Sports
Chartiers Valley girls basketball juggernaut enters season in familiar favorite role
December 5, 2021
Since moving over from the boys to the girls coaching job at Chartiers Valley, Tim McConnell’s basketball teams have had a direct bull’s-eye on their backs.
Chartiers Valley boys basketball ready to tackle challenge of remaining among WPIAL elite
The Chartiers Valley boys basketball program was already established as a force in the district when Brandon Sensor took over as head coach three years ago.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 4, 2021
December 4, 2021
High schools
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Thirty years ago, Penn Hills was winding down one of the most dominant stretches in district girls basketball history, winning a seventh straight WPIAL Class AAAA title. This year, North Allegheny is trying to three-peat and capture a fifth WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship in the last six years.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
When it comes to 6A boys basketball this season, bigger might be better. A year after Upper St. Clair won the WPIAL 6A boys basketball championship with one starter over 6-0, most of the top players in the classification check in at 6-1 and taller.
Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger chosen as Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Plum’s Luke Kolankowski selected as Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Luke Kolankowski has always seen himself as a facilitator in the offense for the Plum boys soccer team.
Sydney Lindeman takes Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Soccer Player of the Year honors
Soccer players can get pigeon-holed into a position and the duties that come with it.
Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco again named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Special talents such as Anthony DiFalco don’t come along often.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls soccer all-stars: Steel Valley’s Salopek takes game to next level
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Trib HSSN WPIAL boys soccer all-stars: Franklin Regional’s DiFalco caps remarkable career
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Springdale boys basketball expects winning ways to continue
Winning is contagious.
Experienced backcourt gives Penn-Trafford postseason hope
Since the inception of the six PIAA classifications, the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team has followed a steady uptrend. The Warriors had just five wins during the 2016-17 season, but finished with double-digit wins the past three seasons and advanced to the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals a year ago.
Springdale girls basketball team ready to make noise in playoffs
There’s an air of quiet confidence and cautious optimism that surrounds the Springdale girls basketball team, and there should be.
Penn-Trafford girls basketball looking to take next step after reaching playoffs last season
The Penn Trafford girls basketball team made a return to the WPIAL playoffs last winter.
George Guido: Wrestlers now limited in number of matches per day
As wrestling and other winter sports prepare to take center stage starting Friday, the only real change in wrestling rules regards matches in one day.
Mt. Lebanon trounces State College, earns 1st trip to Hershey for state football finals
ALTOONA — Mt. Lebanon already proved itself as the best team in the WPIAL. Last week they added the title of best team in all of Western Pennsylvania.
Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons receives Bill Fralic Memorial Award
About 12 hours after getting showered with Hershey’s Kisses as he helped his team to a PIAA semifinal win, Sean FitzSimmons was putting away syrup-soaked pancakes in a room full of former Pitt football greats.
Gateway boys aim to challenge for Section 3-5A title
Gateway boys basketball coach Alvis Rogers said he has a lot to be excited about with his team as it is on the cusp of a new season in Monroeville.
Pine Creek Journal notebook: 6 football players make 1st team all-conference
The Pine-Richland Rams football team was well represented on the Class 5A Northeast Conference teams.
