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Senior spotlight: Knoch pitcher ended high school softball career on good note
After the disappointment of having her senior season canceled began to subside, a thought occurred to Knoch pitcher Amanda Fischer. She couldn’t have asked for a whole lot more from what turned out to be her final season of high school softball. In the circle, Fischer went 13-3 with a...
Freshman basketball star Rodney Gallagher gets football offer from Penn State
It’s not surprising that Rodney Gallagher received a scholarship offer from Penn State on Wednesday. Colleges from all over the country are sure to be lining up to secure the services of the Laurel Highlands freshman in the coming months. What might be a little surprising is the Nittany Lions...
BeeGraphix Great 38 football all-star game canceled
A day after Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association officials called off the annual Big 33 Football Classic and East-West all-star football game, another all-star contest was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. The BeeGraphix Great 38 game, scheduled for June 13 at Trinity, has been canceled. The inaugural game was...
WPIAL wrestling champ Ryan Michaels of Elizabeth Forward headed to Pitt
Coach Keith Gavin, now wrapping up his third season at the helm, has made solid progress in improving the standing of the Pitt wrestling program on the national scene. Over the past two seasons, the Panthers have gone 23-7 in dual meets, crowned five ACC champs and qualified 11 wrestlers...
WPIAL board welcomes new members, bids farewell to 3 others
The WPIAL board of directors bid farewell to three members Wednesday during its annual meeting. WPIAL associate executive director Amy Scheuneman and board president Scott Seltzer met with area athletic directors and principals via a Zoom conference call, and they announced new board members while recognizing those who are leaving...
McKeesport’s Deamontae Diggs signs with Youngstown State
One of the most talented senior athletes in Western Pennsylvania has decided where he will be competing next fall. And also what sport he will be playing. McKeesport senior Deamontae Diggs signed an official letter of intent to play football at Youngstown State on Wednesday. Officially Signed ✍️Deamontae Diggs |...
WPIAL announces James Collins Scholar-Athlete scholarship award winners
The WPIAL announced the 20 winners of its annual James Collins Scholar-Athlete scholarship awards during its annual meeting Wednesday. WPIAL associate executive director Amy Scheuneman and board president Scott Seltzer met with area athletic directors and principals via a Zoom conference call. The WPIAL annually awards 20 scholarships of $1,000...
Senior spotlight: Doubles partner pushed Quaker Valley tennis ace to new heights
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Playing in as many postseason tennis matches as John Watters did during his time at Quaker Valley is a good way to build up rivalries. But the...
Pine-Richland lineman Harrison Hayes chooses Liberty
Pine-Richland junior Harrison Hayes, one of the top linemen in the WPIAL, announced his commitment to Liberty University on Tuesday night. A 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive tackle, Hayes had nearly two dozen scholarship offers, including a variety of schools from the MAC (Toledo, Akron, Buffalo, Kent State and Bowling Green) and...
South Fayette wrestler Eli Brinsky commits to Clarion
South Fayette wrestler Eli Brinsky has committed to Clarion. Brinsky, who had a 125-49 career record in high school, had a big senior season. He went 38-7, won a section title, finished third at WPIALs and took sixth in the state in Class AAA at 170 pounds. Brinsky recorded his...
Roundball Classic called off
The Roundball Classic, an annual high school basketball all-star game scheduled for the end of April, was canceled Tuesday, the latest domino to fall after the PIAA called off its winter sports championships and spring sports last week. A series of seven games featuring seniors from the WPIAL, City League...
Derry lineman Gavin Adams sticks with recruiting process, earns walk-on spot at Miami
While he wraps up his senior year at Derry, Gavin Adams still is working his after-school job at Lowe’s. Hardware stores remain open, so Adams is considered essential personnel. The University of Miami thinks so, too. Adams, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound offensive lineman, committed to joining the Hurricanes as a preferred...
