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Dom Pieto leads Central Catholic to measuring-stick win over Bethel Park
Even though it was a non-conference crossover game between 6A Central Catholic and 5A Bethel Park, both teams looked at the game as a measuring stick for the rest of the season. If that’s the case, Central Catholic is yards ahead of Bethel Park as the Vikings defeated the Black...
North Allegheny’s Percise Colon draws big comparisons after victory over Mt. LebanonVideo
Art Walker has a small-but-sensational running back who’s undersized and maybe underestimated, but one that could lead the team to a championship. Sound familiar? Fifteen years after Eugene Jarvis slashed through WPIAL defenses, Percise Colon is doing the same. The 5-foot-6, 165-pound senior rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns...
Arledge passes for 5 TDs as Burrell routs Yough
It’s fun times for Burrell under Year Two of coach Shawn Liotta’s regime. The Bucs put together a solid effort on both sides of the ball in downing Yough, 40-6, on Friday night at Buccaneers Stadium in Class 3A Big East Conference play. Alex Arledge passed for 379 yards and...
Lancers hold off Mount Pleasant in a exciting Big East Conference matchup
So far this season, Deer Lakes has had trouble finishing football games. The Lancers lost a close one to Springdale in Week Zero, 29-27. Then, in Week 1, they lost to Big East Conference opponent Elizabeth Forward, 15-7. On Friday, with the game on the line and a strong Mount...
North Catholic holds on for victory over DerryVideo
Derry football coach Tim Sweeney wasn’t very talkative after Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference showdown against No. 4 North Catholic. That’s because North Catholic quarterback Zack Rocco tossed two touchdown passes, and the defense limited Derry’s ground attack to 64 yards in a 13-3 victory at the Mars...
Latrobe feasts on Connellsville turnovers
Both the Connellsville and Latrobe football teams knew that a win on Friday night was vital to stay on the fringe of the playoff picture in Section 2-5A. With that in mind, both teams played with desperation and either team could have walked out of Connellsville Stadium with an all-important...
No. 1 Pine-Richland cruises past Norwin
Pine-Richland’s offense operates at a speed nearly as fast as Formula One race cars. The N0. 1 Rams rarely wasted time between snaps and marched down the field behind the precision passing of Cole Spencer, who left the game at halftime with the next two quarters a formality in a...
Burgettstown rolls over South Side Beaver
One of the keys for fifth-year Burgettstown head coach Mark Druga in his team’s section game against the neighboring South Side Rams was to win the battle in the trenches. Another was to get an early lead. The Blue Devils succeeded on both fronts, scoring on their first five offensive...
Gateway cross country giving foes run for their money
Gateway’s cross country teams are showing more cohesiveness heading into second half of the season, coach Tom LaBuff said, which has resulted in improved times. The Gators are made up of mostly young runners on each team, and their training over the last year has started to show flashes of...
Gateway girls soccer bounces back from 0-3 start
In its Section 1-AAA debut against Mars on Sept. 4, the Gateway girls soccer team gave the Planets, last year’s WPIAL runner-up and PIAA quarterfinalist, all they could handle before losing 2-1. Five days later, the Gators played competitively with Kiski Area before the Cavaliers finished off a 2-0 win....
Pair of seniors lead Thomas Jefferson girls soccer in different ways
The Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team is dealing with a unique situation this season. The Jaguars are operating with one on-the-field captain and one off-the-field captain. The reason? Senior midfielder Dalaney Ranallo is a fourth-year starter and third-year captain. She been the team’s leading goal scorer since her freshman season....
Brentwood boys soccer program building momentum
The Brentwood boys soccer team is hoping to build off the success of 2018. A year ago, Brentwood finished as the Section 4-A runner-up, advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinals and posted a sparkling 11-3-2 overall record. “We had a great season,” coach Ron DiNardo said. “We made it to the...
Quaker Valley football eagerly awaits reinforcements
Quaker Valley’s football team entered the season with a disclaimer attached: Its thin roster had to be healthy to compete. The Quakers entered 2018 with 36 players and have had as few as 24 players dress for games this season, causing some to change positions each week and others to...
Quaker Valley boys soccer continues section dominance
While the players may change on a yearly basis, one thing remains constant for Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team: The Quakers dominate section play. A 3-0 win over North Catholic pushed Quaker Valley’s WPIAL Section 4-AA record to 5-0. It marked the program’s 37th consecutive section victory. The Quakers’ last...
Rebuilding girls golf team making progress at Pine-Richland
In many ways, the Pine-Richland girls golf team is at the beginning of a new era. Former PIAA Class AAA individual champ and three-time section champ Lauren Freyvogel has begun her college golf career at Penn State, and the team’s second-leading golfer from last season, Aiyana Chopra, also graduated. And...
Plum girls soccer uses team-first approach to climb standings
From the first meeting with his players, first-year Plum girls soccer coach Jamie Stewart’s message has been “team first.” His goal was to get his players to work together and believe in each other. The results on the field and the way they have achieved them has shown the buy-in...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Molly Skvorak, Shady Side Academy
Molly Skvorak, a senior goalkeeper on the Shady Side Academy girls soccer team, is a big reason the Indians are off to a 5-1 start. She has been on the team since her sophomore year. She also plays softball in the spring and is on the squash team in the...
Pine-Richland cross country teams picking up the pace
After finishing fifth out of 26 teams at the 17th annual Red, White & Blue Classic at the Schenley Oval, the Pine-Richland girls cross country team is trending upward as it continues to make its way through its 2019 schedule. Sophomore Meredith Price and freshman Natalie McLean led the charge...
A-K Valley High School Notebook: Golfers get set to tee it up; Bucs tab new softball coach
Earlier this week, golfers from around the WPIAL took to the links for an opportunity to qualify for the individual WPIAL tournament next week. In Class AAA, golfers will compete in two semifinal qualifiers Monday for a chance to earn a spot in the WPIAL championship Oct. 1 at Fox...
Plum boys soccer relying on chemistry during hot start
Sometimes, a year of rebuilding and blending a group of players is all it takes. At least that’s the case for the Plum boys soccer team. Just a year ago, the Mustangs finished 11-8 and lost to Pine-Richland, 5-2, in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA tournament after...
WPIAL Week 4 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
Week 4 of the WPIAL football season kicks off tonight, and TribLIVE HSSN has you covered with broadcasts of games across the WPIAL. 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....
WPIAL sets hearing date for Connellsville, Allderdice to address racial, anti-gay slurs
Representatives from Connellsville and Allderdice will meet next week to address allegations that the schools’ boys soccer teams used racial and anti-gay slurs. The WPIAL scheduled the hearing for Wednesday afternoon in a meeting room at the Pittsburgh Plaza Hotel, executive director Tim O’Malley said. The WPIAL board voted unanimously...
Invitational brings competitive golf, emotional remembrance to Fox Chapel
Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures greeted golfers from Fox Chapel, North Allegheny and Latrobe on Thursday at the Pittsburgh Field Club for the annual Fox Chapel Richard Cullinan Invitational. The event each year brings together some of the top high school golfers for what turns out to be competitive competition....
Shaler cross country trying to peak at right time
Justin Eskra has tried to carefully build up several Shaler Area athletes to make a run for qualifying for the PIAA Class AAA championships. By altering training, entering new races and setting up specific workout plans, the school’s cross country coach wanted to make sure everyone was on the right...
Effort, energy key to success for Penn Hills boys soccer
The Penn Hills boys soccer team has already matched last year’s win total in the first eight games of the season. The Indians might not be the most skilled team around, but they have made it up with energy and effort. The Indians (2-6, 1-5) started the season on a...
