Sports
Norwin football moves forward with ‘chip on their shoulder’ after difficult season
November 30, 2024
Lucky bounces can help a football team go a long way. Coaches even say they are necessary to winning in the postseason.
North Allegheny girls making job easier for 1st-year coach replacing legend
Replacing a coaching legend is never easy.
North Allegheny boys look to pick up tempo to get back on track
North Allegheny boys basketball coach Dave DeGregorio is turning back the clock this season.
Ankle injury just a temporary setback for Franklin Regional linebacker
Franklin Regional made the WPIAL Class 5A football quarterfinals without one of its top defensive players.
Shady Side Academy girls taking it one step at a time in WPIAL title defense
Jonna Burke is much more focused on the beginning of the season than the end.
Fox Chapel girls wrestling winning matches as program grows
Atia DiGioia fought the battle with uncertainty and nerves before she ever stepped on the wrestling mat. The Fox Chapel junior wasn’t entirely sure how wrestling would go for her.
Fox Chapel teams, athletes filled trophy cases during successful fall season
There were plenty of moments during the fall sports season to give people in the Fox Chapel school district a reason to follow the action closely.
Bishop McDevitt gets physical, runs past Pine-Richland in PIAA Class 5A semifinals
ALTOONA — Bishop McDevitt is headed to the state finals, thanks to a decades-old commitment by the Crusaders to embrace WPIAL football.
High school roundup for Nov. 29, 2024: Thomas Jefferson girls speed past Quaker Valley
Kaylee DeAngelo scored 14 points to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 66-23 victory over Quaker Valley at Montour tournament as WPIAL girls basketball season opened Friday. Riley McCabe followed with 13 points and Maggie Spell added 12 for the Jaguars (1-0). Mimi Thiero scored 14 points for Quaker Valley (0-1).
Latrobe boys basketball team earns win over Mt. Pleasant in season-opening tournament
Latrobe christened its new gymnasium floor Friday night with first-round games of the Greater Latrobe Tipoff Classic, the first time in years that the school district has held the season-opening boys basketball event.
Neal brothers, defense carry Avonworth to PIAA Class 3A finals
It took the Avonworth offense a little time to find its groove Friday at snowy Norwin, but once it did, it took control of the game.
WPIAL champions Fort Cherry, South Park fall in PIAA semifinals
Aiden Bliss ran for five touchdowns and amassed more than 300 yards as District 9 champion Port Allegany defeated WPIAL champion Fort Cherry, 46-8, in the PIAA Class A football semifinals Friday at Penn West Clarion.
Apollo-Ridge holds off hosts at Leechburg tournament
Apollo-Ridge forward Zane Beatty believes the Vikings boys basketball team learned an essential lesson during its season opener Friday night at the Leechburg Tournament.
Thomas Jefferson stumbles in 2nd half, falls to Lampeter-Strasburg in state semifinals
ALTOONA — A dominant second quarter by Thomas Jefferson meant a trip to the state finals was just 24 minutes away.
Pine-Richland faces SEC-bound quarterback with PIAA touchdown record in state semifinals
An SEC-bound quarterback with a record-setting arm and rock-solid game awaits Pine-Richland in the state semifinals.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Realignment really did a job on the district’s smallest classification in boys basketball.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League girls basketball preseason breakdown
Six girls basketball teams will again compete in the City League for the 2024-25 season — Allderdice, Brashear, Carrick, Obama Academy, Perry Traditional Academy and Westinghouse.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League boys basketball preseason breakdown
Allderdice will again enter the 2024-25 City League boys basketball season as the favorite as the Dragons seek a fifth straight City championship.
