Sports
North Catholic captures Class 3A Trib Cup for 4th straight year
July 13, 2023
The historic North Catholic victory bell is ringing once again for another championship captured by the red and gold.
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Union’s Braylon Thomas
In 2021, Union finished 4-6 and in fifth place in the Big 7 Conference, missing out on the WPIAL Class A football playoffs.
No rest for Pitt-bound Lola Abraham as she preps for senior year at Riverview
When Riverview’s Lola Abraham committed to play soccer at Pitt last November, she said the decision was only the beginning and she couldn’t rest on past accomplishments.
Transition to Plum volleyball head coach going smoothly for Rachel Satira
July 12, 2023
The day before Rachel Satira graduated from Seton Hill in May 2019, she got a call from then-Plum girls volleyball coach Kelsey Bonk about coming on board as an assistant and also working with the middle school team.
2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Bishop Canevin’s Jason Cross
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 25 profiles of the members of the Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team.
Oakland A’s select Brownsville outfielder Derrick Tarpley in MLB Draft
July 11, 2023
Brownsville maybe isn’t a familiar stop for some MLB scouts, but the Oakland A’s visited multiple times this spring to see senior outfielder Derrick Tarpley.
Cuthbert, who guided P-T girls to WPIAL title, named girls soccer coach at Greensburg C.C.
Championship-winning coach Derek Cuthbert has returned to lead another Westmoreland County school’s soccer team.
Neshannock repeats as Trib Cup champion in Class 2A
Back-to-back WPIAL championships and a district-record winning streak in softball led Neshannock to a second consecutive Trib Cup Class 2A championship.
USA Today names 3 WPIAL greats among best high school quarterbacks in history
July 10, 2023
Who was the best high school quarterback in history?
Harrigan, trio of Norwin soccer teams head for hall of fame
The 2023 Norwin Athletic Hall of Fame class reached into the recent past to reconnect with some girls soccer greatness.
Pirates load up on college players on 2nd day of MLB Draft with 1st baseman, 7 pitchers
When the Pittsburgh Pirates made a run on college pitchers by selecting seven consecutive on the second day of the MLB Draft, it was influenced by their scouting and the success of a 2022 pick.
New Penn-Trafford soccer coach Suchko wants to restore tradition
July 9, 2023
Ben Suchko played soccer at Hempfield, and he remembers another local program having a reputation at that time.
Union makes history by capturing Trib Cup in Class A
History was made in the chase for the Trib Cup in Class A in 2022-23.
Hannastown Golf Club ready to host West Penn Amateur for 1st time
July 8, 2023
For the first time in the 123-year history of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship, Hannastown Golf Club in Greensburg will host the event.Westmoreland County high school notebook: Dozen softball standouts earn all-state honors
Belle Vernon won a WPIAL Class 4A softball championship, and the Leopards did so with a potent lineup that produced extra-base hits by the boatloads.
Penn Hills flag football teams learn lessons on road to nationals
The Penn Hills Youth Football and Cheer Association football program is happy to have several flag football teams headed to nationals.
Hall of Fame induction ‘means a lot’ to Pine-Richland swimming standout
Kristen Murslack kept a busy schedule in her high school years at Pine-Richland.
Hampton wrestler Isabella McNutt takes another shot at nationals
Making the 1,100-mile trek from Pittsburgh to Fargo, N.D., is becoming an annual summer trip for Hampton’s Isabella McNutt.
Fox Chapel softball standout meets new challenges in 2nd season with Israeli national team
Izzy Zober will be playing in several international softball tournaments this summer. The 12-year-old Fox Chapel resident’s newest challenge will be trying to hang with the older age group.
Norwin playmaker Jackson Pons prepares for future with new focus on defense
If there is a web video on how to be a better defensive back, Jackson Pons has probably watched it, rewound it and watched it again.
