Sports
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 2, 2022
January 2, 2022
A lot of attention deservedly has been paid to the Union boys basketball team this season. A preseason top-five team, the Scotties were 7-0 before losing to Class 2A power Neshannock in the finals of the Neshannock Holiday Tournament.
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Jan. 3, 2022
Happy New Year from all of us at Trib Total Media and HSSN! Now that the holidays are behind us, we begin the New Year with plenty of winter scholastic sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
High school sports schedules for Jan. 3, 2022
High schools
Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe boys basketball jilted after holiday trip to Farrell
The Latrobe boys basketball team never played a holiday tournament game, but it did get called for traveling.
Drop to Class 5A could be boost for football teams at Hempfield, Norwin
It was like a release valve was turned for Norwin and Hempfield when enrollment numbers showed the schools would drop to Class 5A for football.
Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Year
Central Valley faced a fourth-and-1 at its own 18-yard line with less than 5 minutes left in the state championship. The Warriors held a 7-0 lead, so nobody would’ve criticized coach Mark Lyons if he’d decided to punt and play defense.
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for Week of Jan. 2, 2022
January 1, 2022
Class 6A
TribHSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 2, 2022
Class 6A
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Terek Crosby and Mercedes Majors
Terek Crosby
George Guido: Cager Classic set to return after 2-year hiatus
Let’s open 2022 with some good news.
A-K Valley High School Athletes of the Week: Rylen Campbell and Madilyn Boyer
Rylen CampbellWestmoreland boys basketball notebook: Football players add toughness to Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford added some championship toughness to its boys basketball rotation.
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Coach of the year in each of WPIAL football’s 6 classes
The students are expected to execute a good lesson plan, but it takes a top teacher to develop the plan and find ways to get the most from their students.
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Pine-Richland coach Eric Kasperowicz ousted
December 31, 2021
The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL.
2021 Trib 25 Football Team: WPIAL, state champions highlight HSSN all-stars
This was a historic football season for the WPIAL, which had four teams celebrate state titles in Hershey.
Powerade wrestling notebook: Loaded tournament was brutal for WPIAL’s best
It says how tough the 55th annual Powerade Wrestling Tournament was this season when only 26 wrestlers from the WPIAL earned medals and only six reached the finals.
Tweak to defense puts Deer Lakes boys basketball team in the zone
For the majority of his coaching career, Terence Parham has favored a stack 2-3 zone defense, but this summer, he and his assistant Albie Fletcher made a change to their tactics.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Youth no problem for Penn-Trafford
Senior night shouldn’t take very long at Penn-Trafford this year.
Derry’s Tiana Moracco attracting attention as she nears school scoring record
Derry knows how to apply and play against box-and-one defenses.
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Player of the year in each of WPIAL football’s 6 classes
Back in the day, when students did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class.
