary reflects on his 30-plus-year career at Serra Catholic, he has more than a few fond memories to look back on. From winning four WPIAL championships and a state title in 2005, to the bonds he shared with players, coaches, parents and community members alike, Cleary is grateful...
PIHL sets brackets for Penguins Cup playoffs
After a most unprecedented regular season with more changes and ups and downs than one can count, the PIHL has reached the Penguins Cup varsity playoffs. The brackets for the Class AAA, Class AA and Class A and Class B tournaments have been revealed, and quarterfinal games throughout the region...
TribLIVE High School Sports Network’s Justin LaBar recognized in Editor & Publisher
TribLIVE High School Sports Network’s general manager Justin LaBar has been recognized by Editor & Publisher, a national industry magazine that focuses on the news industry. LaBar was selected for the publication’s list of 25 news professionals under the age of 35. LaBar, who holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 1, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Plum at Armstrong, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 St. Joseph at Valley, ppd. Nonsection Avonworth at Moon, ppd. Beaver at Freedom, ppd. Beaver Falls at Blackhawk, ppd. Belle Vernon at McKeesport, ppd. Bethel Park at Mt. Lebanon, ppd. Butler at...
Southmoreland softball team charges out of gate
If Southmoreland needed an early-season hint as to its softball team’s chances in Class 3A of the WPIAL, it may have gotten it this week with victories over Class 4A schools in its first two games. What’s more, the Scotties outscored Greensburg Salem and Uniontown by a combined 17-3. But...
Senior duo excited to lead young St. Joseph softball squad into battle
Seniors Kelsey DuVall and Kassandra O’Hara own varsity starting experience, and that experience, along with their leadership, is being called upon to help guide a group of eight freshman on a roster of 11 for the St. Joseph softball team this spring. “We kind of know how each other works...
St. Joseph baseball ready to cut loose after canceled season
Only one senior was lost from the 2019 St. Joseph baseball team that finished 8-8 overall and suffered a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to Union in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. Expectations were high for the Spartans entering last season, but all of the hopes and goals were...
Southmoreland baseball driven to turn close losses into wins, playoff berth
When the Southmoreland baseball team began preparing for a return to the diamond following last season’s covid-related layoff, coach Al Govern privately asked each player to come up with a goal. In every case, he said, the players offered a similar response. “It’s the playoffs or bust this year,” Govern...
Penn State offers Belle Vernon freshman Quinton Martin
Things are happening fast for Belle Vernon freshman Quinton Martin. Really fast. Then again, he likes it that way. That is how he plays football. “It’s been super crazy, this whole experience,” Martin said. “But I’m handling it pretty well.” Power-5 interest continues to swirl around the 6-foot-3, 180-pound Martin,...
Dan Yates resigns as Deer Lakes boys soccer coach after successful 2-year run
After leading the Deer Lakes boys soccer program to its first WPIAL title, back-to-back WPIAL championship game appearances, and its second PIAA championship game in three years, coach Dan Yates is moving on to the collegiate level. Since coming to the U.S. from England, Yates has had the goal of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 31, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Armstrong at Plum, ppd. Class 2A Section 4 Burgettstown at Chartiers-Houston, ppd. Nonsection Central Catholic 12, Chartiers Valley 3 Deer Lakes 12, Burrell 2 Montour 13, Hopewell 2 Pine-Richland 11, North Catholic 0 Serra Catholic 7, East Allegheny 0 Beaver...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2021: South Hills neighbors meet on diamond
We aren’t trying to fool you as we touch on some of the scholastic events to watch here on this first day of April. Prior to 1979, there was only one classification in WPIAL boys baseball. From 1979-1998, high school baseball in the district had Class AAA and AA. Expansion...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 31, 2021
The end of the season is here after six new boys basketball champions were crowned. Class 5A champion Cathedral Prep and 4A winner Allentown Central Catholic each captured their third PIAA boys basketball gold while it was state title No. 2 for Reading in Class 6A. The other three champions...
