Sports
WPIAL schedules eligibility hearing for record-setting QB after transfer to Central Catholic
July 30, 2024
The WPIAL will require an eligibility hearing for record-setting quarterback Jaivin Peel.
New Franklin Regional boys soccer coach focuses on building rapport, fitness
When Nick White was an assistant boys soccer coach at Fox Chapel, the Foxes took late-summer trips to team camps.
WPIAL grants eligibility to 4 transfers, denies Central Catholic football freshman
July 29, 2024
Greensburg Central Catholic transfer Anthony “A.J.” Tarpley is fully eligible to play basketball for the Centurions this winter.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Latrobe’s John Wetzel
A team that didn’t have a playoff win for 54 years has two in the past two seasons, and John Wetzel has a lot to do with it.
Notable changes to WPIAL cross country alignment for 2024-25 seasons
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
WPIAL rifle sections impacted by realignment for 2024-25
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith
July 28, 2024
Woodland Hills speedster Scoop Smith is looking to make a difference in his junior season for the Wolverines.
Strike on Israeli Golan Heights kills 11, threatens to spark wider war
July 27, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel — A rocket strike Saturday at a soccer field killed at least 11 children and teens, Israeli authorities said, in the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country’s northern border since the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began. It raised fears of a broader regional war.
Westmoreland high school notes: Softball could adopt communication devices
A key rule change could alter the way coaches and catchers communicate on the softball field.
2002 champion girls track and field team to enter Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame
The Quaker Valley girls track and field team hit a grand slam in 2002, winning a fourth consecutive WPIAL team championship.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg
So what does one do for an encore after rushing for 4,371 yards and passing for 2,891 yards with a WPIAL championship and a PIAA runner-up trophy in his first two high school football seasons?
Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball ready for new class
July 26, 2024
Greensburg Central Catholic was a class above the competition in WPIAL Class 2A last girls basketball season when it captured its sixth district championship.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Elizabeth Forward’s Christopher Climes
Christopher Climes works out with a professional soccer trainer, which wouldn’t seem unusual if the senior were a midfielder on Elizabeth Forward’s soccer team.
WPIAL announces 2024 championship schedule for fall sports
July 25, 2024
Eight months before the world’s top golfers converge on Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open, some of the WPIAL’s best players will try to tame the historic course.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas
Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas committed to play cornerback at Penn State next fall, hoping to follow in a long line of talented defensive backs playing at the next level.
Stage AE debuts sober space for non-imbibing concertgoers
A new opportunity is available for live music lovers who want to stay sober.
City League mourns death of longtime Allderdice football coach Jerry Haslett
July 24, 2024
Longtime City League coach Jerry Haslett, who hailed from a football family, died Wednesday. He was 59.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: West Mifflin’s Armand Hill
West Mifflin senior Delron White was having a strong first part of the 2023 season as he carried the rushing load for the Titans.
Dre Corbin jumps quickly into boys basketball coaching role at Riverview
When Dre Corbin came on board in early May as the as the Riverview boys basketball coach, he saw an enthusiastic athletic environment in which to offer his coaching abilities and put forth his goals to raise the program to a level of success.
