2+ mon, 4+ week ago (343+ words) By: Paul Schofield Sunday, August 31, 2025 | 11:01 AM The Penn-Trafford student section cheers after a touchdown against Norwin on Aug. 22. Those interested in purchasing season passes, student flex (10-game) passes or individual game tickets for all Penn-Trafford varsity home games can do so online through GoFan, which is located on ptwarriors.org. Football tickets are $7 per game and field hockey, soccer and volleyball matches are $6 for adults and $3 for students. Tickets are also available at the gate and at high school lunch periods at the athletic office. Warriors hold off Norwin Ben Grabowski rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and Penn-Trafford defeated Norwin, 34-31, in the season opener. Norwin turned the ball over five times, including one on the goal line in the final minute. Landyn Stikkel scored on a 33-yard run and quarterback Nate Desmond tossed a 33-yard touchdown to Reese Radocay,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) By: Bill Beckner Jr. Friday, October 31, 2025 | 3:59 PM Rosters are finalized for the 4th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Volleyball All-Star Match, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Ligonier Valley. The teams are as follows: Gianna Devito, Kiski Area Joy Johnson, Belle Vernon Makayla Keibler, Kiski Area Avery Lamfrom, Franklin Regional Maria Piraino, Franklin Regional Mallory Wasicek, Belle Vernon Coach: Kelly Fitterer, Yough Julie Elias, Greensburg Salem Grace Hayden, Greensburg Salem Alyssa Steffey, Ligonier Valley...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) By: Paul Schofield Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 11:01 AM Franklin Regional's Michelle Yan returns a shot during the section singles tournament last season. The Franklin Regional girls tennis team still has section title aspirations despite sustaining an early loss. The Panthers graduated five of seven starters from the 2024 team. Returning are No. 1 singles player Michelle Yan and Anika Jadia at first doubles. Both are seniors. Yan was a WPIAL singles qualifier who lost to three-time champion Mia Williams of Penn-Trafford. Second-year coach Kevin Fisher said the team is green, but the new faces are starting to step up. Fisher took over the girls a year ago, replacing his dad Howard who coached the Panthers for 43 years. Kevin Fisher took over the boys' program in the spring of 2024. "Our goal is to tie for the Section 1-3A title," Fisher said. "We had a lot of…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago (427+ words) By: Paul Schofield Sunday, September 28, 2025 | 11:01 AM Penn-Trafford's Annabelle Aquino and Elle LeJeune (right) won the Section 1-3A doubles championship Sept. 25, 2025. The doubles team of senior Annabelle Aquino and sophomore Elle LeJeune captured the Section 1-3A title Sept. 25. The pair defeated Latrobe's Carlin Bukovac and Allison Massaro 6-7 (9), 6-4 and 6-4 in the semifinals. They rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set. They then breezed past the Norwin duo of Bayleigh Vilage and Cassandra Halaszynski, 7-5, 6-1 in the finals. Bukovac and Massaro finished third by defeating Franklin Regional's Michelle Yan and Sofia Palombo 6-3, 6-1. Vilage and Halaszynski won their semifinal 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3. Also last week, the Warriors girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 decision to Franklin Regional and ended up third in Section 1-3A behind Latrobe and the Panthers. Now they will await the start of the WPIAL playoffs. Penn-Trafford rebounds from 1st loss Ben Grabowski and Cody Yacamelli each scored…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago (482+ words) By: Don Rebel Monday, September 1, 2025 | 7:01 PM Quaker Valley celebrates beating Hopewell during the WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball championship Nov. 2, 2024 at Peters Township High School. Welcome to September and opening night of section play in WPIAL girls volleyball for teams in Class 3A and 2A. The feature match to get the ball rolling in Section 1-2A is a rematch of the district finals last fall. A year ago, Quaker Valley went a perfect 14-0 to win the section crown, finishing two games ahead of runner-up Hopewell. No. 1-seeded Quaker Valley did not lose a game in eliminating Keystone Oaks, Ellwood City and Southmoreland to reach the 2A finals. No. 3-seeded Hopewell knocked off McGuffey and Avonworth in the first two rounds, and then edged Neshannock in a five-game semifinal thriller to get back to the finals. In the title match, the Quakers swept the