Shaler teen following goaltending dreams
Mental toughness isn’t something Gino Texter will have to seek out. Hockey has provided the 15-year-old Shaler native with plenty of challenges. Five times Texter tried out to be a goaltender with the Pens’ Elite program. Every attempt ended without an invitation. Texter instead found a home with the Cleveland...
Shaler’s Bryan Rincon drafted in 14th round by Phillies
Bryan Rincon made quite an impact in the two years he spent at Shaler. He developed into one of the area’s top baseball players, earning 2022 Trib HSSN all-star honors as the Class 5A Player of the Year. On Tuesday, the senior shortstop was selected in the 14th round of...
Championship teams guide Hampton to top of Class 5A Trib Cup standings
Hampton captured three district championships and one state title this past school year, with three of those four coming during the fall sports season. Consistent success throughout all three seasons, however, was a big part of the Talbots showing plenty of bark in winning the Trib HSSN Cup for Class...
2022 TribLive HSSN Baseball All-Stars
This was a good year around the WPIAL for dominant pitchers and slick-fielding shortstops. North Allegheny’s Cole Young should hear his name called next month during the MLB Draft, but the senior shortstop wasn’t the only impact player around Western Pennsylvania this spring. Among the others, Bethel Park’s Evan Holewinski...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
This spring, those sitting at head of the baseball class had a chance to see a lot of thrilling title runs and some great encore performances. Two teams that did not win district titles rebounded to claim state gold. There were two teams that repeated, one as WPIAL champion and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 25, 2022: Boys volleyball, lacrosse titles up for grabs
The district gold starts to flow Wednesday with two WPIAL boys volleyball and three district lacrosse title matches. In boys volleyball, could there be a changing of the guard in Class 3A? North Allegheny has completely dominated the 3A landscape with 21 WPIAL boys volleyball championships, four straight crowns and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 23, 2022: Rematches set for baseball playoffs
Welcome to Semifinals Monday in the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs. Unless your team is in classes 6A or 4A, then it’s Welcome to Quarterfinals Monday. Whether it’s the second or third round, the recurring theme is rematches. Of the 16 scheduled games, 11 are matchups between teams that faced each...
Shaler beats Moon to win 1st girls flag football title
Shaler captured the first championship in the Western Pennsylvania high school flag football pilot program for girls in grades 9-12 on Sunday at Heinz Field. The Titans topped Moon, 1-0, in double overtime. Maria Buckshaw caught the winning TD from Sydnee Cruz for the Titans. FOR THE WIN IN OT‼️#FemalesInFlag...
Transfer from Akron to Slippery Rock a win-win situation for Shaler grad Jake Miller
Jake Miller watched the transfer portal activity and felt things at Akron weren’t going his way. Thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, life’s natural progression wasn’t taking its course. Players were being granted extra eligibility and Miller felt his opportunities were slipping away. Like many student-athletes in search of a better...
Smith’s pitching, pair of homers lead Penn-Trafford softball past Shaler
Mia Smith was concerned she might not pitch well Thursday because she had a shaky warmup session on an adjacent field at Plum. When game time arrived, though, the Penn-Trafford senior was practically unhittable. Funny how the best ones can lock in on the biggest stages. “Watch out when she...
Westmoreland County WPIAL softball playoff preview capsules for May 17, 2022
WPIAL softball playoffs Capsule previews Class 5A First round 12-Latrobe (9-4) vs. 5-West Allegheny (12-4) 6 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of 13-Upper St. Clair (6-14) vs. 4-North Hills (14-3) on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Jenna Tallman, Sr., Latrobe; Elly Vicari-Baker, So.,...
No changes in final WPIAL Boys Volleyball Coaches Association top-10 polls
WPIAL boys volleyball section play concludes Thursday evening, and the playoff brackets and pairings are scheduled to be released Friday. Several playoff spots, section titles and playoff positioning will be determined over the next four nights. With that, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final spring 2022 Class...
