Carlynton

State champion girls basketball, softball, spirit teams lift Neshannock to Trib Cup in Class 2A

After finishing second in the HSSN Trib Cup standings a year ago, Neshannock used a perfect season to claim the top spot. It was another strong school year athletically for the seven Lawrence County schools inside the WPIAL, but none compared to the overall resume put forth by Neshannock in...
What to watch for on Trib HSSN for Monday, May 9, 2022: Baseball, softball, tennis on tap

Welcome to the final week of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season. With weather not an issue, several district baseball teams hope to join the long list of schools that have qualified for the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs with a victory Monday. *Kiski Area can clinch a playoff berth...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 4, 2022: Softball playoff berths on the line

Win and you’re in. Those four words are sweet music to the ears of any high school team on the bubble as section play winds down. In district softball, several teams can earn a playoff berth with a victory Wednesday — weather permitting, of course. • In Section 1-6A, Baldwin...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 2, 2022: Baseball, softball section play wraps up

Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away. Most WPIAL baseball teams will close out their sectional series schedule this week. In five of those sections, the top two teams are deadlocked for first place and will meet in a...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: In Bishop Canevin-Carlynton dispute, kids are being led astray

The bad side of high school sports got unfortunate exposure when a coach sadly chose to be a manipulator instead of an adult. A number of Bishop Canevin athletes competed as members of Carlynton’s boys track team as part of a WPIAL-sanctioned co-op. Between 10-15 of those Canevin athletes boycotted...
Simmering public vs. private dispute leads Bishop Canevin contingent to protest at Carlynton track meet

The always-contentious public vs. private debate usually sticks to high school football and basketball, but a track meet became the backdrop for an unprecedented student protest. Athletes from Carlynton and Bishop Canevin compete on the same track team through a co-op, but a number of Canevin boys decided not to...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A softball preseason breakdown

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Softball was a success throughout as the WPIAL crowned four new champions while Laurel and West Greene remained on top in 2A and A. District softball squads...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets

Class 6A Favorite: North Hills went undefeated and ran away with the Section 1 title, putting the Indians in position to maybe win their first WPIAL title. They’re led by a trio of double-digit scorers, including 6-foot-7 sophomore Royce Parham (20.9 ppg) and 6-3 senior guards Alex Smith (18.6) and...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 10, 2022

Eight games into last season, the Carlynton boys basketball team was 4-0 in Section 2-2A, 7-1 overall. The Cougars finished the regular season in second place with a record of 12-4 and were the No. 7 seed in the 23-team Class 2A playoffs. Carlynton was stunned in the first round...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 5, 2022: Favorites emerge on mats

Wednesday is another busy night of dual meets in WPIAL team wrestling with over 30 sub-section matches scheduled. With only a couple of weeks left in the team regular season, positioning in the sub-sections becomes more important. There are four matches that will affect the top of these sub-sections: •...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles. Jake DiMichele and Dante Spadafora were first-team all-state selections, and coach Mike Rodriguez was the state’s coach of the year for Class 2A as OLSH became the 14th WPIAL team...
Three Rivers: Sto-Rox leads conference honors with 9 players on 1st team

Sto-Rox outscored Three Rivers opponents 201-12 this season, a dominance that saw quarterback Josh Jenkins and running back Jaymar Pearson named Offensive co-MVPs in the Class 2A conference. In all, the Vikings had nine players earn first-team all-conference honors, and LaRoi Johnson was named as the conference’s top coach after...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 3 Washington rallies past McGuffey in final seconds

Davoun Fuse threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more as No. 3 Washington won the Class 2A Century Conference title with a 41-34 triumph over McGuffey (5-5, 4-2) on Friday night. After McGuffey’s Kyle Brookman scored on a 2-yard run with 20 seconds left, Fuse found Zavian Willis...
Volleyball coaches association releases final WPIAL girls rankings, players of the week

The WPIAL playoff brackets are set and the postseason matches begin this week. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final girls rankings and players of the week Monday. North Allegheny (Class 4A), Freeport (Class 3A), North Catholic (Class 2A) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) own the top spots...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: McCoy sets Laurel career rushing mark in win over Ellwood City

Luke McCoy ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and became the school’s all-time leading rusher with 3,711 career yards in leading No. 4 Laurel to a 54-13 win over Ellwood City (0-7, 0-6) in the WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night. Kobe DeRossa tacked on 132 rushing...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Chartiers-Houston edges McGuffey in Century Conference

Jordan Irson ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns as Chartiers-Houston earned a 13-7 victory over McGuffey (4-4, 3-1) in a WPIAL Class 2A Century Conference matchup Friday night. Irson scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter and a 1-yard run for the game-winner in the third quarter...