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This Week on the Trib Live High School Sports Network – 12/11/2017
December 11, 2017
With the fall sports season complete and the holidays a few weeks away, our full attention turns to the winter high school sports 2017-2018 season this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of boys and girls high school basketball in the WPIAL as well as District 6 and District […]
Freeport girls basketball runs away with win over Apollo-Ridge
With a little more than three minutes elapsed in Monday's nonsection girls basketball game, Freeport had 16 points on its side of the scoreboard. Apollo-Ridge
Basketball coaches use early-season games to build toward section competition
Tyler Stoczynski believes in the importance of compiling a difficult nonsection schedule, but Highlands' boys basketball coach took it to another level this season. So
Young wrestlers to help Franklin Regional reload
Just one of the many YouTube videos of Franklin Regional's standout wrestler Spencer Lee losing to Exeter's Austin DeSanto in last year's 126-pound PIAA championship
Quaker Valley swim teams start over with new coach — again
For the second consecutive season, the Quaker Valley boys and girls swimming teams are starting under a new coach. Erin Cawley took over from Jacinta
Quaker Valley wrestlers welcome new coaches in program’s second varsity season
It is impossible for a sports program to have two inaugural seasons. But Quaker Valley wrestling is as close as a team can get. After
Penn-Trafford’s Coy, Chishko start strong at Eastern Area Invitational
The Penn-Trafford wrestling team got its season off to a solid start at the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament last week. The Warriors finished 11thQuaker Valley boys bowling team eyes playoffs early in season
The Quaker Valley boys bowling team (1-0) is on the rise. After several down seasons, the Quakers expect to be a serious contender for thePittsburgh high school roundup: Briscoe hits milestone as Ringgold girls edge Charleroi
Ashley Briscoe scored 12 points and surpassed 1,000 for her career as Ringgold edged Charleroi, 40-39, in a nonsection girls basketball Monday night. Taylor Mendicino
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Adam Mitcheson
With the PIAA football championships concluding over the weekend, the fall sports season has officially come to an end. As a result, this will be the final edition of the WPIAL Alum Q&A which focuses on that season, as attention to shift fully to the winter sports. Although football fans are often fixated on quarterbacks, […]
Franklin Regional edges Norwin at Mike Rettger Memorial tournament
Franklin Regional wants to win its own boys basketball tournament, and after beating the team that prevented it from doing so a year ago, the
Aliquippa Raines plans to sign early with West Virginia
Aliquippa's Kwantel Raines, one of the WPIAL's top football recruits, announced Monday that he will take advantage of the new early signing period that starts
PIHL Notebook – 12/11/2017
After breaking the ice on the first installment last week, the PIHL Notebook is back each and every Monday to provide news and notes on the action from the past week. With the holidays drawing near, several teams have already established themselves as title contenders in their respective classifications. Here’s a glance at the landscape […]
Central Catholic’s Weathers commits to Penn
Central Catholic senior Khalil Weathers, who drew more than two dozen college football offers, announced his commitment Sunday to Penn. The 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback had
Gateway’s Walker, Pine-Richland’s Jurkovec, South Fayette’s Saxton finish among WPIAL’s all-time passers
In WPIAL football history only record-holder Brett Brumbaugh of South Fayette passed for more yards than Gateway's Brady Walker. The Gators senior quarterback finished hisNorwin bowlers have high expectations for season
The Norwin boys and girls bowling teams got off to a strong start to the season, both defeating Greensburg Central Catholic, 7-0, last week in
Several WPIAL players displayed elite performances at the PIAA football finals
Here's a look at some of the top performances by WPIAL players at the PIAA football championships Thursday-Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium. Anthony Cerminara Pine-Richland ThePlum bowlers motivated to capture section title
Plum senior bowler Franklin Mercurio found himself in an unfamiliar spot during the state championships last spring. The first-time qualifier ran into a lane he
Taylor looks to improve record time for Plum swimming
Devan Taylor is the fastest girls 100-yard breaststroker in the history of Plum swimming. She proved it again last year when she set the school
Herald roundup: Filo signs, all-section honors, hoops season gets started
Fox Chapel senior Joslyn Filo recently signed a letter of intent to attend Florida Gulf Coast University and continue her swimming career. Last year, Filo