Trib 10: OLSH boys, NA girls top final power rankings
Five basketball champions from the WPIAL headed east last week for a trip to Hershey to play for a state championship. Three returned with state silver to go along with their district title while two struck more gold at the Giant Center in Chocolate Town and are now twin title...
Franklin Regional girls basketball coach Anthony Kobus resigns
Anthony Kobus doesn’t want to blink and miss his two daughters’ youth and high school athletic careers. “It’s time to take a break for my family,” said Kobus, who resigned as the girls head basketball coach at Franklin Regional this week after three seasons. His oldest daughter, Ava, is a...
Penn-Trafford softball eyeing another PIAA championship
If the coronavirus didn’t shut down last season, there was a good chance Penn-Trafford softball would be looking at a three-peat. After winning the 2019 PIAA Class 5A title, the Warriors (23-2, 14-0) returned seven starters including power hitters Brooke Cleland, Allie Prady and Emma Little along with pitchers Morgan...
Penn-Trafford baseball has no varsity experience returning
When Penn-Trafford baseball coach Dan Miller talked in the offseason about his team being young and inexperienced, he wasn’t kidding. Penn-Trafford has one player returning that was on the varsity team in 2019 when the Warriors (18-5) played for the WPIAL Class 6A title and played in the PIAA playoffs....
Springdale baseball eager to ‘meet any challenge’
After winning just two games in 2019, the Springdale baseball team had high hopes to move up the ladder last year with an experienced group. But the covid pandemic squashed those hopes before they had the chance to be realized. Now back on the field, the Dynamos are working to...
Springdale softball looks to build on success of breakthrough season
There was a great deal of excitement surrounding the Springdale softball team after a rather youthful group posted 13 wins in 17 games and made the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs in 2019. That run came after the program posted 15 wins in the previous nine seasons combined....
Jeannette’s Birch brothers planning to transfer to Gateway
Jeannette could be losing two of its best football players. The Birch brothers, Brad and Brett, appear to be on the move to a new school. Jeannette Superintendent Matt Jones confirmed the district received a request from Gateway for the Birches’ records to facilitate their enrollment there. The process could...
Seton LaSalle coaches Mauro Monz, Jason Pinkston suspended 1 year by WPIAL
Seton LaSalle football coach Mauro Monz and assistant Jason Pinkston are suspended from coaching any PIAA-affiliated team for one year, the WPIAL announced Wednesday. Neither had yet to coach a game at Seton. The discipline comes a day after four school districts raised recruiting allegations against Seton LaSalle’s first-year coaching...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 30, 2021
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Fox Chapel 9, Mars 4 Hampton 15, Woodland Hills 1 Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 6, Central Valley 5 Montour 7, Quaker Valley 5 Section 3 West Mifflin 6, Laurel Highlands 1 Greensburg Salem 5, Elizabeth Forward 3 Belle Vernon 11,...
High school roundup for March 30, 2021: Beaver’s Payton List fans 15 in no-hitter
Payton List pitched a gem Tuesday afternoon, throwing a complete-game no-hitter with 15 strikeouts to lead Beaver (1-0, 1-0) to a 5-0 Section 3-4A victory over New Castle (0-3, 0-1). Anna Blum went 3 for 3 with four stolen bases for the Bobcats. Armstrong 17, Franklin Regional 2 – Mackenzie...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 31, 2021: Volleyball heavyweights meet
The final day of March looks like it might be a wet one, so our focus on this Wednesday moves from the outdoors to the indoors and boys volleyball. While there are a handful of nonsection matches set, one that stands out is a battle between top 5 teams in...
Mt. Pleasant stops Yough, sees room for improvementVideo
Pete Billey had just finished a 2-for-3 day at the plate. He had two doubles and drove in two runs as the Vikings improved to 2-0. But the Mt. Pleasant senior first baseman was already thinking about his team’s next practice after a 5-2 nonsection victory over visiting Yough on...
