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Former NFL cornerback Darrin Walls making impact on Baldwin coaching staff
October 12, 2018
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
High school roundup for Oct. 10, 2018: Butler boys upset No. 1 Seneca Valley
Tate Mohney tallied two goals to lift Butler to a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Seneca Valley in a Section 1-4A boys soccer game Thursday. Butler (9-4-1, 8-4-1) avenged a 1-0 loss to the Raiders from Sept. 20. Seneca Valley (13-2-1, 11-2-1) suffered its second section loss of the season but
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 11, 2018
High schools Cross country Boys Thursday's results WPIAL Fayette County Coaches Association Championships At Penn State Fayette Team results 1. Uniontown, 25; t2. Laurel Highlands, 68; t2. Connellsville, 68; 4. Brownsville, 127; 5. Belle Vernon, 134. (Albert Gallatin did not finish) Individual results 1. Logan Maust, Uniontown, 18:57; 2. Riley
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Riverview, Springdale set for rivalry game
Riverview and Springdale played in separate football classifications during Todd Massack's high school days, so the rivalry played out mostly on the court during basketball season. Nowadays, the gridiron can get just as hot as the hardwood, as the teams will prove when they meet for their annual Class A
Kiski Area’s Shreffler finishes second at WCCA’s
Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knew she needed a strong start if she wanted to win the annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association cross country championship on Thursday. She got a strong start, but her effort wasn't enough to keep Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Corinn Brewer from taking the top honor.
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 11, 2018
There are only a few days left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN's exclusive coverage
No. 2-ranked Norwin boys shut out rival Penn-Trafford
With the section title all but locked up, one might think the Norwin boys soccer team might have fallen flat heading into the Thursday night's game against Section 3-4A rival Penn-Trafford -- wrong. The Knights came to play. Carter Breen scored twice as No. 2-ranked Norwin rolled to a 6-0
Quaker Valley football faces former conference foe before final stretch in playoff chase
A 46-14 victory over Waynesburg Central last Friday lifted the Quaker Valley football team to third place in the Class 3A Tri-County West Conference standings. It was the Quakers' second straight win in conference play, and their 3-2 mark put them ahead of South Park (2-2), Central Valley (2-2) and
Area referees step in at last minute to officiate game in District 9
A referee shortage threatened to cancel a high school football game in the heart of District 9 on Friday, but a trio of local officials stepped up and made sure the game would go on as scheduled. Lower Burrell resident Carl Arabia Jr., along with members of his officiating crew
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brewer, Greensburg Salem boys make their mark at WCCA meet
If you don't know Corinn Brewer, that's about to change. The Greensburg Central Catholic freshman captured the girls' race at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association cross country meet at soggy Westmoreland County Community College on Thursday in Youngwood. She's one of the top Class A runners in the WPIAL.
5 things to watch for Week 7 of high school football: Class 2A features several contenders
The WPIAL football committee might have trouble assembling the Class 5A playoff bracket and Class 4A could require work. But Class 2A looks like the toughest task with three undefeated teams and nine others with one conference loss. So the committee will have decisions to make. Win out, and Shady
