Sports
Starting 5: A primer for 2023-24 boys basketball season in Westmoreland County
November 30, 2023
The WPIAL boys basketball season opens Friday. Here are some of the top storylines, teams and players to watch this season in Westmoreland County:
Checking in on past winners of the Bill Fralic Memorial Award
The Bill Fralic Memorial Award for the top interior lineman in the WPIAL will be presented to this year’s recipient during a pancake breakfast Saturday morning at Longue Vue Club in Verona.
Through the years: Aspinwall claimed 1943 Class B championship
Each week during the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch took a look back at the players, teams and events that are part of local scholastic history. We hope our readers have enjoyed this feature.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 29, 2023
High schools
Unheralded QB runs his family’s business — Aliquippa’s offense — with championship efficiency
In a jubilant locker room where the players were even louder than the cranked-up music, Aliquippa quarterback Quentin Goode paused to think about the WPIAL football title he’d just won and why it felt different than his first two.
Trib 10: WPIAL champs chasing state gold occupy top 6 spots in power rankings
November 29, 2023
The WPIAL championships are all over and six teams have hoisted District 7 gold, quickly celebrated and now have their attention on the PIAA postseason and the golden broom as they attempt to sweep district and state crowns.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
They were celebrating in Shenango when the Wildcats won the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball championship last March.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Aliquippa winning a WPIAL championship is not breaking news anymore, although the Quips’ golden run in Class 2A last season was the school’s first district title in seven years.
Belle Vernon faces Hickory with a trip to the PIAA Class 3A championship game on the line
PIAA Class 3A WEST REGIONAL
Mt. Pleasant wrestler Jamison Poklembo has a full trophy case, but something’s missing
Mt. Pleasant senior Jamison Poklembo has succeeded at almost every level of wrestling.
WPIAL Class 2A section breakdowns for 2023-24 season
Section 1
Burrell’s Cooper Hornack sets championship goals for senior season
There’s a fresh, new banner in the Burrell gymnasium for Cooper Hornack’s state championship last year.
WPIAL Class 2A wrestlers to watch for 2023-24 season
Class 2A Wrestlers to Watch
WPIAL Class 2A preseason Top 10 for 2023-24 wrestling season
Preseason Top 10
Unlike The Birdie, Belle Vernon football keeps going up
The Birdie
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Nov. 28, 2023: Upper St. Clair hockey blanks Canon-McMillan
Owen Laurent made 20 saves to lead Upper St. Clair to a 3-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in PIHL Class 3A hockey Tuesday night. Grahm Tauch, Ryan Buonomo and Nico Galardini scored for Upper St. Clair (6-2). Aiden Bobbs made 47 saves for Canon-McMillan (0-8).
Plum wrestling team trying to build off breakthrough season
It was a banner year for Plum wrestling, literally.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 28, 2023
There are 24 high school football teams still alive, heading into this weekend needing two more victories to win one of six PIAA championships.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The four-year reign of district and state dominance ended last season for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart as the 2022-2023 season became the Year of the Deer in Class 3A.
