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Pittsburgh to host JCC Maccabi Games in 2025
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will serve as host for the inaugural JCC Maccabi Campus Games next summer at Pitt. The JCC Maccabi Games are the world’s largest in-person Jewish youth sporting event, and more than 6,000 participants from JCC communities around the world are expected to attend....
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL boys soccer alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys soccer season. 2023 WPIAL champions 4A: Norwin...
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL girls tennis alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls tennis season. 2023 WPIAL champions WPIAL 3A...
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Imani Christian’s Dayshaun Burnett
A four-star linebacker committed to Penn State, Dayshaun Burnett is one of the premier recruits in the WPIAL entering the 2024 season. The Imani Christian Academy star’s first priority, though, is helping his team advance farther than it did last season. The Saints routed Waynesburg in the first round of...
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL girls soccer alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls soccer season. 2023 WPIAL champions 4A: Fox...
Pro wrestlers ready to ‘Brawl Under the Bridge’
As KSWA heavyweight champion, “the Face of Pittsburgh” Lou Martin has competed in hundreds of professional wrestling matches in dozens of venues. There’s something special about the Brawl Under the Bridge. “The venue for the event under the historic Homestead Grays Bridge is pretty unique for an event,” Martin said....
Penguins prospect Brayden Yager getting closer to NHL arrival
Chosen 14th in the 2023 NHL Draft and with a junior hockey championship to his credit, Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Brayden Yager is ready to take his game to the next level. Last season in the Western Hockey League was a successful one for Yager, who helped lead the Moose Jaw...
Murrysville American Legion baseball hungry to finish season strong
Through the heat of the summer season, it was so far so good for the Murrysville American Legion baseball team. With a 10-0 start to the season, the team made up mostly of players from the Plum and Franklin Regional school districts found itself near the top of the standings...
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL field hockey alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls field hockey season. 2023 WPIAL champions...
Penguins 1st-round pick Owen Pickering gets chance to compete at camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting their prospect development camp at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, and Owen Pickering is among the handful of first-round picks competing. It’s been two years since Pickering was drafted No. 21 overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. Pickering hopes this can be his year...
Pittsburgh-born player hopes to make NHL dreams come true at Penguins development camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of players at their development camp, which opened Saturday in Cranberry, but one player’s history with the region stood out above the rest. Matthew DiMarsico, who played for Penn State last season, grew up in Wexford. Last season for the Nittany Lions, DiMarsico had seven...
1st-time head coach Perry intent on turning around St. Joseph baseball team
After a 4-10 season this spring, the St. Joseph baseball team was in search of a new coach to lead the program. Athletic director Sally Ackerman and her staff believe they have found their man in Jordan Perry. The opportunity to get his foot in the door and make a...
Pitt incoming freshman forward Kiara Williams to miss season after leg surgery
Kiara Williams, a rising freshman forward for Pitt’s women’s basketball, will be sidelined for the entire 2024-25 season after she underwent successful lower leg surgery. “We certainly wish Kiara well as she starts her recovery process,” coach Tory Verdi said in a statement. “She will work hard with our training...
Sewickley’s Carol Semple Thompson receives special exemption into U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
Next month’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club will have some local flair, as one of greatest amateur female golfers from the region, and the world, will be in the field. Seven-time USGA champion Carol Semple Thompson received a special exemption for the event Aug. 1-4. Thompson,...
Breaking down changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL girls volleyball alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls volleyball season. 2023 WPIAL championships Class...
Fighters climbing the regional MMA ladder converge on Monroeville for latest Brawl in the Burgh
With a knockout of Martin Justiz at the Brawl in the Burgh 21 in April, Plum’s Justin Patton staked his claim as one of the top MMA fighters in Western Pennsylvania. But climbing the regional ladder isn’t the only motivation for Patton to climb into a cage and fight. “Nothing...
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. With Stephanie going on maternity leave until the end of November, Brent, who has been the assistant coach the last four seasons, will take over as head coach this year. The former Kiski...
Central Catholic graduate has rowing medal in his sights as he preps for 2nd Olympics
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. This is the Central Catholic graduate’s eighth appearance as a member of Team USA at any level of rowing. That...
With new sponsor, PONY League World Series returns to Washington
A marquee summer baseball tournament returns to Washington in August, as organizers unveiled plans for the 72nd annual PONY League World Series. The 10-team double-elimination tournament will take place from Aug. 9-14, at Lew Hays PONY Field in Washington, Pa. Last season, the team from Edogawa, Japan was victorious after...
WPIAL girls golf adds 8 new teams for next school year
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls golf season: 2023 WPIAL Champions WPIAL...
After 28 years, Hampton boys basketball will have a new coach
For the first time in 28 years, Hampton boys basketball will have a new coach after longtime leader Joe Lafko retired with nearly three decades at Hampton under his belt. Hampton will turn the program over to a former player under Lafko. Joe Cangilla, 35, was a standout basketball and...
WPIAL girls lacrosse players earn postseason honors from USA Lacrosse
Sixteen WPIAL girls lacrosse players were honored by USA Lacrosse earlier this week with postseason honors. Players were named All-American and All-Academic by the USA Lacrosse organization. Mars senior midfielder McKenna Merritt was named the Jackie Pitts award winner, which recognizes players who go above and beyond in service to...
Hempfield East Legion looking to build on historic season
Hempfield East comes into the Westmoreland County American Legion baseball season looking to continue its winning ways after a tremendous finish in last year’s playoffs. It was able to escape multiple jams en route to a first-round series win against Young Township. Beating Young Township gave Hempfield East the first...
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL boys golf alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys golf season: 2023 WPIAL championships WPIAL...
Former North Allegheny track star Ayden Owens-Delerme locked in as he prepares for Paris Olympics
North Allegheny graduate Ayden Owens-Delerme will be representing Puerto Rico in the Summer Olympics in France. And he’ll be doing so in one of the marquee events of the games. Owens-Delerme will compete in the decathlon, which means he takes part in 10 events over a two-day period. Day 1...
