Sports
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: CJ Thimons and Marleen Meyer
April 30, 2019
CJ Thimons
Coach Bob Colbert joins Greensburg Central Catholic football staff
Well-traveled football coach Bob Colbert is joining the staff at Greensburg Central Catholic.
High school roundup for April 29, 2019: Neshannock edges No. 1 Shenango
Preston Turk registered the game-winning two-out, two-run double in the fifth inning, and Matt DuBois closed out the contest on the hill to give Neshannock an 8-7 win over Class 2A No. 1 Shenango in a Section 2-2A baseball game Monday.
Belle Vernon’s Martin wins four events at annual Mid Mon Classic
Belle Vernon’s Hunter Martin captured four individual titles, and the Leopards won the boys team title Monday at the Scott Frederick Mid Mon Classic at Charleroi High School.
Peters Township edges No. 4 Bethel Park in 10 innings
There is no clause in the Section 3-6A baseball rule book that calls for overtime pay for players performing after the regulation seven innings.
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for week of April 29, 2019
Sydney Calderaro
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for week of April 29, 2019
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is Ambridge, a team that leapfrogged the two teams it beat last week in Section 3-4A.
No. 1 Mt. Pleasant hangs on, beats No. 2 Yough
A large ice wrap resting heavily on her right shoulder in the dugout after the game was a stark contrast to the heat lamp of pressure that radiated down on Carolyn Alincic.
Defending champions Dua, Gramley advance to WPIAL doubles final
Nathan Dua and Colin Gramley can double up in WPIAL doubles.
Jane Garver channels inner ‘Eugene’ in leading Ligonier Valley softball to 12-0 record
Longtime Ligonier Valley softball coach Mark Zimmerman doesn’t randomly had out nicknames to his players — there’s a lot of though that goes into it.
No. 2 Burrell rallies again, defeats Deer Lakes for 8th straight victory
Charlie Confer put it succinctly: Even when Burrell is down, the Bucs are up.
Coaches association releases latest WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
Less than two weeks remain in the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season, and some teams are jockeying for playoff positioning, while others continue to battle to stay alive in the playoff chase.
Central Catholic’s Elliot Donald adds West Virginia, Syracuse offers
April 28, 2019
Elliot Donald’s uncle ranks among Pitt’s all-time greats, but that didn’t stop West Virginia from recruiting him.
Nebraska football makes recruiting push into Western Pennsylvania
Nebraska’s football roster lists 75 players from the Cornhusker State and a number of others from the midwest, but coach Scott Frost’s staff is making a push in Pennsylvania.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for week of April 28, 2019
John Malagise
High school schedules for April 29, 2019
High SchoolsWestmoreland H.S. lookahead: Week of April 29-May 4
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Trib HSSN lacrosse power rankings for week of April 28, 2019
There were very few changes in this week’s Trib HSSN weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse.
Trib HSSN boys volleyball power rankings include a few changes
There were no changes to the top three in the Trib HSSN weekly WPIAL boys volleyball Power Rankings.
