Sports
Brothers on Highlands swim team dedicated season to grandfather, A-K Valley sports figure
December 23, 2017
Cole Masarik has his sights set on earning a medal in the 100-yard breaststroke at the WPIAL championships and qualifying for states. The Highlands senior
Minus WPIAL champion Jones, Hampton gymnastics expects to compete
No matter what the Hampton gymnastics team does this season, the first five years of the program's existence have been widely successful. Given how coach
Herald spotlight athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Ariana Goitz
Ariana Goitz, a junior on the Shady Side Academy basketball team, has helped the team get off to a quick start. Goitz scored 63 points
Shaler launches unified bocce program
Samantha Smyers, a 2010 Shaler graduate, can point to a number of programs that help make the district more inclusive for all students. When approached
Shaler swimmer Stanton sets high expectations
Making a trip to Bucknell for the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships last year was the perfect experience for Shaler sophomore Jenna Stanton. Supporting teammate
Quaker Valley’s Ashburn nabs surprise biathlon win
Only weeks after taking up rowing, Quaker Valley sophomore Hannah Ashburn scored a big win. Ashburn took first place in the novice girls division at
State champion football players add special element for top-ranked Quaker Valley baketball team
Quaker Valley boys basketball coach Mike Mastroianni, who doubles as the school's athletic director, said he has been approached by several people who are writing
Hampton boys working out kinks early in season
For Hampton boys basketball, the biggest individual question mark already has been answered just a few weeks into the season. For the team, though, the
Plum wrestling coaches encouraged by early-season effort
Plum wrestling coach Steve Stremple examined his team's numbers coming into the season and concluded that it would be behind the 8-ball when it cameHigh school scores and schedules: Dec. 23, 2017
High Schools Basketball Boys Saturday's results Jamfest tournament (at Penn Hills) East Allegheny 70, Jeannette 62 Highlands 94, Greensburg Central Catholic 48 Penn Hills 77,
High school roundup: Hempfield boys edge Greensburg Salem
Braden Brose's 21 points helped the Hempfield boys basketball team top neighborhood rival Greensburg Salem, 57-55, in a nonsection game Saturday in Greensburg. Hempfield (3-5)
Penn-Trafford hockey eyes strong 2nd half
Given that the Penn-Trafford hockey team lost 18 players from last year's squad (17 to graduation and one to junior hockey), it appeared the WarriorsNow at full strength, Gateway boys ready to roll
Last year, the Gateway boys basketball team lost its first five games of the season. It was able to rebound and win its section. The
Team play leads Gateway girls to fast start
Although it just encountered its first hiccup of the season, the Gateway girls basketball team is off and running in the 2017-18 campaign. The GatorsPhil Jurkovec makes quick impact as Pine-Richland boys drop No. 1 Butler
Phil Jurkovec admits he's not in midseason form, but neither is his team. Two weeks removed from winning a state football title, the Pine-Richland seniorFranklin Regional continues rise through Class 5A rankings with win vs. Highlands
When the Tribune-Review unveiled its preseason high school basketball rankings in early-December, Franklin Regional — now unbeaten through six games and ranked No. 3 inGuards Fenton, Butler shine as Latrobe boys take down Norwin
Norwin honored its boys PIAA champion 1,600-meter relay team before Friday night's home boys basketball game. Then Latrobe sprinted past the Knights. And its standoutFox Chapel’s offense struggles in loss to streaking Penn Hills
Going into the season, Penn Hills coach Dan DeRose didn't know what to expect from a largely inexperienced team. But the Indians are rolling alongFreeport misses mark at buzzer in loss to Indiana
Ben Beale made five 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points Friday as Freeport hoped to score a home win over Indiana, the Tribune-Review's
High school roundup: Penn-Trafford uses balanced attack to topple Plum
Penn-Trafford used a balanced scoring attack, with four players in double figures, en route to a 72-63 victory over host Plum in a Section 3-6A
