High School category, Page 827
In another victory for Lawrence County schools, Shenango secures Class 2A Trib Cup title
It was an incredible year for the WPIAL high schools located in Lawrence County. Each of the seven district schools (Ellwood City, Laurel, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Castle, Shenango, Union) won at least one WPIAL team championship and in some cases, multiple titles and/or a state crown. Now the county can...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Lamont Payne, Chartiers Valley
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Lamont Payne made a name for himself as an outstanding cornerback in a breakout...
Marko Thomas makes quick adjustment to surroundings as GCC’s head coach
Marko Thomas took over the Greensburg Central Catholic football program not quite knowing what to expect. But just the same, he was eager to peel back the curtain. He has been pleasantly surprised by his fresh surroundings, quickly establishing a connection with his new team. The coach at Connellsville the...
Shaun Reddick returns to lead Burrell girls basketball program
Shaun Reddick is no stranger to coaching basketball at Burrell in his nearly 25 years on the bench overall. The teacher in the Burrell School District has mentored players on the hard court at the middle school, freshman and junior varsity levels and served one season as the Bucs girls...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer program under new leadership
Two-time defending WPIAL Class A boys soccer champion Greensburg Central Catholic is loaded with talent again, but the team will have a new coach this fall. Tyler Solis resigned after five seasons leading the Centurions. He quickly was replaced, however, by Rob Fabean, his assistant over the last two years....
Trio of WPIAL champions, runners-up carry North Catholic to Class 3A Trib Cup crown
North Catholic’s team colors are scarlet and gold. However it was a good mix of silver and gold that has the Trojans repeating as HSSN Trib Cup Class 3A champions in 2020-21. North Catholic won WPIAL gold in girls soccer, girls volleyball and girls cross country while bringing home silver...
Pirates make MLB Draft special for Bethel Park’s Justin Meis
Justin Meis knew the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested when they continued to make calls to check in after almost every round late in the second day of the MLB Draft. Meis was on vacation with nearly two dozen members of his family at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland when he...
Jeannette announces latest hall of fame class
Jeannette announced its 2021 Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class on Tuesday. The class, selected by the the Jeannette Educational Foundation in conjunction with the school district, will be recognized during a home football game on Sept. 17 against Riverview. A banquet will follow on Sept 18. The latest inductees...
Vincentian, UConn standout Kyler Fedko drafted by Twins
Vincentian graduate Kyler Fedko, who found a power stroke this season at the University of Connecticut after hitting .412 in 13 games in 2020, was chosen by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the 12th round of the MLB Draft. He was the 369th overall selection. Fedko, 21, was the...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Cadin Olsen, Armstrong
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Cadin Olsen spent this past weekend at the Penn football camp, and the Armstrong...
Yough rallies to sweep Bushy Run in District 31 semifinals
Yough pitcher Allen Novacek got off to a shaky start in Monday’s District 31 American Legion semifinal against Bushy Run. But after he was given a rosin bag to help his fingers grip the baseball after two innings, Novacek was tough to beat. Yough rallied from a 6-0 deficit to...
Championship appearances help Quaker Valley claim Class 4A Trib Cup
Other WPIAL Class 4A schools may have won more district or state championships this past school year, but a consistently strong effort across the board each season and winning its lone WPIAL crown in the spring helped Quaker Valley win another HSSN Trib Cup championship. The Quakers came close to...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Gavin Miller, West Allegheny
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Gavin Miller is one of the best pitchers in the state and has received...
Latrobe alumnus Zach Kokoska taken in 10th round of MLB draft by Rockies
Four years after leading Latrobe to its first WPIAL and PIAA baseball championships, Zach Kokoska took the first step toward a professional career Monday when he was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the MLB draft. The 290th overall pick, Kokoska was second-team all-Big 12 and...
Marlins draft former Fox Chapel, Seton Hill left-hander Patrick Monteverde
Patrick Monteverde’s left arm has carried him to several far-flung places — from Fox Chapel to Virginia Beach, Va., to Greensburg and, eventually, to Lubbock, Texas. But he hopes to settle in Miami after the Marlins drafted him 239th overall Monday in the eighth round of the MLB Draft. Monteverde...
Bethel Park’s Mason Miller taken in 3rd round of MLB draft by Athletics
It can seem like a long road from Bethel Park to the majors. For Mason Miller, the path there has taken a circuitous route. But a big step in that direction came Monday when he was drafted in the third round by the Oakland Athletics. A 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, Miller...
Hopewell graduate, Ohio U. lefty Joe Rock goes to Rockies at 68th overall
Hopewell graduate Joe Rock turned a productive junior season at Ohio University — highlighted by a no-hitter against Morehead State in February — into a reputation the Colorado Rockies couldn’t ignore. Rock, 6-foot-6, 200-pound left-hander, was chosen 68th overall by the Rockies in Compensatory Round B of the MLB Draft...
A-K Valley football teams set for annual Freeport 7-on-7
With the start of preseason high school football campst five weeks away, Freeport coach John Gaillot hopes Wednesday’s locally infused Freeport seven-on-seven event will help serve as a springboard to the final series of summer workouts and also generate excitement for the start of the 2021 season. Seven schools —...
Trib HSSN girls athlete of the year: NA’s Paige Morningstar caps gold-plated 2-sport career
What better way to conclude a golden scholastic career than to be named the MaxPreps national high school female athlete of the year? How about being named the 2020-21 Trib HSSN WPIAL female athlete of the year for a second straight year? Paige Morningstar may need a Brink’s truck to...
Trib HSSN boys athlete of the year: Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer wins titles in 2 sports
Early in the winter, Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer called his future college wrestling coach with some bad news. He’d injured his left shoulder and would eventually need surgery to repair a torn labrum. Should he sit out his senior year? Weeks removed from quarterbacking Pine-Richland’s football team to a PIAA championship,...
Latrobe advances to American Legion District 31 finals
Latrobe American Legion baseball used a different method to defeat Young Township on Sunday in Game 2 of the District 31 playoffs. The Jethawks used the no-hit pitching of Jake Bradish to win Game 1. The bats came alive late in Game 2. Latrobe scored 10 runs over the final...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon
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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Quinton Martin has scholarship offers from Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Rutgers, Virginia Tech...
Hampton wrestling shakes up coaching staff
When Chris Hart told his Hampton wrestlers at their season-ending banquet last month that he was stepping down as head coach, their next coach was standing only a couple of feet away. Talbots assistant coach Nick Endres is expected to be promoted to the top job, and Hart will return...
Quaker Valley Hall of Famer takes reins of school’s girls basketball program
Quaker Valley has been a focal point in many chapters of Ken Johns’ life. He was a three-sport athlete at the school, coached at the youth and middle school levels and has watched his children make their athletic impact with the Quakers. Now he’s ready to add to his Quaker...
Soccer, lacrosse titles lift Mars to Class 5A Trib Cup championship
Thanks to a historic run in soccer and lacrosse this past school year, Mars’ climb to the top of the HSSN Trib Cup standings in Class 5A was out of this world. The Fightin’ Planets swept district and state gold on the pitch by winning boys and girls WPIAL and...
