Sports
WPIAL Class 2A football championship preview: Steel Valley vs. Beaver Falls
November 21, 2023
A rematch is set in the second of four title games Friday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class 2A championship game.
WPIAL Class A football championship preview: Fort Cherry vs. South Side
It will be a battle of unbeaten teams in the first of four title games at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class A championship game.
Latrobe soccer player Ava Yurko chooses Youngstown State
Add another Division I college soccer commit to the list at Latrobe.
Hired at last minute, new coach begins rebuilding process for Ligonier Valley girls
She first excelled on the basketball court as a talented player in a remote, northeast corner of Westmoreland County before continuing on as a successful coach at the now defunct St. Clair school, where she is the all-time leading scorer.
Former players remember football coach Al Mauro, who led Plum and Burrell teams to WPIAL titles
Coaches are teachers without the classroom.
Led by high-scoring offense, stingy defense, South Side, Fort Cherry followed similar path to WPIAL Class A final
South Side football coach Luke Travelpiece can see the Rams’ battle for the WPIAL Class A championship against Fort Cherry going many ways.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 21, 2023
As the playoff field dwindles following the first round of the 2023 PIAA football playoffs, changes are in the air in the latest Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings.
Dozen from WPIAL named to girls’ soccer all-state list
The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its girls all-state list Tuesday.
Talented roster should help ease transition for new Knoch girls coach
At first glance, Shane McGraw looks to be stepping into a tough situation as the new Knoch girls basketball coach.
7-foot center, super sophomores make Knoch a team to watch
In basketball, there are big men, and then there are really big men.
Ligonier Valley boys look to pick up tempo, build on win total in tough section
It’s just Ligonier Valley’s misfortune. Since rejoining the WPIAL in 2020, the Rams have played in a section that has produced a District 7 champion in each season.
No guarantee WPIAL welcomes back Farrell, if District 10 approves school’s transfer
November 20, 2023
Farrell wants to come back to the WPIAL after almost two decades in District 10, but a potential homecoming for the Steelers is no guarantee.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 20, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Nov. 20, 2023: Chartiers Valley beats Avonworth in battle of hockey unbeatens
Matthew Colberg made 24 saves to earn the shutout as Chartiers Valley defeated Avonworth, 3-0, in a battle of unbeaten teams in PIHL Class A hockey Monday night. Noah Callender, Tyler Held and Darien Strosnider scored for CV (8-0). Danny Mack made 28 saves for Avonworth (6-1).
Kiski Area girls raring to go after snapping playoff drought
Abbie Johns has her plans set for next season as the Kiski Area senior recently signed a National Letter of Intent to join the women’s basketball team at Shippensburg.
Kiski Area boys look to build off near-upset in WPIAL playoffs
As the No. 14 seed for last year’s WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball tournament, Kiski Area was a decided underdog against a North Hills team searching for its first WPIAL title.
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for 2023 Week 12
Avonworth coach Duke Johncour has been part of the program for the last 22 years.
WPIAL continues investigation of racial slurs in Mohawk-Burrell football game
The WPIAL investigation is ongoing into allegations that racial slurs were used in a Burrell-Mohawk football game.
Latrobe boys basketball wants to restore playoff tradition
Latrobe didn’t make the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the second consecutive season in 2022-23.
Riverview’s Lola Abraham wins Moe Rosensteel Award as top WPIAL girls soccer player
One of the most prolific goal scorers in the state, Lola Abraham of Riverview, was named the recipient of the fifth Moe Rosensteel Award, given to the WPIAL’s best girls soccer player.
