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Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8
Class 6A Conference Pine-Richland (5-1, 7-1) at Seneca Valley (3-3, 3-5) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nextier Stadium On the air: Video at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Last week: Pine-Richland 41, Mt. Lebanon 0; Woodland Hills 36, Seneca Valley 7 Coaches: Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland; Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley Players to watch: Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (Jr.,...
Woodland Hills brings back boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic
Matt Furjanic’s phone was ringing all day long. So much so that the Rankin native and former Robert Morris men’s basketball coach was liable to have had it pried off his ear. His friends were calling him constantly at his home in Winter Haven, Fla., on Thursday to send along...
McGuffey installing two-toned gray turf at football stadium
McGuffey’s football field is going gray. The school board approved a stadium renovation plan Thursday that includes installing custom turf with alternating stripes of two-toned gray, said athletic director/football coach Ed Dalton. “It’s sharp,” Dalton said. “You can’t tell by the picture, but the track is navy and the lines...
Peters Township battles past Fox Chapel in WPIAL tennis finals
After three and a half hours of intense competition, the WPIAL Class AAA girls tennis team championship was decided in one final singles match. The meet came down to the No. 2 singles confrontation between a pair of sophomores, Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard and Peters Township’s Kat Wang. With the...
Anderson, Carter smash records at Tri-State cross country meet
When the WPIAL holds its cross country championships on Oct. 23 at Cal (Pa.), the favorites to win the Class AAA boys and girls races are Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson and Bethel Park junior Emily Carter. And to no one’s surprise, Anderson and Carter shined at the Tri-State Track...
5 things to watch in Week 8 of the high school football season
For many teams, there’s still hope. The WPIAL has 119 football teams this season and more than 90 still have a mathematical path to the playoffs with two weeks left in the regular season. Sure, some might seem slim. But with a little help, even winless Butler could sneak into...
Sewickley Academy girls top Knoch for third straight WPIAL team tennis title
The Sewickley Academy girls tennis team captured the WPIAL Class AA team tennis championship for the third straight year with a 3-2 victory over Knoch. For the three-time champs, it started in doubles competition. The pairing of Victoria Keller and Emma DiSantis earned Sewickley its first point with a 6-0,...
Alle-Kiski Valley Through the Years: Factor leads Highlands to Saturday morning win
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. In a rare, 11 a.m Saturday game, Highlands manhandled Valley, 30-0, on Oct. 18, 1969. Terry Factor scored three touchdowns....
North Hills volleyball focuses on season’s achievements
A WPIAL Class AAAA playoff berth was not in the cards this year for the North Hills girls volleyball team. However, that does not mean the season was a disappointment for the Indians. While second-year head coach Vicky Danko readily admits that nailing down a spot in the postseason was...
North Allegheny girls soccer reaches new heights with undefeated section season
Knocking down every obstacle on the way to a Section 1-AAAA crown wasn’t a one-year process for the North Allegheny girls soccer program. The Tigers, who wrapped up their first-ever unbeaten section record by beating North Hills 8-1 on Oct. 14 at Newman Stadium, have been working toward this for...
Shaler girls soccer sticks together through difficult season
Sticking together was the most important concept for the Shaler Area girls soccer team this season. Not a lot of things went right for the Titans. When Ashley Venezia scored Oct. 10 in Shaler’s 1-0 win over North Hills at Martorelli Stadium, it was a big lift. Jocelyn Schwartz made...
Shaler boys soccer sets tone with strong finish to season
If everything breaks a certain way, Shaler Area boys soccer coach Adam Hunter could see the program dropping to Class AAA when the WPIAL determines the next two-year enrollment cycle in November. Even if the Titans have to stay up and trade punches with the AAAA heavyweights, Hunter believes how...
Big-race experience boosts Chartiers Valley cross country team
With the WPIAL championships approaching, the Chartiers Valley cross country teams are getting some big race experience. In October, the Colts competed in the Big South Championship, the John Sample Invitational in Grove City, the Mingo Classic and the TSTCA Cross Country Championships. “We have seen a lot of good...
