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Charlie Swink leaving post as Southmoreland AD with pride
August 23, 2020
Charlie Swink was there to see the football team’s breakthrough season. He witnessed the championship run of the softball team, a state-championship wrestler and he looked on as the girls basketball team made history.
Athletic directors, coaches express relief, optimism as fall sports get go-ahead
August 21, 2020
Most high school athletes across the state received good news Friday when the PIAA voted 25-5 to begin fall sports Monday.
Yough hires Scott Morrison as athletic director
August 18, 2020
Scott Morrison plans to take sports at Yough in a different, fresh direction.
Burrell stadium renovation project moves ahead
The renovation of Buccaneers Stadium at Burrell High School continues forward, and the project now is expected to be completed in about a month, athletic director Drake D’Angelo said Tuesday.
Norwin hires new athletic director in 5-4 vote
August 17, 2020
Norwin hired an athletic director Monday who was Greensburg Salem’s athletic director the past 20 months and previously was an assistant athletic director at Norwin.
Kiski School will adopt bubble strategy to play sports
August 15, 2020
The NBA and NHL successfully used an isolation “bubble” to restart their sports, and now Kiski School will take that idea to the high school level.
As high school sports debate continues, Levine stands firm, Republicans plan legislation
August 10, 2020
State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine stood firm Monday on delaying youth sports until next year, and two state legislators announced plans to join the debate over high school athletics.
New Ligonier Valley AD eager to oversee transition to WPIAL
August 9, 2020
Wesley Siko always knew he wanted to work in sports.
McGuffey’s Ed Dalton, Avonworth’s Andrea Patton become WPIAL’s 1st father/daughter athletic director duo
August 6, 2020
Andrea Patton remembers growing up in her father’s shadow.
AD job at Eden Christian leads Latrobe grad back to Western Pennsylvania
August 4, 2020
Mark Ackerman’s journey both in and out of sports the past three decades has brought him home to western Pennsylvania.
PIAA emphasizes ban on spectators comes from Gov. Wolf — not PIAA
July 30, 2020
The PIAA released a statement Thursday emphasizing that the current ban on spectators at high school sports events was imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf — not the PIAA.
Norwin overcomes logistics, selects smaller, all-female hall of fame class
July 28, 2020
Tom Shirley is used to getting things ready for the Norwin Athletic Hall of Fame banquet.
Aquinas Academy fencer Sam Everson wins Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete award
July 23, 2020
When the Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete award winners were announced earlier this month, Aquinas Academy’s Sam Everson was honored as the boys alternative sport recipient.
PIAA approves winter championship sites for next 4 seasons
July 19, 2020
Get your Hershey’s chocolate ready.
Soccer success helps Greensburg CC put best foot forward in Class A Trib Cup competition
July 17, 2020
The Greensburg Central Catholic boys and girls soccer teams played for WPIAL gold on Nov. 1 and earned a split decision with the GCC girls settling for silver and the boys winning gold.
Westmoreland County scholar-athlete awards to be handed out Wednesday
July 13, 2020
The votes are in and the winners have been selected for the annual Judge John J. Driscoll Westmoreland Scholar-Athlete banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview.
2019-20 Trib Cup: Victory Bell rings loud as North Catholic runs away with title in Class 3A
July 10, 2020
North Catholic has a tradition that players ring the school’s Victory Bell when their teams win a district or state championship.
Carlynton’s Nathan Milsom honored by Athletic Administrator’s Association
July 8, 2020
Nathan Milsom loves to challenge himself.
Penn-Trafford sports workouts resume with safety modifications
July 7, 2020
Penn-Trafford resumed athletic workouts Tuesday but with new provisions to its health and safety guidelines.
Derry’s Bushey, Norwin’s Federovich overcame personal challenges to excel
July 4, 2020
Aidan Bushey and Matt Federovich do not know each other, but they have more than a few things in common.
