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Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin soccer players contribute to U17 national title
Five Norwin boys soccer players contributed to a milestone championship. Members of the Century United 2009 NL Team out of Bethel Park helped PA West Soccer capture its first national title when it won the U.S. Youth Soccer U17 National Championship in Salt Lake City. PA West was founded in...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland, Connellsville want to play series ‘for the next 100 years’
A new rivalry is coming to WPIAL football. At least that is the vision coaches Jace McClean of Connellsville and Dustin Shoaf of Southmoreland have for the “Battle of 119.” The teams will play the inaugural game of their series Aug. 28 in the Week Zero season opener. “Our goal...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin grad Altier receives scholarship from Damar Hamlin’s foundation
Norwin grad Lucas Altier was a recipient of the Pittsburgh Heroes Scholarship, offered by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation. Altier, who played football for the Knights before graduating last year, is set to attend Penn State. Six $1,000 scholarships were awarded to current high school students or...
South Hills Record: Thomas Jefferson softball stars earn all-state honors
Four Thomas Jefferson softball players were named all-state in Class 5A, led by first-team selection Aubrey Shaffer, a right-handed junior pitcher this spring. Shaffer, Shaler’s Bria Bosiljevac, Abington Heights’ Adriana Condrad and Solanco’s Kira Roark were the four hurlers lauded as first-team selections in 5A. Bosiljevac was tabbed as the...
Quaker Valley announces sports hall of fame Class of 2026
The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of ’26 is small but prominent. And well-diversified: Football, basketball, soccer and cross country are represented. This year’s selections consist of 2000 graduate John Martin (football), 1995 QV grad Farrah Causby Clanagan (basketball), 2004 alumnus Kara Vezza (soccer), Dennis Pauley (contributor) and...
Bethel Park notebook: Black Hawks ready for football schedule with new conference foes
The Bethel Park football team remains in Class 5A under the new WPIAL conference alignments for 2026 and 2027, adding Thomas Jefferson, Trinity and West Allegheny while continuing its rivalries with Upper St. Clair and Peters Township. Bethel Park opens the 2026 season Aug. 28 at home on senior night...
Damar Hamlin’s foundation awards scholarships to Pittsburgh students
Damar Hamlin continues to give back. The Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native is awarding 30 scholarships to students in Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Cincinnati as his way of honoring the medical team that helped save his life when he went into cardiac arrest during an NFL game in 2023....
Greensburg Central Catholic secures 3rd straight Class A Trib Cup
A year ago, Greensburg Central Catholic scored 435 points and cruised to a repeat of the Trib Sports Cup championship. This year, the Centurions collected 140 fewer points than last year, but it was enough to edge Winchester Thurston for a third straight Class A Sports Cup. It is the...
Norwin sports notebook: Adalena Robb wins on Tri-State PGA Junior Golf Tour
Adalena Robb continued her best summer on the junior golf circuit. She put together another strong round to claim her second victory on the Tri-State PGA Junior Golf Tour. Robb, a recent Norwin graduate, carded a 7-over-par 79 to take the girls’ 16-18 age division at Willowbrook Country Club in...
Neshannock awarded 5th straight Class 2A Trib Cup
One of the best runs in WPIAL history came to an end this spring when the Neshannock softball team fell one win short of a fifth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship. However, the good news for Lancers fans is that another title run continues. Neshannock captured a fifth straight Class...
5 inductees to join North Hills Sports Hall of Fame in Class of 2026
Four athletes and a community supporter will join the North Hills Sports Hall of Fame as part of its latest class of inductees. Members of the Class of 2026 include longtime teacher and coach Herb Dodd, Jamie Halloran (Class of 2016), Curtis Kelly (2005), Mike Miller (1984) and Mekenzie Saban...
Thomas Jefferson reclaims Class 4A Trib Cup title
Last year, Thomas Jefferson finished in second place in the chase for the Class 4A Trib Sports Cup. This school year, the Jaguars are second to none. TJ edged out last year’s 4A winner Indiana in one of the closest in Sports Cup history. Only five points was the difference...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon set to host Gold Bowl
Belle Vernon will continue its summer tradition by hosting the annual Gold Bowl 7-on-7 football tournament this weekend. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at James Weir Stadium. The eight-team field includes the host Leopards, Connellsville, Elizabeth Forward, Laurel Highlands, McKeesport, Ringgold, South Allegheny and...