Penn Hills boys soccer players gain experience in challenging section
The Penn Hills boys soccer team’s record doesn’t tell the whole story in regards to the Indians’ season. The young, inexperienced team was in many close games but couldn’t find a way to finish. The Indians (2-16, 1-13) started on a positive note when they defeated Jeannette, 5-0, in a...
Hampton girls cross country team learns to overcome obstacles
The main goal for Hampton girls cross country this season was simply growth and development. Learning how to overcome injuries and obstacles is part of that process, and the Talbots have done it well. “I think everyone is really happy with this season,” senior Anna Norman said. “I know we...
Hampton hockey hopes to ride fundamentals, goaltending
If Hampton hockey is going to enjoy the success it has had in previous seasons as a perennial playoff team, it’ll need to change some things around. In recent years, Hampton has been one of the highest scoring programs in Class AA. This year, with the loss of its “Super...
Westmoreland County football notes: Greensburg Salem wary of TJ mystique
It’s just a name playing another game. That is the way Greensburg Salem is trying to view vaunted Thomas Jefferson, the team that will visit Offutt Field Friday night in a WPIAL Class 4A Big Eight Conference game. The idea is to shed the heavy armor, the Jaguars’ notorious reputation...
It’s no time for Chick’s Picks to duck out of her football responsibilities
As a prominent local celebrity, Chick’s Picks often gets invited to high-profile events in the city. This week, she attended an event at Heinz Field, where she had an opportunity to meet Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges. The conversation quickly moved to the topic of duck calling — Duck’s other...
With Mohrbacher sisters filling the net, Freedom girls soccer doesn’t skip a beat
Freedom girls soccer has a bit of a different look from the 2018 WPIAL championship team after the graduation of some key seniors and standout Jayden Sharpless transferring to North Catholic, but the results have been the same. There have been goals, goals, more goals and wins. Led by the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 16, 2019
Cross country Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Freedom Invitational Team results Winchester Thurston, 28; Riverview 50; Greensburg Salem, 85; Beaver, 97; Chartiers-Houston, 138 Individual results Scott Routledge, Winchester Thurston, 16:52; Adam Hessler, Freedom, 16:57; Will Lamb, Beaver, 17:20; Mason Ochs, Riverview, 17:31; Patrick Malone, WT, 17:32; Sean Heintzleman, WT, 17:36; Quintin...
High school roundup for Oct. 16, 2019: Elizabeth Forward beats Seton LaSalle to tune up for boys soccer playoffs
Andrew Smith and Donovan Woytsek scored goals as Elizabeth Forward (9-8-1) tuned up for the playoffs with a boys soccer win over Section 4-A champ Seton LaSalle (8-6-3) on Wednesday night. Austin Onofrey and Logan Cherepko combined on the shutout. Burrell 6, Riverview 0 — The Bucs (11-7, 8-6) capped...
Start of soccer playoffs and end of volleyball regular season make for a busy Thursday
Let the postseason games on the pitch begin! The WPIAL soccer playoffs start up Thursday with three preliminary round matches. In boys Class A, Riverview (7-6) faces Beaver County Christian (6-8-1) at 6 p.m. at Hampton. The winner takes on top-seed Winchester Thurston at 1 p.m. Saturday in a first-round...
Upper St. Clair swimming star Josh Matheny commits to Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers are probably known best for an iconic basketball program once coached by Bob Knight, but the school also has a swim team that celebrates championships. The Hoosiers men and women both were Big Ten champions last winter, and in recent years have had some of the top...
Two streaking WPIAL football teams return to this week’s Trib 10 Power Rankings
Three Trib 10 teams lost in Week 7. While one fell a couple of spots, the other two were deleted from this week’s power rankings. While North Allegheny, Thomas Jefferson, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Central Catholic, Pine-Richland and Central Valley all won in Week 7, Gateway lost to Ohio power Massillon Washington...
Perennial power Upper St. Clair set for another girls soccer playoff run
There is one constant in the Upper St. Clair girls soccer program: The Panthers annually advance to the WPIAL playoffs. USC has advanced to the postseason every year that Dave Gray has been head coach. Gray began his coaching career with the Panthers in 2004. Not surprisingly, the USC girls...
