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First-year Leechburg boys soccer shows improvement throughout season
The first year of the Leechburg boys soccer program started with a win and ended with a win. Everything in between those two victories was a crucial part in the growing process of a young program, and Leechburg coach Brad Walker is happy with the success that his team had...
Seton LaSalle girls soccer moves into playoff mode after dominating section play
Seton LaSalle’s girls soccer team was nearly flawless against section opponents this season. The Rebels won their second straight section title with a perfect 12-0 record, posting nine shutouts and allowing just one goal in the other three games. The Seton girls secured a remarkable 37-3 scoring edge in section...
Penn-Trafford draws up plan of attack for girls soccer playoffs
Sitting on early leads will not be the strategy that takes Penn-Trafford far in the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer playoffs. Adding to them could be what produces desired results, according to the Warriors’ coach. “We have a tendency to sit back and protect when we’re ahead,” coach Jackie Bartko...
Eight teams from A-K Valley join girls soccer championship chase
Highlands was the final girls soccer team from the Alle-Kiski Valley invited to the WPIAL playoff party as the Golden Rams clinched a spot out of Section 2-AA with Monday night’s 2-1 overtime victory over Apollo-Ridge. In the postseason for the first time since 2016, Highlands sets the area’s playoff...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky and Yough’s McKenzie Pritts
Jacob Tarosky School: Norwin Sport: Cross Country Year: Senior Claim to fame: Tarosky won the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country championship with a time of 16 minutes, 18.5 seconds Oct. 9 on the Westmoreland County Community College course. “It felt good to get the first place for the team....
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Tyler Kolankowski and Freeport’s Lauren Lampus
Tyler Kolankowski Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Kolankowski had a big week to help the Mustangs clinch their first boys soccer section championship since 2005. He assisted on two goals in a 3-0 win against Hempfield on Tuesday and followed with four goals and two assists in...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Oct. 14, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA 1. Norwin, 16-1, 3 2. Peters Township, 15-1-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 14-2-1, 1 4. Seneca Valley, 11-3-2, 4 5. Moon, 14-2-1, 5 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 13-0-1, 1 2. Plum, 14-1, 2 3. Belle Vernon, 13-3,...
George Guido: New enrollment figures could alter WPIAL landscape
Tuesday concluded what is the biggest, biennial, off-the-field event in Pennsylvania high school sports. It was the end of the 15-day period where schools report their enrollment to the PIAA for reclassification purposes. Every two years, the PIAA takes enrollment figures for male and female students currently in ninth, 10th...
Highlands tops Apollo-Ridge in overtime, clinches playoff spot
The Highlands girls soccer team came within two points of a WPIAL playoff spot last year. The Golden Rams weren’t to be denied this time around. Adrianna Vergerio scored with 5 minutes, 17 seconds left in the second overtime of Monday’s Section 2-AA contest at Apollo-Ridge. The golden goal gave...
South Park boys soccer savors return to section supremacy
Like other playoff-bound squads, South Park’s boys soccer team is eagerly awaiting the release of the WPIAL playoff brackets later this week. In the meantime, the Eagles are happy for a moment to enjoy their regained section supremacy. The Eagles captured another Section 1 title after missing out a year...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 14
There are only a couple of make-up matches left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. 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 all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 7
Two weeks ago, the defending Class 6A WPIAL champions took a big punch, needed the ropes to stay upright and lost a unanimous decision to Central Catholic. In Week 7, in a big showdown for a share of second place and to keep its conference championship hopes alive, Pine-Richland came...
PIAA regionals in golf and final day of section play in soccer highlight Tuesday’s action
The hopes and dreams of competing for a state championship for 48 WPIAL golfers have one more hurdle. The PIAA Western Regionals are set for Tuesday at Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. The WPIAL will be represented by 14 golfers in boys Class AAA, 18 in boys AA, 7...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2019
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Division I Mt. Lebanon 5, North Allegheny 0 Football District 8 City League playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Allderdice (2-6) vs. Westinghouse (5-3) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Perry (3-5) vs. University Prep (7-1) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Hockey...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2019: Peters Township girls soccer clinches share of section title with OT win
Casey Breier scored the overtime winner as Peters Township (15-1-1, 12-1-1) clinched a share of the Section 2-AAAA girls soccer title with a 3-2 victory over Canon-McMillan (12-6, 8-6) on Monday night. Jill Marvin scored a pair of goals for Peters Township. Kaila McFerran set up the winning goal. Moon,...
Norwin beats rival Penn-Trafford, clinches girls soccer section title with second-half surge
A slow start gave way to a fast finish as the Norwin girls soccer team amped up its play, looking more like a potential WPIAL title contender in the second 40 minutes, and captured its second consecutive Section 3-AAAA championship. Senior defender Eva Frankovic scored her first two goals of...
5 things to watch at the PIAA regional golf tournament
The PIAA Class AAA and AA West Regional Golf Championship will take place Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Resort’s Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. There are 48 golfers from the WPIAL competing against golfers from five other PIAA districts for spots in the state tournament Oct. 21-22 at Heritage...
Ligonier Valley votes to return to WPIAL after 50-year absence
Ligonier Valley’s school board voted Monday night to return to the WPIAL in all sports in 2020-21, according to board president Irvin Tantlinger. It was a unanimous vote. After the meeting, Tantlinger resigned as president. He spent 17 years on the board. Ligonier Valley spent 43 years in the WPIAL...
Burrell boys soccer team clinches first playoff appearance since 2014
Over the last few years, the Burrell boys soccer team has taken its lumps. After some recent success, the Bucs are starting to bump back. After a 5-1 win over Valley last week, the Bucs are heading back to the playoffs for the first time since 2014, when they went...
Confidence high for Plum girls cross country team
The Plum girls cross country team already was having a productive season when it arrived at the Division I, Section 4 championship meet Oct. 2 at Northmoreland Park. The Mustangs took second at the season-opening Gateway Invitational at Boyce Park, won the Kiski Area Invitational at Northmoreland Park before faring...
Coaches association releases Week 7 WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
As the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season enters its final week, additional section champions will be crowned, and the final tickets to the WPIAL playoffs will be punched. There is movement in each of the four Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association classification rankings this week. The top four in Class...
Ligonier Valley stays in 2nd in PIAA District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg still sit close to the top of the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins on Friday. The unbeaten Rams (8-0), who clinched a fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship a week ago, rolled over Northern Cambria, 42-7. Ligonier Valley, winner of 36 consecutive Heritage Conference...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls volleyball teams through Oct. 13
There is one week left in section play in WPIAL girls volleyball. 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 all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 13
There is only one day left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. 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 all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of...
PIHL Team of the Week for Oct. 13, 2019
A late surge was the reason for a Class AA playoff appearance last season for the Baldwin hockey team. The reason the Highlanders needed to be playing their best at the end of the year to sneak into the Penguins Cup playoffs was a rough start. Baldwin lost four of...
