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WPIAL girls soccer preview: Can anyone rocket past state champ Mars in Class 3A?
Class 4A The contenders: WPIAL runner-up Norwin might be one the fastest teams in the WPIAL and the Lady Knights have the talent to return to the finals, powered by Pitt recruits Lacey Bernick and Katelyn Kauffman. … Forward Megan Donnelly, a Villanova commit, leads Pine-Richland, another team built to...
WPIAL boys soccer preview: Long list of contenders eye up Canon Mac in Class 4A
Class 4A The contenders: Call returning champion Canon-McMillan the incumbent favorite in perhaps the most wide-open class in the WPIAL. A 25-goal scorer returns in Joey Fonagy, an All-American Game nominee. … North Allegheny, the WPIAL champion in 2016 and ‘17, has a plethora of senior talent to replace, but...
WPIAL athletic directors deal with ‘whirlwind’ while preparing for fall sports
A pandemic wasn’t exactly on the radar for Drew Karpen when he was hired as the Highlands athletic director last year. “You could have given me a million guesses on how my first year was going to go, and I would’ve not have mentioned it at all,” Karpen said. That’s...
Trib HSSN Team of the Week for Week 1
In four years from 2016-19, Chartiers Valley football played in Class 5A and struggled, winning only four conference games and amassing an overall record of 10-30. After WPIAL realignment dropped the program to Class 4A, the Colts galloped to a quick start out of the gates with an impressive 34-7...
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2020: Upper St. Clair tops Baldwin in opener
Jack Myers scored a pair of goals as Upper St. Clair opened up Section 2-AAAA boys soccer play with a 4-3 victory over Baldwin on Monday night. Nick Tanner had a goal and an assist and Max Fultineer also scored for the Panthers. Seneca Valley 9, North Hills 0 –...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Peters Township 3, North Allegheny 2 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 6, Oakland Catholic 0 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Armstrong 208, Greensburg Salem 230 Medalists: Noah Oliver (A), 38; Anthony Lobb (A), 39 Norwin 181, Penn-Trafford 191 Medalists: Logan Divald...
WPIAL boys and girls preseason soccer rankings
Boys Class AAAA 1. Canon-McMillan (12-3-1, 9-2-1) 2. North Allegheny (11-6-1, 8-5-1) 3. Fox Chapel (11-3-3, 9-2-3) 4. Seneca Valley (13-3-1, 12-2-1) 5. Norwin (15-2-1, 12-1-1) Class AAA 1. Franklin Regional (15-0-1, 11-0-1) 2. Belle Vernon (16-1-0, 11-1-0) 3. Plum (15-0-2, 13-0-1) 4. Trinity (13-4-0, 9-3-0) 5. West Allegheny (11-5-1,...
Deep, talented Franklin Regional golf team poised to take big step forward
For years, Franklin Regional has watched other teams celebrate section, WPIAL and PIAA titles in boys golf. The Panthers have fielded talented teams and have often pushed section opponents like Central Catholic and Fox Chapel — WPIAL heavyweights — but they never seemed to be able to overtake them. “People...
Bethel Park, Plum, North Allegheny earn WPISL Week 2 sweeps
Bethel Park, Plum and North Allegheny each recorded doubleheader sweeps during Week 2 of the 2020 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball season. The Tigers offense exploded for 65 runs in its two games Sunday, while the Black Hawks totaled 54 runs in their contests. Montour and Seneca Valley split their doubleheader...
Volleyball coaches association reveals WPIAL Week 1 rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its first rankings for the 2020 season. North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Franklin Regional (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) have been established as the teams to beat as they are at the top of their respective...
This week’s Trib HSSN broadcasts
The high school fall sports season kicks into full gear this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have the debut of WPIAL boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey. We turn our attention to Week 2 of the high school football season with 36 video...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 1
Anytime a key player changes position, there is a little hesitation, a little anxiousness and a whole lot of finger crossing. Belle Vernon made the move from an offense built around a pocket passer the last few years to an run-option dynamic by putting the ball in the hands of...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford, Hempfield football games will play as scheduled
The status of a pair of local Week 2 football games is no longer up in the air. Penn-Trafford will play at Class 5A No. 3 Peters Township, and Seneca Valley will visit Hempfield on Friday night. Peters Township canceled in-person classes recently because of possible covid cases, but the...
