Sports
Longtime girls tennis coach retires as Hempfield gets fall coaching staffs in order
May 4, 2020
Hempfield Area School District is looking for a couple fall sports coaches.
Organizers hold off on canceling Westmoreland County 7-on-7 summer football event
With schools closing across the state, high school sports also were shut down for the spring by the PIAA.
Shady Side Academy earns national athletic trainers award
The National Athletic Trainers Association has recognized Shady Side Academy with its Safe Sports School 2nd Team Award for its athletic training program under the direction of head trainer Chris Rose and assistant Brynn Mahoney.
Senior spotlight: Albert Gallatin shortstop hits all the right notes
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Burrell’s Feroce, Malits reflect on stellar careers
Editor’s note: This is the second in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards.
Powerade Wrestling Tournament grows to 55 teams for 2020
The Powerade Wrestling Tournament is billed as one of the top high school competitions in the country.
Trib HSSN May Madness: Annie Houghton, Quaker Valley vs. Amani Johnson, East Allegheny
Over the course of the next month and a half, May Madness will determine who you fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.
Trib HSSN May Madness: Darrelle Revis, Aliquippa vs. M.J. Devonshire, Aliquippa
Over the course of the next month and a half, May Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.
Could coach Jeff Ackermann turn around another basketball program in Baldwin?
Baldwin’s boys basketball team hasn’t won a WPIAL playoff game since 2003. The Highlanders reached the postseason only four times in the 17 years since, with four first-round losses.
Senior Spotlight: Bedi hoped to lead Sewickley Academy tennis on one final title run
May 3, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Belle Vernon senior duo focuses on future
Editor’s note: This is the first in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards.
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington commits to Boston University
There’s a third Division I basketball player in the Washington household.
Hempfield hoops standout Liberatore picks Marshall
Sarah Liberatore often was asked about her college interest, beginning last year when, as a junior, the basketball standout from Hempfield was beginning to surface on the radars of Division I coaches.
Senior Spotlight: Lacrosse only part of Irwin’s starring role at Canon-McMillan
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior Spotlight: After successful football season, Avonworth senior sticks with sport he loves
Jax Miller’s senior year got off to a pretty exciting start.
Senior trio leaves lasting legacy at Cornell, aims to do same in college
May 2, 2020
For the better part of the last decade, there probably wasn’t a time when you wouldn’t find Cornell seniors Kaden DiVito, Isaiah Langston and Zaier Harrison together.
Hempfield track coach Ron Colland receives Ferranti Award
Ron Colland has been involved in track and field for more than 60 years, the past 38 as a coach at Hempfield.
Westmoreland County notebook: Soccer star DiFalco sticking with Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional boys soccer fans can relax. Anthony DiFalco isn’t going anywhere.
Woodland Hills’ Peyton Pinkney commits to Eastern Michigan after virtual tour
Woodland Hills junior Peyton Pinkney took a tour of Eastern Michigan’s campus last week and never left her home.
