High School category, Page 1177
Plum leads A-K Valley contingent into boys soccer playoffs
For the first time since 2005, the Class AAAA No. 1 Plum boys soccer team captured the Section 3-AAAA section title and will go into Monday’s nonconference regular-season finale against Allderdice with an undefeated record of 15-0-1. The Mustangs have turned in one of the best seasons in program history....
WPIAL Week 7 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park at Baldwin and West Mifflin at Belle Vernon headline tonight’s WPIAL Week 7 football action. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all the scores here. Check back...
Architect of Pine-Richland field hockey program hits 100-win milestone
Pine-Richland field hockey coach Donna Stephenson reached a major milestone in her coaching career, earning her 100th career victory with her team’s 3-0 win over Norwin on Oct. 3. The significant coaching accomplishment for Stephenson marks another proud moment in the career of the Rams’ field boss, who started the...
Thomas Jefferson volleyball in midst of another successful season
Thomas Jefferson is closing in on its eighth consecutive section championship in girls volleyball. The Jaguars host rival Elizabeth Forward on Thursday, Oct. 17 in their final regular-season match in their new home gym and with the Section 3-AAA title at stake. The TJ girls also will host their annual...
Penn-Trafford runners gain experience at annual WCCA meet
Penn-Trafford cross country coach Paul Conrad knew is teams would be outgunned at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last Wednesday at Westmoreland County Community College. But with two young squads, Conrad knows the future could be bright with the right work ethic. The boys and girls teams each...
Gateway’s Lexi Jackson looks forward to career at Kent State
When Gateway girls basketball standout Lexi Jackson was mulling her decision of where to play at the collegiate level next year, she was looking for someone to show interest on a personal level. Apparently Kent State women’s basketball coach Todd Starkey and his staff did just that as the Golden...
Athletic greats celebrated with induction to Gateway Sports Hall of Fame
Katrina Streiner made her mark in swimming over four years of competition at Gateway. The 2005 graduate won two WPIAL titles in the 50-yard freestyle, another one in the 100 free and qualified seven times to states in those events. She also set the school record as a member of...
Seniors spark Brentwood girls volleyball to another playoff appearance
Four senior athletes in the Brentwood girls volleyball program will be honored Thursday prior to the Spartans final home match against section rival Bishop Canevin. Outside hitter Mandy Race, libero Jaden Schwartz, right-side hitter Sarah Livingston and OH/RS Akir Deng, will be recognized. “This senior class has been very loyal...
Baldwin volleyball looking forward to Dig Pink fundraiser, postseason run
It has become an annual event on high school girls volleyball schedules, and it’s one of the highlights of the school year at Baldwin. The Highlanders’ annual Dig Pink fundraiser, set for Thursday, Oct. 17, will benefit breast cancer awareness and research. Baldwin hosts Bethel Park at 7:30 p.m. in...
Sewickley Academy boys golf team maintains winning tradition
For the seventh straight year and 10th time in program history, Sewickley Academy captured the WPIAL Class AA boys golf team championship last Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon. With a team score of 406, the Panthers blew away the Class AA competition and bested runner-up North Catholic...
Quaker Valley’s Wicker, Cohen shine at MAC cross country championships
Quaker Valley girls cross country did not have enough runners for a team, but still packed a powerful punch in the Midwestern Athletic Conference championship meet Oct. 9 at Beaver County’s Brush Creek Park. Senior Annie Wicker (20 minutes, 36 seconds) and sophomore Anna Cohen (20:58) placed second and third...
Defending PIHL champion Pine-Richland makes jump in classification
The Pine-Richland hockey team enjoyed a year that was as close to a storybook season as a team could have. The team’s 2018-19 campaign included a PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup championship, a Pennsylvania Cup state championship in the same division and an appearance in the USA Hockey High School...
Plum boys soccer team ready to make history
Plum boys soccer captains Cole Kelly, Luke Gildea and Tyler Kolankowski are well versed in the history of the program. They know it has been 14 years since the last playoff win, and it happened to be the year the Mustangs won the WPIAL title. There are plenty of reminders...
Norwin cross country teams send 5 to WCCA medals stand
The Norwin boys cross country team turned in an impressive performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last week. And the Knights did it with one of their top runners, junior Alex Jubert, sidelined with an injury. “We were upset the Alex wasn’t running,” senior Dominic Spatolisano said. “That...
Young Franklin Regional cross country teams each take 6th at WCCA meet
Sophomore Mia Tarantini was the only Franklin Regional cross country runner to earn a medal last Wednesday at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet at Westmoreland County Community College. She finished 12th in a time of 20 minutes, 53.9 seconds. Both the boys and girls squads finished sixth in...
After claiming another section title, Franklin Reigonal sets sights on defending WPIAL crown
Losing 10 players off a WPIAL championship team a year ago, it made sense at the start of the season to think there might be a slight step back by the Franklin Regional boys soccer team. So much for that idea. With the playoffs looming this week, the Panthers have...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Eddie Faulkner
Eddie Faulkner, a senior on the Shady Side Academy football team, had a big night as SSA defeated Summit Academy, 28-20, on Oct. 4. The speedy running back rushed for 124 yards on 13 carries and scored on runs of 48, 4 and 4 yards. He also plays strong safety....
Fox Chapel cross country gets up to speed as postseason approaches
With the WPIAL cross country championships coming up on Oct. 24, Fox Chapel coach Tom Moul feels his team is ready to make a good showing. “The boys won the section with an 8-0 record,” he said. “That was one of our goals this season. As far as the WPIALs,...
WPIAL Clinched: Boys soccer teams through Thursday, Oct. 10
There are just a couple of make-up matches left in section play in WPIAL boys 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...
North Allegheny cross country teams to test course at Tri-State championships
After passing one test with flying colors, the North Allegheny girls cross country team will face another in the Tri-State Track Coaches Association championship meet Thursday at Cal (Pa.). The Tigers took first place in the girls varsity Class AAA race in the PIAA Foundation Invitational Sept. 21 in Hershey....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 10, 2019
Football Thursday’s results District 8 City League Allderdice 14, Brashear 12 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m.; Norwin at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Bethel Park at Baldwin, 7 p.m.; Chartiers Valley at Peters Township, 7 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Oct. 10, 2019: Baldwin soccer clinches playoff spot
Cole Thomas scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Baldwin (6-10-1, 5-7) past Bethel Park (5-8-2, 3-8-1) in a critical late season boys soccer match in Section 3-AAAA Thursday night. With the win, Baldwin clinched a berth in the WPIAL playoffs. Joey Moeller also scored for the Highlanders. Butler...
Moon faces another top wideout in Allegheny 8 clash with Upper St. Clair
For the second week in a row, Moon faces a big-play offense with one of the WPIAL’s top wide receivers. A week ago, Moon used a strong pass-rush and cornerback Dawson Snyder’s coverage skills to upset Peters Township, holding Penn recruit Josh Casilli to one catch for nine yards. This...
Carlynton boys soccer wins section title, exceeds coach’s expectations
There is a lot of soccer talk in the Showman household. Understandable, considering Nick Showman coaches the Carlynton boys team. During a recent conversation with his wife, Lauren, Showman said he believed there was something special about the 2019 Cougars. They have done nothing to make him think otherwise. With...
Fox Chapel boys finally get over the hump, capture WPIAL team gold
All season long, the Fox Chapel boys golf team has had a saying that its lived by every match. “Be comfortable being uncomfortable,” coach Bryan Deal said. Turns out, on Thursday afternoon at Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon, Fox Chapel didn’t need the second half of its saying. They...
