Editor’s note: Trib HSSN will publish team-by-team previews for one conference per day until the start of the high school football season Friday.

When Mark Fratangelo first joined the Northgate football staff in 2022, the school struggled to field a team with enough players. Now, with two consecutive seasons of having 30-plus players, Fratangelo, entering his first year as head coach, and his staff have their eyes set on the WPIAL postseason.

It had been over 40 years since Don Phillips was calling plays from the sidelines for the Rochester Rams.

Aug. 27 will mark one year since the tragic passing of DJ Graham, son of Shenango football coach Jimmy Graham. Understandably, the 2024 season brought emotional challenges that impacted the team’s on-field performance.

From 2021-23, it seemed like South Side football was on track to capture its first WPIAL title in 25 years.

Anthony Becoate is no stranger to roster turnover entering his fourth season at Summit Academy.

Ligonier Valley is the latest Westmoreland County school to enter the school spirit-driven T-Mobile 5G Friday Night Lights competition.

Since veteran coach Ed Woods took over the head coaching duties at California years ago, he always tells his teams in training camp that they have one primary goal — win the conference crown.

Charleroi’s Scooter DeUnger has a daunting task ahead of him as he takes over as football coach at his alma mater.

Coming off another conference championship and a semifinal loss to Central Valley in the Class 3A playoffs, the Elizabeth Forward Warriors enter the 2025 season with a little bit of a chip on their shoulders.

Settling in as Frazier’s new coach, Tony Battaglini begins to think more and more that the team has underachieved the past few seasons.

Despite enjoying plenty of success over the past few seasons — enough to satisfy the majority of WPIAL football programs — McKeesport has felt bittersweet about its recent results.

When word spread in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse that Bubba Chandler would be making his major league debut out of the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, Mike Burrows wasn’t surprised.

The NFL regular season is not yet upon us. Hence, the level of anger from Steelers fans is still at preseason level.

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t have Medicaid. I knew I needed the hospital, but my biggest fear wasn’t the illness — it was the bill. After only a few days of treatment, I was staring at $74,000 in charges, with no safety net to fall back on. The stress was overwhelming.

Community Park West in Monroeville is home to a new book walk, a storytelling experience designed for families to read a story as they walk along a path.

Students at Forbes Road Career Technology Center were quite busy making get-well cards for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh this spring.

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The 29th annual Laser Storm National Laser Tag Championship was held July 25-27 at Laser Storm Pittsburgh in Ross.

Amtrak is renovating its Latrobe station to improve accessibility for all passengers, particularly those with physical limitations.

A new high school football season brings a change to the traditional Trib 10 power rankings.

A group of about two dozen Donegal area residents pleaded with state environmental regulators Wednesday to reject an application for another coal mine right next to an existing one.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 71-50) blanked Syracuse (Mets), 6-0, with three pitchers combining on a three-hit shutout. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2-5, 6.38) started and went six innings, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts. RHP Jack Little (0.00) pitched two no-hit innings. RHP Ryan Harbin (7.36) threw a scoreless ninth. 2B Alika Williams (.271) went ...