Central Valley

2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Central Valley’s Jayvin Thompson

The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. There was a youth football camp July 11 at Central Valley hosted by former...
Bolstered by 5 WPIAL championship teams, Quaker Valley captures Class 4A Trib Cup

Mike Mastroianni was in a no lose situation in this year’s race for the Trib HSSN Cup in Class 4A. He is the athletic director and boys basketball coach at Quaker Valley while he lives in the Montour school district. Those two schools finished first and second, with Mastroianni’s Quakers...
Quaker Valley tennis advances to PIAA semifinals

One WPIAL boys tennis team remains in the hunt for a PIAA title after Quaker Valley earned a 3-1 win over District 6 champion Juniata in the state quarterfinals Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. Mike Sirianni won at first singles, and the doubles teams of Henry Veeck/Justin Hajdukiewicz and Michael...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 2, 2022: Baseball, softball section play wraps up

Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away. Most WPIAL baseball teams will close out their sectional series schedule this week. In five of those sections, the top two teams are deadlocked for first place and will meet in a...
2022 WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Softball was a success throughout as the WPIAL crowned four new champions, and Laurel and West Greene remained on top in Class 2A and A. District softball...
11 WPIAL, City League football players picked for 2022 Small School East-West Game

The WPIAL’s leading rusher was among 11 WPIAL and City League players chosen Thursday for the Small School East-West Game this spring. Central Valley’s Landon Alexander, who topped 2,000 rushing yards last season for the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A champion Warriors, was one of the running backs selected for...
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode follows up WPIAL gold with PA Classic all-around title

One week after claiming a gold medal at the WPIAL gymnastics championships, Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode again found herself atop the medals podium. The freshman gymnast posted an all-around score of 37.767 to win the title at the PA Classic gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon. Though not sponsored by the PIAA,...
Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Year

Central Valley faced a fourth-and-1 at its own 18-yard line with less than 5 minutes left in the state championship. The Warriors held a 7-0 lead, so nobody would’ve criticized coach Mark Lyons if he’d decided to punt and play defense. Sean FitzSimmons offered a riskier idea. “Sean said: ‘Listen....
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Coach of the year in each of WPIAL football’s 6 classes

The students are expected to execute a good lesson plan, but it takes a top teacher to develop the plan and find ways to get the most from their students. The same could be said on the football field. Yes, teams need good players to be successful, but coming up...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Pine-Richland coach Eric Kasperowicz ousted

The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do, compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
2021 Trib 25 Football Team: WPIAL, state champions highlight HSSN all-stars

This was a historic football season for the WPIAL, which had four teams celebrate state titles in Hershey. The WPIAL never before had won more than three in a year, but Mt. Lebanon, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa and Central Valley all made history this fall. Each team had a unique story. The...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Player of the year in each of WPIAL football’s 6 classes

Back in the day, when students did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. With the return to school from virtual classrooms the year before, Trib HSSN is once again moving those prized students to the head of the class. There were plenty of...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Championship droughts put on ice

The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
PIAA champion Central Valley places 7 players on Class 3A all-state team, plus coach of the year

Central Valley’s 27th straight victory was a 7-0 win over Wyomissing in the PIAA Class 3A football championship game earlier this month. The Warriors’ run of success was certainly recognized by a group of Pennsylvania sportswriters. On Monday, seven Central Valley players were named to the Class 3A all-state football...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 20, 2021: Early 1st-place basketball clashes

The final week of high school basketball section play in 2021 begins with 30 girls contests slated for Monday. Even though it is early days in section play, five of those contests will be for at least an early share of first place in their respective sections. In Section 3-5A,...
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Dec. 13, 2021

In 10 regular season games, Central Valley running back Landon Alexander rushed for 1,362 yards, an average of more than 136 yards per game. Then, in five district and state playoff games, he proved why he was Alexander the Great. The senior capped off his incredible postseason and his scholastic...