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High school roundup for Dec. 2, 2024: Rowan Carmichael hits for 34 in Avonworth win
Rowan Carmichael poured in 34 points and freshman Will Shields added 18 as Avonworth ran past Aquinas Academy, 89-82, in the Mike Rettger Memorial Tournament on Monday at Franklin Regional. Eli Gardner added 13 points and Tom Werner had 11 for the Antelopes (1-0). Jake Guillen and Sam Duer scored...
Longtime basketball coach headlines Knoch sports hall of fame class
Knoch announced its ninth sports hall of fame class, and it is rich with basketball talent and expertise, which probably means there are Shoops involved. Legendary boys hoops coach Les Shoop headlines the six-person group, which also includes athletes Josh Shoop, Jade Thrower, Brittany Faust, Celina Sanks and Greg Bzorek....
Connor Crossey helps Franklin Regional boys rally past Seneca Valley
Connor Crossey is the lone starter returning from the 2023-24 Franklin Regional boys basketball team that had a memorable season. The Panthers were PIAA and WPIAL Class 5A runners-up. Franklin Regional opened the 2024-25 season Monday in the annual Mike Rettger Memorial Basketball Tournament, and Crossey played a key role...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 3, 2024: Mars boys tip off with new coach
For the first time in over two and a half decades, the Mars boys basketball team is set to hit the court without Rob Carmody as head coach. Carmody resigned in August after 26 years leading the Fightin’ Planets. His teams won two WPIAL championships and were PIAA runners-up twice....
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Dec. 2, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Ryan Lehmeier (2nd season) Result: Central Catholic 38, Harrisburg 33 Record: 12-2 overall #Earned: This is the second time this season the Vikings have been named the Trib HSSN Team of the Week. The first one was at...
Football coach Shawn Liotta leaving Burrell for arena team in Wilkes-Barre
Football coach Shawn Liotta has stepped down at Burrell to coach a new indoor football team in Wilkes-Barre. Liotta, 44, led the Bucs for seven seasons, going 26-45 with three WPIAL playoff appearances. Last season, Burrell went 2-8 overall and 2-4 in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference. Liotta has...
Greensburg Salem hockey looks to build behind young talent
Greensburg Salem made a valiant run through the Penguins Cup playoffs last season. The Golden Lions were a play away from being crowned champions before Chartiers Valley defeated them 2-1 in overtime. It’s a new year as the Golden Lions lost the core from last year’s team to graduation, including...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Kyler Doran
Last year, Penn-Trafford finished 7-9, eighth in the PIHL’s Class 2A division. This year, the Warriors have turned it around, matching their previous season’s win total in just nine games, along with jumping out to the division lead. “It definitely has improved from last year. We still haven’t played our...
Freeport hockey looking to turn season around in 2nd half
Expectations within the Freeport hockey program were high entering this season. Last year’s team went 5-10-3-2 and graduated just one senior, which meant bringing back an experienced team looking to make some noise in Class A. But sometimes the hockey gods just aren’t in your corner. This year’s Yellowjackets have...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Jake Bradley
One of the first things new Deer Lakes hockey coach Ty Ulanowicz noticed when he took over this season was one of the players being all business when he was on the ice. “Time and time again, I saw this player being the first one ready for the next drill,”...
Lure of arena football expansion team pulls coach Shawn Liotta away from Burrell job
One by one, the coaching jobs appear. Most times, Shawn Liotta answers the call. The Springdale native is on the move again, this time back to the professional ranks as coach of the expansion Wilkes-Barre franchise of the newly formed Arena Football One indoor league. He leaves Burrell High School...
High school sports scores, schedules for Dec. 1, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Geneva College/Lincoln Park tournament At Lincoln Park Lincoln Park 53, Ambridge 22 Neighborhood Academy 62, Bishop Canevin 31 Obama Academy 52, West Allegheny 49 Play 4 Mae tournament At Woodland Hills Riverview 49, Brashear 38 Woodland Hills 59, Steel Valley 26 York Suburban 76,...
