High School category, Page 1185
The Birdie keeps his seat on Southmoreland bandwagon
Last week: 12-1 (92.3) Season: 64-12 (84.2) The Birdie arrived late to Southmoreland last week so he didn’t get a red and black pom pom. The first 500 people through the gates received one to wave at the game. “I showed them,” Birdie said. “I made my own tuft of...
Avonworth’s Kyros Thorpe among 3 denied postseason eligibility by PIAA
Avonworth football standout Kyros Thorpe was among three transfers left ineligible for the postseason after the PIAA upheld earlier WPIAL decisions Wednesday. Carmichaels transfers Sydney Kuis (volleyball) and Jackson Machesky (basketball, baseball) also had their appeals denied Wednesday when the PIAA board met in Mechanicsburg, WPIAL president Scott Seltzer said....
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 1, 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 and schedules for Oct. 1, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Section 5 Blackahwk 15, Central Valley 50 New Castle 20, Blackhawk 39 New Castle 15, Central Valley 50 Section 6 Baldwin 15, Chartiers Valley 40 Baldwin 26, Peters Township 29 Peters Township 18, Chartiers Valley 49 South Fayette 24, Canon-McMillan 32 South...
High school roundup for Oct. 1, 2019: Fox Chapel, Seneca Valley battle to draw
Zane Ingram had two goals for Fox Chapel (9-3-1, 8-2-1) and Luke Rupert scored twice for Seneca Valley (11-1-1, 10-0-1) as two of the top boys soccer teams in Section 1-AAAA played to a 3-3 tie Tuesday night. Eli Yofan also scored for Fox Chapel. Jonathan Pruce had a goal...
WPIAL girls golf finals and doubles tennis tournament highlight Wednesday
Another day of unseasonable warm weather lies ahead at the links as the district holds the final individual golf championships of the season. The top girls golfers will gather at the Diamond Run Golf Club for the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA and AA individual golf championships. Thirty-two Class AAA and...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 6
The WPIAL continues to shine bright in the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 5. While Pine-Richland got bounced from the 6A state rankings, Central Catholic (6A), Gateway (5A) and Sto-Rox (A) are new this week to the top five, increasing the number to 12 WPIAL teams currently ranked among...
Coach Bill Pfeifer boosts Hopewell girls soccer program, sets state wins record
Winning follows Bill Pfeifer. So, it was no surprise the victories continued last season when he left back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA championship squads at Moon to take over Hopewell’s program. He helped turn a 2-13 Vikings team into a WPIAL finalist in 2018. The winning ways have continued as Hopewell...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer turns attention to defense in second half
The first half of section play was good for Mt. Pleasant’s girls soccer team. However, the Vikings hope to do better in the final stretch. A 4-2 record after the first time through the table kept Mt. Pleasant near the top of the Section 3-AA standings. The squad wants to...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Shayne Kasic and Norwin’s Liz Waszkiewicz
Shayne Kasic School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Kasic made 11 saves for Greensburg Salem (4-6, 3-5) in a 1-0 win over Ringgold in Section 3-AAA action Sept. 24. Later in the week, he made seven saves in a 4-0 win over Derry in nonsection play...
Title implications heighten Burrell-Deer Lakes girls soccer clash
It’s been three weeks and two days since the first meeting between the Burrell and Deer Lakes girls soccer teams. The Bucs posted a 5-1 win on their home turf Sept. 9, and they haven’t lost since, scoring 40 goals over a seven-game stretch and surrendering four. The Lancers, likewise,...
Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar cruises to WPIAL title on home courseVideo
Naturally, Scott Bitar felt right at home playing the WPIAL Class AAA championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club where he is a member and the reigning club champion. The senior from Fox Chapel knows the places to miss, the trouble spots to avoid and the pin placements to respect. He...
