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High school basketball teams committed to staying sharp during shutdown
Christian Zilli had his junior baseball season ripped away. The back end of his senior football season also was a casualty of the coronavirus, which dug in its claws and forced the cancellation of two games. But the Hempfield senior is bound and determined to have a basketball season in...
WPIAL finalists Jeannette, Clairton lead all-Eastern Conference football team
WPIAL Class A finalists Jeannette and Clairton combined to earn 19 first-team spots on the all-Eastern Conference football team in a vote of coaches. Clairton led with 10 including senior running back and linebacker Dontae Sanders, who earned two individual awards as both the conference’s top offensive and defensive player....
WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS, FCS programs
Division I FBS Senior football players from the WPIAL who signed with Division I programs: Name, high school, pos., college • Evan Azzara, Plum, OL, Miami (Ohio) • Derrick Davis, Gateway, S, LSU • Khalil Dinkins, North Allegheny, TE, Penn State • Elliot Donald, Central Catholic, DT, Pitt • Trevor...
Signing day punctuates season of change for Penn-Trafford, Jeannette stars
One moved from wide receiver to quarterback. The other, from quarterback to receiver. Both made sacrifices to make their teams better. Now a pair of talented athletes from Westmoreland County will look to add to the quality of play at two in-state Division I FCS football programs. Senior Ethan Carr...
Deer Lakes soccer standout Michael Sullivan commits to Pitt
His commitment has been quiet, but Wednesday, Deer Lakes senior soccer standout Michael Sullivan announced his college decision with a bang. After leading the Lancers to their second state championship appearance in three years this season, the WPIAL Class 2A Player of the Year said he will play for Pitt....
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: North Allegheny dominates in pool
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
Trib 10: Newcomers dominate boys basketball power rankings
Welcome to another season of the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings. Each Thursday during the season, Trib HSSN will unveil the Trib 10, declaring which are the best district teams, period. Well, at least for that particular week. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. On the boys side of our...
Seniors who drove Plum football to new heights make college choices on signing dayVideo
Evan Azzara anchored the Plum offensive line with power for several years. Now, the 6-foot-6, 290-pound senior is signed, sealed and delivered for what he hopes is the same kind of success at Miami (Ohio). Azzara was one of nearly two dozen from the WPIAL and City League to sign...
WPIAL’s 2021 football recruits make commitments official by signing early
For the fourth year, the NCAA allowed college football recruits to sign early, making their commitments official in mid December rather than early February. The early signing period was added in 2017. A number of WPIAL seniors took that opportunity Wednesday and then celebrated on social media. Here’s a look...
Jeannette’s James Sanders commits to St. Francis (Pa.)
James Sanders went with the school that recruited him from the beginning. The Jeannette senior standout wide receiver and defensive back verbally committed to St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday, a day before the early signing period begins for NCAA Division I and II programs. He was recruited for defense but...
Trib HSSN preseason state girls basketball rankings
The WPIAL has long been a hotbed for talent in girls basketball. The 2020 PIAA basketball playoffs back that up. The girls basketball state playoffs completed the second round and were down to the final 48 teams preparing for the quarterfinals in the six classifications. District 7 had 10 teams...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: WPIAL freshmen make sudden impact
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
South Allegheny’s Antonio Epps stays at home, picks Duquesne
Since he was little, Antonio Epps always wanted to play college football at the Division 1 level. Now, the dream has become a reality. The South Allegheny two-way star announced Monday his commitment to play football at Duquesne University. The Dukes play football in Division 1’s FCS. “They were my...
Hempfield baseball player Brandon Coughlin verbals to Lehigh
Brandon Coughlin was a junior varsity player at Hempfield in 2019, the last time the Spartans played a baseball game. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 season over the covid-19 pandemic, Coughlin has yet to play in a varsity game. But that hasn’t stopped him from earning a Division...
Trib HSSN preseason state boys basketball rankings
When Trib HSSN last ranked the top teams in Pennsylvania, most of the second-round games in the 2020 PIAA basketball playoffs had just been completed with the quarterfinals looming. However, what was hoped to be a brief interruption to the state basketball playoffs never materialized. A delay of days turned...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Knoch dominates court proceedings
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
WPIAL contenders wonder how sports shutdown will impact swimming season
Ian Shahan hopes for big things in his senior swimming season. Like many others throughout the WPIAL, the Belle Vernon senior who is the defending WPIAL Class AA champion in the 100-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly, is keeping his fingers crossed that when the calendar turns to 2021, the season...
Steelers provide helping hand as Yough renovates weight room
Yough hopes to be flexing its muscles again soon in the WPIAL — with a little lift from the Black and Gold. The school district recently accepted a $15,000 grant from the Pittsburgh Steelers to upgrade its weight room and the project is drawing rave reviews in Herminie. Yough athletes...
PIHL standings through Dec. 13, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. Because of Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandate to shut down interscholastic sports due to the rise in covid-19 cases across Pennsylvania, there will be no PIHL hockey games until Jan. 4, 2021 at the earliest. Team – Wins – Losses...
Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin, Brentwood girls basketball teams have playoff ambitions
Here’s a look at the high school girls basketball teams for the South Hills Record coverage area: Thomas Jefferson The Thomas Jefferson girls won’t soon forget the wild ride that was the 2019-20 season. The Jaguars started out 7-1, won three and lost three midseason games, and wrapped it up...
Gateway’s Summer Raymer has sights set on school swimming records
Summer Raymer’s name already is on the swimming record boards in the natatorium at Gateway High School. The Gateway junior standout is part of the 200-yard medley relay team that set the record last year with graduate Olivia Livingston and sophomores Ayva Harris and Morgan Holmes. Raymer, the runner-up last...
Brentwood, Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin boys basketball teams look to develop chemistry
Here’s a look at boys basketball teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Brentwood Graduation losses hit the Brentwood boys basketball program hard. The Spartans were stacked with seven seniors in 2019-20, led by four-year starter C.J. Ziegler, a flashy 5-foot-11 guard and 1,000-point career scorer who is a...
Quaker Valley wrestlers ready to test themselves against the best
Over the past few years, the Quaker Valley wrestling team has taken the necessary steps to build a successful program from the bottom up. The Quakers won section titles each of the past two seasons and are looking to do so again. They want to take it one step further,...
Quaker Valley swimmers ready to show up for work, contend for championships
In his first year at the helm of the Quaker Valley swimming and diving program, John Nemeth wants athletes to put in the work that will enable them to compete at their highest level. Despite limitations resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, that is exactly what the Quakers were doing until...
Standard stays the same for Penn-Trafford swim teams
Dave Babik has been coaching the Penn-Trafford swimming teams for 30 years, and the team’s expectations haven’t changed. “We’re used to competing at a high level,” Babik said, “and I think we’re capable of that this season.” Babik must replace a large senior class but has some key pieces that...
