Sports
Young athletes to play key roles for Brentwood girls volleyball
October 26, 2018
Expect a rigorous rebuilding process in the Brentwood girls volleyball program for next season. Six senior members of the varsity team will graduate in the spring; five other players rounded out the squad. Team leaders for 2019 will emerge from juniors Mandy Race (MH), Jaden Schwartz (S/DS), Sarah Livingston (OH/DS);
Penn-Trafford diver Kalik commits to Akron
The promise of athletic and academic success not far from home persuaded Penn-Trafford senior diver Paige Kalik to commit to Akron. Kalik, the reigning WPIAL Class AAA girls 1-meter champion, plans to sign a letter of intent to the Zips in November for the 2019-20 season. andquot;I immediately fell in
Young Deer Lakes girls soccer team remains calm as stakes get higher
Frank Accetta is experiencing the stress of the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs, but when he looks at his Deer Lakes players, he sees calm. The Lancers, a young team that starts more freshmen than seniors, are going through their deepest postseason run in a decade to cap the best regular
Around the WPIAL: Week 9 football scores
It's the last week of regular-season football in the WPIAL. Playoff time is drawning near and Week 9 features a slate of intriguing matchups: Clairton at Jeannette. Valley at East Allegheny. Pine-Richland at North Allegheny. You can keep track of scores throughout the WPIAL on the TribLIVE High School Sports
Allderdice chasing 2nd straight City League title, while Westinghouse looks to end drought
Two schools separated by three miles will travel roughly five miles to decide which is best on the gridiron. When Allderdice and Westinghouse take the field at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cupples Stadium to decided the City League championship, both teams will arrive having traveled different roads to get there.
QV’s Wicker defends WPIAL cross country title
Quaker Valley junior Annie Wicker lived up to expectations and captured her second consecutive WPIAL Class AA girls cross country championship Thursday at Cal U (Pa.). She ran to a time of 19 minutes, 18 seconds, 28 seconds ahead of a field that included runner-up finisher Gionna Quarzo, a juniorNo. 2 West Allegheny pulls away from Kiski Area to reach boys soccer semifinals
After a 13-goal barrage by West Allegheny in Monday's WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Kiski Area knew it would have its hands full Thursday. But the Cavaliers held the No 2 Indians to just one goal for a little over a half before West Allegheny got into gear, scoring three
Trib HSSN goes on the record with New Brighton’s Donald Sessie
The TribLive High School Sports Network recently asked more than 30 football players to answer questions, that ... well, weren't about X's and O's of the game. We wanted to find out more about the person, more so than the player. The players were asked such things as their andquot;favorite
With Heinz Field rematch possible, might Pine-Richland, North Allegheny hold back in regular-season finale?
It's possible that Pine-Richland and North Allegheny will play one another twice in the span of a few weeks. The two top-ranked rivals are favorites to rematch in the WPIAL Class 6A final, so might that affect how NA coach Art Walker and Pine's Eric Kasperowicz approach Friday's matchup in
Penn Hills girls soccer team celebrates growth, improvement in 2nd half
After qualifying for the playoffs the past two seasons, Penn Hills girls soccer took a step back when you analyze the team through wins and losses. However, coach Ashley DeVito was pleased with how her team competed the second time around when facing off against Section 3-4A foes. DeVito was
Penn Hills girls volleyball displays improvement throughout season
The theme for the Penn Hills girls volleyball team was andquot;Trust the Team.andquot; That theme was tested on and off the court this season. The Indians finished 7-10 overall with a 2-10 record in Section 3-4A. Penn Hills captured wins over Gateway, Woodland Hills, Carrick, Allderdice and Trinity Christian, while
Bowling offers winter alternative for Hampton athletes
Looking to stay dry and close to home during the winter athletics season Give bowling a try. Bowling is not only a low-maintenance sport for males and females, but there can be collegiate financial benefits as well. Those reasons are why Hampton bowling coach Glen Thomas hopes he can increase
North Allegheny’s Huang commits to play tennis at Cornell
North Allegheny senior Ashley Huang will be seeking a repeat of the PIAA Class AAA girls singles tennis title Nov. 2-3 in Hershey with an important decision out of the way. Huang, the WPIAL champion, committed recently to the Cornell women's team for the 2019-20 season. andquot;I chose Cornell for
Shaler senior class meets challenge of coaching staff
Win and the Shaler football team would earn its first bid to the WPIAL playoffs in seven years. A loss wouldn't eliminate the possibility, but would make things murky for the Titans. Whatever the math, second-year Shaler coach James Ryan was excited about the position the Titans were in last
Shaler volleyball team earns 1st-round victory
Peaking at the right time has the Shaler girls volleyball team marching into the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals. Scoring a 3-1 (25-17, 25-16, 16-25, 25-22) upset victory against Hempfield on the road Wednesday night gave the Titans their first playoff victory since 2013. There has been little which has cooledSouth Fayette hockey team off to fast start in PIHL Class A
The South Fayette hockey team is on the prowl. What is it hungry for Wins. Despite losing a talented senior class from last season's team, the Lions have pounced on the competition early and are off to a 3-0 start. andquot;The guys who are seniors this year were freshmen when
Kindelberger leads Franklin Regional volleyball to opening-round upset over Laurel Highlands
October 25, 2018
Sometimes having a Division I talent can be the difference. Being unconditionally resilient helps, too. For No. 11 Franklin Regional, on Thursday night at Serra Catholic High School, the Panthers had both. Aly Kindelberger, a 6-foot-2 sophomore already receiving interest from at least one of the nation's top collegiate volleyball
High school roundup for Oct. 25, 2018: Norwin boys hold off Peters Township
Norwin broke the curse. The Knights boys soccer team ended a seven-game losing streak in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs with a 2-1 victory over visiting Peters Township on Thursday night in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals. The second-seeded Knights (16-2-1) technically were out of the first round,
A-K Valley football notebook: It’s win and in for Kiski Area, Valley
A pair of Alle-Kiski Valley football teams face simple equations for making the WPIAL playoffs Friday: If Kiski Area (3-6, 2-4) beats Armstrong (4-5, 2-4) in a Class 5A Northern Conference game, and if Valley (3-6, 2-3) wins at East Allegheny (5-4, 2-3) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference game,
