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Chartiers Valley basketball’s Aislin Malcolm commits to Pitt
Chartiers Valley junior Aislin Malcolm already has two wins on her future home court. Malcolm, who won back-to-back WPIAL girls basketball titles at Petersen Events Center, committed Wednesday to Pitt. The 5-foot-10 guard held more than a dozen Division I offers including Penn State, West Virginia and Duke. Malcolm was...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 2, 2020
Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class AAA Canon-McMillan at Cathedral Prep at Erie Bank Sports Park, 8:15 p.m. Class AA Hampton at Armstrong at Belmont Sports Complex, 7 p.m.; Shaler at Hempfield at Kirk S. Nevin Arena, 7:15 p.m.; Thomas Jefferson at Mars at Baierl Ice Complex, 9:10 p.m. Class A Blackhawk...
Emily Daugherty hired as Ligonier Valley girls basketball coach in unanimous vote
It’s official. Emily Daugherty is the new Ligonier Valley girls basketball coach. And the 2010 Ligonier Valley graduate is eager to get started. The Ligonier Valley school board voted 9-0 on Wednesday to hire her to replace Tim Gustin, who was recently hired as the boys coach. Daugherty, 28, is...
Trib 10: WPIAL football teams had record-tying weekend in Hershey
For the fifth time in the 33-year history of the PIAA playoffs, three WPIAL football champions returned home from the central part of the state with PIAA gold. It is tied for the most PIAA championships won in a year by WPIAL teams. Pine-Richland in Class 5A, Thomas Jefferson in...
Leechburg girls coach shares special bond with team as they build for future
Leechburg girls basketball coach Andre Carter has a special bond with his team. When he was named varsity coach in 2018, Carter also coached the junior high team. Now, he has a roster full of players he watched come up through the system. “This year is my first year that...
Beaver Falls football rallies around trainer touched by coronavirus tragedy
As an athletic trainer for high school sports teams, Dan Summers made it his responsibility to keep Beaver Falls football players safe from coronavirus. Hand sanitizer was taped to the back of his golf cart, and he used a water sprayer to cool athletes from a safe distance during practice....
Run-and-gun Leechburg boys looking to keep pedal to the floor
Last season, the Leechburg boys basketball team loved to run, play fast and create as many scoring opportunities as possible. “The more chances the better,” Leechburg coach Damian Davies said. They did so successfully, too. The Blue Devils averaged 70 points per game, which was tied for the second-highest in...
Monessen girls basketball looks to maintain momentum after playoff season
After struggling for several seasons, the Monessen girls basketball program blossomed last year, going 8-4 in section play and 15-8 overall. The 15 victories were more than the four previous seasons combined. Also, coach Janine Vertacnik recorded her 300th career victory Feb. 6 at Mapletown. “I didn’t know what to...
Monessen boys basketball sets sights on 40th straight playoff berth
Many people express concerns when approaching 40. But for the Monessen boys basketball program, reaching 40 is an admirable goal. The Greyhounds secured their WPIAL-record 39th consecutive playoff appearance last season, and the team is relishing its chances to hit the 40 mark this season. “It’s an expectation at Monessen,”...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls soccer all-stars: Ellie Coffield led Mars to new heights
Player of the year Ellie Coffield Mars, Sr., MF With both arms raised high, Ellie Coffield stretched the PIAA championship trophy toward the sky, her face framed in pure joy on a cold November night in Hershey. The Mars senior standout and her teammates reveled in winning another state title,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys soccer all-stars: Dane Beller came through in clutch for Mars
Player of the Year Dane Beller Mars, Sr., F The Mars Fightin’ Planets were pressing. They were down a goal in a physical PIAA championship game with a state title at their fingertips. Senior forward Dane Beller was issued a yellow card midway through the second half, and while his...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 1, 2020
Hockey Tuesday’s results Class AA Penn-Trafford 6, Latrobe 5 (OT) Shaler 6, Armstrong 4 Mars 3, Meadville 2 West Allegheny at Franklin Regional, (n) Class A North Hills 7, Fox Chapel 0 Class B Wilmington at Neshannock, (n) Ringgold 6, Avonworth 0 To report scores, email ptrsports@triblive.com. Visit TribHSSN.triblive.com/scores for...
