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Trib HSSN Football Player of The Week 2021: Week 1
September 5, 2021
Trailing by three points in the final two minutes of an emotional nonconference game against visiting Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley quarterback Graham Hancox showed no signs of nerves as he led the offense on the field.
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2021
Daniel Sassak scored twice to lead host Belle Vernon to a 2-1 victory over Gateway at the Paul Sasko Classic tournament Sunday at Belle Vernon.
High school sports scores for Sept. 5, 2021
High schools
New look Franklin Regional girls volleyball maintains lofty expectations
A new chapter in the Franklin Regional girls volleyball program will be written in 2021 following a season unlike any other.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week starting Monday, Sept. 6
With the traditional end-of-summer holiday weekend behind us, we labor toward a busy week of high school sports on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Mt. Pleasant helps cancer victims
Mt. Pleasant is raising money for charity through a unique fundraiser that is fit for a king — and queen.
Deep senior class returns to lead Gateway girls volleyball
When Kayla Taylor arrived in Monroeville in July as the new head coach of the Gateway girls volleyball team, she wasn’t familiar with much in the program, including its players.
Gateway girls tennis showing improvement with returning lineup
Kenny Nieser heads to the tennis courts at Gateway High School each time hoping to see improvement from his youthful girls team.
Despite heavy turnover, expectations high for Sewickley girls tennis
In his 29th season at Sewickley Academy, Whitney Snyder went through one of the most challenging, bizarre years he’s experienced since establishing the Panthers’ girls tennis team as one of the premier programs in the district.
2-time defending WPIAL girls champ, Quaker Valley golf teammates have title aspirations
For Eva Bulger, family reunions are a who’s who of accomplished WPIAL athletes. And she may just end up being the most decorated of them all.
Penn-Trafford girls soccer team looking for a rebound
Things started well for first-year Penn-Trafford girls soccer coach Jim Mastroianni’s team in 2020.
Penn-Trafford boys soccer team’s hopes looking up
The Penn-Trafford boys soccer team is used to being at or near the top of the section standings.
Resilient Penn Hills girls volleyball team working to achieve goals
Taylor Slaughter has inspiration every time she heads into the Penn Hills girls volleyball team’s locker room.
Penn Hills junior motivated to return to WPIAL girls golf finals
Playing at Oakmont Country Club was more than enough to keep Penn Hills junior Lucy Brayton motivated.
Riverview soccer teams eager to be back on field
It’s been nearly two years since the Riverview boys and girls varsity soccer teams played games that counted in the WPIAL.
Plum girls volleyball aims to defend section championship
With the loss of eight seniors, including six who played major roles, from last year’s Section 1-3A championship team, Plum girls volleyball coach Kelsey Bonk knew coming into this season there would be a lot of competition for starting spots in the rotation.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 4, 2021
September 4, 2021
Cross country
High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2021: Laurel holds off Shenango
Kobe DeRosa, Mike Pasquarello and Luke McCoy had rushing touchdowns in the first half and Laurel (2-0) withstood a late comeback attempt to earn a 21-13 nonconference win at Shenango (0-2) on Saturday night.
20 years later, events of 9/11 have lasting impact for Pittsburgh sports figures
Jason Kendall was relaxing at his home in Pittsburgh’s southwest suburbs when his phone rang about 9 a.m. on a sunny, seasonal, late-summer Tuesday.
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Sept. 5, 2021
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