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Penn Hills girls soccer coach Ashley DeVito and her team finished 9-8 in 2020.

Penn Hills girls soccer eager to get to work in offseason

July 18, 2021

Seventh-year Penn Hills girls soccer coach Ashley DeVito is always up for an opportunity to keep her team engaged in the offseason.

Members of the 2021 Penn-Trafford Warriors Junior Legion team include, in front, from left, Jason Sabol, Drew Sherwin, Carmen Metcalfe, Brandon Long, Hunter Brown, Eric Biroscak; in middle, coach Jim Sherwin, Chuckie Fontana, Evan Gross, Jonny Lovre, Ethan Septak, Brandon Roher, Brody Hoffmann, Tyler Freas, Ian Temple, coach Chuck Fontana; and back, coach Alan Hoffmann and manager Steve Freas. The team also includes Owen Demeri, Carl Heller, Travis Kovarik, Anthony Monroe and coach Gary Sabol.

Penn-Trafford Junior Legion team captures Westmoreland league title

The Penn-Trafford area baseball community continues to find success.

Maggie Behun and Rachel Loudermilk will be co-head coaches for the Quaker Valley girls soccer team for the 2021 season. From left are Anna Licastro, Loudermilk, Behun, Chase Kriebel, Eleanore Burns and Clare Elste.

Behun, Loudermilk to lead Quaker Valley girls soccer as co-head coaches

Former Quaker Valley girls soccer coach Jamie Birmingham knew he was going to step down at the end of last season, so he approached assistants Maggie Behun and Rachel Loudermilk and asked them if they wanted to step up into the role.

Baldwin grad Alina Stahl competes for West Virginia women’s soccer during the 2021 season.

Baldwin grad Alina Stahl looks forward to senior season at WVU

Alina Stahl has been an accomplished student-athlete since her freshman year at Baldwin.

Carlynton hires new girls volleyball, basketball coaches

While the summer months are down time from actual events going on, coaches and athletes are working hard behind the scenes to prepare for the upcoming season.

Pritts, Wilkins led Yough to victory in Region 7 Legion tournament

July 17, 2021

Kam Pritts hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Nate Wilkins tossed a three-hit shutout and Yough defeated host St. Michael, 2-0, on Saturday in the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament at Forest Hills High School in Sidman.

First-year Hempfield football coach Mike Brown speaks with players during a recent workout.

New Spartans coach Brown eager to turn Hempfield football into winners

When he was an assistant at Robert Morris, Mike Brown recruited football players from Hempfield, so he was familiar with the program.

From left, Valley seniors Lindsay Nicastro, Amanda Mascara, Allison Rayburn, Angelina Masters and Caitlin Nealer raise the trophy after their PIAA AAA softball championship at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State on June 17, 2011.

George Guido: Valley’s PIAA softball title run in 2011 was worth the wait

Valley appeared on its way to a 2010 PIAA softball title.

Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Anthony Speca, Central Catholic

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 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.

The clubhouse at Longue Vue Country Club in Verona as photographed Friday, July 16, 2021.

‘Hidden gem’ Longue Vue Club gears up to co-host U.S. Amateur

Nestled high above the Allegheny River Valley in Verona and on the border of Penn Hills is a challenging golf course that is relatively unknown.

Norwin graduate Drew Phipps competes for the Bucknell University wrestling team in a match against North Carolina on Feb. 1, 2019.

Norwin product Phipps to help coach Seton Hill

Former Norwin and Bucknell wrestling standout Drew Phipps will join the staff at Seton Hill as a graduate assistant.

Franklin Regional receiver Caden Smith picks up yardage against Norwin defenders during the WCCA 7-on-7 championship game July 15 at Greater Latrobe High School.

New Franklin Regional coach Lance Getsy pleased with team’s offseason progress

Following a legendary coach is not easy.

Bethel Park senior shortstop Reagan Milliken competes against Shaler on March 26 at Bethel Park.

With postseason honors in tow, Bethel Park’s Milliken ready to embark on collegiate career

Bethel Park graduate Reagan Milliken will be taking a loaded resume with her to the Ohio State softball program in the fall.

Bethel Park starting pitcher Eric Chalus celebrates after shutting down Red Land High School in the sixth inning during the PIAA Class 5A Baseball Championship on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Medlar Field in State College, Pa.

Bethel Park’s Chalus brothers relish final high school season together

The Chalus brothers can almost be considered mirror images.

Palmer Jackson, Mark Goetz fall back in Southern Amateur

July 16, 2021

Things were looking pretty good for Murrysville native Palmer Jackson during the third round of the Southern Amateur on Friday at Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, Miss.

Bushy Run Legion resumes play Saturday morning in the Region 6 Tournament.

Bushy Run resumes Region 6 play Saturday; Region 7 starts

Bushy Run, playing in the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 6 tournament, had its game suspended Friday in the top of the third inning.

Penn-Trafford pitcher Trevor Wilson delivers against Norwin on April 9, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.

Penn-Trafford’s Trevor Wilson headed for Gardner-Webb

Trevor Wilson was born in Charlotte, N.C., and eventually made his way to Penn-Trafford where he developed into a talented baseball pitcher.

The Pittsburgh Hotspurs 2005 Blue girls soccer team will test its mettle at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Sarasota and Bradenton, Fla. Team members are Kaley Simqu (Plum), McKenzie Pritts (Yough), Sofia Decerb (Latrobe), Emily Mannion (Gateway), Ashley Ornowski (Norwin), Ava Weleski (Plum), Kaitlyn Killinger (Plum), Gabriella Folino (Oakland Catholic), Cami Collins (Plum), Casey Gorman (Mt. Lebanon), Alyssa Aquillio (Norwin), Regan Reilly (Latrobe), EmilyRae Graeca (DuBois), Madisyn Jesih (Gateway) and Ava Lorenzi (Latrobe).

Plum soccer players head to national tournament with Pittsburgh Hotspurs

Plum rising junior Cami Collins said the Pittsburgh Hotspurs 05 Blue girls soccer season has been one to remember, and the goal is to bring home the gold from next week’s U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Bradenton and Sarasota, Fla.