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High school roundup for Nov. 18, 2019: Vince Abel’s third-period goal leads North Allegheny past Upper St. Clair
Vince Abel scored the game-winning goal with less than four minutes left in regulation to lead North Allegheny to a 5-4 victory over Upper St. Clair in a PIHL Class AAA hockey matchup Monday night. Tyler Putnam scored twice, including the game-tying goal in the third period, and Tyler Lamark...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 18, 2019
Football WPIAL championships Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep (9-2) at...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week for Nov. 18, 2019
For the first time this season, Class B, formerly Division 2 in the PIHL, has a forward as the TribLIVE HSSN PIHL Player of the Week. It’s not been because the classification hasn’t had its fair share of scoring or impressive games. The Ringgold Rams, last year’s champions, have four...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week — Nov. 18, 2019
One sign of a good program is sustaining success even after taking hits from graduation, and Thomas Jefferson has managed just that. The Jaguars, this week’s Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week, have run their way through Class A at the start of the 2019-20 season. Their 14 points...
Belle Vernon girls have skill, drive to compete for section title
Coach Ronnie Drennan learned a lot in his first season at the helm of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team. The Leopards led a season of streaks in 2018-19. The team lost three straight games twice, including to start the season, but also went on seven- and five-game winning streaks....
Belle Vernon boys looking for momentum to carry over
The beginning of Joe Salvino’s tenure as the Belle Vernon boys basketball coach was not ideal. The team started last season winning only two of its first 12 games, including one victory in six Section 3-4A games. But with seven games remaining, the Leopards managed to win five contests to...
Mars’ Ellie Coffield wins Moe Rosensteel Award
Ellie Coffield played a pivotal role in leading Mars to an unbeaten season complete with WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championships. The junior midfielder’s play earned her special recognition. She is the winner of the inaugural Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award. The award, reserved for...
With new coach, veteran roster, Apollo-Ridge girls eye return trip to playoffsVideo
Mike Monstrola served as a coach for the Apollo-Ridge junior high boys basketball program last year, but he often made it a point to take in games involving the Vikings boys and girls varsity teams. So when he was hired as the new girls coach over the summer, he was...
Basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible for postseason after WPIAL denies waiver
WPIAL basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible to play in the playoffs this winter. The senior who transferred from Sewickley Academy to Central Valley can participate in the regular season but won’t be able to play in the postseason under a PIAA rule that targets all transfers after the start...
West Mifflin possibly used ineligible football player all season, WPIAL says
The WPIAL wants to hear from West Mifflin’s football coach and school administrators to determine whether the Titans used an ineligible football player all season. If so, the team would be forced to forfeit wins. The WPIAL board voted Monday to call West Mifflin in for a hearing. The question...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 12
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt Panthers football teams only wish they had this kind of ‘home-field’ advantage. Saturday marked the 19th season the WPIAL has staged four of its football championships at Heinz Field. With its win Saturday, Clairton has improved to 9-1 on the natural surface on the North...
WPIAL board unanimously approves Ligonier Valley request to join District 7
The WPIAL board voted unanimously Monday to accept Ligonier Valley as a member. The District 6 school has asked to leave its PIAA district and join the WPIAL (District 7) for all sports starting in the 2020-21 school year. The WPIAL vote leaves one final administrative hurdle before that can...
Apollo-Ridge boys basketball looks to take one more step forward
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team made a leap back to prominence last year, improving by seven wins, both overall and in section play, from the year before. The Vikings were in the playoff mix until the final week of the regular season. But a pair of section losses, including one...
High school schedules for Nov. 18, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL championships At Norwin Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep...
Dates, sites, times set for PIAA football quarterfinals
The first round of the PIAA football playoffs is made up mostly of district championship games with a few champion vs. champion matchups sprinkled in. While there are seven district title games coming up this weekend, including two WPIAL finals, the state quarterfinals are primarily compiled of district survivors battling...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Nov. 17, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Nov. 17. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 12
Thomas Jefferson running back Dylan Mallozzi was a freshman in 2016 when Quinton Hill put on a dominant display at Heinz Field. Hill rushed for 248 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Jaguars stomped New Castle, 42-0, in the 2016 WPIAL Class 4A championship game. Fast forward three years...
WPIAL 5A and 2A football finals along with PIAA quarters on Trib HSSN
The Highway to Heinz is over and the high school football fans’ focus is now on the Route to Norwin and the Road to Hershey this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our exclusive coverage of the district football playoffs concludes with audio coverage of the 5A...
WPIAL Class 6A final notebook: Central Catholic adds to decorated history
Saturday’s down-to-the wire WPIAL Class 6A championship victory was the seventh for Central Catholic since joining the WPIAL in 1974. The school won five titles in the old Pittsburgh Catholic League before the WPIAL move. The Vikings have a 47-19 WPIAL playoff record following Saturday night’s 10-7 win over Pine-Richland....
Opalko’s late field goal lifts Central Catholic past Pine-Richland in WPIAL Class 6A finalVideo
This was a kick that might make NFL kickers nervous. A 40-yarder on the notorious Heinz Field grass, yet Central Catholic’s Johnathan Opalko tucked the ball inside the left upright Saturday night to defeat Pine-Richland, 10-7, in a slow-moving WPIAL Class 6A championship that turned into a defensive grind. Opalko...
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 16, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s result Central Catholic 10, Pine-Richland 7 Class 5A Championship Nov. 23 schedule Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 4A Championship Saturday’s result Thomas Jefferson 41, Belle Vernon 7 Class 3A Championship Saturday’s result Central Valley 13, Aliquippa 12...
North Allegheny wins 3rd straight PIAA girls volleyball championship
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny had a tougher road but came out on top in its quest for a PIAA girls volleyball three-peat. In a rematch of the 2018 PIAA Class 4A championship in which the Tigers swept Bishop Shanahan, North Allegheny went the distance to edge the Eagles,...
WPIAL Class 4A final notebook: Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak ties WPIAL title record
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak continued to add to his incredible legacy Saturday. Not only did he tie longtime West Allegheny and current Mt. Lebanon coach Bob Palko with his eighth WPIAL title, but he has 271 career wins and 46 losses. Cherpak passed Chuck Wagner for fifth on the...
Freeport, Knoch volleyball teams reflect on PIAA runs
Only 16 high school girls volleyball teams were left standing last Tuesday as the four classifications moved to the semifinal round of the PIAA playoffs. Freeport and Knoch were in the mix and hoped to return to the finals where they captured gold in 2017. However, their postseason runs were...
Thomas Jefferson routs Belle Vernon for 9th WPIAL football championshipVideo
Experience matters in the WPIAL football finals. Teams that have been there and done that always seem to have a significant edge over teams that don’t quite have a feel for the championship atmosphere. Thomas Jefferson is a gleaming example. While names on the roster change and jersey numbers get...
