Tag: Valley
Mix-and-match Independent Players are ready for busy summer
June 25, 2020
The Independent Players summer baseball team looks like it is going to have a busy summer.
Driscoll Westmoreland scholar-athlete banquet set for July 15
June 21, 2020
It looks like the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet is a go.
Western Pennsylvania Baseball League sets plans for season with 20 teams on board
June 10, 2020
Bob Johnston was trying to find a league where Gateway high school players could play this summer.
New Western Pa. high school QB award honors trailblazer Willie Thrower
June 8, 2020
Starting this fall, the top quarterback among schools in the WPIAL and City League will receive an award named in honor of the NFL’s first African-American signal-caller.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Softball No. 3
June 4, 2020
From classification expansion to field renovations forcing a change in the venue for the district championships, there was a lot going on with the WPIAL softball championships this past decade.
Valley seniors planning for careers in service of others
May 19, 2020
Editor’s note: This is the 17th in an 18-part series profiling nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards.
Westmoreland Scholar/Athlete committee announces excellent group; banquet on hold
April 24, 2020
Will the 64th annual Westmoreland Scholar/Athlete banquet be held this year?
Senior Spotlight: Valley tennis standout Odrey knocking off the rust
April 22, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Guido: A look at other times high school sports shut down
March 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to do what World War II, the Spanish flu and the Asian flu couldn’t do: shelve an entire high school sports season.
After down year, the Valley Vikings are looking to return to the playoffs
March 20, 2020
The Valley baseball team didn’t have one senior on the roster last season, and coach Jim Basilone and his underclassmen took some lumps, winning only five games.
