Sports
Quaker Valley girls volleyball looks ahead to promising ’23 season
July 2, 2023
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team ended up 15-3 in the 2022 regular season and won 12 times by 3-0 scores.
Gartley siblings find success with Quaker Valley track and field
Mia Gartley of Quaker Valley is a 5-foot-2 dynamo of an athlete.
Julian Dugger, Penn Hills teammates shine at Pitt passing camp
This offseason has left many people around the Penn Hills football program itching for the 2023 season to start. The Indians will get that opportunity when they host Seneca Valley in Week Zero action Aug. 25 at home.
5 athletes, 1960 football team selected for Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of ’23
The Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame announced its 2023 class last week.
Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher named 2022-23 TribLive HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year
Rodney Gallagher was so good at both basketball and football that the Laurel Highlands star considered for a while trying to play both in college.
Freedom’s Shaye Bailey named 2022-23 TribLive HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
In an era where specialization is trendy in high school sports, Freedom’s Shaye Bailey doesn’t like that idea.
2023 Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Year: Shaler’s Miguel Hugas
July 1, 2023
The Strath Haven students behind the third base dugout decided to taunt Miguel Hugas with chants of “overrated.”
Looking back: The WPIAL’s top storylines from 2022-23
Nov. 11, 2022
Riverview track champion Amberson Bauer selected Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year
Amberson Bauer’s high school distance running career wasn’t entirely complete once he left Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University as the PIAA Class 2A boys 800-meter champion May 27.
Multi-sport standout Eliza Miller repeats as Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
Eliza Miller will combine her love of distance running and swimming along with a newer venture in cycle racing on the newly formed women’s triathlon team at Duquesne University.
Mt. Pleasant state champ Lily King named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Athlete of the Year
Expectations can change, even for someone as talented as Lily King.
Latrobe wrestling champ Vinny Kilkeary selected Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Athlete of the Year
Vinny Kilkeary isn’t wasting any time getting started at Ohio State.
WPIAL, Pa. Sports Hall of Fame inductee Robert ‘Tick’ Cloherty dies at 88
Robert “Tick” Cloherty exuded one quality more than any other, according to long-time friend Paul Palmer.
Norwin’s Alex Thomas trades skates for shoes to play in international ball hockey championships
Trading skates for court shoes, Alex Thomas still is faster than many of his opponents and can sling an orange ball past goaltenders with the same zip as a hockey puck.
Allegheny Force FC girls soccer team advances to nationals
A half-dozen girls soccer players from Franklin Regional qualified to play in a national tournament July 7-11, in Wichita, Kan.
New multipurpose field progressing at Hampton
Construction of the new softball/multipurpose field at Hampton High School is rounding second and — slowly but surely — heading for home.
Trib HSSN Parade of Champions: Teams celebrate WPIAL, PIAA titles in 2022-23
Most parades draw large crowds that are entertained by the many bands and floats and other spectacles that march through a specific route, making for a fun and unique event.
Bishop Canevin safety Jason Cross, whose recruiting stock soared, commits to West Virginia
June 30, 2023
As one of the WPIAL’s hottest football recruits, Jason Cross spent months touring far-flung college campuses, with visits to Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Kentucky, Syracuse and Cincinnati on his calendar.
Leechburg alum Andrew McDermott takes over as boys basketball coach at alma mater
Andrew McDermott has had plenty of coaching influences in his life.
