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Highlands’ Brock White carries the ball against Plum last season.

Highlands playmaker Brock White on road to recovery from knee injury

July 21, 2021

Brock White might have to wait a few games to start his 2021 football season.

Jeannette pitcher Tre Cunningham delivers against Greensburg Central Catholic during a game Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Hempfield Park.

Field set for Tre Cunningham memorial basketball tournament

The field is set for the inaugural Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament to be played Friday and Saturday at the Jeannette High School gymnasium.

Penn-Trafford lineman Declan Ochendowski

Penn-Trafford lineman pops up on recruiting radar

Declan Ochendowski knew he wanted to play college football, but it wasn’t that long ago that the incoming senior at Penn-Trafford doubted he would draw attention from Division I programs.

Yough comes up short in Legion Region 7 tournament

July 20, 2021

SIDMAN – Yough reached the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament for the second consecutive season. And while the run to the semifinals was fun, the results were the same as 2020: Yough came up short.

The PONY World Series will return to Washington this summer after being canceled by the pandemic last year.

Excitement builds for return of PONY League World Series

In another indication that pre-pandemic normalcy is making its return, directors of PONY League baseball unveiled plans Tuesday for the organization’s 69th World Series.

The baseball scoreboard at James E. Swartz Sr. Memorial Field in Freeport Borough will be lit up often for next week’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational.

Fifth field added for Freeport International Baseball Invitational, which expects 20 teams

Excitement continues to build for next week’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational, with 20 teams, five area fields and close to 60 games scheduled over five days.

Southmoreland football players will wear a No. 15 decal on their helmets this season to honor fallen former teammate Brandon Peterson.

Southmoreland to honor late alumnus with football helmet sticker

Remembered as a teammate who could lighten the mood when football created tense moments like it can, Brandon Peterson left quite an impression on the Southmoreland football team. He is missed more every day.

Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Cade Yacamelli, Penn-Trafford

The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized Thursday during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.

A WPIAL gold medal presented to the championship winners in PIAA District 7 athletic events.

WPIAL adds board of directors seat exclusively for private schools

July 19, 2021

Private schools in the WPIAL soon will have their own seat on the board.

Yough coach Craig Spisak talks to his team after a loss at Forest Hills High School on Monday, July 19, 2021.

Yough reaches semis; Latrobe, Young Township eliminated

SIDMAN – Yough put itself in good position by winning its first two games of the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament.

Jeannette coach Adrian Batts watches his team play Shenango in a 2020 WPIAL playoff game.

Jeannette basketball coach Adrian Batts adds athletic director duties

A familiar face was hired Monday night as the new athletic director at Jeannette.

Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Deontae Williams, Woodland Hills

Derry’s Justin Flack is tackled at the goal line by Aliquippa defenders during the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A championship game at Heinz Field.

WPIAL football championships will return to Heinz Field this fall — maybe over 2 days

The WPIAL football championships are returning to Heinz Field this fall, maybe for a two-day affair Thanksgiving weekend at the North Shore stadium.

Yough’s Tristan Waldier has had two consecutive seasons ended by injury. He moves from quarterback to receiver this year.

Westmoreland high school notebook: Waldier on his way back again

Tristan Waldier is back on the field for the Yough football team, medically cleared after season-ending knee injuries two years in a row.

Latrobe, Yough pick up wins at the American Legion Region 7 tournament

July 18, 2021

It’s win or go home Monday for Latrobe and Young Township at the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament.

Brashear’s Godwin Nyama celebrates with his head coach Nate Geller at the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey on March 10, 2012.

State champion wrestler, City League great Godwin Nyama Cutler dies at 27

Former state wrestling champion Godwin Nyama Cutler, an all-time City League great who won the league its first PIAA title less than a decade ago, has died. He was 27.