Sports

Penn Hills’ Snell benefits from offseason development

July 19, 2019

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 23 during a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park.

As incoming freshmen, WPIAL basketball’s 2023 class already looks special

Early indications say the WPIAL Class of 2023 will be special.

PIAA denies request to add games to baseball regular season

The high school baseball regular season will continue to have a 20-game limit after the PIAA denied a request to add more contests.

Mars defender Thomas Sheehy (13) tips a pass away from Shaler’s Brennan Fugh (15) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at Shaler.

Shaler Area’s Fugh, Bendel to continue football careers together

July 18, 2019

Choosing to play football at John Carroll provided Brennan Fugh with many opportunities for building on strong family ties.

Pat Weber at Weber, the assistant principal at North Hills High School, was named the district’s athletic director on May 2, 2019.

Patrick Weber steps into athletic director role at North Hills

North Hills School District has a new leader in the athletic department, after the school board tabbed high school Assistant Principal Patrick Weber to the position of athletic director, active July 1.

Penn Hills head coach Jon LeDonne greets Terry Smith on the sideline after Smith’s 75-yard touchdown during their PIAA Class 5A state semifinal against Archbishop Wood in 2018 at Chambersburg Area High School.

Penn Hills gains valuable reps during 7-on-7 tournaments

After winning their first PIAA football title since 1995 last season, members of the Penn Hills football program have turned the page to focus on the coming campaign.

Norwin’s Ty Bilinsky intercepts a pass from Penn-Trafford’s Gabe Dunlap in the end zone on the final play to secure Norwin’s 24-13 win during the WCCA 7-on-7 championship game at Latrobe.

Norwin takes down rival Penn-Trafford to win 1st WCCA 7-on-7 tournament

For Norwin’s opponents in the ninth Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7-on-7 tournament, it must have, at times, felt more like 7-against-8.

North Allegheny’s Alex Zubrow spikes on Bethel Park’s Austin Cortopassi during the WPIAL Class AAA boys volleyball championship match May 23, 2019, at Fox Chapel.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys volleyball season

North Allegheny capped an undefeated 23-0 season with its second straight PIAA Class AAA championship and seventh overall, sweeping three games from Central York at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena.

New Plum boys soccer head coach Rafal Kolankowski, at right with assistant coach Greg Pittman, observes a workout session July 17, 2019, at Plum High School.

Coach Kolankowski right fit for Plum boys soccer

The Plum athletic department didn’t go far to find the next coach of the boys soccer team.

Norwin’s Salopek focused on leadership role in senior season

Brentwood’s Simon Accamando competes during the 2018-19 season.

Accamando and Winkowski named Brentwood scholar athletes of the Year

Sporting a 4.101 GPA and top-10 class rank while serving as Technology Student Association president, Simon Accamando wasn’t flummoxed by much during his 2018-19 senior year at Brentwood.

Waynesburg’s Daniel Layton competes in a 110 meter hurdles preliminary race next to Brentwood’s John Milcic during the PIAA track and field state championships Friday, May 24, 2019, at Shippensburg University.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 boys outdoor track season

Waynesburg’s Daniel Layton became the most talked about track star in the WPIAL this spring, a situation neither he nor his father could have imagined.

The 16U Western PA Bruins will compete in the Finals Tournament of the Under Armour Association girls AAU circuit beginning Tuesday, July 23, in Atlanta, Ga.

Western PA Bruins earn No. 5 seed for 16U national tournament

In the first year of its girls basketball league-style AAU circuit, the Under Armour Association has been providing players from around the country a unique opportunity they didn’t quite have before.

Norwin’s Jack Salopek watches his team from the sidelines during WPIAL football Friday evening, Sept. 7, 2018 at Hempfield Area High School.

5 things to watch at WCCA 7-on-7 football tournament

July 17, 2019

The ninth Westmoreland County Coaches Association seven-on-seven passing tournament will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Rossi and Graham-Sobota fields on the high school campus.

Robby Shymansky, a 2019 Fox Chapel grad, took first place in Men’s Open Singles in the U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit Wildcard Tournament June 14-16, 2019, at the Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys tennis season

The streak is over.

Youth soccer players took part in a camp at Apollo-Ridge July 8-12, 2019.

Youth camp helps fund Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team

Last week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team held its fifth annual youth skills camp, which has become a benefit not only for the future of the program, but the present, as well.

With college plans in place, Woodland Hills’ Rawlings ready for special senior season

Trinity’s Riley DeRubbo scores over Penn-Trafford’s Bella Long during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School.

Trinity’s Riley DeRubbo commits to Atlantic 10 champion Fordham

A year after tearing an ACL, Trinity basketball standout Riley DeRubbo celebrated another milestone Wednesday when she committed to Atlantic 10 champion Fordham.