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WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 5
The stage was set for a fantastic finish to a classic high school football game. Two undefeated teams clashing for first place in front of a packed house with the score tied after three quarters. However the back-and-forth ended there as McGuffey scored the game’s final 27 points on their...
Smithco looking for another title; GCC trio hoping to challenge
One of the top storylines of the high school golf postseason is North Catholic senior Maddie Smithco trying to become a three-time PIAA champion, equaling a feat Greensburg Central Catholic grad Olivia Zambruno achieved from 2014-16. There are a few other players in the WPIAL field who wouldn’t mind equaling...
Fox Chapel duo among girls golfers set for WPIAL Class AAA championships
Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch and Erin Drahnak cut their teeth as freshmen in a deep field at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA girls individual golf championship at Diamond Run Golf Club. Both returned this season with a goal of getting back to Diamond Run for another shot at the course...
Under new coach, Seton LaSalle boys soccer remains section title contenders
There is new regime in place in the Seton LaSalle boys soccer program, as Nick Balzer has taken over as head coach. Balzer, a 2007 Seton LaSalle graduate, served as a captain on the Rebels’ first state championship team during his senior season. He also enjoyed a productive four-year career...
In midst of special season, Woodland Hills boys soccer no longer an easy out
They aren’t a ranked team, and they aren’t going to win their section, but something special is happening this year with Woodland Hills boys soccer. The Wolverines have forced opponents to take notice, knocking off teams that have blown past them in previous years and using a stout defense to...
Doubles teams gear up for WPIAL tournament
During the Knoch girls tennis team’s quest for a Section 3-AA championship this fall, senior Libby Conlon and freshman Ally Bauer find themselves on different courts for matches. Conlon is at No. 1 doubles, while Bauer plays at No. 3 singles. But last week, when the duo drew on past...
Some high school athletes take on two sports in same season
In recent years, high school athletes have started to specialize in one sport in hopes of improving their chances at playing in college. While some athletes have chosen to play one sport all year long, others have gone the opposite direction and have chosen to play multiple sports in the...
Chartiers Valley sophomore Perri Page adds Duquesne offerVideo
Chartiers Valley sophomore Perri Page added a Duquesne basketball offer Monday, making her the third returning player from last year’s state championship lineup with Division I options. Page announced her offer on Twitter. The 5-foot-11 forward averaged 4.5 points per game as a freshman but she topped double digits four...
PCN will re-air Darrelle Revis’ 5-touchdown performance in PIAA championship
Sixteen years later, high school football fans still marvel over Darrelle Revis’ performance in the 2003 state championship. If you missed it the first time, the Pennsylvania Cable Network will revist the game at 7 p.m. Saturday. The future NFL star scored five touchdowns as Aliquippa defeated Northern Lehigh, 32-27,...
Leaders hold on to top spots in volleyball coaches association WPIAL rankings
For the fourth consecutive week, North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) own the top spots in their respective Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings. All 120 WPIAL head coaches had the opportunity to vote in the latest poll released Monday...
5 storylines to watch at the WPIAL Class AAA boys individual golf championship
The WPIAL Class AAA boys individual golf championship will be Tuesday at Fox Chapel Golf Club. The first tee times are at 8 a.m. and the last at 10:50. There will be 18 twosomes. The top 14 finishers in the 18-hole tournament advance to the PIAA Western Regional on Oct....
Rankings: Class 2A in District 6 is tight
The PIAA District 6 football rankings have been posted through Week 5. There still are three games involving District 6 that need to be completed Monday and Tuesday. Here are the top teams in each classification: 6A: State College (6-0); 5A Hollidaysburg (2-4); 4A: Bellefonte (5-1); 3A: Bald Eagle Area...
WPIAL football player of the week: Week 5
President Teddy Roosevelt had his rough riders to help in the Spanish-American war. Mars has Teddy Ruffner to help in running roughshod on the Class 5A Northern Conference. “Teddy is a very physical young man and takes pride in everything that he does,” Mars coach Scott Heinauer said. “He is...