5 WPIAL Class AAA/AA girls individual golf championship storylines
The WPIAL Class AAA and AA girls individual golf championships will be Wednesday at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. The AA girls have their first first tee time at 9 a.m., and the AAA girls start at 9:32 a.m., with the last tee time at 10:52 a.m. There will...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 30, 2019
Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 9-1-1, 2 2. Peters Township, 10-1-1, 1 3. Moon, 10-1-1, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 8-2-1, 4 5. Norwin, 10-1, 5 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 9-0-1, 1 2. Plum 10-1, 3 3. Belle Vernon, 9-2, 4 4. West Allegheny, 9-2, 5...
South Park girls soccer sets sights on section title, return trip to WPIAL finals
South Park is the defending section and WPIAL Class AA champion in girls soccer. The Eagles’ first order of business in 2019 is to clinch a 23rd consecutive section title. Possession of first place in Section 3-AA will be on the line Wednesday when Yough visits the Eagles for a...
George Guido: Knoch, Highlands to be tested against No. 2 South Fayette
In the Class 4A Northwest Conference, Knoch remains on the brink of WPIAL playoff qualification, and Highlands jumped into the playoff race with victories the last two weeks. But both local teams, however, will have their work cut out over the next two weeks as the Knights and Golden Rams...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Will Meyer, Kiski Area’s Sidney Palla
Will Meyer School: Deer Lakes Sport: Golf Class: Senior Report card: Meyer shot 78 and tied for ninth at the WPIAL Class AA boys golf championship Thursday at Allegheny Country Club and was the lone Alle-Kiski golfer to advance to the Western Regional Oct. 15 at Tom’s Run Golf Course....
Peters Township a force to be reckoned with in WPIAL girls soccer
Pat Vereb has been coaching in the Peters Township girls soccer program since 2007. During that span, the Indians have been extremely successful, qualifying for the playoffs every season and advancing to seven WPIAL finals and four PIAA finals. Peters Township has won three PIAA championships and two WPIAL crowns...
Section 4 cross country teams to face off at Northmoreland Park
Cross country titles will be on the line Wednesday afternoon when the Division I, Section 4 teams gather at Northmoreland Park. The one-day championship meet will feature Armstrong, Central Catholic/Oakland Catholic, Fox Chapel, Gateway, Indiana, Kiski Area, Penn Hills, Penn Hills, Plum and Woodland Hills. Individual and team crowns will...
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6
Class 4A Northwest 8 Highlands (2-4, 2-2) at Montour (2-4, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium, Robinson Township Last week: Highlands 33, Ambridge 0; Montour 14, Knoch 7 (OT) Coaches: Dom Girardi, Highlands; Lou Cerro, Montour Players to watch: Chandler Thimons, Highlands (Fr., 6-0, 190, QB/LB);...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 30, 2019
Golf Boys Monday’s result WPIAL Class AA Section 1 Burrell 253, Jeannette 276 Medalist: Logan Schoepf (B), 40 Nonsection Deer Lakes 253, Freeport 239 Medalist: Will Meyer (DL), 39 Rinngold 221, Southmoreland 233 Medalist: Seth Callaway (R), 34; Clay Sipple (S), 40 Monday’s summary WPIAL Nonsection Ringgold 221, Southmoreland 233...
High school roundup for Sept. 30, 2019: Upper St. Clair knocks off Peters Township
Mackenzie Dupree and Carson Bogan scored as Upper St. Clair (7-4, 6-3) handed Peters Township (10-1-1, 7-1-1) its first loss of the season in a Section 2-AAAA girls soccer matchup Monday. Hannah Stuck scored on a penalty kick for Peters Township. Bethel Park 4, Mt. Lebanon 3 (OT) — Lily...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls Soccer through Monday
There are less than two weeks left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All tied teams for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
Yough girls soccer scores impressive win over Mt. Pleasant
When Yough played at Mt. Pleasant earlier in the girls soccer season, the visiting Cougars only led by one goal with three minutes to play. A couple of late scores polished off a three-goal victory. “The score was not indicative of how close it was,” Yough coach Dann Appolonia said....
WPIAL championship golf highlights the start of October
The forecast is for mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching the upper 80s on Tuesday, making it feel more like an early season golf match than the district championships. The top boys’ golfers from Class AAA will gather at Fox Chapel Country Club for the WPIAL individual championships. Thirty-six district...
