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FIBI wraps up, Sarver turns attention to next year
With the 25th Freeport International Baseball Invitational in the books, event officials already are turning their attention to next summer’s event. FIBI president Chuck Sarver said before the final pitch was thrown and the last of the famed hoagies were sold at the concession stand, talk began of setting the...
Kings of the Court brings community basketball to New Kensington
Andrew Cressler hasn’t played a college basketball game in five years, but the Plum graduate and former standout at Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown still enjoys the opportunity to mix it up on the court in a competitive environment. He is one of the more veteran players in the Kings of...
Geist 14th in shot put at USATF nationals
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist placed 14th in the men’s shot put Friday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Competing in the second flight, the rising junior at the University of Arizona unleashed a top toss of 19.78 meters (64 feet, 10¾ inches). He did...
Gateway to honor latest Sports Hall of Fame inductees
The Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 5 at Edgewood Country Club. Inductees are Katrina Streiner (Class of 2005, swimming), Paul Krusey (Class of 1967, multi-sport), Greg Nemec (Class of 1973, multisport), Crista Coles (Class of 1989, soccer), Matt Houy (Class...
Monroeville Legion wins games, gains valuable experience
During the high school baseball season, Gateway coach Mark Wardzinski approached his players about continuing as a team into the summer. The response, rising junior Joe Schulte said, was positive, and the Monroeville Senior Legion team was reborn after a three-year hiatus. “I was ready to keep playing with that...
Plum Youth Legion rides into state tournament with momentum
In back-to-back elimination games at the PA Youth Legion Western Regional at Homer City, Plum Post 980 faced early five-run deficits. But the Junior Mustangs rallied to win both times. The second rally came against Westmoreland County rival Uniontown, and the 7-5 victory Tuesday clinched their spot in the state...
Freeport’s Jarrett Heilman ready to test himself in Big 26 Classic
Jarrett Heilman will be among select company at this weekend’s Big 26 Baseball Classic in Harrisburg. The Freeport pitching standout will join other top rising juniors and seniors from Pennsylvania for the annual three-game series against a team from Maryland. Heilman said he’s excited for the opportunity. “I’ve played against...
Kiski Area’s Delp commits to wrestle at Bucknell
Nick Delp now knows where he will wrestle when his time in high school concludes. The Kiski Area rising senior gave a verbal commitment Wednesday to Division I Bucknell University. He made the announcement on Twitter. Committed!! ?? pic.twitter.com/rfRSJKFSHF— Nicholas Delp (@nicholas_delp12) July 24, 2019 Delp reached the 100-win milestone...
Plum Youth Legion team comes back to reach state tourney
For the second straight game in the Pennsylvania Youth Legion Baseball Western Regional at Homer City, the Plum Youth Legion team rallied from an early five-run deficit. The latest comeback, Tuesday evening in a 7-5 win over Westmoreland County league rival Uniontown, put the Post 980 Junior Mustangs in this...
Massive junior hockey showcase returning to Cranberry in September
The United States Hockey League announced Tuesday it will return to Pittsburgh in September for the annual DICK’S Sporting Goods Fall Classic. For a fourth consecutive year, the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township will host the USHL games from Sept. 26 to 29. All 16 USHL teams will...
7 from WPIAL selected to Class AA boys volleyball all-state team
The Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Class AA all-state team Monday, and eight from the WPIAL were selected. Representing the WPIAL are Ambridge’s Liam Buck (junior, outside hitter), Dorien Priddy (senior, setter) and Kevan Rotthoff (junior, libero); Derry’s John Kerr (senior, outside hitter) and Colton Nemcheck (senior, outside hitter);...
Plum Youth Legion rallies for win to stay alive in regional tournament
The Plum Youth Legion baseball team is one win away from the state tournament. The Post 980 Junior Mustangs rallied from an early five-run deficit Monday evening to defeat Indiana County’s Kovacik Insurance 10-6 in an elimination game at the PA Youth Legion Baseball Western Regional in Homer City. The...
