Sports
WPIAL adopts ‘open tournament’ for basketball playoffs allowing all teams to participate
December 21, 2020
WPIAL basketball teams can forget about playoff scenarios this winter.
After 5-month search, Shady Side Academy has new nickname
Shady Side Academy officially has a new mascot and nickname — the Bulldogs.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Burrell’s streak continues
December 20, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.
After wild offseason, Kiski Area’s Enzo Morlacci ready to prove himself
Kiski Area wrestler Enzo Morlacci has had quite the year, but he’s made the most of the past seven months.
Subsection wrestling tournaments among ideas WPIAL board to consider
The WPIAL wrestling committee wants subsection tournaments added to the individual postseason schedule this winter as the league adjusts to covid-19 restrictions.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: After delayed start, fall sports move forward
December 19, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.
New A-K Valley basketball coaches go through obstacles of another shutdown
The first year at the head of a program can be tough for any new coach, but imagine taking over a program in the middle of a pandemic.
Greensburg Salem shuts down athletics until Jan. 26
December 18, 2020
Greensburg Salem athletes received some sobering news Friday when the school district announced that all sports will be halted until Jan 26.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Football standouts still mulling college offers
While Ethan Carr of Penn-Trafford, James Sanders of Jeannette and Jack Dilts of Kiski Area were the only Division I football signees from Westmoreland County on Wednesday, a number of others from the area could sign in February when the NCAA regular signing period begins. It runs from Feb. 3 to April 1 for Division I recruits and Feb. 3 to Aug. 1 for Division II players.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Butler boys basketball ends title drought
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.
PIAA will consider relaxing 15-practice requirement for winter sports teams
Will the PIAA let athletes skip practice? Some coaches hope so.
Athletes motivated to stay in shape during pause in high school sports
With repeated shutdowns of school sports and closing of local gyms, high school athletes have had to find their own ways to train throughout this year as they prepared for fall and winter sports.
Mars’ Blair Gerlach wins national coach of year award
Most people will be more than happy to throw away calendars from 2020 and hang a new docket on the wall.
New dates set for Powerade, Southmoreland wrestling tournaments
December 17, 2020
The Powerade Holiday Tournament has a new date.
High school basketball teams appreciate, take lessons from pre-shutdown games
Last Friday, 71 WPIAL and City League boys and girls basketball teams kicked off their 2020-21 seasons in the shadow of a looming shutdown that will extend through the first couple of days of the New Year.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Mercifully, Central Valley football wins state title
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.
North Catholic sweeps MVP awards on Allegheny 7 all-conference football team
Conference champion North Catholic was rewarded with nine first-team spots on the all-Allegheny Seven football team, and three Trojans earned individual awards in a vote of coaches.
High school basketball teams committed to staying sharp during shutdown
Christian Zilli had his junior baseball season ripped away. The back end of his senior football season also was a casualty of the coronavirus, which dug in its claws and forced the cancellation of two games.
WPIAL finalists Jeannette, Clairton lead all-Eastern Conference football team
WPIAL Class A finalists Jeannette and Clairton combined to earn 19 first-team spots on the all-Eastern Conference football team in a vote of coaches.
