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George Guido: 1st Willie Thrower QB Camp a success

Even if you’re the returning Willie Thrower Award winner, there’s always more to learn. Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen, one of the state’s top quarterbacks, was back in New Kensington on Saturday for the first Willie Thrower Quarterback Camp and eager to add to his game. Olsen was one of 29 quarterbacks...
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...
2022 TribLive HSSN Baseball All-Stars

This was a good year around the WPIAL for dominant pitchers and slick-fielding shortstops. North Allegheny’s Cole Young should hear his name called next month during the MLB Draft, but the senior shortstop wasn’t the only impact player around Western Pennsylvania this spring. Among the others, Bethel Park’s Evan Holewinski...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification

This spring, those sitting at head of the baseball class had a chance to see a lot of thrilling title runs and some great encore performances. Two teams that did not win district titles rebounded to claim state gold. There were two teams that repeated, one as WPIAL champion and...
WPIAL baseball teams set to begin PIAA playoffs

With Mt. Lebanon, West Allegheny, West Mifflin, South Park, Serra Catholic and Union celebrating WPIAL baseball titles earned last week, those schools and 13 other district baseball teams open the 2022 PIAA baseball postseason Monday. The state playoffs are made up of four rounds, with the championships to be played...
Unbeaten Serra Catholic captures 4th WPIAL baseball title

After near-misses the past four seasons, the Serra Catholic baseball team hoisted a WPIAL championship trophy Tuesday afternoon. The top-seeded Eagles used a strong pitching performance from junior ace Zach Karp and timely hitting throughout their potent lineup to defeat No. 7 Neshannock, 8-2, in the Class 2A final at...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship preview: Serra Catholic vs. Neshannock

WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship 1-Serra Catholic (22-0) vs. 7-Neshannock (17-6) 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN (video) Road to the finals Serra Catholic — Through their first 21 games of the season, the top-seeded Eagles were undefeated and had outscored their opponents...
5 WPIAL teams in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 20, 2022

With two weeks left before the start of the PIAA postseason, the days of losing and hoping to cling to a spot in the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings are done. Get bumped from the district postseason early enough and title hopes, along with a place among the state elite,...
Peters Township baseball, Beaver softball stay atop Trib 10 power rankings

The 2022 WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs are through the first round and in some classifications, the quarterfinals are in the books as well. Only three teams between the two power rankings were knocked out of the Trib 10, and two of them call Shaler High School home. Other than...
Eden Christian, Serra Catholic stay at No. 1 in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings

Last week, 10 teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. Some calmness hovered over the state diamonds as only six teams were bounced from the weekly Top 5 as April came to an end. More changes will be coming as the postseason inches closer. Most districts have...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for April 27, 2022

April may have started with some expected tomfoolery on a day set aside to fool folks; however, the winds of change are blowing cold and dank as far as the state baseball rankings are concerned as the month comes to an end. One-third of the 30 teams in the Trib...
With Griffin back in circle, Ligonier Valley softball handles Serra Catholic

Senior Maddie Griffin finished with 15 strikeouts and a three-hit performance at the dish to help lead Ligonier Valley to a 7-2 victory over Serra Catholic in Section 2-2A play Wednesday afternoon in McKeesport. Griffin, a Youngstown State commit who helped guide the Rams to a state championship game appearance...
Bethel Park baseball, Beaver softball remain atop Trib 10 power rankings

Cold or warm, wet or dry, there has been a lot of change this spring on a day-to-day basis. However, don’t count the weekly power rankings guilty of big swing changes. Few changes were made since last week in the Trib 10 rankings. Both baseball and softball saw one flip-flop...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 14, 2022: Key section volleyball matches on tap

Thursday marks another busy night of WPIAL boys volleyball as section play inches closer to the midway point of the regular season. First place or a share of the section lead is at stake in three matches: Perennial power Bethel Park (3-1) heads south on Route 19 to visit Canon-McMillan...
Softball teams maintain spots in latest Trib 10 power rankings; Beaver, Laurel baseball enter

You can call it staying power, or you can acknowledge that Mother Nature has not permitted enough WPIAL baseball or softball games to be played over the past week. Whatever the case, the inaugural power rankings in district softball were so good, they remain unchanged into the second edition of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 6, 2022: Key softball games scheduled

Weather permitting, Wednesday is lined up and down with WPIAL section softball games still in the early days of the 2022 season. However, it’s not too early to point out some of the key games in each classification. • Section 2-6A, North Allegheny visits Norwin. The Tigers and Knights are...