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6 WPIAL players chosen for Class A all-state boys basketball team
Six weeks after Bishop Canevin’s Dom Elliot and Kevaughn Price shared a championship court with Rochester’s Devon Hemer and JD Azulay, the four WPIAL Class A finalists are together again. They were among six WPIAL boys basketball players who earned all-state honors Monday in a vote of sports writers. All...
Lizzy Groetsch, Aislin Malcolm among 20 WPIAL girls basketball players named all-state
North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch and Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm each added another statewide honor to their resumes. Groetsch, a senior, and Malcolm, a junior, each earned Pennsylvania Player of the Year honors in their classifications when girls basketball all-state teams were announced Monday. Groetsch was named the state’s top player...
Seton LaSalle takes over top spot in WPIAL Class AA volleyball coaches rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 5 rankings Monday morning, and there is a change at the head of the Class AA Top 10. Seton LaSalle leapfrogged Ambridge and North Catholic into the No. 1 spot after a week in which the Rebels scored a 3-0 nonsection...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: April 26, 2021
The WPIAL baseball head coaching list consists of many new faces this season. Even some rich, traditionally strong programs built around longtime managers have new head coaches, including Hopewell. Morgan Singletary is enjoying success in his first year as head coach after being an assistant for a few years. “Overall,...
Trib HSSN What to Watch for: Monday, April 26, 2021
The final series between the big three in Section 3-5A baseball is set for Monday and Tuesday of this week. If you are keeping score at home, through the first two weeks, it is even-steven. Two weeks ago, West Allegheny and South Fayette split their two head-to-head games with each...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: April 26, 2021
On May 16, 2019, Montour couldn’t wait to get back to work preparing for a new season after a 7-4 loss in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs. “It’s been a tough year and a half because of losing last season to the pandemic,” Montour coach...
High school schedules for April 26, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Pine-Richland at Allderdice, 7 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Mt. Lebanon, 4:15 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Norwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional at...
WPIAL’s top tennis doubles teams set for gold rush
The WPIAL’s top Class AAA and Class AA boys doubles teams will go for gold Tuesday and Wednesday and also challenge for berths to the PIAA tournaments, slated for May 28 and 29 in Hershey. The top three teams in Class AA and the top two in Class AAA will...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of April 26, 2021
We close out the fourth month of 2021 with plenty of spring sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We turn the page on April with key WPIAL section baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse with video and audio coverage from across the...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 25, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2021 season through Sunday, April 25. The top six teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section 1 Bethel Park, 6-0...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 25, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2021 season through Sunday, April 25. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section 1 Bethel Park,...
Tennis anyone? Future Pitt walk-on offensive lineman Matt Metrosky holds serve for GCC
With touch and toughness, Matt Metrosky gently plows through his spring schedule. With prowess and a been-there-before cast of mind, he serves and volleys, and chucks heavy objects through the air. A tennis match ends and a track and field meet begins for the mega senior from Greensburg Central Catholic...
Westmoreland track notes: WCCA championships set for return
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship will resume after a year absence because of the coronavirus. The meet will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Because of the pandemic, the girls portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the running finals at noon, and the boys at...
All-state boys basketball teams revealed this week starting with non-PIAA schools
The all-state boys basketball teams will be announced over a seven-day span starting today with players from non-PIAA member schools. In years past, all-state organizers added those athletes to the PIAA classification teams but split them into their own group this winter. The all-state honors for PIAA schools will be...
Hempfield boys volleyball team off to surprising startVideo
Hempfield boys volleyball coach John Howell is shocked. There is no way he thought his Spartans would be undefeated and ranked No. 3 in the WPIAL Class AAA and 10th in the state. The Spartans returned only two starters — senior middle hitter Sean Knight and junior Chaz Ewer —...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse focusing on fundamentals to fuel strong start
After last season was taken away by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team is relishing the opportunity to get back on the field, and the Panthers are taking advantage of it. Through five games, they own an overall record of 4-1 and have a perfect Section 2-AA...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hohman commits to N.C. State
Penn-Trafford junior Troy Hohman announced on Twitter earlier this month that he’s committing to North Carolina State for wrestling. The two-time PIAA qualifier placed fourth in the state in 2021 after compiling 26-6 record. Hohman’s career record is 68-30. Hohman was a Section 1-AAA champion who placed second in the...
Penn Hills’ Angelo Allen carries momentum into spring track season
Angelo Allen laid the groundwork for what could be an outstanding spring with a strong winter track and field season. Everything the Penn Hills junior has done far has shown the winter was a preview of what is to come. Allen won the shot put with a throw of 50...
Early season win shows potential for Penn Hills softball
Kiern Mack sent a pitch left hanging over the plate solidly over the fence April 19 at Milltown Field in Penn Hills. The home run was a first in varsity competition for the junior outfielder. Mack’s grand slam helped propel the Indians to a 13-1 win over St. Joseph, snapping...
Gateway’s Shegog looks forward to prestigious Roundball Classic
Gateway senior forward Dynasty Shegog went toe-to-toe with Penn Hills’ Amoni Blackwell, Jasmyn Golden and Jayla Golden; McKeesport’s Haley Hertzer; and Woodland Hills’ Peyton Pinkney in Section 4-5A during the truncated 2020-21 season. But those opponents will become teammates the weekend of May 15 for the annual Roundball Classic all-star...
Gateway’s Robinson finding her place among WPIAL’s top sprinters
Amaya Robinson felt at home at the South Hills Classic on April 10. Baldwin hosted, but Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium provided the setting for the events. The junior sprinter collected a fifth-place medal and a season-best time of 12.75 seconds in the 100-meter dash. “I definitely feel I have room to...
Baldwin basketball trio headed to Chatham as package deal
It’s not uncommon for the best of friends to be teammates in a particular sport. It’s rare that three of them become teammates at the collegiate level. Baldwin seniors and four-year varsity players Lexi Bernotas, Abby Marzina and Kayla Radomsky have committed to Chatham, a member of the NCAA Division...
Baseball, softball coaches suggest changes to improve high school game
The games of baseball and softball have many nuances — many rules and regulations, many intangibles. Each can be a game of inches — a double down the third-base line — or a game of feet — a towering home run over the fence. People who follow the sports as...
Bethel Park’s Westphal looks forward to future at Duquesne
Olivia Westphal is recognized as one of the best Bethel Park basketball players in school history. “My four years at Bethel Park went extremely fast,” she said, “and I was fortunate to have very talented teammates throughout my four years.” A highly talented 5-foot-10 guard known for her deft shooting...
North Allegheny hockey falls in state championship game
North Allegheny’s hunt for a third Class AAA state ice hockey championship came up short as Malvern Prep earned its third title and first since 2004 with a 4-2 victory over the Tigers. North Allegheny took an early lead on a goal from sophomore Nathan Spak, igniting the home crowd...
