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Two named to Trib HSSN Top Linebackers list

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Peters Township’s Mickey Vaccarello and Central Catholic’s Colsen Gatten were named to the Trib HSSN top five linebackers. Central Catholic’s Bradley Gompers is on the list as an honorable mention player. TRIB HSSN TOP 5 LINEBACKERS 1 – Alex Tatsch – Latrobe 2023: 79 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 FF, 4 INT, 1 TD…… More »

Two Tights Ends in Trib HSSN Top 5

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Two more Big 56 players got recognized this morning with Seneca Valley’s Adam Gehm and Canon-McMillan’s TJ Sabatucci being named to the Trib HSSN top tight ends. TRIB HSSN TOP TIGHT ENDS 1 – Brady O’Hara – North Catholic 2023: 16 catches, 308 yards, 2 TDs Committed: Penn State 2 – Adam Gehm – Seneca… More »

2 rated top 5 receivers by Trib HSSN

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As the Trib HSSN continues to release their top five at each position, it is time to look at the wide receivers. Two players in the Big 56, Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith and Gateway’s Kenny Lewis are in the top five with Bethel Park’s Ryan Petras getting an honorable mention look. Complete list is below:… More »

Central Catholic’s Elijah Faulkner named to Trib HSSN Top Running Backs

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Central Catholic’s Elijah Faulkner made the Trib HSSN top running backs list as the Trib will continue to break down the top players at each position as we get closer to the 2024 season. TRIB HSSN TOP RUNNING BACKS 1 – Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes – Aliquippa 2023: 235 carries, 2,129 yards, 26 IDs, 9.4 yards… More »

WPIAL Football Playoff Formats Explained

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With new conference alignments comes new playoff formats. All playoffs will begin on Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd, except for 6A who begins in the semifinals, they will begin on Friday, November 8th. This season, the WPIAL football steering committee will be the ones deciding what wild card teams get in. This is… More »

2 Big 56 QBs named to Trib HSSN Top 5 by position

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Trib HSSN will be releasing their top five players at each position as we head towards Week Zero in the 2024 football season. Two of the top five quarterbacks in the Pittsburgh area are out of the Big 56; Nolan DiLucia of Peters Township and Cameron Walter of Woodland Hills. TRIB HSSN TOP 5 QUARTERBACK… More »

WPIAL releases Softball sections for 2025-2026 seasons

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The WPIAL released the softball section for the 2025 and 2026 season yesterday. Class 6A will once again be one section with nine teams in it while Class 5A will also once again sport four sections. SOFTBALL CLASS 6A Butler Canon-McMillan Hempfield Mt. Lebanon North Allegheny Norwin Pine-Richland Seneca Valley Woodland Hills CLASS 5A Section… More »

WPIAL releases Baseball sections for 2025-2026 seasons

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The WPIAL released new section for baseball and softball for the spring of 2025 and 2026. Class 6A will only be one section of nine teams for the 2025 and 2025 seasons. Pine-Richland and Central Catholic are both dropping down to 5A for the next two years. With the section going to nine teams, Class… More »

Eight named to Trib HSSN Preseason All-Star Team

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Eight Big 56 football players were named to the Trib HSSN Preseason All-Star team. 25 total players were selected. With heat acclimatization week underway, here is a look at each Big 56 player. TRIB HSSN PRESEASON ALL-STAR TEAM Brendan Alexander, Central Valley – OL/DL Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley – RB/DB Jaiden Brown-Demery, West Mifflin –… More »

American Legion Championship Recap

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Quakertown 9, Northeastern 0 The Quakertown Blue Jays are on top of the state of Pennsylvania once again after a 9-0 win over the Northeastern Bobcats in Game 14 of the State Legion Baseball Championship. Just like many games in the bracket, the Blue Jays jumped out to an early lead. The first three batters… More »