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City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
Burrell wrestler AJ Corrado commits to Brown
When Burrell senior AJ Corrado started wrestling in fifth grade, he had no idea how far the sport would take him. Turns out, it’s taking him to the Ivy League. The defending WPIAL Class AA 152-pound champ and PIAA runner-up committed to Brown. “I’ve always been smart, so my dream...
WPIAL football playoffs will have 8-team brackets in most classifications
WPIAL football teams can start counting their Gardner Points now, because some will need them to break ties in about five weeks. The PIAA finalized its state playoff brackets Wednesday, the key piece of information the WPIAL needed to determine its postseason football format. Here’s what is known: WPIAL Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 23, 2020
Golf Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Armstrong 190, Indiana 213 Medalist: Maddox Rearic (A), 33 Norwin 209, Latrobe 220 Medalist: Logan Divald (N), 38 Section 5 Blackhawk 203, New Castle 216 Medalist: Luke Price (BH), 44 Section 8 Fox Chapel 188, Kiski Area 235 Medalist: Eli Yofan...
Trib 10: Central Valley uses historic win to stay in upper echelon
History was made in Week 2 as Greensburg Salem became the fifth WPIAL school to reach No. 700 wins. The historic victory was not enough for the Golden Lions to earn a spot in this week’s HSSN power rankings, but another milestone win helped a district team remain in the...
High school roundup for Sept. 23, 2020: Butler girls soccer knocks off North Allegheny
Chloe Weiland, Gabby Boden and Samantha Miller scored to lead undefeated Butler (4-0, 4-0) to a 3-2 victory over No. 2 North Allegheny (3-1, 2-1) in Section 1-4A girls soccer Wednesday night. Bentworth 2, Chartiers-Houston 1 – Reagan Schreiber scored two goals, both set up by Mallory Schreiber, to lead...
Mt. Pleasant boys soccer dominates out of the gates
In soccer, defense often leads to offense. But there are cases where the opposite is true. Take Mt. Pleasant, which shut out its first four opponents by a combined score of 28-0. “Our offense definitely is where our momentum comes from, but we have a strong defense that keeps us...
Westmoreland boys soccer notebook: Franklin Regional still doing what it does best
Franklin Regional allowed a goal in its second game of the season. And another in the fourth. A cause for alarm in Murrysville? Not exactly. The two-time defending WPIAL champion Panthers are 5-0 and doing what they do best: possess the ball, keep it away from opponents and prey on...
PIAA adopts slimmed-down state playoff brackets for fall sports
The state playoffs are now a win-and-get-in scenario. The PIAA board approved slimmed-down state playoff brackets Wednesday that include only the champion from each district. Championship events for individual sports also were reduced to smaller fields. The brackets are a positive sign the PIAA plans to crown state champions this...
H.S. football notebook: Derry’s backup plan working out at QB
When Paul Koontz, a senior who has proven himself as the starting quarterback at Derry, went down with a season-ending knee injury, the Trojans did not panic. Koontz was a third-year starter. But first-year coach Vince Skillings knew he had a formidable backup waiting in the wings in senior Nick...
Gov. Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2787 stands as state House override falls short
To the dismay of many high school sports fans, Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2787 will stand. The state House on Wednesday fell short of the two-thirds majority vote needed to override Wolf’s veto with only 130 in favor of the override and 71 opposed. The House had...
Plum girls soccer ready to stare down challengers
Plum girls soccer coach Jamie Stewart said his players understand they have bigger targets on their backs this season after making a run last year that produced a trip to the WPIAL Class AAA championship game at Highmark Stadium and the program’s first berth in the PIAA tournament. “We talk...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 22, 2020
Cross Country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Derry 21, Penn-Trafford 36 Franklin Regional 25, Hempfield 36 Greensburg Salem 19, Hempfield 36 Norwin 15, Derry 49 Class 2A Section 3 Belle Vernon 15, Brownsville 50 Belle Vernon 15, Burgettstown 50 Section 4 Deer Lakes 24, Freeport 31 Section...