A-K Valley football teams converge on Freeport for 7-on-7 event
As preparation for high school football enters the stretch run, several teams will gather Wednesday at Freeport for a seven-on-seven event with a local flair. Eight schools, including Apollo-Ridge, Springdale, Leechburg, Highlands and Riverview, are expected join the Yellowjackets for a series of matchups on the turf. Freeport coach John...
Field prep key to successful Freeport International Baseball Invitational
Each year, the board of directors for the Freeport International Baseball Invitational works many hours putting together a local, regional and international field of players and teams they hope will produce a competitive week of games. The preparation doesn’t stop at the participants as the board makes sure the fields...
Region 6 Legion roundup: Plum eliminated by Belle Vernon
For the second straight day, the Plum Senior American Legion baseball team was shut out at the Region 6 tournament, and Saturday’s 9-0 loss to Belle Vernon eliminated it from the postseason. Plum finished its season 13-4. “Belle Vernon hit the ball on us, and we didn’t hit again,” Plum...
Haymaker Hammerheads claim 3rd straight Monroeville Invitational title
The Monroeville Invitational swim meet has been a summer tradition for five decades, and the competition and fellowship continued July 13 at Garden City pool. More than 300 swimmers ages 5 to 18 from the five Monroeville club teams — Bel-Aire, Garden City, Gateway Heights, Haymaker and Park — took...
Connellsville blanks Plum in Region 6 Legion tournament
A pair of unearned runs in the top of the eighth proved to be the difference as Connellsville defeated Plum, 2-0, on Friday in the first round of the Region 6 Senior American Legion playoffs at Chippewa Park. Plum falls to the loser’s bracket and will play at 11:30 a.m....
Penn Hills’ Snell benefits from offseason development
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 a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park. Trips to camps at Pitt and Penn State last month were...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys volleyball season
North Allegheny capped an undefeated 23-0 season with its second straight PIAA Class AAA championship and seventh overall, sweeping three games from Central York at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena. The Tigers also extended their overall winning streak to 46 games. NA succeeded against Central York after five previous state-final...
Coach Kolankowski right fit for Plum boys soccer
The Plum athletic department didn’t go far to find the next coach of the boys soccer team. Rafal Kolankowski, an assistant the past three seasons under former coach Anthony Russo, was elevated to the top spot in the Mustangs program in May when Russo joined the coaching staff of the...
Plum Senior, Junior Legion teams set for regional tournaments
The Plum Senior and Youth American Legion baseball teams are on a mission for a regional sweep. The Senior squad, the Allegheny South playoff champion, kicks off the Region 6 tournament Friday at Blackhawk’s Chippewa Park, while the Plum Youth team, co-champion of the Westmoreland County league with Uniontown, begins...
With college plans in place, Woodland Hills’ Rawlings ready for special senior season
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. At tight end, Joshua Rawlings said he has sometimes been compared to former Woodland...
Plum grad Ashley Amato hopes to end career on high note at Akron
The Akron women’s soccer team is one of the youngest at the Division I level. Only one senior is on the 2019 roster: Plum graduate Ashley Amato. Amato, entering her fourth year as a starting defender, understands her time on campus is winding down, and she wants to do whatever...
Plum tops Monroeville for Allegheny South Legion title and trip to regionals
The Plum and Monroeville Senior American Legion baseball teams met for the third time this season Monday evening at Gateway High School, and the rubber match between the squads was for the Allegheny South playoff championship and a spot in the Region 6 tournament. Plum scored twice in the top...
Springdale QB Ausk gets head start on sophomore season
Legend Ausk enters his sophomore football season at Springdale in the running to take over the varsity starting quarterback job left vacant from the graduation of multi-year starter Josh Jones. A scout team signal-caller last fall, Ausk knew his future with the Dynamos held the potential to take over the...
