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The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shane Funk, Fox Chapel
Shane Funk, a junior on the Fox Chapel cross country team, is in his third season with the team and has shown improvement every year. “He’s constantly been in our top four all season,” coach Tom Moul said. “He’s a hard worker and he’s really thrown himself into running and...
WPIAL Week 6 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...
WPIAL Week 6 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...
WPIAL team golf championship sites and brackets announced
The brackets and competition sites for next week’s WPIAL boys and girls golf team championships were released Friday. The two Class AA boys semifinal tournaments will take place at Beaver Valley Golf Course and River Forest Golf Course on Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m. with the top three teams from...
Deer Lakes, Freeport prepare for Big East rivaly matchup with playoff implications on the line
Deer Lakes and Freeport have a storied history in football. The Yellowjackets have dominated that history and lead the rivalry 41-5. The last time Deer Lakes won was in 2010 when it earned its first WPIAL playoff appearance. Another victory came 25 years ago this week, when current coach Tim...
PIAA tightens competitive balance formula for football, basketball transfers
Adding one transfer could force a basketball team into a higher PIAA classification. The PIAA board this week voted to tighten its competitive balance formula by reducing the number of transfers required to trigger an increase in classification. The threshold in football was reduced from five transfers to three, and...
Yough names Kelsey Kuhns softball coach
Just five years ago, Kelsey Kuhns was leading the Southmoreland softball team from behind the dish. Suddenly, the former standout catcher is a head coach at another Westmoreland County program. Kuhns, 23, has been named the next coach at Yough. She replaces Art “Dutch” Harvey, who resigned in June after...
WPIAL Clinched: Boys soccer through Oct. 3, 2019
There are less than two weeks 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 exclusive coverage...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 3, 2019
Field hockey Thursday’s results WPIAL Division I North Allegheny 12, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 3, Norwin 0 Division II Shady Side Academy 10, Woodland Hills 1 3 goals or more: Annabel Kuhn, Shady Side Academy Football Thursday’s result District 8 City League University Prep 28, Brashear 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2019: Pine-Richland boys soccer upends Seneca Valley
Vince Roller scored both goals as Pine-Richland (6-9, 5-7) pulled off a 2-1 upset, handing first-place Seneca Valley (11-2-1, 10-1-1) its first loss in Section 1-AAAA boys soccer Thursday night. Nathan Prex scored for Seneca Valley. Canon McMillan 4, Upper St. Clair 2 — Joey Fonagy scored twice to lead...
PIAA might ease co-op rules for small schools struggling to fill rosters
With many small districts struggling to fill rosters, the PIAA might make it easier for two schools to form a combined sports team. Currently, for schools to create a shared team, the districts must be “contiguous,” meaning they share a border. But the PIAA board waived that rule this week...
Shady Side Academy tops Greensburg Central Catholic in girls soccer showdown
The latest installment of the Shady Side Academy versus Greensburg Central Catholic rivalry had a little bit of everything. Each goaltender made terrific saves to keep it scoreless through halftime, an improbable goal broke open the scoring, and a coach was ejected late in the game. No. 2 Shady Side...
Revamped roster aims to keep North Hills hockey on the rise
The North Hills hockey team was one of the most surprising success stories in PIHL Class A last season as it racked up a regular season record of 13-5 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs under the tutelage of first-year head coach Kevin Pawlos. The level of...
Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy reaches milestone, eyes PIAA volleyball title
Seeing Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy step onto a volleyball court, it would be easy to assume she is a defensive specialist. Her 5-foot-6 frame — maybe 5-7, if you ask coach Kevin Walters — looks the part. Then she launches into a 30-inch vertical jump, and it’s easy to see...
New runners make strides for Hampton cross country team
This season, Dean Longwell was looking for growth from the Hampton cross country team — and that’s what he’s seen across the board. “We’ve got a lot of guys that last year were new to cross country,” Longwell said. “Guys that didn’t make soccer, one kid was in the band,...
Changes to program don’t slow Hampton volleyball
A coaching change can give a program a breath of fresh air, but new Hampton volleyball coach Mike Hansen wants his seniors to know that they’re the ones who deserve all the accolades. “We have a great group of seniors providing tremendous leadership,” he said. “I give myself no credit...
Fall tournament win provides spark for Shaler softball
Tom Sorce would have liked it if the Shaler Area softball team started the season right after the Battle of the Boulevard Tournament ended last week. The Titans coach was pleased with what he saw from the team at the event hosted by Avonworth. Shaler lost once, a 4-2 decision...
With experience, Shaler hockey team able to add to gameplan
Shaler Area hockey coach Steve Stayduhar enjoyed this offseason much more than the last one. Instead of worrying about how he would would guide a Titans’ roster which lacked numbers or experience, Stayduhar was able to work on more complex subjects. Some of those intricacies showed up in Shaler’s opener,...
Penn Hills baseball’s Cole Yeager headed to Marietta College
Senior Cole Yeager had a baseball bat and ball in his hands at 2 years old, and the sport has played a critical role in his life up to this point. With his final season for Penn Hills approaching, Yeager has made a decision on where he will continue his...
Internal competition fuels North Allegheny hockey team
Mike Bagnato has 23 players who he considers varsity performers. The North Allegheny coach has all the members of that group practice together, attend team functions and train to help form the program’s culture. During the Tigers’ season-opener Oct. 10 against Mt. Lebanon at the Baierl Ice Complex, three members...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 6
Class 6A vs 5A nonconference Mt. Lebanon (4-1, 4-2) at Upper St. Clair (3-1, 5-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Upper St. Clair Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon; Mike Junko, Upper St. Clair Players to watch: Joey Daniels, Mt. Lebanon (Soph., 5-9, 175, QB); Ethan Dahlem, Upper...
5 things to watch in Week 6 of the high school football season
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak likes this week’s matchup but not necessarily the timing. The Jaguars take a break from their Big Eight schedule to visit undefeated Central Valley, the second-ranked team in WPIAL Class 3A. With the playoffs fast approaching, how should a team tackle a tough nonconference matchup...
Alle-Kiski Valley Through the Years: Legendary coach Don Earley earns 1st 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. Washington Township coach Don Earley won the first of 200 career games, piloting the Red Raiders to a 20-0 victory...
Knoch, Peters Township doubles teams capture WPIAL gold
When it came down to it on Thursday at the Oxford Athletic Complex, the Knoch doubles team of Ally Bauer and Libby Conlon did what they needed to do to come away with a WPIAL Class AA doubles championship. In both of their sets against Greensburg Salem’s Kasey and Paige...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: ‘Competitive’ start for Highlands volleyball reboot
When the Highlands girls volleyball program returned last month after a three-year hiatus, 68 players came to tryouts. New coach Caroline Bain, an Oakland Catholic grad and former player at Robert Morris, was amazed at the amount of interest. Five seniors and 22 others formed the team that began a...