High school roundup for Sept. 22, 2020: Peters Township blanks Upper St. Clair
Andrew Massucci scored twice and Derek Ligouri recorded the shutout as Peters Township (3-0-1, 2-0-1) stayed unbeaten with a 2-0 boys soccer victory Tuesday over Upper St. Clair (2-1, 2-1) in Section 2-4A. Belle Vernon 6, Uniontown 1 — Daniel Sassak had a hat trick to lead No. 2 Belle...
Which WPIAL football team will reach a milestone next?
History was made in Week 2 of the WPIAL football season as two district teams picked up milestone victories. Greensburg Salem notched program win No. 700 in a 13-12 victory over Knoch. “The feeling at the end of the Knoch game was a mixed emotion,” Greensburg Salem coach Dave Keefer...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Sept. 22, 2020
It was another relatively quiet week with more and more teams starting to kick off the 2020 high school football season across the state. Eight of the 30 HSSN ranked teams did not play. For those that did, it was business as usual with a couple of exceptions. Defending PIAA...
Southmoreland the surprise of WPIAL girls soccer
Southmoreland is by no means a girls soccer powerhouse. The program has five wins combined the past two seasons and has not been to the WPIAL playoffs since 2012. It has not won a playoff game in a decade. But suddenly, there were the Scotties upsetting not one, but two...
WPIAL schools start allowing more spectators as governor’s limits become voluntary
Gov. Tom Wolf would prefer schools adhere to his gathering limits at sports events, but acknowledged Tuesday they’re not legally binding “at least for the moment.” A week ago, the state’s gathering limits of 250 individuals outdoors and 25 indoors were ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. On Tuesday, a...
WPISL teams gearing up for stretch run
With four weeks of action left in the regular season, the varsity teams in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League are preparing for the stretch run to the playoffs. Seneca Valley, Peters Township, Montour, North Allegheny and North Hills swept doubleheaders from their competition Sunday. North Allegheny (6-0) remains the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 21, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Class 2A Penn-Trafford 3, Fox Chapel 1 Football Monday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Kiski Area 36, Connellsville 35 Monday’s summary Class 5A Nonconference Kiski Area 36, Connellsville 35 Kiski Area 0 17 0 19 —36 Connellsville 7 14 14 0 —35 C: Jason McBride 90 pass...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2020: Peters Township girls soccer edges Mt. Lebanon
Irene Doleno scored 12 minutes into the second half and Emma Sawich recorded the shutout to lead No. 4 Peters Township (3-0, 3-0) to a 1-0 victory over Mt. Lebanon (1-1, 1-1) in Section 2-4A girls soccer Monday. Avonworth 3, Beaver 1 – Ava Wert had two goals and Joey...
Trib HSSN Team of the Week for Week 2
Last fall, Peters Township enjoyed one of the best football seasons in school history. The Indians finished 12-2 and lost in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game to Gateway, 21-20. After having to sit out Week 1 due to covid-19 restrictions, Peters Township got very defensive in its 2020 season...
Kiski Area opens season with wild comeback win over Connellsville
Kiski Area opened its season Monday night with a thrilling 36-35 victory over Connellsville on a last-minute touchdown by Calvin Heinle. Quarterback Logan Johnson hit Heinle with a 3-yard scoring strike with 52 seconds left to complete a fourth-quarter comeback for Kiski Area. Fueled by a Kiski Area fumble, Connellsville...
New Westmoreland County athletic directors working to keep high school sports humming
The athletic director carousel hasn’t stopped turning in Westmoreland County this year with new faces at new places and newcomers to the position tackling the daily grind of safety protocols and schedule-crunching during covid-19 times. Brandon Rapp was Norwin’s athletic director for seven years and became a fixture there for...
WPIAL chooses alternate site for cross country championships
Cross country runners who competed last week in the Red, White and Blue Classic got an early look at the WPIAL championship course. The WPIAL board agreed Monday to move its championship meet to White Oak Park in White Oak, likely on Oct. 28-29. WPIAL administrators visited the site last...
