Sports
Norwin notebook: Former volleyball coach honored for remarkable record
July 3, 2022
Last spring, MaxPreps scoured the country looking for the best female high school coaches of all time in every state.
Parade of champions: WPIAL winners from the 2021-22 school year
WPIAL TEAM CHAMPIONS
Beaver’s Payton List tabbed Trib HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
Specialization in one sport became the thing to do for high school athletes in the early years of this century.
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller named Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
Just a sophomore, Eliza Miller already has accomplished what most athletes dream about.
Hempfield state champ Liz Tapper named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Athlete of the Year
Liz Tapper’s unbelievable junior track and field season at Hempfield is turning into a great summer.
3-sport star Caden Smith of Franklin Regional named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Athlete of the Year
Franklin Regional started an athletics hall of fame this year.
Westmoreland notebook: Belle Vernon slugger Maren Metikosh class of 4A softball
Maren Metikosh has a name that rolls off the tongue. It is pure alliteration for broadcasters and announcers at Belle Vernon softball games.
George Guido: Late Riddinger made a number of contributions to Oakmont area sports
Warren Riddinger, who coached the first Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball team to a PIAA playoff win and made a number of other contributions to Oakmont area sports, died last week.
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Seneca Valley’s Luke Lawson
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.
As playoffs start, American Legion baseball thriving in some parts of Western Pa., struggling in others
American Legion Baseball starts to get a little more intense beginning this week.
Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen commits to Ivy League school
July 1, 2022
Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen, a dual-threat quarterback and one of the WPIAL’s top passers, committed Friday to Penn.
Conference realignment makes another seismic shift
Conference realignment in college sports has been going on since 1984, when the Supreme Court invalidated the NCAA’s national television contract for football.
Despite title game, USFL already focusing on next season
The USFL accomplished what the last two attempts at spring football failed to do: make it through its first season.
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Aliquippa’s Cameron Lindsey
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.
Justin Walther brings competitive fire to Plum boys basketball program
The Plum Mustangs made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs seven times in the nine-year span from 2008-16 — but only once since.
Deer Lakes track champion Carson McCoy selected Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year
Carson McCoy worked his way into becoming a Division I runner. Thanks to countless hours of running and training, he has earned a spot on Eastern Michigan’s track and field team.
Beaver’s Payton List, Mt. Lebanon’s Deirdre Flaherty top all-state softball awards
June 30, 2022
Mt. Lebanon catcher Deirdre Flaherty and Beaver pitcher Payton List topped the list of players earning all-state honors Thursday from the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association.
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Central Catholic’s Peter Gonzalez
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.
Championship girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker steps down at Mt. Lebanon to take spot in South Fayette stands
June 29, 2022
One of the top basketball coaches in the state is putting down her whiteboard and whistle and is preparing to be a fan.
