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High school basketball will have much different look — and sound — when it resumesVideo
When Buddy Valinsky coached in the City League, basketball games were played in the afternoon in front of only a few fans. Some games had no audience because of intensified, neighboring rivalries officials feared could lead to trouble. “It was pretty quiet sometimes,” said Valinsky, who coached Allderdice, his alma...
WPIAL wrestling notes: Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert stayed sharp during break
High school athletes will be allowed to return to competition Friday after sitting idle for nearly a month. While coaches couldn’t hold any organized practices, many athletes just didn’t lie around eating Christmas cookies. They found ways to stay active. “I was able to work out and drill some at...
Return policy: Answering the big questions as WPIAL teams get back on the court
Worried? Skeptical? Angry? Choose your emotion, but WPIAL athletes and coaches were understandably nervous in the middle of December when Gov. Tom Wolf paused interscholastic sports for three weeks. Nobody was certain winter sports would resume any time soon. However, Friday is finally game day, so expect a collective cheer...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 7, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at North Hills, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Mt. Lebanon at Baldwin, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Norwin at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Fox Chapel at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Thomas...
Trib HSSN broadcast schedule for week of Jan. 8, 2021
After one night of action and a four-week pause, the winter scholastic sports season resumes Friday and Saturday with roundball and wrestling here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We open up the 2021 year with seven WPIAL boys and girls high school high school basketball games on Friday...
W2W4 in WPIAL sports for Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends … but was on hiatus for nearly a month. Four weeks ago, the 2020-2021 winter sports season began on district basketball courts and wrestling mats. However, when the clock struck midnight on the night of Dec. 11, a mandated shutdown...
Positive tests shut down Seton LaSalle, St. Joseph girls basketball programs
The Seton LaSalle and St. Joseph girls basketball seasons have been suspended and team members will attend classes remotely through Jan. 19 because of positive coronavirus tests for people associated with the programs, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Thursday. Seton LaSalle had five positive tests, including three people associated with...
A-K Valley wrestling teams overcoming obstacles as they return to mat
For the past 30 years, Kiski Area wrestling coach Chris Heater has spent most of his winter vacation in the wrestling room, putting his athletes through practices and preparing them for tournaments and future matches. This year has been different, though. With the three-week pause that was put into place...
Franklin Regional football program, WCCA mourn loss of Larry Sellitto
Every head football coach has a right-hand man. For longtime Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta, it was Larry Sellitto. “He was my best friend,” Botta said. “He was there during good times and bad. One of the most supportive people I have ever met. He was loved by so many...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 A-K Valley high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around the A-K Valley. Boys 5 Storylines Moving on up: Highlands won its first WPIAL title since 1995 last season and now the...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 Westmoreland County high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around Westmoreland County. Boys 5 Storylines An invisible opponent: A season unlike any other is about to unfold, and the manner in which...
A.Q. Shipley discusses a high school career at Moon that led to a decade in the NFL
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Teams jumping right into section play
A number of local basketball teams will take to the court Friday night and finally open the season after the state’s three-week shutdown of winter sports ended earlier this week. Many teams will jump right into section play. Hempfield, for example, will host Fox Chapel in a boys Section 3...
Plum wrestler Vinny Citrano eager to take first steps on road to Hershey
For Vinny Citrano, the return to the Plum wrestling room this week was a welcome change. The Plum junior is using his work on the mat to move past any frustrations born of the recent shutdown of high school athletic activities ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf. “It was tough because...
From the piano to the paint, Ellie Schwartzman plays key role for Fox Chapel
Ellie Schwartzman is proficient at playing the piano, having studied and practiced the craft for more than a decade. She takes lessons every week to keep her skills sharp. “My whole family is very musically inclined,” said Schwartzman, a senior at Fox Chapel. “Music was a nice thing to have...
Uniontown leaving WPIAL football for independent schedule
Uniontown is leaving WPIAL football for an independent schedule, a decision school administrators hope can spark a struggling program. The football team has lost 34 consecutive games, a losing streak that started in 2016. “This decision will allow the football program to have a restart,” said Daniel Bosnic, assistant to...
Quaker Valley grad Tabitha Bemis discusses decorated high school career
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
WPIAL swimming committee lowers qualifying times for championship meets
The WPIAL swimming committee met Tuesday afternoon, and the group agreed to establish faster automatic qualifying standards for the WPIAL championship meets. The championships tentatively are set for the week of March 1, but it remains uncertain if the event will be held at Pitt’s Trees Pool or moved to...
WPIAL champion Highlands excited to get back in gym after long layoff
All basketball teams around Western Pennsylvania have been through a series of ups and downs in the past few weeks. The Highlands boys, however, didn’t even get to take the court for so much as a practice before Gov. Tom Wolf put a three-week pause on high school sports. So,...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s filled with multiple-time state champs in Class AAA
Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections for Class AAA. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for...
Three-sport star Luke Hagy remembers decorated Mt. Lebanon career
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
All-time greats highlight Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s in Class AA
Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for the Trib HSSN...
In the pool profile: Seneca Valley’s Edie Sawyer hoping for senior success before heading to Ohio University
Edie Sawyer made the most of her one December swim meet. In the 100-yard breaststroke against Section 2-AAA rival North Allegheny, the Seneca Valley senior established a school record with a time of 1 minute, 4.45 seconds. The time surpassed the previous record of 1:05.07 set in 2006 by Kelly...
In the pool profile: Indiana’s Thome hoping to add more WPIAL gold to an already full resume
Kyle Thome earned WPIAL-championship gold last year as the best in the Class AA 200-yard freestyle. The Indiana senior swimmer also finished runner-up in the 500 freestyle and helped set WPIAL records as part of the 200 medley and 400 free relays with older brother, Cole, graduate Kevin Zheng and...
Greensburg Salem opts to resume winter sports Monday
Greensburg Salem is walking back a lengthy pause on winter sports and will now resume practices Monday like most of the WPIAL. Golden Lions first-year athletic director Frank Sundry confirmed Sunday the district’s plans to eradicate initial plans to suspend winter sports until Jan. 26. “I support any measure that...
