Sports

Yough’s Terek Crosby flies past the Deer Lakes defense to make a layup Dec. 8, 2023.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Latrobe girls golf to debut; Terek Crosby picks Saint Vincent
June 29, 2024
The new fall season will come with a new varsity sport at Latrobe.

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Frazier’s Rune Lawrence wrestles Austin Johnson in the 215-pound finals during the PIAA wrestling championship March 9 at the Giant Center in Hershey. Lawrence won his fourth championship.
2023-24 parade of individual champions in WPIAL sports
There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in the word individual … and impressive.

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Belle Vernon coach Matt Humbert gets doused with the coolers late in the PIAA Class 3A championship game against Northwestern Lehigh on Dec. 9, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
2023-24 parade of team champions in WPIAL sports
What better way to honor the top teams from the 2023-2024 school year than to march the WPIAL champions in a victory parade stretching from Lawrence County down to Greene County.

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Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio reacts after winning her match against Neshaminy’s Grace Nesbitt in the 100-pound finals of the PIAA girls wrestling championship March 9 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Top stories of the 2023-24 school year in WPIAL sports
Here’s a look back at the biggest high school sports stories of the 2023-24 school year.

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Mt. Pleasant softball coach Chris Brunson
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson leaving Mt. Pleasant for Waynesburg University
June 28, 2024
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson is making the jump to the college level as he leaves the Mt. Pleasant high school team to head to Waynesburg University.

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New Highlands boys basketball coach Bill Flow
Highlands goes with the Flow, finds new boys basketball coach teaching English class
Highlands likes to play fast, up-tempo basketball. It always has, even when a new coach took over.

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Southmoreland quarterbacks Caden Matthews (left) and Anthony Smith.
Fierce QB competition brewing at Southmoreland between Caden Matthews, Anthony Smith
June 27, 2024
There is a good old-fashioned quarterback competition brewing in Alverton, and the top preseason storyline for Southmoreland football already has people chewing the fat at gas stations and mini-marts.

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North Allegheny pitcher David Posey delivers against Mt. Lebanon during the sixth inning of the WPIAL Class 6A championship game May 29 at Wild Things Park.
2024 TribLive HSSN Terrific 10 Baseball All-Stars
Here’s a look at the TribLive HSSN baseball all-stars for the 2024 season.

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Neshannock pitcher Addy Frye delivers against Bentworth during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on May 30 at Cal (Pa.).
2024 TribLive HSSN Terrific 10 Softball All-Stars
Here’s a look at the TribLive HSSN softball all-stars for the 2024 season.

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Damage from the severe storms Wednesday include this downed tree in a yard along Suhan Drive in Penn Township.
Weather service confirms 3 tornadoes touched down in recent Western Pa. storm
Three tornadoes touched down in Western Pennsylvania late Wednesday, damaging homes and downing power lines, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

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Assistant coach Matt Proskin, Gabe Powell, Brent Kennedy and Stephanie Kennedy at Parkview Cross Country Course Nov. 4, 2023.
Husband, wife switch places on Plum cross country coaching staff
Plum cross country coach Stephanie Kennedy and her husband, Brent, have switched roles for the 2024 season.

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Michael Grady trains at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo.
Central Catholic graduate has rowing medal in his sights as he preps for 2nd Olympics
June 25, 2024
The first time was in Tokyo in 2021, and now this summer, Michael Grady will once again represent his country when he competes in the Paris Olympics as a rower.

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Latrobe quarterback John Wetzel scores on a reception against Aliquippa during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal Nov. 10, 2023, at Heinz Field.
Latrobe QB/DB John Wetzel verbally commits to Marshall for football
Rising senior John Wetzel has seen first hand the resurgence of the Latrobe football program.

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Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan chips onto the green on No. 18 during the 2023 WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championship at Diamond Run Golf Club.
WPIAL girls golf adds 8 new teams for next school year
June 24, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Ryan McKula, shown batting practice at the 2023 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association baseball showcase, was part of the Vikings’ section champion this spring.
With 1st-year coach, Mt. Pleasant American Legion baseball looks to build on solid foundation
After the Mt. Pleasant high school baseball team took first place in Section 4-3A with an 11-1 record this past season, the Mt. Pleasant American Legion baseball team, sponsored by Legion Post 446, is looking to build off of that success in District 31 play.

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Chartiers Valley’s Taylor Walsh pitches agaisnt Elizabeth Forward on June 6 at Gateway.
Seniors help ‘make a name’ for Chartiers Valley softball
June 23, 2024
Every year, teams often live by a saying or quote that resonates. Coaches put it inside their dugouts and gyms when they work out or even on the back of a shirt.

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Chartiers Valley’s Valerie Suter works against Mars’ McKenna Merritt during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on May 23, 2024, at RMU.
After trip to WPIAL final, Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse vows to maintain winning performance
Long postseason runs produce defining moments that teams look back on for years, and for this season’s Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse team, it came down to one goal that was not even meant for the back of the net.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Morgan Alisesky (1) celebrates with teammates after defeating Pittston Area in the PIAA Class 5A state championship game on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Penn State.
Thomas Jefferson’s state softball title capped special season in memory of former coach
The 2024 season is one players and coaches on the Thomas Jefferson softball team will never forget.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Alec Warden celebrates with Noah Kaszer after scoring against West Mifflin on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at West Mifflin.
Thomas Jefferson baseball team reflects on 2024 season
Thomas Jefferson’s baseball team started out 12-0 this year and ended the regular season with a 17-2 overall record.

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Brentwood’s Mia March competes during the 2024 season.
Zach Wuenschell, Mia March earn Brentwood’s top senior athletes awards
Zach Wuenschell and Mia March have at least two things in common.

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