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Trib HSSN high school football players to watch in Week 1
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 1: Ben Jackson West Greene, Sr., RB/LB After running for 253 yards and six scores on just 15 carries Monday night in a win over Cameron, W.Va., Jackson will try for an encore against Bentworth on Friday night. John...
After world juniors, Upper St. Clair’s Matheny to compete at U.S. Olympic swimming trials
Upper St. Clair junior Joshua Matheny is shifting his focus to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials after taking his place recently among the world’s best under-18 swimmers. Matheny, 16, earned a gold medal in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke (2 minutes, 9.40 seconds) and a silver medal in the 100...
Division I linemen clash as No. 2 Central Catholic visits No. 4 Seneca Valley
Ron Butschle apologized for using what might sound to some like an old coaching cliché. “We have to win the majority of battles on the line of scrimmage,” the Seneca Valley coach said. But it’s not just coach-speak when he says Friday night’s game between No. 4 Seneca Valley and...
Trib HSSN debuts football power rankings for ’19 season
Every Thursday during the 2019 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Trib 10 power rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. This is the first week of the Trib 10 WPIAL football power rankings where classifications are not reality and the strength of the...
High school sports scores for Aug. 28, 2019
High schools Golf Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 Greensburg Salem 210, Indiana 221 Medalists: Jeff Mankins (GS), 37: Ryan Nalevanko (GS), 40 Latrobe 212, Penn-Trafford 220 Medalist: Alex Turowski (P-T), 37 Section 2 Belle Vernon 199, Connellsville 220 Medalists: Tyler Mocello (BV), 34; Gage Goodwin (C), 42...
Southmoreland boys soccer team expects bigger things
Last season was a learning experience for Jeremy Niemiec in his first year as Southmoreland boys soccer coach. Niemiec has made some adjustments going into his second season. “Our biggest goal, as it has been in prior years, is to contend for a section title,” Niemiec said, “as well as...
Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 1
Class 6A Norwin (0-1) at North Allegheny (1-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Newman Stadium, McCandless On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Dave Brozeski, Norwin; Art Walker Jr., North Allegheny Players to watch: Sean Pavlic, Norwin (Sr., 5-8, 155, WR/DB); Luke Colella, North Allegheny (Sr., 5-11. 180, WR/DB) Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, Norwin...
A-K Valley football Q&A with Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon
Leechburg was on Apollo-Ridge’s 4-yard line and trailing by a touchdown with a minute left in the first half of a Week Zero matchup. A Leechburg touchdown would mean a tie score and a swing of a momentum heading into the second half. Apollo-Ridge junior linebacker Logan Harmon knew the...
The Birdie is on the clock picking Westmoreland County football games
The Birdie is on the clock. Westmoreland’s guru of the gridiron was tasked with making each of his Week 1 predictions while face-to-face with a running 40-second clock. “Like our teams this year,” Birdie said. “Refs want to speed things up. Same goes for our copy editors. They want my...
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 1
Seth Fischbach Burrell, sr., WR/DB The big-play Bucs veteran made himself known on both sides of the ball in Friday’s Week Zero win over Valley. He caught Burrell’s first touchdown pass, a 56-yarder from Alex Arledge, and finished with four receptions for 109 yards. He made a defensive impact with...
A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 1
Class 5A Big East Franklin Regional (0-0) at Plum (1-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustang Stadium, Plum Coaches: Greg Botta, Franklin Regional; Matt Morgan, Plum Players to watch: Anthony Bonacci, Franklin Regional (Sr., 6-1, 260, C/DT); Reid Martin, Plum (Jr., 5-9, 170, WR/DB) Last week: Franklin Regional (DNP); Plum 28, Highlands...
The Birdie puts his faith in A-K Valley teams
When the Birdie came into the office Monday he was as mad as a fantasy football team owner who had just drafted Andrew Luck with his first-round pick five minutes before he made his retirement announcement. He walked through the office, sat down at his desk and started typing furiously....
