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Full night of section openers in WPIAL girls hoops highlight Thursday
December 11, 2019
One of the best section races in district girls basketball last season was in Section 1-3A where Avonworth, Beaver and Neshannock battled for first place.
The mats are back as WPIAL team wrestling section matches begin Wednesday
December 10, 2019
Section play begins big time on Wednesday on mats around the WPIAL.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Yough’s Gamal Marballie and Greensburg Salem’s Abby Mankins
Gamal Marballie
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Valley’s Tori Johnson, Fox Chapel’s Arnold Vento
Tori Johnson
Tune-up Tuesday in boys and girls WPIAL basketball
December 9, 2019
Five years ago, Norwin won the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball championship, and Blackhawk took home the Class AAA title.
Don Rebel: Remembering ‘Ace’ as driving force behind WPIAL’s success
Charles Heberling lived up to his nickname. He truly was an ‘Ace.’
Longtime coaches Faust, Salvino to square off in basketball showdown
Two legendary coaches meet Monday in a WPIAL boys basketball nonsection contest.
Trinity’s DeRubbo, Johnson named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month for November
December 5, 2019
The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania.
Westmoreland notebook: Pitt softball feels ‘like home’ for Mt. Pleasant’s Brunson
November 30, 2019
Mt. Pleasant junior softball player Haylie Brunson announced last week she made a verbal commitment to play at Pitt.
Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard
November 23, 2019
Carissa Shepard, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel girls tennis team, could be one of the top players in the WPIAL next year. Playing at the No. 2 spot in singles this season, she helped lead the Foxes to the PIAA Class AAA championship and a second-place finish at the WPIAL championships.
Chartiers Valley senior Maclain Zajicek makes quick rise as rower
November 22, 2019
That Maclain Zajicek chose to pursue athletics came as no surprise. As the youngest of six siblings, she watched her brothers and sister excel at Chartiers Valley:
South Hills notes: Brentwood’s Aiden Wardzinski has memorable playoff opener
November 15, 2019
Brentwood junior Aiden Wardzinski was a one-man wrecking crew in his first taste of the WPIAL playoffs.
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Callie Davis
Callie Davis, a senior and forward on the Shady Side Academy soccer team, was instrumental in helping SSA claim the WPIAL Class A championship. In the playoffs, she scored a pair of goals and had two assists against Riverside, two goals and an assist against OLSH and three goals and an assist in the semifinals against Bentworth. In SSA’s first-round game in the PIAA championships, she scored three goals. She also plays squash for SSA.
Hampton’s Logan Nicklas relishes goal scorer’s role, commits to Gannon
November 14, 2019
Scoring in soccer is often at a premium, so a natural goal scorer is among the most valuable of finds.
Shaler notes: Duquesne-bound Cam Mbalo among Shaler athletes making college choices
Four Shaler Area athletes signed national letters of intent last Wednesday.
Kiski Area wrestlers, other A-K Valley athletes sign letters of intent
November 13, 2019
Last year at this time, Nick Delp saw Kiski Area graduates Cam Connor and Darren Miller sign Division I National Letters of Intent to wrestle at Penn and Bucknell, respectively.
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis and Franklin Regional’s Aly Kindelberger
November 12, 2019
Carlo Denis
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Skylar Burkett and Fox Chapel’s Colby Zmenkowski
Skylar Burkett
Westmoreland County high school athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Garrett Beaver, Norwin’s Katelyn Kauffman
November 5, 2019
Garrett Beaver
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Freeport’s Isabella Russo, Riverview’s Mason Ochs
Isabella Russo