WPIAL Top 10: Most basketball playoff appearances
Here are lists of the Top 10 schools with the most WPIAL basketball playoff seasons: School, Playoff seasons, First, Most recent Boys 1. Uniontown, 69, 1925, 2020 2t. Monessen, 64, 1919, 2020 2t. Washington, 64, 1931, 2020 4. Aliquippa, 60, 1929, 2020 5. Mt. Lebanon, 51, 1932, 2020 6. Ford...
Aliquippa great Darrelle Revis headlines 14th annual WPIAL Hall of Fame classVideo
Darrelle Revis was one of the NFL’s all-time great cornerbacks for the Jets, Patriots, Bucs and Chiefs. He was a Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl selection. He was a dynamic college football player at Pitt, earning All-American honors as a freshman and All-Big East recognition as...
Big 33, East-West all-star football games canceled
Organizers for the Big 33 Football Classic and East-West Game hoped the annual all-star games could be played over Memorial Day weekend. On Tuesday, those plans were canceled. Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association executive director Garry Cathell announced both all-star games and the events surrounding them will not be held...
WPIAL announces 14th Hall of Fame class inductees, award winnersVideo
The 14th annual class of the WPIAL Hall of Fame is unlike any that came before it. Eight athletes, two coaches, two teams, one official, two contributors, one Heritage Award honoree and a Courage Award recipient will be honored … just not this year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this...
Senior spotlight: WPIAL pitchers missed chance to whiff all-state Seneca Valley outfielder
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last two seasons, few hitters in WPIAL softball have been a tougher out than Seneca Valley outfielder Kearson Wagner. Last season, for instance, she hit...
Shady Side Academy basketball standout Nyla Rozier picks St. Francis
Shady Side Academy junior Nyla Rozier made her college choice Monday, committing to St. Francis. A 5-foot-11 guard, Rozier averaged 19.8 points per game for the Indians this season. As a sophomore, she averaged 14 points per game and helped Shady Side Academy to a 17-3 record, a Section 3-3A...
Senior spotlight: Keystone Oaks ace headed to Akron after giving WPIAL hitters fits
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. For left-handed batters in Section 3-3A, there was a silver lining in last week’s announcement that the PIAA had canceled spring sports. They won’t have to try...
Senior spotlight: WPIAL pole vault champ takes talents into kitchen
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Jo-Michelle Huczko can’t pole vault in her living room. There’s no landing mat in her driveway or space for a 15-foot pole in the kitchen. Perfecting her...
Senior spotlight: Mt. Lebanon’s Emelia Krakora looks forward to future in lacrosse
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Emelia Krakora will play competitive lacrosse again. It just might not be until next spring. A Mt. Lebanon senior bound for Division III Bowdoin College in Maine,...
PIAA cancellation hits Mt. Pleasant WPIAL champion swimmer hard
The sight of a team full of high school swimmers huddled together in the lobby of Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell, tears streaming down their faces, that’s not something Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner will forget any time soon. Frankly, the way her senior year is ending will probably be seared into...
Pair of young stars join senior-heavy Trib 10 boys basketball all-star team
This year’s Trib 10 boys basketball all-star team is a senior-heavy group, with two young and talented exceptions. Freshman Rodney Gallagher opened his high school career by scoring nearly 600 points in leading Laurel Highlands to its first WPIAL championship since 1968. Sophomore Jake DiMichele helped lift OLSH to a...
Senior spotlight: Bethel Park’s McGowan has college ball at James Madison to look forward to
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic. All-section outfielder Sean McGowan and this year’s crop of seniors on the Bethel Park baseball team emerged on the scene as a group of feisty sophomores...
Former Penn Hills basketball standout Daivon Stephens headed to Coastal Carolina
Daivon Stephens’ college basketball career has carried him to the sunny shores of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Stephens, a former Penn Hill star, committed Thursday to Coastal Carolina University. A 6-foot-7 forward, Stephens led Penn Hills to the 2018 WPIAL Class 6A championship, averaging 17.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists...
