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Tui Brown returns as 2-way playmaker for Gateway football
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. There is good news and bad news coming out of Gateway football camp this...
Pitt product Sheldon Jeter picked for U.S. Pan American Games 3×3 team
Former Pitt player and Beaver Falls standout Sheldon Jeter will suit up for the inaugural U.S. Pan American Games 3x3 basketball team. Jeter, who plays for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G-League, is a 6-foot-8 rookie forward. He was chosen by a selection committee after he played in...
Tee times set for West Penn Amateur at Oakmont
Tee times are out for the 119th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship set for Monday through Wednesday at fabled Oakmont Country Club. The field is set at 78 players. Last year, Oakmont’s Sean Knapp claimed a record-tying eighth title in the event, which was delayed for 48 days after...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 girls golf season
The theme during the 2018 girls golf season in the WPIAL was quite similar to that of the boys: Teams and individuals were reluctant to hand over titles. North Allegheny and Greensburg Central Catholic each cruised to their fourth straight WPIAL championships at Cedarbrook. Congratulations to the North Allegheny Girls...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 boys golf season
Sewickley Academy has set the standard in WPIAL boys golf. The Panthers won an unprecedented sixth consecutive district team championship last fall to pace a series of repeat performances in the WPIAL postseason. Dynasties continued on the links. Turtle Creek had the boys record for consecutive team titles, winning five...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 girls soccer season
Freedom was fearless — and Sharpless — on the way to a WPIAL girls soccer championship and a PIAA runner-up finish in Class A last fall. Freedom offense dominates Bentworth for WPIAL Class A girls soccer title #WPIAL #TribHSSN @FASDBulldogs TribLive HSSN (@TribLiveHSSN) November 3, 2018 Led by the...
Matijevic returns from 50-game suspension; demoted to advanced Class A
Local minor-leaguer JJ Matijevic is back from his league-imposed 50-game suspension. The former Norwin and Arizona star, who is trying to climb the ranks with the the Houston Astros, was penalized by the commissioner’s office after he failed a drug test for a second time. The drug he used was...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 WPIAL boys soccer season
West Allegheny turned WPIAL title game disappointment into PIAA glory. The Indians bounced back from a razor-thin, 1-0 loss to Franklin Regional to win four consecutive state playoff games — including a 4-0 win over Strath Haven in the finals for their 14th shutout of the season — to celebrate...
Cox and socks: Jeannette grad has some fun with “solemade” company
Demetrious Cox likes to stay up on trendy fashions when he can, and if he didn’t already have a mean sock game, he will now. Cox, a Jeannette native who is primed to go to training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals, teamed up with “solemade,” a sock company out of...
Former Norwin standout Palaschak takes over WCCC women’s volleyball team
Michael Palaschak has been a PIAA volleyball official for 13 years and has worked a number of local high school matches. But now the Norwin graduate is set to take over the women’s team at Westmoreland County Community College. The school announced it has hired him as head coach. “I...
IUP tabs Appleby women’s senior athlete of year
Carolyn Appleby gathered numerous accolades after a prosperous senior season on the basketball court at IUP. So, what’s one more? Appleby on Tuesday was named the IUP Women’s Senior of the Year as part of the school’s Crimson and Gray athletic awards. She also took home the school’s postseason player...
RMU’s Mala makes Czech National Team
Robert Morris freshman Kristyna Mala was selected to the Czech National Softball Team which will play in the European Championships June 30 through July 6 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Mala made the All-NEC Rookie Team this season as she hit .250 with 10 runs, three doubles and four RBIs in...
Lewandowski, Team USA capture 3×3 gold with perfect record
Joe Lewandowski is bringing home the gold. The Point Park men’s basketball coach took Team USA to Amsterdam this week for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup and the Americans finished with a perfect 7-0 record to win the championship. The U.S. team captured the title for the first time in...
Former GCC standout Jassan Eubank makes Division I commitment
Determination and patience led Jassan Eubank to a special day, one he always envisioned but approached with caution for fear it might not happen. The former Greensburg Central Catholic standout, two years removed from high school football — and two years into a college career he rerouted based on belief...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell honing his game in hopes of playing professionally
Kason Harrell is hungry and focused, primed to extend his basketball career past the collegiate level. Preparation sits hard on his shoulders as he edges closer to a potential shot in the pros. Harrell hired an agent from the GoEmpire Group and has hopes of playing overseas, but in the...
Mt. Pleasant’s Alincic named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Softball Player of the Year
2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball All-Stars Player of the Year Carolyn Alincic, Senior, Pitcher, Mt. Pleasant Pitchers come and go in prep softball, and they approach hitters with differing styles. Some work to induce groundouts and fly balls. Others dabble with curve balls and changeups to catch batters off balance. Carolyn...
Franklin Regional alum Andrew Stimmel takes over Marquette men’s lacrosse team
Andrew Stimmel was a defensive assistant at Marquette four years ago but has returned to lead the men’s lacrosse team as head coach. The Franklin Regionl graduate takes over for former coach Joe Amplo, who resigned to take the head coaching position at Navy. Amplo and Stimmel are the only...
Greensburg Salem grad Brennan Marion authors book about his spread offense
Brennan Marion continues to turn the page on his aspiring football coaching career. He hopes young players will turn the pages of his new book. Marion, the first-year offensive coordinator at William & Mary and a graduate of Greensburg Salem, will release “Go Go Offense,” a detailed look at the...
District 31 Legion baseball showcase set for next month
College scouts will get a close-up look at some of the top baseball players in American Legion District 31 — Westmoreland County — during the league’s player showcase set for 5 p.m. July 17 at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe. The one-day clinic will have players run through several drills,...
Division I commitment on tap for Greensburg Central Catholic grad Jassan Eubank
Navigating the recruiting process for a second time has been a mostly pleasurable experience for Jassan Eubank. But now comes the hardest part: picking a college. The former Greensburg Central Catholic football standout has spent the better part of two years marketing himself as a Division I prospect. With eight...
Coach Joe Lewandowski guides U.S. team to upset of Serbia at 3×3 World Cup
Point Park men’s basketball coach Joe Lewandowski has Team USA poised and feeling confident after opening day of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam. The U.S. team won both of its games Wednesday, including a 21-16 victory over three-time defending champion Serbia, which had won 15 straight games. The...
Derry native Ward hopes to make impact for Seton Hill baseball
Pitcher Omar Ward pondered the future of his college career like he was glaring in at his catcher. The hard-throwing right-hander saw a sign, but shook it off and waited for a new one. Curve or slider? To stay or to go? When he finally realized his best option was...
QB Kyle Silk looking for ‘fresh start’ after transferring to Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley might have a new quarterback to play behind its massive and college-coveted offensive line this fall. Incoming senior Kyle Silk has transferred to Ligonier Valley and is on the Rams’ roster. Silk was a Class A all-state second-team selection last year as an athlete at United. Silk (6-foot-2,...
Claret Jug to make stop in area ahead of Open Championship
With three of golf’s four major championships — The Masters, PGA Championship and U.S. Open — completed, one final title remains to be decided at the Open Championship. The winner of the major known for decades as The British Open — “The champion golfer of the year” — gets the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield grad Guy vaults to All-American finish
Hempfield graduate Bridget Guy is an All-American in the pole vault for a third time. The redshirt senior at Virginia finished fourth in the event last week at the NCAA Division I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. Her top vault was 14 feet, 7-1/4 inches, a season best....
