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Damian Davies coached the Leechburg boys for 14 seasons in his first stint, including a WPIAL title in the 2006-07 season.

Leechburg brings back Damian Davies to head boys basketball program

June 28, 2019

After parting ways with boys basketball coach Corey Smith last week, the Leechburg School Board found its new coach, and the members didn’t have to look far.

Blackhawk pitcher Brendan McKay delivers to the plate against Montour at Chippewa Park.

Ex-Blackhawk baseball star Brendan McKay making major league debut

As the Trib’s player of the year in 2014, Blackhawk’s Brendan McKay was asked to predict where he saw himself in five years.

Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson (left) and North Allegheny’s Daniel McGoey help other from the finish line at the PIAA cross country championships Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Hershey. Anderson won, and McGoey was third.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 cross country season

June 27, 2019

There is a reason gold is in North Allegheny’s team colors.

Franklin Regional’s Nolan Scholze battles Hampton’s Harper Cook during their WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinal Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, at Norwin High School.

Hampton grad Harper Cook joins American U soccer

Perhaps four years from now, Harper Cook will understand the reason he will be spending his college years in Washington, D.C., instead of New Jersey.

Shaler grad Jesse Della Valle, a former Penn State player, speaks at the Titans’ youth football camp.

Youth camp helps build foundation for Shaler football program

James Ryan didn’t want to see any momentum the Shaler Area football team gained fade. The third-year Titans football coach was able to see tangible progress at the school’s annual football camp.

Plum’s Kennedie Montue averaged 18.1 points and 7.1 rebounds as a sophomore.

Plum’s Montue taking advantage of AAU success

For the past two seasons, Kennedie Montue has been a staple in the starting lineup for the Plum girls basketball team.

Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty tries to tackle Seneca Valley’s Jake Mineweaser on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.

Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty grows along with expectations

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.

OLSH’s Rico Tate celebrates with the WPIAL Class 2A championship trophy after defeating Serra Catholic Friday, Mar. 1, 2019, at Petersen Events Center.

Class 2A Trib HSSN Sports Cup title defense bolstered by 3 WPIAL titles

A year after winning the closest Trib HSSN Sports Cup chase in the 15-year history of the event, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took a slightly different path to victory the second time around.

Team Pa. snaps losing skid in Penn-Ohio Classic

For the first time in three years, Team Pennsylvania came away victorious in the annual Penn-Ohio All-Star Football Classic as it defeated Team Ohio, 21-0, Wednesday night at Geneva College’s Reeves Field in Beaver Falls.

North Allegheny’s Ayden Owens competes in the Class AAA boys 110 meter high hurdles preliminary Friday, May 25, 2018, during the PIAA track and field state championships at Shippensburg University.

North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens leaving Southern Cal after stellar freshman year

North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens, who earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year track honors this spring, announced Wednesday that he’s transferring from Southern Cal.

North Allegheny lineman Jake Lugg chooses Ivy League football

June 26, 2019

The Ivy League added a top WPIAL lineman for the second time in two days when North Allegheny’s Jake Lugg committed Wednesday to Harvard.

Penn-Trafford’s A.J. Brentzel battles Jersey Shore’s Joe Loffredo during a 171-pound quarterfinal round match of the PIAA class AAA individual wrestling championships in Hershey on March 9, 2007.

Brentzel hired as Penn-Trafford wrestling coach

When A.J. Brentzel and his wife, Alicia, attended a Penn-Trafford wrestling match last season, Brentzel told her he really wanted to give back to the program.

The Freedom girls soccer team celebrates after defeating Shady Side Academy in their PIAA Class A state semifinal Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Mars Stadium.

Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 girls soccer season

Freedom was fearless — and Sharpless — on the way to a WPIAL girls soccer championship and a PIAA runner-up finish in Class A last fall.

The Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse team celebrates after winning the WPIAL Class AA title May 24, 2019, at Robert Morris.

Trio of WPIAL championships help secure Class 3A Trib HSSN Sports Cup

Shady Side Academy has hoisted the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in the past and came very close to winning it all a year ago, finishing second to North Catholic by less than 20 points.

Ellis School’s Poerio participates in national all-star game

Tegan Poerio took her place among some of the top field hockey players in the country on Tuesday.

WPIAL announces sites for golf postseason

The WPIAL announced sites for its 2019 golf postseason this fall.

Leechburg head coach Corey Smith directs traffic against St. Joseph Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 at Leechburg Area High School.

Leechburg heads in ‘different direction,’ parts ways with boys basketball coach Corey Smith

After two straight state playoff appearances, Leechburg School Board members have decided to go in a different direction with their boys basketball program.