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Team Pa. snaps losing skid in Penn-Ohio Classic
For the first time in three years, Team Pennsylvania came away victorious in the annual Penn-Ohio All-Star Football Classic as it defeated Team Ohio, 21-0, Wednesday night at Geneva College’s Reeves Field in Beaver Falls. Although Pennsylvania was loaded with players who had success on the ground all season, such...
North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens leaving Southern Cal after stellar freshman year
North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens, who earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year track honors this spring, announced Wednesday that he’s transferring from Southern Cal. Owens, who revealed his decision on Facebook, didn’t say where he would transfer. “I want to thank the University of Southern California, USC track and field,...
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...
North Allegheny lineman Jake Lugg chooses Ivy League football
The Ivy League added a top WPIAL lineman for the second time in two days when North Allegheny’s Jake Lugg committed Wednesday to Harvard. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound rising senior had more than a dozen Division 1 offers, many from Ivy, Patriot and Mid-American schools. He announced a Harvard offer May...
Brentzel hired as Penn-Trafford wrestling coach
When A.J. Brentzel and his wife, Alicia, attended a Penn-Trafford wrestling match last season, Brentzel told her he really wanted to give back to the program. “I felt I could help out and had something to make the program better,” Brentzel said. “I felt I could make a difference.” When...
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...
Trio of WPIAL championships help secure Class 3A Trib HSSN Sports Cup
Shady Side Academy has hoisted the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in the past and came very close to winning it all a year ago, finishing second to North Catholic by less than 20 points. However, the bridesmaid from last year is back to being a blushing bride as the Indians...
Ellis School’s Poerio participates in national all-star game
Tegan Poerio took her place among some of the top field hockey players in the country on Tuesday. A rising junior at The Ellis School, Poerio was selected for and participated in the Stars and Stripes All-Star game that concluded the National Futures Championship U16 girls field hockey tournament in...
Leechburg heads in ‘different direction,’ parts ways with boys basketball coach Corey Smith
After two straight state playoff appearances, Leechburg School Board members have decided to go in a different direction with their boys basketball program. On Friday morning, they notified head coach Corey Smith that they would not be renewing his contract for the upcoming season. “I received a call from the...
Thomas Jefferson lineman Mac Duda commits to Ivy League championVideo
Thomas Jefferson lineman Mac Duda, who counted all eight Ivy League schools among his offers, committed Tuesday to Princeton. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound rising senior earned all-conference honors last season at offense tackle in the WPIAL Class 4A Big Eight Conference. He listed nearly 30 college offers in all, including many...
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...
Peters Township’s Joe Maize resigns as baseball coach after 35 years
A sign in Joe Maize’s game room reminds visitors that “Baseball Lives Here,” an item he picked up while visiting Cooperstown, N.Y. “I used to have it over our entrance way when you walked into our house, and my wife after about five years finally said that needs to go...
Pair of WPIAL titles part of successful school year for Class 4A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champ
In July, America celebrates the 50th anniversary of arriving on the moon with the famous narrative, “the Eagle has landed.” South Park also is celebrating this summer as the Eagles have landed the Class 4A Trib HSSN Sports Cup. A steady stream of success across the board, along with championship...
Pa. squad aims to snap losing skid at 40th annual Penn-Ohio All-Star Football Classic
Football players from Pennsylvania and Ohio will square off at Geneva College’s Reeves Field in Beaver Falls on Wednesday for the 40th annual Penn-Ohio All-Star Football Classic. The two teams will kick off around 7 p.m., and the Pennsylvania squad will be looking for its first win in three years....
George Guido: Class of ’14 was special group of WPIAL athletes
Let’s give a big shout out to the WPIAL Class of 2014. Why would we want to salute a graduating class that’s been gone for five years? That’s because, for the first time history, an athlete from a WPIAL school has been selected in the first round of the NFL,...
West Allegheny’s Hendrick shines at summer showcases
West Allegheny outfielder/pitcher Austin Hendrick continues to make a name for himself as one of the best hitters in the 2020 MLB Draft. On Thursday, the Mississippi State recruit produced one of the hardest hit balls of the inaugural PDP League at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The rising senior...
Class 5A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champion is repeat winner
Last year, Mars rode the coattails of two championship basketball teams to win the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in Class 5A. This past school year, it was a more balanced attack for the Fightin’ Planets as they have been crowned 5A champions once again. “A lot of our teams did...
West Mifflin rising junior Nahki Johnson gives Pitt verbal pledge
Pitt still has a little room for recruits in its 2020 class, but Pat Narduzzi already has started on 2021. The first rising junior to commit to Pitt’s coach is outside linebacker Nahki Johnson, a recent transfer from Steel Valley to West Mifflin. Momma I’m staying home???#committed #H2P #2ManyLights0n pic.twitter.com/WPzyYNOsfb—...
2 WPIAL basketball recruits named in updated ESPN rankings for 2020
Two WPIAL basketball recruits received spots close together in updated ESPN 100 rankings for the 2020 class. Butler’s Ethan Morton was ranked No. 55 overall and Moon’s Donovan Johnson was No. 61 in rankings revealed Monday. Morton, a 6-foot-4 guard, committed to Purdue in May. Johnson, a 6-7 forward, remains...
Pitching coach Watson takes over Belle Vernon baseball program
For Tony Watson, there’s no place like home. The Belle Vernon graduate was hired Monday by a unanimous vote to take over the Leopards baseball program after the resignation of Daryl Hixenbaugh. Watson, who’s coached “off and on” since 1998, has served as the pitching coach for Belle Vernon the...
Hempfield’s Gerger will continue hockey career in Canada
When Canada came calling for Jared Gerger, he couldn’t resist. The recent Hempfield graduate accepted an offer to continue his hockey career with the Trenton Golden Hawks in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. “It was definitely cool to receive an offer from them,” he said. “I didn’t really expect it,...
Head of the Class: Softball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
Back in the day, when a student did well in the classroom they were sometimes moved to the front of the class. Well this is the TribLive HSSN version of that. These players and coaches stood out for their performance on the softball diamonds around the WPIAL in 2019, and...
Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
The WPIAL baseball playoffs were as unpredictable as ever this season with only one top-seeded team winning a title. That was California in Class A. But that led to some unexpected champions and some long-awaited celebrations. Two first-year coaches claimed WPIAL titles, while Shaler and Seton LaSalle each were finally...
Class 6A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champion won 6 WPIAL, PIAA titles in ’18-’19
Fifteen years ago, the then-MSA Sports Network began a competition to measure the athletic success of each school’s various sports teams. It then became the battle for the Trib Sports Cup with four champions crowned and then six cup winners were honored three years ago. Whatever the name, the one...