South Fayette returns to the top in Class 5A Trib Cup standings
A bridesmaid a year ago in the race for the Class 5A Trib Sports Cup winner, the green machine was more than happy to move up to jubilant bride status standing in the winner’s circle. Leaning heavily on a couple of girls teams’ runs through the district and state playoffs,...
WPIAL rules Montour 6-foot-11 forward eligible for regular season but not postseason
The WPIAL board of directors held a special meeting Wednesday to rule on eligibility in two transfer cases. District officials ruled that senior Moise Kasenda is eligible to play in the regular season, but will not be eligible in the postseason for the Montour boys basketball team. Kasenda, a 6-foot-11...
Kiski Area Sports Hall of Fame to welcome 10 members in Class of 2026
The Kiski Area Sports Hall of Fame committee is gearing up to host this year’s induction banquet and celebrate the Cavaliers athletic greats who compose the Class of 2026. The banquet and ceremony will be Sept. 5 at Oakmont Greek Social Hall. The 10 members of this year’s class are...
Quaker Valley awarded 3rd straight Trib Cup in Class 3A
North Allegheny won another Class 6A Trib Sports Cup this season with a district-high 940 points. Second in overall points is the school that has now captured three straight Class 3A Trib Sports Cups — Quaker Valley. The Quakers enjoyed another strong spring sports season to pull away in capturing...
North Allegheny claims 23rd straight Trib Cup in highest classification
The more things change in high school sports, the more they stay the same, especially when it comes to the chase for the Trib Cup in Class 6A. North Allegheny wins again. The Tigers are a perfect 10 out of 10 in the Class 6A Trib Cup competition and remain...
Winners of 2025-26 Trib Cup for all-around sports excellence set to be revealed
Over the course of the last two-plus decades, 25 different WPIAL schools and 16 multiple winners have captured the Trib HSSN Sports Cup, which recognize the best sports programs in each WPIAL class over the entire school year. The first Sports Cup was handed out after the 2003-04 school year...
Trib HSSN’s top stories from the 2025-26 school year
There were memorable moments in high school sports throughout Western Pennsylvania and beyond during the 2025-26 school year. Top performances were displayed in stadiums, on courts, pools, ice rinks and mats, as well as courses and fields, not to mention some noteworthy off-the-field news. Here’s a quick look back at...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon’s ‘twin towers’ earn scholarship offers
Belle Vernon’s twin towers have twin scholarship offers. Girls basketball players Aubrey Brown and Isis Almyty last week were offered by Robert Morris, setting the pace for what looks like a ramped-up offseason for the frontcourt mates. “It was a special day at Robert Morris with Isis and Aubrey,” Belle...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley’s Addy Davis qualifies for National Junior PGA Championship
Quaker Valley’s Addy Davis will be doing some traveling this summer. Davis qualified for the National Junior PGA Championship in Frisco, Texas, shooting 79-72 to finish at 9-over par June 23 at the Tri-State PGA Junior Championships qualifier at South Hills Country Club. The top two finishers in the boys...
Fisher’s Files: Reflecting on championship success at Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy, Eden Christian
Reflections from the 2025-26 school year: Quaker Valley won WPIAL Class 2A titles in both girls and boys tennis, and the hockey team skated to Penguins Cup and Pennsylvania Cup Class A championships. “This is the first time in my career that the boys and girls have won WPIALs in...
Norwin sports notebook: Abigail Boyer earns caddie scholarship; Giuliana Giannikas garners D-I offer
Abigail Boyer will gladly take this loop. The Norwin alum and incoming junior at Miami (Ohio) was the recipient of the inaugural No Laying Up Endowed Named Evans Scholarship. No Laying Up is a popular golf podcast that partnered with the Evans Scholars Foundation. Boyer, a caddie at Pittsburgh Field...
Mohawk multi-sport standout Bobby Fadden named TribLive HSSN Boys Athlete of the YearVideo
2025-2026 TribLive HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year Bobby Fadden Mohawk Senior Football, golf, basketball, baseball Look up the term high school athlete on your smart phone and a photo of Bobby Fadden might pop up. In his high school career, he was the jack of all trades and a...
