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Derry volleyball hopes for extended run in WPIAL playoffs
Getting past the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs has not been a problem for Derry’s girls volleyball team. The Trojans want to pick up two — or more — wins this fall, though. Derry begins its postseason quest this week. The goal is to get past the...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 21, 2019
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs First round Class AAA Wednesday’s schedule North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m.; Peters Township vs. Mt. Lebanon at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. Class AA Tuesday’s schedule Latrobe vs. Oakland Catholic at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m. Bye: Penn-Trafford Class A Wednesday’s schedule Sewickley Academy at Shady Side...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week — Oct. 21, 2019
Talk to any coach in the PIHL, and most will say having good goaltending is half the battle. Most probably would say a good goaltender — combined with good play behind the blue line — can steal games. In a lot of cases, that good goaltender is a leader in...
Ligonier Valley drops to third in latest District 6 football rankings
Despite another easy win in the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference, Ligonier Valley dropped a spot in the football rankings in Class 2A. The Rams (9-0) fell from second to third behind unbeaten Richland (9-0) and Bellwood-Antis (9-0). District 6 doesn’t rank teams based on ability. It ranks teams using...
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington adds Robert Morris offerVideo
Quaker Valley basketball standout Corinne Washington received a Robert Morris offer Saturday, making her the second WPIAL junior this month to add a Colonials scholarship. Washington is a 5-foot-11 guard/forward and the sister of former Quakers star Coletrane Washington, now at Drexel. She was a double-digit scorer last season for...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 8
Once a perennial power, the Burrell football program as fallen on tough times as of late. The Buccaneers, the 1995 WPIAL AA champions, haven’t reached the playoffs since 2012 and have not won a postseason game since 2005. That could change soon thanks in part to 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior quarterback...
PIAA golf, WPIAL girls soccer and girls volleyball brackets on Monday
Time for another dose of WPIAL bracketology as the district girls volleyball postseason is set to begin. There are 64 teams competing for four WPIAL championships. All four defending champs are back in the postseason. North Allegheny in Class AAAA, Knoch in AAA and Bishop Canevin in A are going...
WPIAL soccer and volleyball playoffs join football finales on Trib HSSN
The stretch run of the high school football regular season comes to an end, and its postseason time in girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 9 of the high school football...
Senior-led Leechburg girls volleyball turns focus to playoffs
The best word to describe Leechburg girls volleyball in matches against the two teams in front of them in the Section 4-A standings is “close.” The Blue Devils took Vincentian Academy and Greensburg Central Catholic to five sets in the second meeting with each team this season before falling. The...
Unbeaten Burrell ready for obstacles in WPIAL Class AA girls soccer playoffsVideo
Burrell capped its regular season last Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over playoff-bound Highlands. Then the Bucs, who were 16-0 after defeating the Rams and won the program’s first section championship since 2005, settled in to find out where they would be seeded in the WPIAL Class AA girls soccer...
Five things to watch from WPIAL golfers at the PIAA championships
The PIAA golf championships will take place Monday through Wednesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The individual championship will be the first two days, and the team tournament on the final day. It will be interesting to see how the WPIAL golfers compete against the rest of the...
A-K Valley girls soccer playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Oct. 21, 2019
Monday’s games Girls soccer First round Class AAAA 9-Fox Chapel (9-7-1) at 8-Upper St. Clair (11-5) 8:15 p.m. Monday at Upper St. Clair Winner plays: 1-Norwin on Thursday in quarterfinals Coaches: Peter Torres, Fox Chapel; Dave Gray, Upper St. Clair Players to Watch: Lucy Ream, Jr., M/F, Fox Chapel; Marissa...
Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon announces first Division I football offerVideo
Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon made one of his team’s biggest plays Friday night and then added his first Division I offer a day later. The junior announced an offer Saturday from Akron. McMillon blocked a Bethel Park punt in the first quarter of Friday’s 30-7 victory, a play that led...
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs roundup: Butler edges Connellsville in 1st round
Landon Mohney scored two goals 45 seconds apart in the 27th minute and that was enough for No. 7 Butler to secure a 2-1 victory over No. 10 Connellsville (12-7) in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA boys soccer playoffs Saturday at Art Bernardi Stadium. Butler (13-5-1) advanced...
Alle-Kiski Valley football notebook: No place like home for Apollo-Ridge
Apollo-Ridge could have clinched a home first-round playoff game last week against Steel Valley, but the Vikings were upset by the Ironmen. Everything turned out in the Vikings’ favor Friday as they secured that home game and second place in the 2A Allegheny Conference when Shady Side Academy lost to...
WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
The stretch run continues as the WPIAL football season heads into the final week of the regular season. Heading into Week 9, the list of teams that have clinched has risen to 56 with only six spots still up for grabs. The playoff fields are set in both Class 6A...
After rough start, Fox Chapel is looking to close with 4 wins in row
Just a few weeks ago, the Fox Chapel football team was on the outside of the Class 5A playoff picture looking in. They were 1-5 overall, 1-3 in section and were coming off a 42-0 shutout loss to Upper St. Clair. The Foxes needed to turn things around. To do...
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 19, 2019
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs First round Class AAA Wednesday’s schedule North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m.; Peters Township vs. Mt. Lebanon at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. Class AA Tuesday’s schedule Latrobe vs. Oakland Catholic at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m. Bye: Penn-Trafford Class A Wednesday’s schedule Sewickley Academy at Shady Side...
Deer Lakes boys soccer cruises in playoff opener against Steel Valley
After losing in the WPIAL semifinals and the PIAA finals last season, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team adopted the motto “unfinished business” for this year. The Lancers were all business Saturday at Hampton’s Fridley Field, defeating Steel Valley, 7-0, in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs....
Five things we learned in Week 8: Special moment for Neshannock’s Jeremy Nativio
Around the WPIAL, Neshannock senior Jeremy Nativio’s 34-yard touchdown run became a feel-good internet sensation. “Pretty much everywhere that I’ve went today, you’ve got people coming up and saying that they saw it on social media,” Lancers football coach Fred Mozzocio said. “They said what a great thing it was...
Youth carries Steel Valley to 4th win in 5 games in victory at Summit Academy
For the first time in four years, Steel Valley will not be playing in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game. In fact, thanks to East Allegheny’s win Friday night, the Ironmen won’t even be participating in this year’s postseason. However, it is not an end of an era at Steel...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer shakes off slow start, advances in playoffs
For Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Tyler Solis, Saturday’s first-round playoff game had several elements that his team needed to get through. One was several freshmen getting their first opportunity to play playoff soccer. Another was a general anxiousness among the team to start the game, and the third...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 8
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 9-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 8-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 6-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 8-1, 1 2. Gateway, 7-2, 2 3. Penn Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Moon, 6-2, 5 5....
WPIAL clinched: Final girls volleyball playoff field
The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is in the books. 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 qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2019 WPIAL girls...
Norwin shakes off sluggish start, beats Baldwin in first-round gameVideo
Ian Brown had a goal waved off just before halftime. The Norwin junior could have waved at a couple of defenders as he cashed in on his second chance. Brown went left and then right, showing footwork, skill and maybe a little anger as he delivered a highlight-reel goal early...
