Sports
All-state boys basketball: OLSH’s DiMichele, Spadafora, Rodriguez lead Class 2A team
April 28, 2020
OLSH junior Dante Spadafora and sophomore Jake DiMichele earned first-team all-state honors Tuesday, and the Chargers’ Mike Rodriguez was named the state’s top coach in Class 2A.
PIAA shouldn’t enforce competitive-balance rule, Lincoln Park basketball coach says
April 27, 2020
If the PIAA competitive-balance rule forces the Lincoln Park boys basketball team into a higher classification next season, coach Mike Bariski thinks that’s unfair.
Senior Spotlight: Painful exit from the family business for Alderson at Chartiers-Houston
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Norwin lineman Giansante gets 5th college offer
With the status of summer college football prospect camps uncertain because of the coronavirus, Anthony Giansante was not sure what to expect with his recruiting.
Jerry Veshio’s ‘Moving Forward’ chronicles Quaker Valley’s run to WPIAL, PIAA titles
Former Quaker Valley football coach Jerry Veshio hopes a book he wrote will help readers relive the magical season in which he led the Quakers to WPIAL and PIAA titles.
Senior Spotlight: Plum lacrosse player spending spring as ‘essential worker’
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
All-state boys basketball: Cornell’s Kaden DiVito named Player of the Year in Class A
Cornell’s Kaden DiVito, who saw his senior season cut short two wins away from the PIAA finals, earned statewide recognition Monday as the Class A boys basketball player of the year.
Hempfield senior Lukas Kissell vaults into new sport: Skeleton
April 26, 2020
Lukas Kissell was helping Hempfield win a WPIAL Class AAA team track title a year ago.
Moon sophomore Reilly Sunday adds 5 Division I offers since late March
Social distancing hasn’t kept basketball scholarship offers away from Moon’s Reilly Sunday.
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington adds Duquesne scholarship offer
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington, one of the WPIAL’s top juniors, added a scholarship offer Saturday from Duquesne women’s basketball coach Dan Burt.
New A-K Valley coaches adapt to taking over programs during coronavirus pandemic
For high school football coaches, spring and summer are crucial to the development of their programs.
Senior Spotlight: Artistry expands beyond the volleyball court for Ambridge’s Liam Buck
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Westmoreland high school notebook: WPIAL names dot Outlaws roster
April 25, 2020
Travel softball has turnover, just like the high school level. But some teams, like the Ohio Outlaws 18U squad, have managed to sew together the same group for an extended time. It is a valued trait in the current circumstances.
Jeannette to pay sports officials despite cancellation of spring sports season
The PIAA canceled spring sports across the state, but Jeannette School District still will pay the officials scheduled to work its games.
Senior Spotlight: Jeannette ace Faith Johnston ‘proud to be a Jayhawk’
Faith Johnston has every intention of zipping fastballs past opposing hitters next year as a pitcher for the Waynesburg softball team. But she is just as focused on clobbering extra-base hits against opposing arms in the Presidents Athletic Conference.
Ligonier racer Garrett Smithley experiences iRacing success
Over the past two months, sports leagues around the world have had to find a way to adapt because of the the coronavirus pandemic.
Westmoreland Scholar/Athlete committee announces excellent group; banquet on hold
April 24, 2020
Will the 64th annual Westmoreland Scholar/Athlete banquet be held this year?
Freeport’s Isiah Bauman overcoming knee injury to play basketball at Point Park
Playing college football always was the goal for Freeport senior Isiah Bauman.
Terrelle Pryor’s rim-rattling, gym-packing hoops career won’t soon be forgotten
While he fully intends to play in the NFL next season, Terrelle Pryor, only half-jokingly, said if his pro football career winds down soon he’ll consider getting in touch with some NBA G League teams to see about a tryout.
Senior Spotlight: Serra Catholic senior Mark Black was hoping for final run with teammates
Most WPIAL pitchers are probably disappointed they won’t have an opportunity to play baseball this spring.