October arrives with high stakes on HSSN
The fall high school sports action seems to take on a more important feel as the calendar turns from September to October this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 6 of the high school football season with plenty of...
Deer Lakes volleyball encouraged by performance in tough tests
Deer Lakes girls volleyball coach Terry Gaston always tells his team if it can get 20 points in a set against an opponent, it can win. In the first half of section play against perennial Section 5-AA rivals Freeport and Derry, the Lancers were able to get to that number,...
High school schedules for Sept. 30, 2019
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Shaler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 4 Freedom at South Side Beaver, 7 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Karns City, 4 p.m. Bentworth at Waynesburg, 7 p.m. Beth-Center at Brentwood, 4 p.m....
Key matches in WPIAL girls soccer, volleyball, tennis highlight Monday slate
The regular season is down to the final two weeks in WPIAL soccer with plenty of girls soccer action set for the final day of September. Four teams fighting for first place will collide in a couple of key contests Monday. In Section 3-AAA, first-place Oakland Catholic (6-0) visits Plum...
Seneca Valley girls volleyball moves into playoff position
Brett Poirier’s time as interim coach of the Seneca Valley girls volleyball team came following an interesting season for the Raiders. For the first time in Poirier’s seven seasons with the program, Seneca Valley missed the playoffs last year. Poirier, who is serving as interim coach as Karen Martini recovers...
Central Catholic quarterback Dom Pieto commits to play Division I baseballVideo
A day after quarterbacking Central Catholic’s football team to a win over then-No. 1 Pine-Richland, Dom Pieto announced his college commitment. However, he won’t be throwing footballs in college. Pieto committed Saturday to play baseball at Long Island University, a Division I program that competes in the Northeast Conference. Pieto...
Plum girls soccer prepares for showdown with Oakland Catholic
The Plum girls soccer team last captured a section championship in 2016 when it tied Fox Chapel for the top spot of Section 3-AAAA. The Mustangs hope to have that title feeling again, and Monday’s Section 3-AAA rematch with Oakland Catholic will go along way in determining that. The Eagles...
Contenders aplenty as PIHL drops puck on regular season
While there are many unknowns heading into the PIHL season, which opens Monday, two things are certain: there will be new Penguins Cup champions in Class AA and A. The league’s reclassification pushed last year’s champs, Pine-Richland (AAA) and Montour (AA), up a level. The Rams went 18-0-1 during the...
With new coach, Hempfield volleyball team back on top
Sometimes, teams endure growing pains while adjusting to a new coach. That doesn’t apply to Hempfield’s girls volleyball team. The Spartans adapted quickly under Michelle Pergar, who coached previously at Albert Gallatin and Laurel Highlands. Hempfield finished the first half of Section 3-AAAA play with a 5-1 record. “I think...
Gateway basketball standout Lexi Jackson commits to Kent State
All-section center Lexi Jackson, who averaged a double-double for Gateway’s girls basketball team, committed Saturday to Kent State. The 6-foot-3 senior averaged 16 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks last season for the Gators, who went 19-4 and reached the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. Her best performance last winter was...
6 WPIAL football teams clinch early playoff berths at the midway point
The regular season is only half over, and there are already six WPIAL football teams that have clinched a playoff spot. With four weeks left in the regular season, here are the teams that have punched their early postseason ticket. Class 6A, top six team make the playoffs North Allegheny...
High school scores, summaries for Sept. 28, 2019
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class AA Three Rivers Burgettstown 34, Serra Catholic 14 Class A Eastern Riverview 21, Imani Christian 20 Saturday’s summaries WPIAL Class 2A Three Rivers Burgettstown 34, Serra Catholic 14 Serra Catholic 0 0 7 7 —14 Burgettstown 10 3 14 7 —34 B: Jake...