Reis Watkins stars as Shenango christens new turf with win over Union
Gone is another natural grass field in the WPIAL as they rolled out the new turf at Frank Bongevingo Field at Glenn “Pop” Johnson Stadium at Shenango High School. However, there was nothing artificial about how the host Wildcats opened up the new season with a 25-12 win over rival...
5 things we learned from WPIAL Week 1: Smattering of fans an ‘eerie’ atmosphere
WPIAL football looked familiar, but it certainly sounded quieter than ever. There were no student-section chants when Upper St. Clair senior Jaden Keating scored twice Friday night because crowd sizes are severely limited by covid-19 constraints. He wasn’t too bothered. “My No. 1 supporter is my mom,” Keating said. “I...
Team mentality guides Hempfield in opening win vs. NorwinVideo
There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in winning. That’s what NBA legend Michael Jordan once told his coach, as revealed in the documentary “The Last Dance.” No matter where you put the “I,” Hempfield football proved the value of teamwork Friday when it banded together...
A-K Valley H.S. football notebook: Leechburg’s prize? A matchup with Clairton
It was an explosive debut to the season for the Leechburg football team and a successful debut for coach Randy Walters. Leechburg recorded a 55-37 Eastern Conference victory over Greensburg Salem on Friday, the most points scored by the Blue Devils since 2014, when they defeated Serra Catholic, 61-25. “We...
With support of teammates, Freeport QB Garrett King ready to overcome cancer diagnosis
Garrett King was at the top of his game and eager to take over the quarterback reins for the Freeport football team. The 6-foot-1 junior was gearing up for the start of the season, but a trip to his doctor Aug. 31 for a routine yearly physical yielded some distressing...
Westmoreland H.S. football notebook: Leechburg impresses with win over GCC
If there was a local score that turned heads on the opening night of the high school football season, it was probably this one: Leechburg 55, Greensburg Central Catholic 37. Sure, it was the highest-scoring game in the state, but it also was a big upset. GCC came into the...
WPIAL football rankings for Week 1
WPIAL football Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 1-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 1-0, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 0-0, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 0-0, 4 5. Baldwin, 1-0, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 1-0, 1 2. Gateway, 1-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 0-0, 3 4....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Fans, parents should be allowed at HS football games
If a high school football game is played in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound? Of course it does: It’s the noise of parents complaining. You’re never going to shut them up. But WPIAL football parents have a legit gripe, one that transcends, “My Johnny...
Trib HSSN’s Week 1 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 1 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 396 — Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (20 of 33) 338 — Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (15 of 17) 310 — Colton Brain, Baldwin (18 of 25) 297 — Cason Engleke, Gateway (9 of 16) 276 — Deontae Williams, Woodland Hills...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 12, 2020
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 45, Canon-McMillan 17 Hempfield 28, Norwin 14 Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair 34, Bethel Park 7 Moon 28, West Allegheny 14 Big East Gateway 41, Franklin Regional 7 Penn-Trafford 48, Latrobe 14 Woodland Hills 60, Connellsville 20 Northeast...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester rolls past Northgate
Denny Robinson rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 47-6 win at Northgate (0-1, 0-1) in the Class A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Rashawn Reid tacked on 93 rushing yards and one touchdown while teammate J.D. Azulay scored on a 34-yard run and...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: No. 5 Aliquippa takes down New Castle
Vernon Redd scored on a 55-yard punt return and a 96-yard run as No. 5 Aliquippa debuted in Class 4A and defeated New Castle, 44-28, in the Parkway Conference on Friday night. Malachi Sherman scored twice for New Castle — on a 15-yard interception return and a 28-yard pass from...
