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Uniontown zones in, deals 1st loss of season to Latrobe
You might say Uniontown was zoned in. Zoned in on a big section game and now zoned in on a trip to the beach. The Red Raiders went to a 3-2 zone in the second half and slowed down uptempo Latrobe, forcing the Wildcats into mistakes. Their offense complemented the...
Knoch boys pull away from Burrell for 6th straight victory
In an early-season battle between two of the top boys basketball teams in Section 1-4A, Jackson Bauman led Knoch with 26 points and the visiting Knights pulled away from Burrell in the second half for a 58-37 victory Tuesday. “We knew we had to come in and match their energy,”...
Wrestling notebook: PIAA looking to finalize site for team tournament
PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi is meeting with the wrestling committee on Wednesday, and he hopes to announce the site of the 2025 team championship. The championship is scheduled to be held Feb. 6-8, and Lombardi has been looking for a site since the summer. Lombardi has had a tough...
WPIAL wrestling rankings: Dec. 17, 2024
Team rankings Class 3A Team (Record), Previous 1. Connellsville (2-1), 1 2. Franklin Regional (9-0), 2 3. Bethel Park (6-0), 3 4. Norwin (9-0), 4 5. North Allegheny (9-1), 6 6. Fox Chapel (5-2), 7 7. Latrobe (3-3), 8 8. Kiski Area (8-3), 9 9. Trinity (2-2), 5 10. Thomas...
Highlands basketball coach resigns amid hazing allegations
The Highlands High School varsity boys basketball season will continue despite the resignation of its head coach, Bill Flow. Flow, hired this summer, submitted a letter of resignation Monday, citing personal reasons, school officials said. He remains a teacher at the high school. The departure comes on the heels of...
WPIAL players selected to coaches’ all-state field hockey team
Madeline Mill and Georgia Rottinghaus from WPIAL Class 3A field hockey champion Pine-Richland have been selected to the Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Coaches Association all-state team. The senior midfielders were instrumental in helping the Rams, as the No. 1 seed, defeat No. 2 Mt. Lebanon, 1-0, for the WPIAL...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class 2024: Football coaches of the year in each classification
The 2024 WPIAL football season stood out for many reasons, including plenty of turnaround seasons and dominant performances by the coaches of these district programs. A tip of the cap to these honorable mention coaches: • Greg Perry of Mt. Lebanon, whose team lost its first five games and was...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 73, Norwin 26 Class 4A Section 1 North Catholic 91, Freeport 59 Class 3A Section 2 McGuffey 62, Carlynton 26 Class 2A Section 4 South Side 58, Rochester 55 Nonsection Beaver County Christian 37, Pittsburgh Christian Academy 26...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2024: Top-ranked Shady Side Academy takes care of Avonworth
Karis Thomas scored 21 points to lead Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 1 Shady Side Academy to a 64-49 victory over No. 4 Avonworth in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Cassie Sauer followed with 16 points, Leah Buford added 14 and Makiyah Mitchell had 11 for the Bulldogs (6-0,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 17, 2024: Tough test awaits Chartiers Valley boys
Following a victory over South Fayette on Jan. 6, 2023, the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team sat in first place in Section 4-5A and had an overall record of a perfect 12-0. Then things went south for the Colts, who lost seven of their final 10 games and finished in...
Deer Lakes’ Chuck Bellisario named WPIAL’s athletic director of the year
With a wide smile framing his face, Chuck Bellisario proudly placed gold medals around the necks of Deer Lakes boys basketball players last winter at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. It was a ceremonious cap to back-to-back Class 3A titles. On Monday, Bellisario received some praise of his own. The conductor...
Shelly Thropp, Wayne Capra to be enshrined in state soccer hall of fame
South Park’s Shelly Thropp next month will be just the second woman to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame, joining Jodie Chmielewski of Pine-Richland. Another longtime WPIAL girls soccer coach, Wayne Capra, also will be inducted Jan. 25 during the PSCA awards banquet at the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Braedon Leatherman
Last year, the Greensburg Salem boys basketball team finished 4-17, 2-8 in Section 1-4A. Determined to turn things around, the program underwent several offseason changes. One of the biggest shifts was the rehiring of coach Paul Sapotichne, who previously led the team from 1982-2011. Senior Braedon Leatherman said the changes...
Former Plum basketball coach Ron Richards maintains love of the game by officiatingVideo
One of the biggest upsets in WPIAL basketball in the last decade did not occur on the court but around the court. The biggest surprise was a successful and animated head coach crossing over to the “other side” and becoming a top-notch high school basketball official. That is the amazing...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Tyler Bartell
At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, Apollo-Ridge senior Tyler Bartell is an imposing figure on the basketball court, not just to opposing players but to his own teammates in practice. “Everyone is scared to come down low when I’m in the paint,” he said. When asked why even his teammates are...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class 2024: Football players of the year in each classification
Back in the day, when students did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. Like a gold star on the forehead, the tradition continues as Trib HSSN is once again moving that prized student to the head of the class. There were plenty of...
High school sports scores, schedules for Dec. 15, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Imani Christian, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Section 1 Freeport at North Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Class 3A Section 2 Carlynton at McGuffey, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Homer-Center, 7:30 p.m. Brownsville at Monessen, 7 p.m. California at Charleroi, 7:30...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 16, 2024
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the devices in the house, there was plenty of stirring as section play in WPIAL boys and girls basketball and wrestling continues on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our stocking stuffers for you are WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 16, 2024: Avonworth, Shady Side Academy set for rematch
Over the last two girls basketball seasons, Avonworth and Shady Side Academy have built up a rivalry based on success. In each of the last two seasons, the Antelopes have won the Section 2-3A title while the Bulldogs captured the Section 3-3A crown. In 2023, Avonworth defeated Shady Side Academy...
PIHL standings through Dec. 15, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...
Latrobe runner Skatell chooses Lehigh
Named after a band called “Emerson Drive,” Latrobe senior Emerson Skatell is in perfect rhythm with her college choice. Skatell signed a national letter of intent to run track and cross country at NCAA Division I Lehigh of the Patriot League. “When I went on my official visit, the team...
Quaker Valley boys find stride in early season tournaments
It was tournament time for the Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team in the first week of the season. The Quakers swept through the Lake Ethel Classic held Dec. 6-7 at Derry, rolling past Class 5A Laurel Highlands, 65-29, and Class 4A Derry, 58-27, in the two-day event. “We had good...
Penn-Trafford swimmers aim to ‘be the best that they can be’ during rebuilding year
It was another normal school day for Penn-Trafford swimming coach Dave Babik. He taught biology during the day and then spent five hours in the evening coaching and teaching swimming. It’s something he loves to do. “Someone has to do it,” Babik said, who is working with a small boys...
Penn-Trafford’s Dylan Barrett, Sidney Hand win titles at Hickory Invitational
Two Penn-Trafford wrestlers began the season on a high note. Junior Dylan Barrett and sophomore Sidney Hand claimed titles at the Hickory Invitational on Dec. 7 in Hermitage. Barrett won the 121-pound title by defeating Hickory’s Elijah Scriven by technical fall, 17-1 (4:12). Barrett (5-0) won four bouts, a pin...
Junior guard making things happen for Penn Hills girls basketball
Penn Hills guard Milani Oliver crammed a game’s worth of moments during the final two minutes against Woodland Hills on Dec. 10. With Penn Hills trailing by four, Oliver chased down a loose ball, pulled up at the 3-point line and knocked down a key jumper. Less than 30 seconds...
