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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...
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...
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules for Feb. 18, 2022

Boys Class 4A First round 9-Blackhawk (12-9) at 8-Deer Lakes (15-5) 7 p.m. Friday Winner plays: At 1-Quaker Valley (20-0), 7 p.m. Wednesday in quarterfinals Lay-up lines: At 7-7, the Cougars finished fourth in competitive Section 2, behind Quaker Valley, Montour and Lincoln Park. They lost three of four games...
Yough boys basketball team falls flat in 2nd half, loses to Uniontown

With a name like Notorious Grooms, there has to be a back story. But the Uniontown freshman basketball player said it’s as simple as the definition. “It just means you’re known for something. You’re, like, famous for doing something,” he said. Grooms is becoming known for his clutch play in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 17, 2022

Two years ago, a freshman at Laurel Highlands burst onto the boys basketball scene as Rodney Gallagher helped lead the Mustangs to a surprise district championship run. Now another ninth grader from a Fayette County school is making headlines as his high school career is off to a Notorious start...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Last-minute field goal lifts Beaver past Blackhawk in Parkway

Evan Baker’s 27-yard field goal in the final minute lifted Beaver to a 23-21 victory over visiting Blackhawk (2-8, 0-5) in the WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Jake Hilton ran for two touchdowns for Beaver (7-2, 4-1), which clinched second place in the conference with the win....
North Allegheny’s Wrigley claims 3rd straight WPIAL girls golf title

North Allegheny senior Caroline Wrigley knew she was chasing WPIAL history. But the real goal here was to have something to tell Uncle Frank. Wrigley completed a WPIAL three-peat Wednesday, the same feat her uncle, Frank Fuhrer III, accomplished while playing at Fox Chapel from 1974-76. He went on to...
Perry blanks Uniontown to kick off Week 1

Quarterback Ahmad Arrington had a hand in a pair of long first-half touchdowns, leading Perry Traditional Academy to a 34-0 victory over Uniontown (0-1) in nonsection football Thursday night at Cupples Stadium. In the second quarter, Arrington scored on a 43-yard run and hit Nate Cutler with a 63-yard scoring...
Uniontown optimistic under new head coach

Keith Jeffries has seen plenty of good football at Uniontown. The program has struggled in the last decade, but the 1993 Red Raiders graduate was on John Fortugna’s staff when the team won a playoff game in 2009 and were Keystone Conference Champions in 2001. “I think the kids were...
Bushy Run resumes Region 6 play Saturday; Region 7 starts

Bushy Run, playing in the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 6 tournament, had its game suspended Friday in the top of the third inning. Bushy Run was trailing Brighton Township (Beaver County), 1-0, when heavy thunderstorms stopped the game at Hutchison Field in Hopewell. The game will resume at 9:45...
Greensburg Salem baseball can’t overcome slow start in loss to Uniontown

The faster the young Greensburg Salem baseball team learns not to give games away, the faster the Golden Lions will start winning on a consistent basis. Greensburg Salem (1-4, 1-3) dropped a two-game series with Uniontown by literally handing the visitors the game. The Red Raiders (2-2, 2-2) took advantage...
Uniontown hires Jeffries as football coach

Uniontown Area District’s school board on Monday hired Keith Jeffries as the new football coach and Harry Kaufman as the team’s first assistant. Jeffries replaces Cedric Lloyd. Jeffries and Kaufman are Uniontown grads who teach at the school. Jeffries has been coaching different sports at Uniontown for 23 years. He...
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...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for Week 7

Class 6A Norwin (1-5, 1-5) at No. 5 Canon-McMillan (2-3, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Canon-McMillan Stadium, Canonsburg Despite a big performance by senior receiver Connor Chrisman, Norwin dropped its second straight conference game, 48-12, to No. 2 Mt. Lebanon. Chrisman returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score and caught...
The Birdie trying to keep his chin up during challenging season

Last week: 10-1 (90.9 %) Season: 55-21 (72.3 %) Disappointment hit the Birdie hard last week when he found out seven local games would be postponed or canceled due to covid-19 cases and other reasons. He has been moping around ever since, limping like a defensive back who just got...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Olsen’s arm leads Armstrong past Knoch in GAC

Cadin Olsen threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to lead Armstrong to a 34-7 victory over Knoch (0-3, 0-3) in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference on Friday night. Noah Cooper caught five passes for 116 yards and a touchdown for the River Hawks (2-1, 2-1). West Mifflin 27,...

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