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Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger said internal competition will make his team stronger.
Competition for starting jobs energizes Shaler boys basketball
December 5, 2021
Having a season limited to 13 games by the covid pandemic certainly wasn’t what Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger hoped for last year.

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Penn Hills coach Robert Cash said young players will need to step into bigger roles this season.
After graduation losses, Penn Hills girls basketball out to prove doubters wrong
Penn Hills senior guard Eryn Roberson doesn’t like the preseason perception of the program. In a year where the Indians only return four players, Roberson hasn’t felt a lot of positivity surrounding Penn Hills.

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Penn Hills’ Daemar Kelly defends Mt. Lebanon’s Jake Reinke last season.
Penn Hills boys basketball ready to attack opponents with sharpened shooting skills
Daemar Kelly doesn’t want to see the Penn Hills boys basketball team bring the ball across half-court, see a zone defense and be timid. The Indians’ 6-foot-5 junior guard plans to be a part of an offense that attacks on instinct.

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North Hills girls basketball coach Jim Dudas returns a young lineup for 2021-22.
Young North Hills girls team focused on development
Jim Dudas knows that building a winner is tough. Trying to do so while playing in an ultra-competitive section and, particularly, navigating covid-19, has made the journey more complex than he likely ever envisioned.

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North Hills’ Royce Parham scores over North Allegheny defenders during their game Jan. 26 at North Allegheny High School.
Led by Parham, North Hills boys in search of consistency
Atop Buzz Gabos’ wish list for the 2021-22 season is consistency.

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North Allegheny’s Kolin Dinkins works out during a summer practice in McCandless.
North Allegheny notebook: 7 Tigers earn 1st-team all-conference honors
North Allegheny’s football team was rewarded its 7-5 season that ended in the WPIAL semifinals, when seven players were recognized last week with selection to the Big 5/6 all-conference team for Class 6A.

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Dave DeGregorio coaches North Catholic during a playoff game against Quaker Valley on March 8 in Leetsdale. He is now the head coach at North Allegheny.
North Allegheny takes on new look with DeGregorio back at the helm
Blue tape forms Xs, boxes and lines on North Allegheny’s basketball court, visual guides put down by boys coach Dave DeGregorio to teach a new offense.

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Hampton’s Sophia Kelly scores against Plum last season.
Veteran backcourt has Hampton girls basketball thinking big
Hampton girls basketball coach Tony Howard has a good feeling entering the 2021-22 season.

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Hampton’s Matt DeMatteo guards Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan during a game last season.
Hampton boys basketball poised to rebound with multi-sport athletes
The Hampton boys basketball team will try to bounce back from one of the worst seasons in program history with a bunch of players who have won a lot lately.

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Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm scores against Warren during a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal last season.
Chartiers Valley girls basketball juggernaut enters season in familiar favorite role
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Carter Mastovich drives to the basket past New Castle’s Jonathon Anderson last season.
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.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 4, 2021
December 4, 2021
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Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor scores past Bethel Park’s Juliana Carbone last season.
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.

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Butler’s Devin Carney (2) celebrates with Madden Clement after hitting the winning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime of their WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal against Penn-Trafford last season.
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.

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Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger controls the ball during a game against Thomas Jefferson on Sept. 28.
Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger chosen as Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year

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Plum’s Luke Kolankowski works the ball upfield during a game against Franklin Regional on Sept. 7.
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.

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Franklin Regional’s Sydney Lindeman, a Towson commit, was a United States Soccer Coaches Association All-Region II East selection.
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.

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Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco scored 118 goals during his four-year career and was a three-time All-American selection.
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.

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Steel Valley’s Kelsey Salopek works against Springdale’s Lilly Iadiccco during their WPIAL Class A semifinal on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at Gateway High School.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls soccer all-stars: Steel Valley’s Salopek takes game to next level
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Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco plays against Plum on Sept. 7, 2021, at Franklin Regional High School.
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys soccer all-stars: Franklin Regional’s DiFalco caps remarkable career
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