Cross Country
Runners get to test ‘The Hill’ at Tri-State Coaches cross country meet
October 18, 2018
Thursday's annual Tri-State Coaches Association cross country championships at Cal (Pa.) served as a preview for the WPIAL championships, set for Oct. 25. Since the WPIAL was asked not to return to Cooper's Lake Campgrounds after the 2017 season, district officials decided to take the championship event to Cal for
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Annie Wicker
Annie Wicker School: Quaker Valley Sport: Cross country Class: Junior Claim to fame: Another top-three finish did not completely satisfy Annie Wicker, who has been an active runner since she was in third grade. The Quakers' star cross country runner recently earned third place at the Midwestern Athletic Conference championships
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Mars’ Zachary Leachman, Freedom’s Jayden Sharpless
October 16, 2018
Zachary Leachman School: Mars Class: Junior Sport: Cross country Claim to fame: Leachman battled through a rainy, muddy course at Brush Creek Park and won the MAC championship with a time of 17 minutes, 18 seconds Oct. 11. Leachman also won the Bill Lenox Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock University
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Cameron Binda, GCC’s Corinn Brewer
Cameron Binda School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Cross country Year: Senior Claim to fame: Binda won his second Westmoreland County Coaches Association title in 16 minutes, 28 seconds to lead Greensburg Salem to a team title on Oct. 11. Greensburg Salem finished with four of the top five finishers in theShaler runners looking forward to WPIAL championship meet
October 11, 2018
The WPIAL Class AAA cross country championships are fast approaching, and Shaler coach Justin Eskra is ready to see how his team performs. Recent results have Eskra believing his runners are trending in the right direction. Sophomore Dalton Kalbaugh raced around the Lawrence County Fairgrounds in 17 minutes, 37 secondsPenn Hills runners deal with injuries, illness
For a team with limited runners, the one thing Penn Hills cross country couldn't afford was injuries or illnesses. That's exactly what happened to the Indians as their top runners on the boys and girls teams fell victim to a bug. The boys team recently lost sophomore Jonah Silverman to
Kiski Area’s Shreffler finishes second at WCCA’s
Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knew she needed a strong start if she wanted to win the annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association cross country championship on Thursday. She got a strong start, but her effort wasn't enough to keep Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Corinn Brewer from taking the top honor.
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brewer, Greensburg Salem boys make their mark at WCCA meet
If you don't know Corinn Brewer, that's about to change. The Greensburg Central Catholic freshman captured the girls' race at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association cross country meet at soggy Westmoreland County Community College on Thursday in Youngwood. She's one of the top Class A runners in the WPIAL.
Greensburg Salem’s killer B’s return as favorites at annual WCCA meet
October 10, 2018
The Pittsburgh Steelers have the Killer B's in football: Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell. The Greensburg Salem boys cross country team has its own version of the Killer B's -- senior Cameron Binda, Mark Brown and Dylan Binda. That trio has led the Golden Lions the past three
Kinne bolsters North Allegheny cross country team
October 4, 2018
An out-of-state transfer student is giving a boost to the North Allegheny boys cross country team. Senior Zachary Kinne (15 minutes, 55 seconds) came in first in the PIAA Foundation Invitational meet boys Class AAA 5,000-meter run recently in Hershey. The meet is considered a tune-up for the PIAA championship
Riverview runners look to build off section championships
The Riverview boys cross country team graduated 10 from last year's WPIAL Class A runner-up team that also placed eighth at the PIAA championships. How the team would respond in 2018 with several holes to fill in the lineup rested on a mix of key returnees and a few varsityShady Side Academy girls cross country team aims for WPIAL success
September 28, 2018
The Shady Side Academy girls cross country team is hoping improve on last year's 8-2 dual meet record and ninth- place finish at the WPIALNorth Hills runners continue to show improvement
From a group perspective, the North Hills boys and girls cross country teams are young. In addition to their youth and relative inexperience, the Indians
Pine-Richland runners finding their pace
September 21, 2018
Although their WPIAL Class AAA Section 3A results may not provide the evidence just yet, the Pine-Richland boys and girls cross country teams both appear
St. Joseph runner Singleton forms a talented 1-man team
September 20, 2018
Every coach out there who has paced a locker room and yelled to his players that there's no such thing as a one-man team, is
Greensburg Salem boys cross country wants to reclaim WPIAL title
September 15, 2018
Greensburg Salem cross country senior Mark Brown had a fruitful few days recently. Brown (16 minutes, 17.56 seconds) won the Class AA boys 5,000-meter run
Hale leads Baldwin runners at Red, White and Blue Invitational
The Red, White and Blue Invitational, sponsored by the Baldwin cross country program, celebrated its 16th birthday this year. The meet is held annually at
Quaker Valley’s Wicker shines in early-season Red, White and Blue Invitational
The season just began, and junior Annie Wicker already is in top form on the Quaker Valley girls cross county team. Wicker, the defending WPIAL
North Allegheny runners look to maintain momentum after victories at Red, White and Blue Invitational
September 14, 2018
Slogging through a wet course at Schenley Park wasn't going to provide the North Allegheny cross country program with a major hurdle. The Tigers hadHampton runners start fast at Red, White and Blue Invitational
A handful of seniors and one freshman have the Hampton cross country squads looking competitive. Seniors Matt Gust and Joey Cafaro will get one last