OLSH returns to top of Class 2A in latest boys volleyball coaches’ rankings
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is back on top of the Class 2A rankings as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 6 WPIAL boys top-10 polls Monday morning. The Chargers defeated No. 5 Ambridge, 3-1, in Section 1 play last week and also toppled No. 4...
North Allegheny, North Catholic hold on to top rankings in boys volleyball coaches’ poll
North Allegheny and North Catholic kept their places at the top in the Class 3A and Class 2A boys volleyball rankings, respectively, as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 5 top-10 polls Monday morning. The Tigers solidified their hold on the Class 3A top spot with three...
Taller roster gives Shaler boys volleyball team new look
Shaler senior outsider hitter Dom Rossi knows the Titans have a different way to build energy than in his previous years with the program. Featuring a larger frontline, the Titans can put up a strong block against section rivals North Allegheny and Seneca Valley. “I think the height helps,” Rossi...
Shaler softball looks to make adjustments to keep bats hot
When things go smoothly for the Shaler girls softball team, the Titans feature power not many other teams in WPIAL Class 5A can match. But what Shaler needs to transform itself into a serious postseason contender is the ability to stay on track when things go sideways. In the Titans’...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 21, 2022: Softball showdowns set in Class 6A, 4A
A couple of showdowns in Class 6A and 4A highlight a busy Thursday around the softball diamonds. In Section 2-6A, Hempfield is back in a familiar place, in first place with a perfect 5-0 record, including 3-0 in section play. The Spartans however have only played once in the last...
Bethel Park baseball, Beaver softball remain atop Trib 10 power rankings
Cold or warm, wet or dry, there has been a lot of change this spring on a day-to-day basis. However, don’t count the weekly power rankings guilty of big swing changes. Few changes were made since last week in the Trib 10 rankings. Both baseball and softball saw one flip-flop...
North Catholic regains top spot in volleyball coaches association’s Class 2A rankings
A section clash last week between WPIAL heavyweights produced a change at the top of the latest Western Pa. Volleyball Coaches Association Class 2A rankings released Monday morning. North Catholic, No. 2 last week, upended No. 1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-1, on April 12 and has moved...
North Allegheny, OLSH maintain top spots in WPIAL Volleyball Coaches Association rankings
North Allegheny (Class 3A) and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Class 2A) held on to their respective No. 1 spots in the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association’s Week 3 WPIAL boys top 10 polls released Monday morning. The Tigers capped this past week with a semifinal finish at the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 11, 2022: Neighboring Class 5A baseball powers clash
Though there is a chance of rain, the temperatures are starting to rise, and just in time for a busy day of WPIAL baseball with 53 section games on Monday’s schedule. Last year, one of the top races in district baseball was in Section 3-5A. All six head-to-head games between...
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is Class 2A’s new No. 1 in coaches association volleyball rankings
There’s a change at the top of the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association’s WPIAL Class 2A rankings released Monday morning. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart ascends to the top spot in the coaches’ vote from its No. 2 position in last week’s poll. It won three nonsection matches in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 4, 2022: Section games on tap in baseball, softball
Last week, five of the 20 WPIAL baseball sections got the early jump on section games. On Monday, teams from the other 15 sections join in on the fun. Of course, as is the case all week long it appears, weather permitting. Of the 20 district sections, only three ended...
Volleyball coaches association releases first WPIAL boys regular-season rankings
Five dual matches Friday and a trio of tournaments Saturday kicked off the 2022 WPIAL boys volleyball season. In advance of seven nonsection matches Monday evening and the start of section play Tuesday, the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 1 WPIAL top-10 polls Monday morning. North Allegheny...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 25, 2022: Baseball, softball season begins
As the WPIAL winter sports season concludes with the basketball state championships in Hershey this weekend, the curtain rises on the start of play in spring sports Friday. Baseball, softball, track and lacrosse will begin under less than ideal conditions with temperatures in the 40’s. Boys volleyball has the advantage...
