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Mt. Pleasant names softball coach Chris Brunson as new athletic director
July 15, 2019
Chris Brunson just finished his first season as the softball coach at Mt. Pleasant.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 competitive spirit season
July 10, 2019
It was a repeat performance for three teams at the WPIAL competitive spirit championships in January.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 WPIBL bowling season
July 9, 2019
Competitors from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League made an impact at all levels during the 2018-19 season.
Scholar-athlete distinction surprises Brentwood’s Winkowski
July 5, 2019
Julianna Winkowski participated in two sports in high school.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 WPIAL rifle season
July 4, 2019
Not much changed from the 2018 finals to the 2019 WPIAL team and individual rifle championships.
Looking back at the WPIAL’s state champions for 2018-19
June 29, 2019
PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
Springdale’s Michael Zolnierczyk named Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year
Michael Zolnierczyk has been front and center in maintaining two of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s most enduring sports legacies: Springdale Dynamos soccer and basketball.
South Hills notebook: Zang, Karcher shined at plate for Thomas Jefferson softball
June 28, 2019
Notebook items from around the Thomas Jefferson campus:
Class A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champions continue winning ways
Even though one of the longest championship runs in WPIAL history came to an end this spring, it did not slow down that school from winning yet another Trib HSSN Sports Cup.
Class 2A Trib HSSN Sports Cup title defense bolstered by 3 WPIAL titles
June 27, 2019
A year after winning the closest Trib HSSN Sports Cup chase in the 15-year history of the event, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took a slightly different path to victory the second time around.
Trio of WPIAL championships help secure Class 3A Trib HSSN Sports Cup
June 26, 2019
Shady Side Academy has hoisted the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in the past and came very close to winning it all a year ago, finishing second to North Catholic by less than 20 points.
George Guido: Class of ’14 was special group of WPIAL athletes
June 25, 2019
Let’s give a big shout out to the WPIAL Class of 2014.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette looking to stay on target with turf
June 22, 2019
Despite the recent drenching rains, Jeannette’s McKee Stadium is looking to stay on target with its artificial turf project.
Quaker Valley to honor Class of ’19 in Sports Hall of Fame
June 21, 2019
The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame announced the inductees for its Class of 2019.
Thomas Jefferson’s Fiedor honored for impact on, off the volleyball court
Julia Fiedor, a 2019 Thomas Jefferson graduate, embodies the definition of a positive athlete.
Baldwin’s Ernst earns coveted Division I cheerleading scholarship
Baldwin’s loss is Morehead State University’s gain.
George Guido: Public/private legislation stirs controversy
June 18, 2019
It didn’t take long for State House Bill 1600 to get into committee and to generate controversy.
A-K Valley athletes honored at Positive Athlete Awards
When Gregory Guzzo was 13, he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, and open-heart surgery was needed to correct the issue.
Positive Athlete Pittsburgh honors student-athletes with scholarships, awards
The Sen. John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum provided the setting Monday evening for the eighth annual Positive High School Athlete Awards.
How public-private legislation would alter Pa. high school sports landscape
June 15, 2019
In the hot-button debate over public and private school athletics, the PIAA has consistently said state legislation from 1972 prevents the organization from splitting the schools into separate playoffs.
