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Burrell head coach Shawn Liotta talks with his team between 7-on-7 games Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Freeport High School.
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta authors ‘No Huddle, No Mercy’
March 9, 2020
When Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta speaks at coaching clinics across the country, he always seems to get asked a certain question.

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Members of Mt. Pleasant’s 400 free relay who will compete at the PIAA championships are, from left, Heather Gardner, SaraJo Gardner, Cally Hixson and Reegan Brown.
Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner, Belle Vernon’s Shahan lead area swimmers into PIAA meet
After repeating as WPIAL Class AA champion in two events, Belle Vernon junior swimmer Ian Shahan will be out to defend his PIAA titles this week at Bucknell.

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Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao competes in the girls 100 butterfly during the 2020 AAA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
Fox Chapel freshman in position to claim state swimming gold
Sophie Shao was the No. 1 seed in the 100-yard butterfly at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool, and the Fox Chapel freshman turned away all challengers for her first taste of championship gold.

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Fox Chapel pitcher Mackenzie Borkovich delivers during a scrimmage against Baldwin Monday, Mar. 9, 2020, at Fox Chapel High School.
Bigger roster gives new Fox Chapel softball coach Olbrich cause for optimism
During offseason training, first-year Fox Chapel softball coach Chris Olbrich kept seeing more and more girls show up to work out.

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Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps is declared the winner against Rocco Welsh of Waynesburg Central in the 126-pound final at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
4 WPIAL wrestlers to represent Pennsylvania all-star team at Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Kurtis Phipps’ high school wrestling career isn’t over just yet.

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High school schedules for March 9, 2020
March 8, 2020
High schools

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WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Mar. 8
Many eyebrows were raised when the Laurel Highlands boys and Bishop Canevin girls, both WPIAL basketball champions, were stunned in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Week of March 8, 2020
The Road to Hershey is open as the state basketball playoffs have one round in the books.

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Latrobe’s Nick Byrd gets a shot on Penn-Trafford goalie Jackson Kerrigan on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg.
Rivals Latrobe, Hempfield meet in PIHL Class AA semifinals
Latrobe’s 5-2 loss to Pine-Richland in last season’s PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA semifinals stung the Wildcats.

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WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending March 8
The WPIAL continues to dominate the first round of the PIAA Class 5A girls basketball playoffs, going 4-1 for a third straight season.

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Greensburg Central Catholic baseball turns focus to fundamentals under new coach
Last season for the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team ended earlier than expected.

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North Allegheny’s Katerina Balouris (33) celebrates after beating Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at Petersen Events Center on Feb. 29, 2020.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of March 9-15
The focus as March rolls on is split between the final four in hockey and the second- and third-round state basketball playoff games this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending March 8, 2020
In Class AAA’s Penguins Cup Playoffs, each game was decided by three goals or fewer.

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Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending March 8, 2020
When it comes to the PIHL playoffs, teams often rely on their experienced players.

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Greensburg Central junior Jaden Cox will be counted on as a team leader this season.
Pieces in place for Greensburg Central Catholic softball
The Greensburg Central Catholic softball team made a return trip to the WPIAL playoffs in 2019, a nice bounce back from a one-win season.

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Belle Vernon’s Jared Hartman drives against Clearfield’s Andrew Lopez in the PIAA Class 4A first round Friday, March 6, 2020.
Similarities abound, Belle Vernon and Soutmoreland learn second-round sites
The Belle Vernon boys and Southmoreland girls have more than a few things in common as they trek through the PIAA basketball playoffs.

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Kiski’s Matthew Drahos (12) is congratulted after scoring against Norwin during a PIHL class A first-round game Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Center Ice Arena.
Kiski Area hockey continues remarkable turnaround
Kiski Area sophomore defenseman Aiden Sites said if he was told before the season the Cavaliers would be in the PIHL Class A semifinals he wouldn’t have believed it.

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Deer Lakes softball coach Rick Cerra watches his team work out Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Deer Lakes High School.
New Deer Lakes softball coach Cerra hopes to build on program’s success
For the first time in 15 years, the Deer Lakes softball team will begin a season with a new coach.

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Deer Lakes Trey Darrah prepares for the 2020 season March 7, 2020.
Deer Lakes baseball wants to carry bigger bats into season
It all starts at the plate.

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Shaler Area’s Cam Mbalo competes in the boys Class AAA triple jump during the PIAA track and field state championships Friday, May 24, 2019, at Shippensburg University.
3 WPIAL indoor track athletes earn 1st-team PTFCA all-state honors
Indiana’s Kendall Branan, North Allegheny’s Casey Burton and Shaler’s Cam Mbalo earned first-team all-state indoor track honors from the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association.

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