High school football schedule for Week 1
Thursday District 8 City League Brashear at Perry, 7 p.m. Nonconference Allderdice at Steubenville, Ohio, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Central Cath. at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Norwin at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Bethel...
Westmoreland football Q&A with Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brandon Brown
Teammates and coaches like to call Brandon Brown “Slow-mo” when he practices. Yet Brown is considered by many of those same people to be the fastest player on the Greensburg Central Catholic football team. The paradox sits well with Brown, a senior wide receiver and defensive back whose opening-night efforts...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 1
Anthony Giansante Norwin, jr., T The junior tackle is part of an offensive line that has been tasked to protect prize quarterback Jack Salopek. Giansante’s cousin, Jimmy Giansante, was a star wide receiver at Thomas Jefferson, and his uncle, Jim, was a star running back for the Jaguars. Norwin will...
Championship contenders Gateway, Penn-Trafford to Battle for the Bell
For whom will the bell chime late Friday night at Warrior Stadium — No. 1 Gateway or No. 3 Penn-Trafford? The annual Battle for the Bell carries extra significance as supremacy in the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference will be on the line in this early-season contest. It also...
Derry, Freeport coaches expect another battle in Big East Conference opener
If you were to compare the Derry and Freeport football teams this season, you might not find many differences, and both coaches take pride in that sentiment. “If somebody called Derry the Freeport of Westmoreland County, I would take that as a compliment,” Derry coach Tim Sweeney said. “We’re both...
St. Joseph soccer to push for playoffs under new coach
Paul O’Donnell might be entering his first season as St. Joseph’s soccer coach, but he is no stranger to the program. O’Donnell was an assistant the previous five seasons under previous coach Matt Skoda. He is also a former Spartans player. “I know where I want to see the team...
Southmoreland girls soccer hoping to end playoff drought
Southmoreland has not qualified for the WPIAL postseason in girls soccer since a five-year playoff run from 2008-12. After finishing 2-14 last year, the Scotties go into the 2019 season hoping to end that drought. Their early-season goals are more straightforward. “My expectations are to roster a disciplined, fit, organized...
High school scores for Aug. 27, 2019
High schools Golf Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 Hempfield 203, Norwin 205 Medalists: Logan Divald (N), 37; Sal Cerilli (N), 38; Jon Kebe (H), 38; Mitch Sarsfield (H), 39 Section 5 Blackhawk 214, Montour 242 Medalists: Ryan Robinson (BH), 38; Ray Knallay (BH), 40 Section 8 Mars...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 1
There were very few changes to the Trib HSSN state rankings coming out of Week Zero. Only three of the 30 ranked teams were bounced from the PIAA top five. Penn Hills in Class 5A, Bishop McDevitt in 4A and Lackawanna Trail in A are all out, replaced by Peters...
Trib HSSN preseason girls soccer rankings
WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are the Tribune-Review boys preseason rankings. Class AAAA 1. Peters Township (18-5) — The Indians fell just short of a WPIAL title after a 2-1 loss to Seneca Valley in the championship. Despite having a short-handed lineup, Peters Township rallied to reach the PIAA...
Trib HSSN girls soccer players to watch in 2019
The WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are some of the top girls soccer players to watch this season from around the district: Justine Appolonia, Yough, Sr., F Ellie Coffield, Mars, Jr., MF Tessa Dellarose, Brownsville, So., MF Megan Donnelly, Pine-Richland, Jr., F Haleigh Finale, South Park, Jr., F Eva...
Penn-Trafford girls soccer team ready to regroup
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer champions just two years ago, Penn-Trafford ran aground in its bid for a repeat last season. The Warriors finished 12-5 after it was stunned by Butler, 4-1, in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. “I just remember that bus ride home,” senior midfielder Sarah...
After rare miss, Penn-Trafford boys soccer sets sights on WPIAL playoff return
Reno Kearns doesn’t try to mask anything by a pretense. He and his Penn-Trafford boys soccer teammates are not satisfied with last season. “The ultimate goal is to make the playoffs, and we didn’t do that,” the senior midfielder said. “We have to do a better job defensively if we...
