High School category, Page 1010
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 12, 2020
There is less than one week left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Peters Township 4, Norwin 1 Pine-Richland 16, Allderdice 0 Class 2A Latrobe 8, Oakland Catholic 2 3 goals or more: Lauren Jones, Latrobe (5); Cassidy King, Peters Township; Grace Merlack, Pine-Richland; Rylie Wollerton, Pine-Richland Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Team semifinals (Top three...
High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2020: No. 2 Seneca Valley trips up No. 1 North Allegheny
Connor Schmidt and Beaux Lizewski scored to help No. 2 Seneca Valley (8-1-1, 8-1-1) to a 2-1 victory over No. 1 North Allegheny (9-2-1, 7-2-1) in a battle of WPIAL boys soccer title contenders Monday night. The teams tied 1-1 in their previous meeting this season. Belle Vernon 5, Uniontown...
Hempfield girls claim 3rd cross country section title, hope to run in postseason meets
Hempfield girls cross country coach Jeff Mayo was surprised to learn the Spartans had won only two section titles before the 2020 season. After going 8-0 in Section 1-AAA, the Spartans now have three. The previous two were in 2002 and ’13. Hempfield is led by seniors Lily Schmadel and...
Leechburg volleyball building to section showdown
The Leechburg girls volleyball team has lost only one match this season. That came at the hands of WPIAL Class A power Greensburg Central Catholic by a 3-1 score on Sept. 24. The Section 4-A rivals meet again next Tuesday on senior night at Leechburg. While the Blue Devils are...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Week 5
The late Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders during their powerhouse days in the 1970s was fond of saying, “Just win, baby.” At Aliquippa, the football team takes that message to heart. Over the last half-century, the Quips have only endured one losing season, that coming in 1994 when...
Hempfield, Derry football games called off after positive covid tests
Three more WPIAL football games were canceled because of covid-19 cases. Hempfield was supposed to play at Central Catholic, Derry was set to host East Allegheny and Apollo-Ridge planned to play at Serra Catholic, but those games will not happen Friday night. Hempfield will close through Friday after three students...
3 Hempfield Area High students positive for coronavirus; school, athletics shut down
Hempfield Area High School is closed Tuesday through Friday after three students tested positive for the coronavirus. School administrators were notified of the positive cases over the weekend, according to a letter to parents from Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, posted Sunday on the district website. During the five-day closure, all students...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings for Oct. 12, 2020
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings. Records are through Saturday’s games. Girls soccer Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. Fox Chapel, 10-1, 1 2. Butler, 8-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-1, 3 4. Norwin, 6-2-1, NR 5. North Allegheny, 7-2, 4 Out:...
Beaver takes over top spot in Class AAA girls volleyball rankings
Two weeks remain in the 2020 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season, and numerous section races are coming down to the wire. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its weekly top-10 poll and players of the week Monday, and the leaders of three of the four classifications — Moon (9-0,...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 5
California senior running back Jaedan Zuzak made history in Week 5 when he ran wild in the Trojans home opener. Zuzak rushed for an eye-popping 440 yards on 19 carries and scored seven touchdowns on runs of 63, 72, 43, 94, 1, 6 and 42 yards in California’s 65-22 rout...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 11, 2020
There is one week left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 11, 2020
There is one week left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the...
This week’s Trib HSSN broadcasts
The first global pandemic stretch run is upon us as we have reached the final two weeks of the regular season in high school football. Week 6 of the high school football season features 31 video and audio broadcasts from Thursday through Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network....
Wresting event to feature Pennsylvania’s best
The first True Power Wrestling tournament, sponsored by PA Power Wrestling, will feature some of the top wrestlers (high school, junior high, girls and collegiate) in the state on Oct. 17 at Tyrone. The event is closed to the public because of covid-19 concerns. There will be 15 boys’ bouts,...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 11, 2020
The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has two weeks left. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2019 WPIAL...
Covid-19 case suspends football for Serra Catholic High School; 1 infected, 40-plus quarantined
Serra Catholic High School football players are prohibited from practicing or playing games for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to thwart a possible spread of covid-19. More than 40 student athletes and football staff are under quarantine because a person involved with the team has tested...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Norwin golf shooting for spot in championship
The WPIAL boys golf postseason shifts to team competition starting Monday with semifinal tournaments. The Class AAA tournament has a fresh name: Norwin. The Knights have not been to the playoffs in at least 23 years but returned behind a talented lineup that includes top scorers Logan Divald, Sal Cerilli,...
Knoch girls tennis team seeking 1st WPIAL team title
After three straight WPIAL Class AA runner-up finishes, the Knoch girls tennis team hopes to break through and claim the program’s first team title. The Section 3 champion Knights, the No. 1 seed in the Class AA bracket, have a first-round bye and will begin play in the quarterfinals at...
Baldwin boys soccer facing challenges, staying in playoff contention
The Baldwin boys soccer team has had its share of issues to contend with the past two years. Last season, due to the late-summer stadium renovation project, the Highlanders played all of their games in September on the road. Then Baldwin, like all teams, has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic...
Redeemer Lutheran cross country teams making a name for themselves
Redeemer Lutheran might not be a household name when it comes to cross country, but they are no longer just showing up for cross country meets. They are showing up to win now. Most recently, Redeemer Lutheran’s boys cross country team finished in fifth place with 126 points at the...
Midseason winning streak gets Penn Hills girls soccer back on the right foot
After getting off to a slow start, the Penn Hills girls soccer team righted the ship with four consecutive wins to get back into the WPIAL playoff race. The Indians outscored their opponents 18-3 during the four game-winning streak. Most importantly, three of the wins came in Section 3-AAA action...
Pine-Richland receiver having breakthrough season
Pine-Richland junior Alex Gochis has found himself in a situation he didn’t anticipate: playing alongside and excelling with Eli Jochem, one Pennsylvania’s top receiving prospects. Through three games, Gochis had 15 receptions, 208 yards and three touchdowns. That’s one fewer catch and touchdown than Jochem. “It’s awesome to have a...
Pine-Richland field hockey goalie thrives in starting role
Sadie Baratka knows what it’s like to face North Allegheny in overtime, and she made sure not to do it again. With her team up 1-0 with four minutes to go, Baratka lost track of the ball, which was deflected 15 feet away to the waiting sticks of two Tigers...
Gateway runners turn focus to postseason invitational success
The Gateway boys and girls cross country teams are in the stretch run to the WPIAL championships in two weeks, and the Gators hope to take advantage of both practices and competition to sharpen their focus. “The kids have the potential to do well,” an optimistic Gateway coach Tom LaBuff...