Vikings, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16, to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago (513+ words) By: Don Rebel Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 11:32 PM Peters Township's Lucas Shanafelt (0) and Nolan DiLucia (17) lead the team onto the field before a game against Upper St. Clair last Friday. The Trib 10 small school power rankings remain intact from last week with the same 10 teams and only one minor move from a week ago. The big school power rankings " not so much. The only move in the small school Trib 10 came when Imani Christian knocked off North Catholic in a battle of Class 3A unbeaten teams, dropping the Trojans from No. 5 to No. 6. But there were changes aplenty in the big school power rankings, including two teams exiting and two team debuting. Out after losses were Aliquippa and Bethel Park, opening the door for South Fayette and New Castle. There was more shifting in the Trib 10 big school rankings thanks to Central Catholic…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago (836+ words) By: Don Rebel Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 1:39 PM St. Joseph's Prep's Khyan Billups carries past Central Catholic's Colsen Gatten during the PIAA Class 6A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Cumberland Valley. Welcome to the 2025 high school football season, which kicks off for most schools across the state with Week Zero games this weekend. Before this season kicks off, here is a quick refresher course on the six 2024 PIAA champions. District 12 powerhouse St. Joseph's Prep captured its third straight PIAA crown and ninth overall. A pair of Bishops turned out to be golden last fall. Bishop McDeviit won a third PIAA championship in 5A while Bishop Guilfoyle won Class A state gold for a fifth time. Three schools won state gold for the first time " Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast in 4A, Northwestern Lehigh in 3A and Troy in 2A. So how did Trib HSSN do last preseason?...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) By: Don Rebel Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 1:24 AM The North Allegheny boys volleyball team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Seneca Valley in the Class 3A final on May 24. 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 9 for 9 in Class 6A Trib Cups and remain perfect with 22 Sports Cup in 22 years of the competition. "We are very proud of the award and what it stands for," North Allegheny athletic director Bob Bozzuto said. "Winning the Trib Cup is one of our goals each year. We do not take the challenge of representing 6A lightly. We are honored to have won this award ever since year one." The dynasty continued as North Allegheny cruised to the Class 6A championship…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago (404+ words) By: Bill Beckner Jr. Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 5:40 PM Norwin's Tristyn Tavares scores a touchdown over Mt. Lebanon's Sam McAuley on Friday. The next event on the Westmoreland County Coaches Association calendar is the girls volleyball all-star game. The match will be played Nov. 19 at Ligonier Valley High School. After that, the boys basketball showcase will be Dec. 20 at Jeannette and Greensburg Salem. The WCCA wrestling tournaments will be Jan. 9 (girls) and Jan. 10 (boys) at Greensburg Salem. Also in 2026, the girls and boys bowling championships will be Jan. 17 at Hillview Lanes, and the girls and boys swimming championships are set for Jan. 23-24 at Derry. Tavares player of week Norwin senior quarterback Tristyn Tavares was named the big-school Mr. PA Football, per a fan vote, for Week 9. Tavares accounted for 244 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 victory over Canon-McMillan that kept the Knights…...

3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (282+ words) By: Bill Beckner Jr. Saturday, August 30, 2025 | 11:01 AM Norwin's Gemma Moffatt gets to the ball in an outdoor match against Kiski Area at the Ellen Toy grass court at Kennedy Park last season. Norwin won only four of 16 matches last girls volleyball season and finished 4-6 in Section 3-4A. As veteran coach Mary Ellen Ferragonio begins her 19th season guiding the Knights, the team faces an overhaul. The Knights play in the gym, so they don't have to worry about mold-abatement projects or stadium construction. No, their issue is youth " lots of it. "In a sense, we are rebuilding with a group of young players who are motivated to compete and play their best volleyball each day," Ferragonio said. Norwin lost seven seniors and returns only four starters in setters Anna Fraser and Gemma Moffatt, defensive player Paige Chitester and hitter Liz Yarosik. "We…...