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High school roundup for Nov. 19, 2024: 6-point night from Camardese-Woodruff boosts Montour
Jonah Camardese-Woodruff racked up three goals and three assists to lead Montour to a 7-3 win over McDowell in PIHL Class A hockey Tuesday night. Aiden Moskovitz and Thomas Barefoot each added two goals and an assist for Montour (5-2). Ethan Sutherland scored twice for McDowell (3-6). Baldwin 6, Canon-McMillan...
State champs from Greensburg Central Catholic cap careers in WCCA All-Star game
It’s been quite a month for Greensburg Central Catholic seniors Erin Grace and Maura Oslosky. For the past few weeks, the duo helped the Centurions to WPIAL and PIAA Class A volleyball titles. On Tuesday, they represented the Centurions in the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Volleyball All-Star game at...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 19, 2024
Last week was the first week when the district postseason morphed into the state playoffs. While some of the district playoffs conclude with championships this weekend, other district winners move on to the PIAA quarterfinals Friday and Saturday. Seven ranked teams from a week ago saw their seasons come to...
PIAA rules Imani Christian basketball player Kieshaun Demus eligible, reverses WPIAL decision
The PIAA reversed an earlier WPIAL decision and ruled Imani Christian basketball player Kieshaun Demus eligible after an appeal hearing Tuesday. The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard transferred from North Hills. “He is super excited to know he’s back with the team and gets to compete and not lose his sophomore season,”...
Rosters set for 2024 Western Pa. Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games will be Nov. 30 at Pine-Richland. The first game features Class A vs Class 2A all-stars at 11 a.m., followed by Class 3A vs. 4A at 1 p.m. Coaches for the teams are Nick Malarbi from Bentworth (Class A), Jon Cantwell...
Despite backcourt shakeup, Ligonier Valley girls enter season with optimism
Christy Hajjar’s second season as girls basketball coach at Ligonier Valley began with a thud after she learned of her starting backcourt duo’s departure from the team. Hoping for a more experienced squad after a 5-16 record a year ago, Hajjar instead will begin a new year without leading scorer...
Ligonier Valley boys hope to make strides with new coach, 5 returning starters
The idea of five returning starters is a basketball coach’s dream, even for a team that won just four games. Dante Porter hopes to lead that group to success this season as Ligonier Valley’s new boys coach. Senior guard Parker Hollick tops the list of returning players for the Rams,...
Knoch girls look to keep meeting program’s high standards
In the last seven years, the Knoch girls basketball program has built itself into a consistent contender. The Knights have been in the playoffs every season during that span, made a WPIAL Class 4A championship appearance in 2022 and have qualified for the state playoffs three consecutive seasons. With three...
Knoch boys bring back 5 starters, look to keep building process rolling
At times last season, a young Knoch boys basketball team showed how dangerous it could be. The Knights also went through some of the growing pains that come with being sophomore-heavy. In the end, they missed out on making the PIAA playoffs by one game, losing to Montour in the...
Latrobe boys looking to bounce back from disappointing season
It was an unusual season in 2023-24 for the Latrobe boys basketball team. Not only did the Wildcats miss the WPIAL playoffs, but they also had an injury-plagued season and finished with a rare losing record. The Wildcats were 8-13 overall and 3-7 in the section, dropping their last five...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 18, 2024
Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Pine-Richland (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 3A Avonworth (10-3) vs. Central Valley (7-5) at Acrisure Stadium, 5 p.m. Class 2A Seton LaSalle (11-0) vs. South Park (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 2 p.m. Class A Fort Cherry...
High school roundup for Nov. 18, 2024: Christopher Muschar sparks North Hills with 5-point night
Christopher Muschar racked up three goals and two assists and Ameer Cooper scored twice to lead North Hills to a 10-1 victory over Freeport in PIHL Class A hockey Monday night. Dillon Cobaugh added a goal and two assists for North Hills (3-3). Aiden Bauman scored for Freeport (1-7). Avonworth...
Kiski Area girls basketball team putting in work to improve
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Dave Williamson saw the potential of this year’s team in the work put in during the offseason. “We didn’t have the greatest offseason as a unit going into last season,” said Williamson, who saw last year’s Cavaliers team go 6-16 overall and finish 2-10 in...
Latrobe girls basketball team hoping to contend
As Mackenzie Livingston begins her second season as girls basketball coach at Latrobe, she said she feels like she’s already ahead of the game. “Last year it took me awhile to learn the players’ names,” Livingston said. “This year I do.” Latrobe returns one starter from last season’s squad that...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Clairton Bears Coach: Wayne Wade (11th season) Result: Clairton 24, Bishop Canevin 0 Record: 13-0 overall #Earned: Nearly four decades ago, one of the greatest defensive efforts over a single season was put in the books by the 1985 Chicago Bears, who...
Peters Township goalkeeper Molly Kubistek wins Moe Rosensteel Award as top girls soccer player
For the first time, a goalkeeper has won the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player Award. Molly Kubistek of Peters Township won the award, given annually to the top girls soccer player in the WPIAL since 2019. Kubistek, a University of Cincinnati recruit, led Peters Township to the WPIAL Class 4A...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Nov. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Maclane Miller School: Pine-Richland Class: Junior Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds Position: Running back, linebacker #Earned: The young man known as Mac was as sharp as a knife in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals victory Friday over Bethel Park. Miller was determined not...
Kiski Area boys basketball team returns on a mission
The Kiski Area boys basketball team last season fell one win short of a berth in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs. The Cavaliers suffered a two-point loss to Gateway in a seventh-place game with a spot in the state tournament on the line. “That was the third time we played...
Springdale girls soccer team reflects on impressive season
In the moments that turned into hours after Friday’s 4-3 loss to District 1 champion Dock Mennonite in the PIAA Class A championship game at Cumberland Valley’s Eagle View Middle School, Springdale girls soccer players remained upbeat despite the disappointment of coming up just short of the title. Coach Marc...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Waylon Schiller
Deer Lakes senior Waylon Schiller came into the 2024 season in a competition for an outside back position. “I came ready to go, came to every practice in the prep week before the season,” Schiller said. “Even though I was battling younger players, the competition was still tough. The coaching...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Tyler Pipon
Last year, Franklin Regional’s boys soccer team finished 12-9 overall, which included a trip to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals. That wasn’t good enough for the Panthers. This year, they finished 14-4-2 overall, including an 8-2 record in Section 3-3A, and reached the WPIAL championship game. “I thought we had...
PIHL standings through Nov. 17, 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...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 18, 2024
High school Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Pine-Richland (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 3A Avonworth (10-3) vs. Central Valley (7-5) at Acrisure Stadium, 5 p.m. Class 2A Seton LaSalle (11-0) vs. South Park (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 2 p.m. Class A...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 18, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs conclude with four games set for Championship Saturday this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of the WPIAL Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A football title games Saturday, along with a PIAA Class A quarterfinal set...
Highlands boys basketball team seeks respect under new coach
Ali Shareef doesn’t have to bear the burden of being saddled with the same high expectations as recent Highlands boys basketball teams. But not being paid the same amount of respect as previous seasons doesn’t sit right with the Golden Rams senior point guard, either. “I’m looking forward to competing...
