Sports
Community support swells for Southmoreland girls hoops
Carson’s Catering in Scottdale welcomed the Southmoreland girls basketball team in for a buffet dinner after Saturday’s PIAA playoff win — the first in the state postseason for the Scotties.
With Heilman on hill, Freeport has shot at another special season
Last season, Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr watched a team that consisted mainly of juniors grow up on the fly and exceed expectations.
George Guido: Freeport coach shows grace in PIAA loss to North Catholic
When you feel you see history unfolding before your eyes, your mind can go in many different directions.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary and Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto
Vinny Kilkeary
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Julia Cummings and Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer
Julia Cummings
Thomas Jefferson’s DeAngelo, OLSH’s DiMichele named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month for February
The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania.
‘Most spectators’ barred from Ohio high school events over coronavirus concerns; Conn. cancels tournaments
Facing concerns about coronavirus, state high school associations across the country are deciding whether to alter their postseason plans.
PIAA moves Butler-Upper St. Clair boys basketball game to Robert Morris
The PIAA has relocated the boys basketball playoff game between Butler and Upper St. Clair to Robert Morris’s UPMC Events Center.
Major turnover in TribHSSN’s Class 5A boys basketball state rankings
Every ranked team in classes 6A, 4A, 3A, 2A and A from last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings were winners in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending March 7
The first round of the PIAA basketball playoffs is always the great unknown for district teams.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending March 7
When it comes to the makeup of WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball champion Butler, senior Ethan Morton is Batman and sophomore Devin Carney is Robin, the boy wonder.
Plenty of PIAA playoff factoids as the 2nd round begins Tuesday
Like an amateur surfer on a giant wave, six WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball teams got wiped out in the first round of the state playoffs Friday.
Boulanger completes hat trick in OT to lift Ringgold into PIHL Class B title game
For the second consecutive year, the Ringgold hockey team will play for a championship.
Belle Vernon to face hefty challenge in second-round state playoff matchup
Even though the Belle Vernon boys basketball team is in the second round of the PIAA tournament, coach Joe Salvino said a lot of things need to change if his team wants to see the quarterfinals.
PIAA says skip handshakes, but championships still on schedule despite coronavirus concerns
Elbow bumps could replace handshakes.
New coach Bates hopes to steer young Greensburg Salem softball team in right direction
Former Hempfield softball standout Alyssa Bates steps in this season as coach at Greensburg Salem after a two-year stint as an assistant with the Golden Lions.
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Canon McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis
On the way to becoming the WPIALs all-time wins leader this weekend in Hershey and capturing his second straight state title, Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis was dominant.
Opportunity knocks for Greensburg Salem’s new-look baseball roster
Greensburg Salem faces a major overhaul of its baseball roster after a season that sent the Golden Lions into the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs as a No. 1 seed.