High school roundup for Dec. 1, 2020: Penn-Trafford hockey wins OT thriller
Xavier Solomon scored the game-winning goal to lead Penn-Trafford to a 6-5 overtime victory over Latrobe in a PIHL thriller Tuesday night. Fletcher Harvey scored his first goal of the season with less than 10 seconds left in regulation to tie it for Latrobe (2-2-1). Nico Martucci had two goals...
Beloved Jeannette football coach Joe Mucci dies of coronavirus at age 86
Joseph G. Mucci was a legendary football coach in Westmoreland County. But he was much more than that, according to his former assistant coaches, players and people in the community. The beloved coach and administrator at Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic influenced a lot of people whose lives he touched....
Girls basketball preview: Coaching hire coming soon for improving Ligonier Valley
When Tim Gustin became the Ligonier Valley boys basketball coach a month ago, he hoped the district’s school board picked the right person to replace him as girls coach. The Ligonier Valley School Board is scheduled to meet Wednesday and on the agenda is hiring a new girls coach. Athletic...
Boys basketball preview: Ligonier Valley readies for WPIAL
A little more than a month ago, Tim Gustin was preparing the Ligonier Valley girls for their return to the WPIAL after 40 years. Then Ligonier Valley boys coach John Berger decided his regular job, Chief of Police in Ligonier Valley, was too demanding during the pandemic. So Berger stepped...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Dec. 1, 2020
The 2020 high school football campaign is complete, and it goes in the record books as a season like no other. Right when most teams would be preparing for a Week Zero contest in late August, there were major concerns that there would not even be high school football this...
Girls basketball preview: With top scorers back, excitement grows at Knoch
It’s a new year for the Knoch girls basketball team, and the Knights have a lot to be excited about. After going 17-7 a year ago and making a trip to the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals, the Knights return four of their top six scorers and have a ton of...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week: Central Valley
Mark Lyons had been to the top of the WPIAL mountain top four times, including each of the last two years. But as time expired in the 2020 PIAA Class 3A championship game, the only coach in the 11-year history of Central Valley football felt something completely different. “You’re in...
Boys basketball preview: With new head coach, Knoch might look a little different
The Knoch boys basketball team will look a lot different in 2020. After former coach Ron McNabb stepped down in the offseason, Freeport grad Alan Bauman took over the program for his first varsity head coaching job and is looking to continue the success Knoch has had in recent years....
7 players named all-conference for both offense, defense on Big 8 football team
Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock and McKeesport’s Colin Lyons were among seven players who earned first-team all-conference honors on both sides of the football in the Class 4A Big Eight. Along with first-team honors, Whitlock was named as the conference’s top offensive player and Lyons earned the defensive award in a...
Aliquippa, Chartiers Valley lead all-conference football team in Parkway
Aliquippa’s Vernon Redd and Chartiers Valley’s Anthony Collura earned all-conference honors on both sides of the football in the Class 4A Parkway. Along with first-team honors, Redd was named the conference’s offensive MVP and Collura earned the defensive award in a vote of coaches. Aliquippa and Chartiers Valley claimed eight...
Plum earns 10 all-conference picks after undefeated record in Greater Allegheny
Plum celebrated its first undefeated regular season since 1977, an accomplishment that was rewarded in the all-conference voting by Greater Allegheny coaches. The Mustangs had 10 players earn first-team honors, and Matt Morgan was named the conference’s top coach. Plum’s list of first-team players included Rocco Caprara, Evan Azzara, Ryan...
Legendary 1959 Braddock football team to be featured on big screen
One of the WPIAL’s most storied football teams will soon have a cinematic presence. Plans are in the works for a movie about the 1959 Braddock Tigers, who won their sixth consecutive WPIAL football title with the backdrop of a four-month, nationwide steelworkers strike that affected the small town and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 30, 2020
Hockey Monday’s results Class AAA Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, ppd. Class AA Baldwin 8, Moon 0 Montour 6, Meadville 4 Class A Chartiers Valley 4, North Hills 3 Class B Bishop Canevin 5, Avonworth 0 Carrick 10, Elizabeth Forward 5 Tuesday’s schedule Class AA Latrobe at Penn-Trafford at Center Ice...