High school roundup for Dec. 1, 2024: Courtney Wallace leads Neighborhood Academy past Bishop Canevin
Courtney Wallace had 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and seven steals to guide Neighborhood Academy to a 62-31 victory over Bishop Canevin (0-1) at the Geneva College/Lincoln Park boys basketball tournament Sunday. Kedron Gilmore and Syncer Nicholson each had 14 points in the win. York Suburban 76, McKeesport 59...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 2, 2024: Top teams to compete at Franklin Regional’s Mike Rettger tournament
Welcome to the start of the first full week of the winter sports season. With the high school basketball season starting earlier than usual this season, the various tip-off tournaments have been spread out. Several of them opened this past weekend while others will take place this upcoming weekend. One...
Trib HSSN football players of the week for Dec. 1, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Nico and Luca Neal School – Avonworth Class – Nico, senior; Luca, junior Height/weight – Nico: 5-foot-10, 225 pounds; Luca: 5-10, 190 Position – Nico: Running back, linebacker; Luca: Running back, defensive back What coach says – “What stood out (Friday) was...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 2, 2024
Winter high school sports blankets the calendar on the first week of December this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, along with three PIHL high school hockey contests and a boys and girls swim meet. Plus the...
PIHL standings through Dec. 1, 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...
Norwin’s ‘hidden gem’ Eliezer Nicolas verbally commits to St. Francis (Pa.) track team
Eliezer Nicolas bristles a bit when he is referred to as a late bloomer in the college track recruiting game. The senior from Norwin, though, acknowledges he was a Division I prospect who simply had not yet been discovered. “I see myself as a hidden gem,” Nicolas said. “I am...
Westmoreland high school notebook: County volleyball players selected for all-star match
The third annual We Serve First All-Star Girls Volleyball Classic is set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area. Nine local girls were among the 40 selected to play — Pyper Ferres of Burrell; Carson Burgh of Franklin Regional; Maddie Joyce, Adelyne Ledbetter and Jael Ledbetter of Kiski Area; Addison...
Bentworth’s Ryan Moessner earns 2024 Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year honors
Trib HSSN Boys Soccer All-Stars Player of the year Ryan Moessner, Jr., F, Bentworth Taking his teammates on a journey that began in Washington County and ended in Mechanicsburg, junior Ryan Moessner left the deepest footprint on the highest-scoring boys soccer team in the WPIAL. An electric goal-scoring threat who...
Peters Township’s Molly Kubistek named 2024 Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Trib HSSN Girls Soccer All-Stars Player of the year Molly Kubistek, Jr., GK, Peters Township Molly Kubistek received a lofty honor last month when she won the sixth Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player Award, essentially crowning her the top player in the WPIAL. For the first time, the selection committee...
With deep roster, Penn-Trafford wrestlers expect to bounce back
Travis McKillop is back as the head wrestling coach at Penn-Trafford. He really didn’t leave the program. A new job last year had him hand over the daily duties to his assistant coach Larry Hohman. This allowed McKillop to settle into his new job. Now the roles have switched back....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors earn all-conference honors
Penn-Trafford was well-represented on the PA Big 5/6 all-conference football this season. Seven Warriors earned first-team recognition — senior guard Ethan Septak, senior tackle Kellan Taylor, senior tight end Dom Smith, senior running back Tasso Whipple, senior athlete Derek Carr, junior linebacker Jamison Yurt and junior defensive back Tyler Boss....
Gateway bowlers have sights set on returning to state championships
After falling short in the state championship a season ago, the Gateway boys bowling team has some unfinished business with the majority of the team returning. The Gators finished fourth at the Pennsylvania state championship in March at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster. Gateway was swept in their best-of-three quarterfinal matchup...
Young Sewickley Academy girls roster has plenty of potential
No fewer than 14 players on the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team this season are underclassmen. Sewickley’s third-year coach Jill Capozzi is unfazed. “After only six practices, I can see the effort of this very young squad,” Capozzi said. “We will take it one game at a time and give...
