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Hempfield swimmer Gavin Mayo will compete at the 2019 WPIAL championships Feb. 28-March 1, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

Hempfield’s Mayo nabs All-America honors in 50 free for second time

July 10, 2019

Recent Hempfield graduate Gavin Mayo has been named for the second consecutive year to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Boys High School Swimming All-America Team.

Bradley Walker leads the Leechburg boys soccer team during a recent workout. The program is in its first season.

Leechburg, Apollo-Ridge boys soccer ready to take on WPIAL competition together

For the first time in the history of their schools, Apollo-Ridge and Leechburg will have a boys soccer program as the two schools have formed in a co-op agreement.

Blackhawk’s Jordan Wright won the WPIBL boys singles title Feb. 27, 2019, at Wildlife Lanes in Lower Burrell.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 WPIBL bowling season

July 9, 2019

Competitors from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League made an impact at all levels during the 2018-19 season.

Leechburg is one of five Alle-Kiski Valley schools that still play football on natural grass.

George Guido: Leechburg considering artificial turf for football field

Leechburg might be the next local school to get artificial turf for its football stadium.

Central Catholic baseball’s Will Ray commits to Wake Forest

Central Catholic’s Will Ray is the lastest WPIAL baseball recruit heading south.

Union’s Gunn is big man with even bigger work ethic

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 HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.

United States’ Alison Riske serves to Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in a women’s singles match during day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Alison Riske’s WPIAL coach talks Wimbledon upset, quarterfinals vs. Serena Williams

July 8, 2019

Peters Township tennis product Alison Riske upset the top seed and world No. 1 at Wimbledon.

The Pine-Richland hockey team celebrates after defeating Downingtown East in the Pennsylvania Cup Class AA championship game March 23, 2019, at RMU Island Sports Center.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 PIHL season

A year after being shut out in the state hockey finals, the Penguins Cup winners went 1-2 against the Flyers Cup champs in the three Pennsylvania Cup state championship games at the RMU Island Sports Complex in 2019.

Baldwin’s Dorien Ford ready to produce season of thrills

Burrell’s Olivia Kelly anchors the 4x100 relay team in a girls Class AA preliminary race during the PIAA track and field state championships Friday, May 24, 2019, at Shippensburg University.

NFHS expands exchange zones for some track relays

Some sprinters will have an extra 10 meters to make their relay exchange, the National Federation of State High School Associations decided.

North Allegheny’s Rick Mihm competes in the boys 200-yard individual medley during the WPIAL Class AAA swim championships on Feb. 28, 2019, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 boys swimming and diving season

July 7, 2019

For the second year in a row, a National Federation of High Schools record fell at the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University.

Woodland Hills athletic director Ron Coursey speaks during the PIAA Playoff Equity Summit July 24, 2018, at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in State College.

Woodland Hills AD among candidates to coach boys basketball team

Woodland Hills’ next boys basketball coach might already work in the school’s athletic department.

Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Gavin Thomson runs the ball in for a touchdown against Erie Cathedral Prep’s Jordan Adams at Wolvarena in Turtle Creek, Friday, August 24, 2018.

Week Zero football showcase at Wolvarena expands to 2nd venue

The Western Pennsylvania vs. Everyone Football Showcase is officially too big for one stadium.

Baldwin receiver Naseer Penn competes against Chartiers Valley on Sept. 28, 2018, at Baldwin.

2 WPIAL football recruits announce 1st Division I offers from St. Francis

Two rising seniors in the WPIAL each received their first Division I football offers this week from St. Francis.

Aliquippa’s Fisher ready to improve on breakout junior year

The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park.

Northgate senior Karen Siddoway competes in the girls 100 freestyle during the AA WPIAL Swimming/Diving Championship on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 girls swimming and diving season

July 6, 2019

One of the closest races at the PIAA Class AAA championships at Bucknell University in March saw Butler junior Laura Goettler edge Fox Chapel freshman Zoe Skirboll by 10 one-hundredths of a second for the title in the finals of the girls 100-yard breaststroke.

Westmoreland high school notebook: WCCA summer basketball shootout returns

With a local summer boys basketball shootout working so well the last two years, organizers decided to keep it going for a third time. And they hope for more.