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Led by 3-time WPIAL champ, Derry wrestlers gunning for playoff return

As the Derry wrestling team prepares to open the season Saturday, the district and coach Mike Weinell have one common theme: Don’t look too far ahead. “You can’t,” Weinell said. “With this pandemic, things change by the minute. We just have to worry about today and hope we can practice...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across Western...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown

This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...
North Allegheny girls basketball coach Spencer Stefko returns after battling covid

North Allegheny’s Spencer Stefko, the reigning PIAA Class 6A girls basketball coach of the year, will never forget this past Thanksgiving. “My wife and I ate 20 feet apart,” he said, “with each of us right next to an open window.” Stefko last week joined his defending WPIAL champion Tigers...
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2020: Kiski Area blanks Blackhawk

Stephen Rayburg netted four goals and had two assists in leading Kiski Area to an 8-0 victory over Blackhawk in a PIHL Class A hockey game Monday night at Center Ice Arena. Jonathan Ayres and Matthew Clinger each had a goal and assist, and Mason Pierce had a goal and...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 7, 2020

High schools Hockey Monday’s results Class AAA Butler at North Allegheny (n) Class AA Baldwin 7, Armstrong 2 Franklin Regional 5, Shaler 4 (OT) Montour 9, Hampton 2 South Fayette 6, Moon 2 West Allegheny 3, Plum 1 Class A Freeport 5, Quaker Valley 2 Greensburg Salem 7, Sewickley Academy...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown

This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take even more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across...
WPIAL standouts earn spots on all-state girls volleyball lists

More than three dozen from the WPIAL have earned all-state girls volleyball recognition by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. The four lists were released Monday and honor the top players from each of the 12 districts for accomplishments during a season unlike any other. Seneca Valley senior setter Sarah White...
School districts’ masks policies could impact WPIAL competitions

“Mask or no mask” has become a WPIAL dilemma. Some school districts will require athletes to wear masks during competition this winter and others will not, a disagreement likely to cause conflict and maybe cancellations. For now, there is no WPIAL or PIAA guideline, so the issue is left for...
Highlands’ Gabe Norris commits to Robert Morris University

Gabe Norris’ recruitment has dragged on for the past two years, but when it came down to it, the Highlands midfielder found his collegiate home in about two weeks. On Sunday, Norris announced his commitment to continue his soccer career at Robert Morris. “It’s weird because I’ve been doing this...
Boys basketball preview: Valley wants redemption after missing playoffs

After three straight trips to the WPIAL playoffs, the Valley boys basketball team was not as fortunate last season as it skidded to a 4-17 overall record and a 3-9 mark in Section 3-3A. But veteran coach Mark Faulx sees a different path for the Vikings this year with several...
Girls basketball preview: Valley seeks 1st winning season in 17 years

Jada Norman is ready to take that next step, both in her personal game and for the team overall. The Valley sophomore forward feels this year’s team can raise its level of success higher than in recent seasons. The Vikings won just one game a year ago. “We’re working hard...
4 starters return as Yough girls basketball continues to build

It’s all about building a foundation for the Yough girls basketball program. But adding the building blocks became difficult last season as the Cougars went 0-14 in section play and 3-19 overall. “It’s a slow process,” fourth-year coach Mike Gerdich said. “From where we started in my first year coming...
Yough boys looking to establish routine despite obstacles

Coaches have many challenges as the 2020-21 high school basketball season approaches. One of them is simply getting players into a routine. That’s the situation facing veteran coach Jim Nesser as he prepares Yough boys basketball for what he hopes is a return to the WPIAL playoffs. Yough is coming...
Coaches have mixed feeling about PIAA wrestling proposals

Wrestling coaches around Westmoreland County had mixed feelings about the PIAA’s proposal for how to handle postseason tournaments amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The PIAA board of directors will meet Wednesday and will consider reducing the amount of teams and individuals that will qualify for the state tournaments because of the...

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