Track and Field
Riverview track and field athletes aim to maintain section success
April 3, 2021
After being denied an opportunity to compete and defend section championships last spring, members of the Riverview boys and girls track and field teams got back to competition March 27 at the Altoona Igloo Invitational.
Senior Logan Parker leads deep, talented Plum track team
Logan Parker made the most out of his winter competitions.
Penn Hills track team ready for anything after canceled season
March 21, 2021
The 2021 track season at Penn Hills will be filled with many unknowns.
After offseason in gym, Penn Hills junior smashing shot put records
March 15, 2021
Hard work and dedication in the weight room have paid off handsomely for Penn Hills junior Angelo Allen.
Sidelined for almost 2 years, WPIAL spring sports teams return to practice
March 8, 2021
Sidelined for almost two full years, WPIAL spring sports teams returned to practice Monday after having their schedules canceled by coronavirus restrictions a year ago.
Plum’s Logan Parker improves on indoor shot put record
February 20, 2021
At the third Youngstown State open high school meet of the indoor season Feb. 13, Plum senior Logan Parker threw further than anyone else in the shot put.
WPIAL distance running all-star team clocks nation’s best time
February 15, 2021
When Knoch senior Mike Formica and Deer Lakes junior Carson McCoy, two of the top distance runners in the WPIAL, got to talking at the Spire Ohio Championship Preview Meet in Geneva, Ohio, on Jan. 30, they discussed plans to break away from the usual individual races they had run for several weeks this winter and see what an all-star relay could accomplish.
Shaler Area’s Keenan balances basketball, indoor track
February 14, 2021
Jack Keenan didn’t seek an opportunity to follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Strong showing has Shaler sprinter eager to compete again, make states
January 24, 2021
Eloise Facher lined up at the starting line, peering down at a black shirt and shorts before the start of her 60-meter sprint at Youngstown State University.
Roger Sullenberger, coach with encyclopedic knowledge of Hempfield track, dies at age 75
January 16, 2021
Roger Sullenberger was a math teacher at Hempfield, but if anyone wanted to know the history of the school’s track program, Sully was the guy to go to.
North Allegheny track star Ayden Owens discusses decorated high school career
January 12, 2021
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes.
South Park’s Maura Huwalt featured in Trib HSSN Best of the Century podcast series
January 10, 2021
Through the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the Rebel Yell podcast will feature chats with some of the top WPIAL athletes from the first 20 years of this century.
Quaker Valley grad Tabitha Bemis discusses decorated high school career
January 5, 2021
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes.
Shaler indoor track working hard, hoping for chance to compete
December 13, 2020
Shawn Ryan sees the challenges ahead of him for the Shaler indoor track team.
Hempfield track standout Bella Gera commits to Wake Forest
September 15, 2020
There are days that Hempfield throwing coach Dave Murray gives his athletes off to rest.
Bethel Park’s Emily Carter commits to run at Oklahoma State
August 14, 2020
Emily Carter is heading west to continue her cross country and track and field pursuits.
Walkers, runners take to refurbished track at Jeannette’s McKee Stadium
August 13, 2020
A social media post about the completion and opening of the new track at Jeannette’s McKee Stadium Monday was viewed over 11,000 times.
Even with many meets canceled, GCC’s Corinn Brewer finds a way to win this summer
August 12, 2020
Corinn Brewer went into her first — and last — track competition of the summer with an all-or-nothing approach.
Supporters rally behind Greensburg Salem champion runner after ATV crash
July 15, 2020
The Greensburg Salem track and field and cross country community, along with program supporters and friends alike, are rallying around recent alum Maddy Murtland, who was involved in a near-fatal ATV accident on July 6.
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the year: GCC’s Nate Ward showed will to win in 4 sports
June 27, 2020
Nate Ward scored goals in soccer, kicked extra points and caught passes in football, hit 3-pointers on the basketball court and carried the baton around the track oval. With each sport, he made his mark.
