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Fox Chapel’s Aidan Oehrle watches his tee shot during the PIAA Class AAA boys golf regional on Oct. 10, 2019, at Tom’s Run.
Fox Chapel golfer Aidan Oehrle commits to Lehigh
June 23, 2020
Fox Chapel’s Aidan Oehrle has been playing golf since he could walk.

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Ron Moncrief was named athletic director at St. Joseph in Natrona Heights. Moncrief has been the head athletic director at Vincentian Academy since 2015.
St. Joseph hires former Vincentian Academy athletic director Ron Moncrief
St. Joseph High School has named Ron Moncrief as its new athletic director.

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Bucknell’s Kaitlyn Slagus poses with her All Tournament team and Tournament MVP trophy after the 2019 Patriot League tournament.
Belle Vernon hires one of program’s best players, Kaitlyn Slagus, as girls basketball coach
Kaitlyn Slagus is one of the best basketball players to ever take the court at Belle Vernon Area High School.

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Central Catholic’s Ed Tillman scores during the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ PIAA Class 6A state semifinal against St. Joseph’s Prep Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Mansion Park in Altoona.
2 Pa. football teams, 1 from WPIAL make MaxPreps preseason Top 100 rankings
Defending WPIAL champion Central Catholic was one of two Pennsylvania football teams ranked in the MaxPreps preseason Top 100.

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Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee
Spencer Lee wins Trib HSSN WPIAL Best of the Century tournament
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Monday, June 22 in the championship round of the boys bracket to determine the WPIAL athlete of the century.

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South Park’s Maura Huwalt vs. North Allegheny’s Rachel Martindale
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Maura Huwalt, South Park vs. Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.

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Bob Petcash (second from right) has been hired as the new Pine-Richland boys basketball coach. Petcash was an assistant coach for the Rams.
Pine-Richland hires assistant Bob Petcash as boys basketball coach
June 22, 2020
Pine-Richland stayed in-house Monday night and hired assistant Bob Petcash as its new boys basketball coach.

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Gateway’s Shane Thrift reacts after a play during the Gators’ PIAA 5A state playoff game against Achbishop Wood on Nov. 29, 2019, at Mansion Park in Altoona.
WPIAL connections lead Gateway defensive back Shane Thrift to Delaware
Shane Thrift hasn’t visited Delaware’s campus yet, but he’s confident he’ll feel comfortable there.

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Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar chips onto the green on No. 13 during the PIAA West Region golf championship Oct. 15, 2019 at Tom’s Run Golf Course.
Fox Chapel golfer Scott Bitar gearing up to face a new level of competition at Miami (Ohio)
Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar was one of the top golfers in the WPIAL last season.

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Clairton’s Tyler Boyd vs. Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Tyler Boyd, Clairton vs. Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we finally determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.

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Pine-Richland’s Miguel Jackson celebrtaes a sack against Penn Hills on Aug. 23, 2019, in Pine.
Pine-Richland’s Miguel Jackson identifies 9 finalists, wants to visit every campus
Pine-Richland defensive lineman Miguel Jackson set out to pick eight finalists from his list of 30 college offers, but that task proved harder than expected.

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Yough’s Tom Evans (left), shown receiving the WPIAL Sportsmanship Award in 2018, retired as athletic director.
Tom Evans retires as athletic director at Yough
June 21, 2020
The longest-tenured athletic director in Westmoreland County has retired.

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Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson and Southmoreland’s Maggie Moore receive the 2019 Excellence Awards from Judge John J. Driscoll at the annual Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete banquet April 30, 3019, at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield.
Driscoll Westmoreland scholar-athlete banquet set for July 15
It looks like the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet is a go.

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Montour senior Jaiden Hill
Montour’s Jaiden Hill sticks with 1st Division I offer, commits to Liberty
Jaiden Hill’s first offer turned out to be his favorite.

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Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco (left) is expected to be one of the region’s top recruits the next two seasons.
Westmoreland high school notebook: 2022 recruiting resumes
With excessive early commitments in Division I women’s soccer sweeping the country in recent years, the NCAA opted to make a rule change in 2019.

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Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Friday, June 19
June 20, 2020
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Friday, June 19 in the final semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.

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WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman poses for a photo after a WPIAL board meeting June 18, 2020, at Chartiers Valley.
Q&A with new WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman: Will there be fall sports?
As Amy Scheuneman points out, there was no coronavirus pandemic when she agreed to become the WPIAL executive director. While that’s true, she’s certainly not running from the challenge.

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Penn Hills’ Noel Roach (6) reacts after making an interception in the fourth quarter during a game against Mars on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Penn Hills.
Noel Roach commits to Akron after talks with former Penn Hills teammate
June 19, 2020
Noel Roach couldn’t visit Akron’s campus, so the Penn Hills senior found other ways to learn about the school and its football program.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Mac Stout wrestles Tyler Kocak of Hampton in the 170-pound final at the WPIAL Class AAA championships Feb. 29, 2020 at Canon-McMillan.
13 WPIAL wrestlers rated among nation’s best in preseason rankings
Four Waynesburg wrestlers were among a group of 13 from the WPIAL that cracked the top 20 in TheOpenMat.com’s national preseason rankings.

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Alex Turowski tees off on the 10th during the Westmoreland County Junior Amateur golf tournament Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Latrobe Country Club.
High school golfers get head start with eased restrictions, summer tournaments
Freeport’s youth program is as much of a summer tradition at Buffalo Golf Course as outings and leagues.

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