Sports
After reaching PIAA tournament, expectations high for Quaker Valley girls volleyball
August 11, 2024
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team is looking to hit the jackpot this season.
Quaker Valley to induct dominant 1968 football team into hall of fame
The 1967 football team was inducted into the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Penn-Trafford girls golf team ready to roll
Things haven’t started as planned for the Penn-Trafford girls golf team.
Penn Hills boys soccer team looks to build chemistry under new coach
The Penn Hills boys soccer program will need time to grow together.
Ahead of senior tennis season, Quaker Valley’s Kristen Close hosting empowering women program
A free program entitled “Empowering Women Around the World” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Sewickley Valley YMCA Walter J. Brannon Community Center.
West Mifflin brings star-studded roster up to Class 4A
The West Mifflin Titans are moving up to Class 4A, and they’re bringing two of the WPIAL’s top players with them.
Knoch hopes to build on breakthrough season
Knoch football experienced a renaissance last season.
With young roster, Indiana expects growing pains
Indiana coach Brad Wright is preaching patience heading into the 2024 season.
‘Phenomenal’ growth spurt lifts Hampton’s hopes
The Hampton Talbots return their starting quarterback from last season, but you might not recognize him.
Tough nonconference schedule to sharpen Mars for playoff push
Editor’s note: Trib HSSN will publish team-by-team previews for one conference per day until the start of the high school football season Aug. 23. Due to production scheduling conflicts, the McKeesport preview will appear later this month.
Position switch has Apollo-Ridge’s Mackintosh eager for new season
August 10, 2024
Corey Mackintosh was a stalwart at inside linebacker last year for Apollo-Ridge. The 5-foot-11, 210-pounder also worked in at defensive end.
Norwin grad Cam Auld set to be named boys basketball coach at alma mater
It looks like Cam Auld is coming home.
7-on-7 competition goes well for Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional coach Lance Getsy isn’t making any preseason predictions based on his team’s performance in 7-on-7 passing competitions, but he sees progress in the repetitions and value in the effort.
Hampton boys golf team welcomes new look
Hampton first-year golf coach Terry Hales has much in common with his golfers this season.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: With pads on, ‘it’s the start of a new year’
After a week of “heat” practices and noncontact drills, WPIAL football teams can begin hitting in full pads Monday with the official start of practice.
TE Mac Bresnahan wants to be top target in Franklin Regional passing game
When Franklin Regional needed to make a big play in the passing game the past two seasons, Ayden Hudock delivered.
Hempfield QB Dom Detruf hoping to be cleared after checkup by cardiologist
Hempfield senior quarterback Dom Detruf will see a cardiologist Tuesday for further evaluation of his acute myocarditis, an inflamed heart condition that could limit his participation in training camp and beyond.
Volleyball star, WPIAL championship team headline Pine-Richland hall of fame class
Jamel (Nicholas) Debri hasn’t been back to Pine-Richland since she graduated nearly two decades ago, but before going to Notre Dame, she left her imprint on the Rams’ volleyball program.
Norwin coach leads title-winning U.S. effort at Fargo nationals
Kyle Martin doesn’t make the annual trek to Fargo, N.D. for the scenery, the Badlands or props from a movie with the town’s namesake.
