Sports
Hampton teen quickly climbing gymnastics ladder
July 14, 2024
Hampton teen Ella Lattimore enjoyed gymnastics long before she became any good at it.
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach pleased to host summer league
Marty Matvey has the tools at his disposal to be ambitious when it comes to the Fox Chapel girls basketball team’s summer league.
Palmer Jackson shoots 66, leads Westmoreland County Amateur
July 13, 2024
Palmer Jackson shot a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday to grab the first-round lead of the annual Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf.
Neshannock captures 3rd straight Class 2A Trib Cup title
Neshannock has discovered the key to capturing the Trib Cup — perfection.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Steel Valley’s Donald Barksdale
Get this.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Hempfield football assembles eclectic coaching staff
Hempfield second-year football coach Nick Keefer has assembled a unique mix of assistants for a new season.
Golf notebook: Neal Shipley in the hunt at PGA Tour event in Kentucky
July 12, 2024
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley is playing in his third consecutive PGA Tour event this weekend, and for the second time, he has made the cut.
Experienced assistant ready to move into head coaching role with Ligonier Valley boys
Ligonier Valley’s new boys basketball coach could feel a magnetic pull, almost a calling to be the loudest voice from the bench.
Alle-Kiski Valley sends crew to national 16U wrestling tourney
Garett Huff is no stranger to high-level wrestling competition.
Hampton leads Class 4A standings to claim school’s 3rd Trib Cup
It was 11 years for Hampton between winning its first Sports Cup in 2011 and second in 2022.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Peters Township’s Nolan DiLucia
Last August, Peters Township junior quarterback Nolan DiLucia wasn’t sure what his playing time would be as the Indians returned 2022 starting quarterback Chris Cibrone, who had thrown for over 2,000 yards the previous season.
The Southern Columbia rule? Teams winning consecutive state titles would be moved into higher class under PIAA proposal
Some might call it the Southern Columbia rule.
Greensburg Central Catholic returns to top of Class A Trib Cup standings
July 11, 2024
A year after their three-year run of winning the Class A Trib Cup ended, Greensburg Central Catholic is back on top.
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: North Allegheny’s Jack Yatchenko
Jack Yatchenko was on the sideline for the play that pretty much clinched a WPIAL title for North Allegheny.
Belle Vernon braces for life after Quinton Martin
Begrudgingly, Belle Vernon braced for the departure of No. 25. When Quinton Martin’s high school playing days were over.
Quaker Valley dethrones North Catholic to win Class 3A Trib Cup
July 10, 2024
A year after seeing its three-year Trib Cup run end, Quaker Valley has ended the four-year run by North Catholic in Class 3A in the closest competition in the 2023-2024 school year.
Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel commits to play basketball at Miami (Fla).
July 9, 2024
Peters Township rising senior Natalie Wetzel, one of the WPIAL’s top girls basketball recruits, had college offers that stretched from New England to the Southwest.
Ron Steedle, cornerstone of Shaler hockey community, dies at age 69
When Ron Steedle was promoted to lead Shaler’s ice hockey team in 1988, few could predict how his influence would shape a program that has since amassed more than 500 wins.
North Allegheny continues domination of Class 6A Trib Cup competition
The streak continues for North Allegheny as the Tigers have captured their 21st Sports Cup in the highest classification in the 21 years of the competition’s existence.
Kiski Area Sports Hall of Fame set to induct Class of 2024
Shane Kuhn left it all out on the field and on the mat for the Kiski Area football and wrestling teams.
