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Penn State’s Beaver Stadium to host high school game
The Penn State football team will play at Michigan State on Oct. 26, but Beaver Stadium, the home of the Nittany Lions, will not lie dormant that day. Plans were finalized Wednesday to have the venue host the Beaver Stadium Classic between Class 6A schools State College and Cumberland Valley....
Birdie fired up for Burrell-Deer Lakes air show
Overall Record: 40-14 Last week’s record: 9-3 Before heading into the office on Monday, the Birdie was playing catch with a stringer in the parking lot. After several drops, the stringer gave up on the big yellow bird. “As good as you are with picking games, you sure can’t catch...
A-K Valley don’t-miss football games for Week 5
Class 5A Big East Plum (2-3, 1-3) at No. 1 Penn-Trafford (4-1, 3-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Warrior Stadium Last week: McKeesport 62, Plum 40; Massillon, Ohio 42, Penn-Trafford 21 Coaches: Matt Morgan, Plum; John Ruane, Penn-Trafford Players to watch: Jacob Miller, Plum (So., 6-0, 175, QB); Gabe Dunlap, Penn-Trafford...
Burrell, Deer Lakes to showcase high-octane passing attacks in Week 5 showdown
Friday night’s matchup between Deer Lakes and Burrell has the makings to be special. The Class 3A Big East Conference opponents are led by two of the top quarterbacks in the WPIAL. Deer Lakes senior quarterback Aris Hasley has thrust himself into the spotlight this season, completing 89 of his...
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 5
Kenny Blake Kiski Area, jr., RB/WR/DB Blake logged 30 carries last Friday against Penn Hills, and through five games, he leads the Cavaliers with 319 rushing yards and four scores on 65 totes. He added three catches for 28 yards and 43 kick-return yards against the Indians. Justin Rice Fox...
A-K Valley football Q&A: Freeport’s Ricky Hunter
Freeport got in the win column for the first time Friday night and did so in a dominating way, scoring touchdowns in all three phases of the game. On the way to a 56-14 win over Uniontown, the Yellowjackets scored three touchdowns on punt returns, two on the ground, two...
High school football schedule for Week 5
Thursday District 8 City League Westinghouse at Brashear, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Butler at Norwin, 7 p.m. Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland at Central Catholic at Carnegie Mellon, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin at Chartiers Valley, 7...
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Jeannette’s Brett Birch
A rigorous offseason of training is what Brett Birch credits for his impact on the Jeannette football team. Just a sophomore, Birch is a key two-way contributor, making plays on offense and defense for the WPIAL Class A No. 1-ranked Jayhawks (5-0). A slot receiver and cornerback, he has four...
Competitive fire burns for Southmoreland in battle of unbeatens with McGuffeyVideo
Will the coke ovens light up the sky over Alverton on Friday night? That answer is no. They ceased operation in 1983. But when former Southmoreland English teacher and public announcer Aldo Clara would call in the results of games to the late Ralph Conde at WHJB in Greensburg, he’d...
Westmoreland County don’t-miss football games for Week 5
Class 6A Butler (0-5, 0-3) at Norwin (1-4, 1-3) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1050 AM Last week: Seneca Valley 55, Butler 0; Pine-Richland 46, Norwin 0 Coaches: Eric Christy, Butler; Dave Brozeski, Norwin Players to watch: Nate Cornibe, Butler (Sr., 6-4, 280, OL/DL);...
The Birdie doesn’t need a backup to pick Westmoreland County games
Last week: 12-3 (80.0) Season: 52-11 (82.5) The Birdie would like to join Franklin Regional and take the week off, but he does not have a good backup like the Steelers or Penn-Trafford to fill in and make his picks for him. While many area teams are battling injuries, the...
Belmont Ice Complex closure affects local hockey teams
The Freeport and the Armstrong hockey teams will be without a home arena for the next month. On Monday, the Belmont Ice Complex in Kittanning announced that an issue with the rink’s ice refrigeration system forced a closure until the problem can be fixed. After determining that the problem was...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 5
Gabe Dunlap Penn-Trafford, sr., QB Dunlap, a 6-foot-1, 170-pounder, is the main offensive threat for the Warriors with the loss of running backs Caleb Lisbon and Sam Fanelli to injury. Dunlap has completed 37 of 74 passes for 673 yards and seven touchdowns. He also is the leading rusher with...
