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Pine-Richland golfers cap team season at WPIAL championships
October 12, 2018
The week of Oct. 2-9 was a good one for the Pine-Richland boys golf team. First, the Rams placed two golfers in the top 14 in the WPIAL Class AAA individual championships, with Cade Zolkos finishing eighth with a score of 80 and Jack Wymard collecting 12th place (83). DonniePlum hockey looks to regain championship after move back to Class AA
The Plum varsity ice hockey team experienced change in the offseason after a playoff trip to cap the 2017-18 campaign. One of those changes came in late May when 2005 Plum graduate and Mustangs hockey alum Phil Mains was named head coach. He took over the reins of the varsity
Injuries wreak havoc on Plum girls volleyball season
Plum girls volleyball coach Kelsey Bonk hasn't had too many nights this season where she's had her full complement of players available for a match. Injuries have run rampant this season for the Mustangs, with 10 players missing at least one week of action and several lost for the season.Franklin Regional hockey looks to replace veteran leaders in defense of PIHL title
The two-time defending PIHL Class A champion Franklin Regional Panthers have their sights set on defending their crown, but expect to experience growing pains. Franklin Regional has graduated eight seniors over the past two seasons which left a void of leadership and veteran experience that is sure to have an
Norwin hockey team puts focus on details
System in place Check. Culture in place Check. Depth in roster numbers Check. Talent Check. The little things Negative. It's goes without saying the Norwin soccer team has come a long way since third-year coach Dennis Tokarski took over a few years ago. The Knights struggled through a two-win seasonGateway hockey continuing to grow at junior varsity level
The Gateway ice hockey program is in a rebuilding phase in its second season at the PIHL junior varsity level. With five first-year players and four others in their second year on the 14-player roster, coach Shawn Jesih and his coaching staff are focusing on taking positive steps each practice
Apodiakos, Breen take down program scoring records
Two long-time scoring records fell Thursday night for a pair of Westmoreland County boys soccer programs. Senior Markello Apodiakos of Belle Vernon became his school's career points leader with 202, surpassing Mike Posey's mark of 200 set from 1986-89. Apodiakos, who also is Belle Vernon's all-time leader in goals, scored
Trib HSSN goes on the record with New Brighton’s Caleb Shuler
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
Experienced defense helps top-ranked Gateway to 7-0 start
Ask any coach what they key ingredient is to building to great football team, and the answers will vary. Some may say cohesiveness and experience, while others might mention such attributes as athleticism or discipline. But ask a coach what the key is to building a championship football team, however,
Former NFL cornerback Darrin Walls making impact on Baldwin coaching staff
Darrin Walls is in his second season as defensive coordinator of the Baldwin football team. Walls, 30, is a Woodland Hills and Notre Dame graduate who went on to a prominent career as an NFL cornerback. Walls was selected as a second-team defensive back on the USA Today prep All-AmericaNorth Hills hockey works to redefine itself under 1st-year coach
October 11, 2018
The North Hills hockey team had a season to forget last year, going 2-17 in PIHL Class AA and finishing last in the division. So that's exactly what the Indians (1-1) are going to do: forget about it. The team will have plenty to keep it busy: The 2018-19 season
Hampton girls volleyball building confidence for postseason run
As it eyes a third straight playoff berth, Hampton girls volleyball team finds itself in a familiar position. The big question is, has the team's ceiling capped The Talbots (7-3) have been working over the mental hurdle of saying it isn't. The team has enjoyed great success versus most ofShaler runners looking forward to WPIAL championship meet
The WPIAL Class AAA cross country championships are fast approaching, and Shaler coach Justin Eskra is ready to see how his team performs. Recent results have Eskra believing his runners are trending in the right direction. Sophomore Dalton Kalbaugh raced around the Lawrence County Fairgrounds in 17 minutes, 37 secondsHampton hockey looks to continue success under Leya
A young, first-year coach will try to guide a young group of players to the top of the standings. Sounds like a movie script, but it's real at Hampton, where Luke Leya, a 2013 Hampton graduate, will take the reins for a group with limited varsity experience. In fact, two-thirds
Shaler girls tennis continues to grow
Shaler freshman Zoe Smallwood would like to continue following in her mom's legacy. That's why she wants to spend some more time outside of tennis season working on her game. andquot;My mom played when she was in high school for Shaler,andquot; Smallwood said. andquot;She taught me you could always beChartiers Valley hockey to lean on experienced defensemen in early going
It wasn't the way the Chartiers Valley hockey team wanted to start the season -- a 4-0 loss to South Fayette. But for coach Paul Bonetti, the score told only part of the story for the Colts. Despite contending with a combination of inexperience and injuries, Chartiers Valley battled the
Penn Hills players, coaches credit past teams after milestone victory
When the schedule came out this year, members of the Penn Hills football team circled the seventh game of the season at Hampton. If the Indians handled their business the prior six weeks, they would have an opportunity to win the program's 500th game. That is exactly what happened. Penn
After slow start, Bishop Canevin boys soccer moves into playoff chase
Some of the toughest opponents the Bishop Canevin boys soccer team has faced this season are circumstances beyond its control. The Crusaders have had four games halted or postponed -- including one for a stadium light malfunction. The fits and starts in their schedule have blunted the Crusaders' mojo onPenn Hills runners deal with injuries, illness
For a team with limited runners, the one thing Penn Hills cross country couldn't afford was injuries or illnesses. That's exactly what happened to the Indians as their top runners on the boys and girls teams fell victim to a bug. The boys team recently lost sophomore Jonah Silverman to
