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Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team: Tyreese Fearbry, Perry

July 2, 2021

The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.

NFL players Khaleke Hudson, Kenny Robinson, Miles Sanders, Damar Hamlin and Paris Ford pose for a photo during the PGH 2 the Pros football camp at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg on July 2, 2021.

WPIAL graduates give back by organizing, working football clinic in Wilkinsburg

The voice was as loud and distinctive as it was during his three seasons at Pitt. Only, this time, it was a bit playful.

The Wolvarena will host the Western Pa. vs. Everyone football showcase Aug. 27-28.

Week Zero football showcase returns to Wolvarena in August

July 1, 2021

Week Zero is back on the football schedule this fall, and with it returns the Western Pa. vs. Everyone football showcase hosted by Woodland Hills.

TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Robert Dickerson, North Hills

Diane Metzger to take over Norwin girls soccer team

Diane Metzger is the new girls soccer coach at Norwin.

Butler’s Devin Carney smiles as he leaves the court after hitting the winning three-pointer in overtime of a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal against Penn-Trafford on Friday, March 5, 2021, in Harrison City.

Butler basketball’s Devin Carney commits to Elon

One of college basketball’s stingiest defenses added some scoring power Thursday when Butler’s Devin Carney committed to Elon.

District 31 American Legion baseball season winding down

June 30, 2021

The District 31 American Legion baseball season wraps up Sunday, but the final four days are turning out to be a race between the final eight playoff teams.

TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Joey Daniels, Mt. Lebanon

Protests meant to reinstate Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz didn’t work, columnist Mark Madden writes.

Mark Madden: From Pine-Richland to Robert Morris, fighting the power is futile

Pine-Richland school district fired Eric Kasperowicz as its high school football coach almost three months ago.

Bethel Park’s Sandra Soltes drives in two runs with a triple during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Canon-McMillan on June 3.

Talented young players headline Trib HSSN Softball All-Stars

The 2021 WPIAL softball season proved two things were true.

TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Nick Bryan, Thomas Jefferson

June 29, 2021

Fox Chapel’s Zoe Skirboll set three personal bests at the Olympic qualifiers.

Fox Chapel’s Zoe Skirboll competes with nation’s best swimmers at Olympic qualifiers

Zoe Skirboll went into this year’s Olympic swimming trials with the attitude of enjoying the moment and gaining experience for the future.

Franklin Regional head coach Steve Scorpion reacts to a play on the sidelines against Greensburg-Salem on Dec. 7, 2019, in the Hempfield High School Tip-Off Tournament.

Former Franklin Regional boys basketball coach opens up about opioid abuse

Steve Scorpion admits he almost died.

TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Patrick Body, Gateway

June 28, 2021

Pine Richland’s Jeremiah Hasley attempts to break the tackle of Penn Trafford’s Ethan Carr after a pass reception last season.

Pine-Richland’s Jeremiah Hasley commits to Duke

Like many local athletes, Jeremiah Hasley’s recruiting process started with phone calls and Zoom meetings with college coaches last year with campus visits restricted due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal finished seventh in the hepathlon at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Hempfield’s Nickal finishes 7th, Latrobe’s Green 8th at Olympic trials

Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal placed seventh in the heptathlon and Latrobe’s Hanna Green was eighth in the 800-meter run when the U.S. Olympic trials concluded late Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.