Devon Moore stories, Page 3

No. 3 Gateway made quick work of North Hills on Friday, spoiling the Indians’ homecoming with a 40-7 victory at Martorelli Stadium field. The Gators’ team speed was simply too much for North Hills (4-2, 3-0 Northern) in the nonsection matchup. Gateway (5-1, 3-1 Big East) didn’t waste any time,...

Members of the Hampton girls tennis team are finding out playing the sport isn’t just enough — you have to love it. That’s the goal for the offseason after a team led by sophomores in singles performed admirably in the wake of losing WPIAL championship contender Madison Cordisco to a...

The Hampton girls soccer team has the tools. It just needs to learn to put it all together. That was the feeling following a 4-0 loss in an early season marquee matchup with undefeated rival Mars — a program that has proven to be a thorn in Hampton’s side over...

In a show of patriotism, the Hampton student section’s theme was red, white and blue for the Talbots’ homecoming tilt with Fox Chapel. Unfortunately for the home team, it was Shane Susnak and Fox Chapel that provided the fireworks in the early going and hung on for a 16-13 win...

For the Hampton boys soccer team, sophomores are finding out just how much they can grow in two years. A team that went undefeated in eighth grade now forms the nucleus of what looks to be a playoff contender for years to come. Despite a tough 2-1 loss to undefeated...

The Hampton golf team came into the year with potential depth issues. Those issues were answered and now, it’s the same race to the top as usual for the Talbots and Shady Side Academy. SSA got the best of Hampton the first time around with a 20-stroke victory at Fox...

Golf is a high-pressure individual sport that requires someone adept at dealing with discomfort and adversity. Maybe that’s why Hampton’s Marissa Balish always excelled at it. From playing on the boys team in high school, to embracing being the only senior on her Ohio University golf team, to moving to...

The Hampton football team is loving the changes associated with a new season. New turf. New scoreboard. New uniforms. And a winning team. The last one, by far, matters most to coach Jacque DeMatteo. Facing its highest expectations since the WPIAL’s six-class realignment three years ago, the team is off...

There will be plenty of new faces in the running for the Hampton girls cross country team this year. What they could grow into remains to be seen. Three of the top five girls are freshmen. “I’m excited for this weekend to see how well they can do,” head coach...

For underclassmen on the Hampton boys cross country team, opportunity abounds. While the team’s overall expectations might be lower this season after losing five of its top seven runners, two seniors are aiming for individual success. Head coach Dean Longwell, meanwhile, is looking to find successors to Joey Cafaro and...

Two significant changes affect the Hampton girls volleyball team this year. Making the necessary adjustments to both will help ensure continued success for the program. New coach Mike Hansen steps in to lead a team that has been largely successful over the past three seasons. It made playoffs each of...

The Hampton girls tennis team is left to contend with a big loss it hardly gained begin with. But the team makeup remains the same and provides hope for the future. The Talbots looked to be locked in as a playoff contender with the top freshman in the state, Madison...

Coming off its best season since 2007, the Hampton girls soccer team has enough experience for an encore. But the stage needs set, and a few major props need replacing. The team returns 12 seniors, with most seeing significant playing time on a team that reached the PIAA Class AAA...

Hampton boys soccer only returns three starters from last year’s team. Before coach Matt McAwley helped establish a middle school program, it could have signaled a rebuilding year. But the sign of a great program is one that maintains success year after year. After making the playoffs three years in...

Most would have forgiven Brandon Overdorff if his team didn’t make much noise last year. He took over the program just before the summer with barely enough time to learn all of his players’ names, let alone implement a system into a one-win team the year before. But a reinvigorated...

The last time Hampton made the playoffs, an Andersson was at the helm. This year might be the team’s best chance yet to get back, and coach Jacque DeMatteo hopes having two Anderssons in the backfield will help. Ross Andersson last took a snap in the second round of the...

The Hampton golf team brings back most of its talent from last season. Now, it’s just a matter of putting it all together. The team, which hosts tryouts Monday, again will look to contend for a section title, and its main competition again should be Shady Side Academy. The teams...

Hampton junior Hannah Schepner found out she won the Hines Ward Positive Athlete Award this spring, but her journey started at age 13 during one of her career’s lowest moments. At a gymnastics competition in Philadelphia, she fell awkwardly during a dismount, breaking her ankle in several places. At first,...

Anyone near Fridley Field in Hampton lately may have noticed construction. By the time fall sports roll around in a month, it will have the look and feel of a new outdoor facility. The field turf will be new, as well as the track. Additionally, the scoreboard will be changing...

Brett Scheib was a four-time WPIAL qualifier and three-time state qualifier for the Hampton swimming program. Though he admits choosing a college was a tough decision, the transition has been smooth. Scheib, a 2018 graduate, established himself as one of the top young freestyle swimmers in the Ohio Athletic Conference...

It’s the dog days of summer, which oftentimes is when wrestlers separate themselves from the pack. Good coaches also do not rest, and after opening LTD Wrestling Club in Etna more than a year ago, Hampton’s Chris Hart still is working hard at it. “Summer is where you grow and...

College can open you up to many new experiences. For former WPIAL champion Jason Goodman, it introduced him up to the most multi-faceted of track and field events. Goodman was one of the best jumpers to come through Hampton, capping his career with a WPIAL title in the triple jump...

As the football program inches through the summer months, Hampton is looking for the sort of gradual improvement that often takes patience. Sometimes, the patience of someone who loves football in June waiting for fall. “This is a large group of seniors,” coach Jacque DeMatteo said. “I think the key...

A college coach recruits only a handful of athletes each year, so each selection is crucial. So when you can get a two-for-one deal, your job gets a lot easier. That’s what softball coach Kristen Cramer got with Haley and Hannah Dietz at Grove City, and the results are paying...

Perhaps four years from now, Harper Cook will understand the reason he will be spending his college years in Washington, D.C., instead of New Jersey. Cook, the only Division I recruit of Hampton boys soccer coach Matt McAwley’s six-year tenure, had committed to Rutgers. But when the Scarlet Knights coaching...