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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Aubrey Brown, Mt. Pleasant’s Noah Lahm
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (1055+ words) By: Bill Beckner Jr. And Paul Schofield Saturday, February 21, 2026 | 7:11 PM Belle Vernon's Aubrey Brown goes up for a shot against Elizabeth Forward during Thursday's WPIAL playoff game. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent) Mt. Pleasant senior diver Noah Lahm won his…...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Lyla Jablon, Freeport’s Aiden Bauman
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (2040+ words) By: Ted Sarneso Saturday, February 21, 2026 | 1:43 PM Fox Chapel's Lyla Jablon plays defense against Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Wednesday. Feb. 18, 2026. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent) Freeport's Aiden Bauman is a member of the 2025-26 hockey team. (Submitted by Aiden…...
Mt. Pleasant’s Noah Lahm captures WPIAL Class 2A diving gold
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (429+ words) By: Bob Orkwis Friday, February 20, 2026 | 12:51 PM Mt. Pleasant's Noah Lahm won the WPIAL Class 2A boys diving championship Feb. 20, 2026, at North Allegheny. (Bob Orkwis | For TribLive) After finishing in eighth place last year, Noah Lahm had his sights set higher for…...
High school basketball referee still running the floor at age 80
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (734+ words) By: Bill Beckner Jr. Friday, February 20, 2026 | 6:00 AM WPIAL basktball referee Bob Saxman turned 80 last month. (Bill Beckner Jr. | TribLive) Once an avid runner, Bob Saxman went from full speed to a jog before finally slowing down. "Knees got creaky," Saxman…...
Dominant top seed Mario Hutcherson of Kiski Area ‘fresh and ready to go’ for WPIAL meet
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (953+ words) By: Michael Love Thursday, February 19, 2026 | 6:43 PM Kiski Area 189-pound wrestler Mario Hutcherson takes Armstrong's Trace Kinzey to the mat Jan. 14. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive) Kiski Area's Mario Hutcherson is the hunted. And that is fine with him. As the No....
Mallory Clemmer hits winning shot as Geibel Catholic edges St. Joseph in Class A thriller
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (781+ words) By: Jason Black Thursday, February 19, 2026 | 9:34 PM St. Joseph's JJ Cienak looks to drive while being guarded by Geibel's Janiah Darnell during the first half of Thursday's WPIAL Class A quarterfinal at Geibel. (Jason Black | Daily Courier) St. Joseph's Bella Bartolovic…...
Deer Lakes tandem leads upset of Hopewell in Class 4A boys quarterfinals
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (926+ words) By: Antonio Rossetti Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | 9:17 PM Hopewell's James Armstrong is fouled by Deer Lakes' Luca Mangieri during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal Wednesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive) Deer Lakes' Collin Rodgers celebrates with Evan Moore after scoring an and-one against Hopewell during…...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 15, 2026
6+ day, 36+ min ago (469+ words) By: Don Rebel Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 7:48 PM Thomas Jefferson's Maggie Spell competes during the 2025-26 season. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent) Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week " Maggie Spell School " Thomas Jefferson #Earned " On the heels of a strong 2024-25 campaign…...
Shaler notebook: Titans flag football quarterback to play in college
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (413+ words) By: Josh Rizzo Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 11:01 AM Franklin Regional's Megan Kavo drives to the basket against Shaler's Allison Greygor on Feb. 5. (Christopher Horner | TribLive) Shaler senior Paige Querio didn't start out playing flag football with any aspirations beyond seeing if she…...
Young North Hills girls basketball team punches ticket for return trip to postseason
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (707+ words) By: Josh Rowntree Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 11:01 AM North Hills" Zoe Devlin scores between Pine-Richland defenders Jan. 29. (Christopher Horner | TribLive) North Hills" Delaney Amato grabs a rebound next to Pine-Richland"s Mia LeDonne on Jan. 29. (Christopher Horner | TribLive) North Hills is hoping…...