Josh Rizzo

Stephen Adametz feels fortunate to be taking over the Shaler swim program at a time when it is full of promise. The girls team had its best result at the WPIAL Class 3A championships in a decade last season.

First-year coach Dan LaGamba is open to all possibilities for the Highlands girls basketball program this season. The Golden Rams only have one starter — Tyarah Woody — returning from a team that reached the PIAA Class 4A playoffs.

Ali Shareef doesn’t have to bear the burden of being saddled with the same high expectations as recent Highlands boys basketball teams.

Senior Serena Carnahan would like the Plum girls basketball team to be in the best position to make quick decisions.

Belief, in and of itself, isn't going to carry the Plum boys basketball team to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the first time since 2016. But the Mustangs have shown an immense amount of dedication to the sport in the offseason that senior guard Will Beckner believes will produce dividends.

First-year Fox Chapel hockey coach Ryan Loebig believes the Foxes were at a perfect spot for a breather after five games.

The Fox Chapel girls soccer team dealt with the immense pressure of being the defending WPIAL Class 4A champions all season.

Cooper Scharding established from the outset of the WPIAL Class 3A football championship game that the Avonworth Antelopes were tired of being champions in waiting. Scharding returned the opening kick 51 yards to Central Valley's 42-yard line, sparking an opening touchdown drive that put the Antelopes firmly in control Saturday at Acrisure Stadium.

Bradley Repovich's resolve was consistently tested during his first season on the Penn Hills wrestling team.

Anthony Sipple enjoys the challenge of playing multiple sports, but the Penn Hills junior knows that swimming isn't the one where it is possible to give a lesser effort.