Sports
St. Joseph standout hoopster Spinelli picks Frostburg State
August 20, 2023
Julie Spinelli has one more high school basketball season remaining at St. Joseph, and she has set expectations high herself and her team, which returns every player from last year’s WPIAL Class A semifinalist.
The Birdie writes a sweet column to kick off football season in the A-K Valley
The Birdie
Battle within the battle: A-K Valley defenses have challenge of facing various schemes, formations
Legendary Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said, “Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships.”
New coaches, who share connections, set to lead prolific Westmoreland County programs
When Mike Brown was coming out of Penn-Trafford, a Division II college program took a particular liking to his skills as a defensive back.
After a long offseason, the Birdie is ready to stick to football and Westmoreland County picks
The Birdie
2023 WPIAL Class 6A football breakdown: New coaches add intrigue to competitive field
Nearly half of the teams in the WPIAL’s largest classification have new football coaches in 2023.
2023 WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: Reaching postseason no easy task
In WPIAL Class 5A, there’s no room for error.
2023 WPIAL Class 4A football breakdown: Aliquippa begins quest for 3-peat
No team has three-peated as WPIAL champion in Class 4A since the WPIAL went to six classifications in 2016.
2023 WPIAL Class 3A football breakdown: Belle Vernon heavily favored to repeat
If you ask any coach which team is considered the best in WPIAL Class 3A, the unanimous choice is returning WPIAL and PIAA champion Belle Vernon.
2023 WPIAL Class 2A football breakdown: Graduation leaves road to Acrisure wide open
Last season, the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs were a star-studded affair.
2023 WPIAL Class A football breakdown: Strength of Big 7 Conference on display
It’s popular coachspeak to say that a meat-grinder conference schedule prepares teams for the postseason.
2023 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the tight ends
TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top tight ends for the 2023 season.
After losing playmakers to graduation, expectations remain high at Sto-Rox
August 19, 2023
Ever notice how Aliquippa never really has a rebuilding year?
McGuffey counting on experience, depth to advance to next level
Coach Ed Dalton was pleased with McGuffey’s 2022 season. His Highlanders went 8-4 and finished third in the Century Conference, but he felt his team could have accomplished more.
Keystone Oaks eyes deep playoff run with veteran roster
Keystone Oaks will look for another deep playoff run as most of its starters return from a team that advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals last season.
New coaching regime looks to get Brentwood back to playoffs
Brentwood’s football team finished 2-4 in the Class 2A Century Conference last season and 3-7 overall.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe girls soccer coaches take on 1st season as husband and wife
Jamie Morrison and Ross Campbell will begin their eighth season together as coaches of the Latrobe girls soccer team. This will be their first season, however, as wife and husband.
Peter Kramer leads senior-heavy Hampton boys golf team
The Hampton boys golf team is looking to turn experience into exultation.
With typically strong defense, Franklin Regional girls soccer prepares to contend again
Each game it is the same.