High schools scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 24, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Section 5 Blackhawk 22, Ambridge 33 Blackhawk 27, West Allegheny 28 West Allegheny 24, Ambridge 31 Division II Section 3 Belle Vernon 15, McGuffey 50 Belle Vernon 20, Washington 41 Chartiers-Houston 30, Belle Vernon 38 Fort Cherry 24, Belle Vernon 32 Girls...
High school roundup for Sept. 24, 2019: Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley hold off boys soccer challengers
Zach Nellas scored the winning goal in the second overtime to lead No. 4 Mt. Lebanon (8-1-1, 7-0) to a 2-1 victory over Peters Township (1-5-2, 1-4-1) in Section 2-AAAA boys soccer Tuesday night. Seneca Valley 2, North Allegheny 1 — Nathan Eastgate and Luke Rupert scored to lead No....
The Daily 3: WPIAL doubles girls tennis sectionals begin Wednesday
With the WPIAL girls singles tennis championships in the rearview mirror, it’s time for the district to prepare to double the fun. The first of back-to-back WPIAL doubles girls tennis sectionals will be played Wednesday. The event will determine the field for the district doubles championships set for Oct. 2-3....
3 WPIAL teams take top spots in latest state rankings
Only two teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 4, but there was other movement in the rankings including a pair of new top-ranked teams. Mt. Carmel’s stay in the Class 2A top five was one and done after the Red Tornadoes lost to North Schuylkill,...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Chuck Tragesser and Jillian Butchki
Chuck Tragesser School: Franklin Regional Sport: Golf Class: Junior Claim to fame: Tragesser shot 3-under-par to win by five strokes at the Section 4-AAA individual tournament Sept. 17 at Meadowink Golf Course. Tragesser placed 24th at the WPIAL individual final at Oakmont Country Club last season. “The season for me...
Big goal boosts Deer Lakes in section title quest
Overtime loomed for the Deer Lakes and Freeport girls soccer teams Monday as their key Section 2-AA matchup wound down to the final minute of regulation tied 1-1. But Lancers junior midfielder Abigail Boulos was given the opportunity to make a difference in the game’s outcome, and she delivered. Her...
5 from Alle-Kiski Valley to tee it up at WPIAL finals
At last year’s WPIAL Class AA boys individual golf championship at Sewickley’s Allegheny Country Club, Marcus Pinchok finished among a group one shot away from advancing to the PIAA Western Regional. The Burrell senior is back at the WPIAL finals, set for Thursday at Allegheny, and this time, he hopes...
A-K Valley Athletes of the Week: Knoch’s Kenzie Kerkan, Freeport’s Isaac Wetzel
Kenzie Kerkan Class: Senior School: Knoch Sport: Volleyball Report card: With a powerful jump serve, Kerkan had 60 service points in her last four matches for the two-time defending WPIAL Class AAA champion and top-ranked Knights (8-0). Kerkan has 90 service points and 101 digs as the team’s libero. What’s...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 23, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 9-0-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 8-1-1, 5 3. Moon, 8-0-1, — 4. Seneca Valley, 6-2-1, — 5. Norwin, 8-1, 2 Out: Pine-Richland, 6-2, 3; Penn-Trafford, 7-3, 4 Class AAA 1. Mars, 7-0-1,...
Yough girls soccer standout Hadley Sleith adds football to packed athletic resume
Between school and soccer, Hadley Sleith’s schedule is pretty busy most days. It got even crazier this fall when the Yough senior decided to join the football team as a placekicker. “I love playing sports. I love being competitive,” she said. “Playing sports helps me bond with people at school...
George Guido: Owens Field will be silent on its 100th birthday
Happy 100th birthday wishes to Owens Field in Apollo, even though there will be no party. The Alle-Kiski Valley’s oldest sports facility still in use hosted its first event Sept. 27, 1919, when Apollo blasted first-year Leechburg, 47-0. The Vikings game Friday will not take place as scheduled. Apollo-Ridge was...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 23, 2019
Field hockey Monday’s results WPIAL Division I Peters Township 5, Upper St. Clair 1 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 7, Woodland Hills 0 3 goals or more: Cece Hach, Penn-Trafford Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL individual semifinals Class AAA At Willowbrook Country Club, Apollo Par 72 Top 18 golfers qualify for championship round...
