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Matchup with Avonworth gives Apollo-Ridge chance to prove its mettleVideo
When Apollo-Ridge and No. 5 Avonworth meet at Lenzner Stadium on Friday night, the teams will be battling for a lot more than just another mark in the win column. Both teams come into the Class AA Allegheny Conference matchup unbeaten. One will come out of the game with a...
A-K Valley football don’t-miss matchups for Week 4
Class 5A Big East McKeesport (2-2, 1-1) at Plum (2-2, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last week: Penn-Trafford 29, McKeesport 12; Plum 49, Connellsville 14 Players to watch: Devari Robinson, McKeesport (Sr., 5-11, 180, QB/DB); Jake Miller, Plum (So., 6-0, 175, QB) Four downs: 1. Plum broke...
Deer Lakes offense has The Birdie raising an eyebrow
Last week: 8-3 Season: 31-11 The Birdie is on fire, and he let everyone know about it when he came into the office earlier this week. “You see my picks from last week?” he said. “Only three wrong. That’s what I’m talking about! The best game picker is coming through....
High school football schedule for Week 4
Thursday District 8 City League Nonconference Westinghouse at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Butler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Pine-Richland, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Chartiers Valley at Moon, 7 p.m. Upper St....
Westmoreland football Q&A with Yough’s Gamal Marballie
The closest Gamal Marballie got to playing quarterback in recent years was on his Xbox. “I’m pretty good at video games,” the Yough junior said. But Marballie was thrust into the position on the field when Cougars’ starter Tristan Waldier went down with a knee injury in Week Zero against...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 4
Justin Johns Franklin Regional, sr., RB/LB Johns is the Panthers’ defensive leader with 30 tackles, 17 solo, and one interception. He has rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns and has two catches for 19 yards. It’s his defensive leadership that makes him special. Tucker Knupp Latrobe, jr., TE/MLB The...
Penn-Trafford defense up for any challenge
Penn-Trafford calls its defensive scheme, “Tribe.” It’s rather appropriate because this group works as one. “We have great chemistry, and we gang-tackle,” senior linebacker Chase Burk said. “If one guy messes up, another is there. We’ve got each other’s backs.” The 3-3-5 stack defense the top-ranked Warriors roll out has...
North Catholic remembers the disappointment after loss to DerryVideo
The phrase “One More” is ingrained into the minds of coach Pat O’Shea’s North Catholic football players. During the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A semifinals against Derry at Hempfield, North Catholic was a quarter away from earning a trip to the WPIAL finals to face Aliquippa. “One more,” O’Shea said. “We...
Westmoreland high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 4
Class 6A Canon-McMillan (0-4, 0-3) at Hempfield (2-2, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Spartan Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com, 107.1 FM Last week: North Allegheny 42, Canon-McMillan 6; Central Catholic 31, Hempfield 14 Coaches: Mike Evans, Canon-McMillan; Rich Bowen, Hempfield Players to watch: Jon Quinque, Canon-McMillan (Sr., 5-10, 185, QB);...
The Birdie gets set for a road trip out of Westmoreland County
Last week: 13-1 (92.9 %) Season: 40-8 (83.3 %) Wearing a fake mustache and a Cam Newton babushka, the Birdie tried to avoid his assigning editor this week for fear he would have to cover a game in Week 4. He always is trying to go incognito, even around the...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 17, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Section 5 Beaver 19, Blackhawk 36 Blackhawk 19, Hopewell 43 Blackhawk 15, Lincoln Park 50 Division II Section 3 Belle Vernon 23, Avella 32 Belle Vernon 23, Brownsville 36 Section 4 Freeport 15, Geibel 50 Freeport 20, Greensburg Central Catholic 41 Section...
The Daily 3: Girls soccer showdowns on tap
A pair of WPIAL Class AA showdowns highlights the girls soccer slate on Wednesday. HSSN Top 5 teams collide in Section 3 when No. 4 Mt. Pleasant visits top-ranked South Park. The Eagles are 3-1 and trail the visiting Vikings (4-1) by a half-game. The other standout matchup in the...
High school roundup for Sept. 17, 2019: Reiter twins carry Quaker Valley past North Catholic
Twin brothers Fritz and Dom Reiter scored goals to help No. 1 Quaker Valley (6-2, 5-0) to a 3-0 win Tuesday, handing No. 3 North Catholic (6-1, 3-1) its first loss of the season in a matchup of Section 4-AA powers. Franky Fernandez also scored for Quaker Valley. Pine-Richland 1,...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 4
It was a quirky week for the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 3, which is appropriate coming off a Friday the 13th with a full moon. Two top ranked teams lost this past weekend, yet both remain at the top of their classification. St. Joe’s Prep lost by a...
Freeport girls soccer looks for leg up in tight section race
The Freeport girls soccer team began its season with cautious optimism as youth was served in several areas on the field and paired up with veteran talent. Right out of the gate, the Yellowjackets put six goals on the board and pitched a shutout in their opener against Highlands on...
George Guido: Deer Lakes football picks up steam on offense
Deer Lakes gave coach Tim Burk a great birthday present last Friday. Not only did the Lancers defeat Yough, 61-30, but Deer Lakes set a single-game scoring record with the 61 points. The old record was 55 in 2005 when Deer Lakes defeated West Shamokin. “Our kids did a lot...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 16, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Monday’s games: Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 6-0-1, 1 2. Norwin, 6-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 6-1, 5 5. North Allegheny, 6-1, — Out: Seneca Valley, 3-2-1, 4 Class AAA 1. Mars, 5-0-1,...
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Latrobe’s Jarred Stein and Greensburg Central Catholic’s Corinn Brewer
Jarred Stein School: Latrobe Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Stein shot a 75 to capture the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Championship at Latrobe Elks Golf Club on Sept. 12. Stein won a playoff over Wildcat teammate Darick Hrtyanski. The deciding hole was No. 6, the No. 1 handicap...
Balanced attack leading Norwin girls soccer
Norwin’s girls soccer team is hoping to rediscover its championship recipe this fall. So far, the Knights believe they have the right ingredients. Balancing them has been the key for the Knights, who opened the year with six wins, including four in Section 3-AAAA. Norwin outscored its opponents, 27-1. “For...
AK Valley H.S. Athletes of the Week: Burrell’s Allie Vescio and Leechburg’s Cole Villa
Allie Vescio School: Burrell Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Report card: Vescio has a trio of hat tricks and 11 goals this season for the Bucs. One of those hat tricks came in a 5-1 win over rival and reigning Section 1-AA champion Deer Lakes last Monday. The Bucs (6-0) are...
Burrell’s Liotta selected as assistant coach for U.S. national team
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta has been named the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the U18 U.S. national team that will take part in USA Football’s International Bowl on Jan. 14 and 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “It’s an honor to be selected to represent the United States and...
WPIAL wants 2 football coaches suspended for violating heat acclimatization rules
The WPIAL wants two football coaches suspended for a scrimmage next season for violating preseason heat acclimatization rules. Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta and Aliquippa’s Mike Warfield violated PIAA rules when their teams worked out in full equipment in early August, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. The only equipment...
Seton LaSalle football player among 2 ruled eligible after WPIAL hearings
The WPIAL ruled Seton LaSalle transfer Tyler Buzalka eligible for football season following a hearing Monday in Green Tree. The WPIAL board initially had concerns that the sophomore might have followed former Ringgold football coach Mike Zmijanac, who was hired at Seton LaSalle last December. But in a split vote,...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 16, 2019
Field Hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Penn-Trafford 4, Oakland Catholic 1 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL individual qualifiers Class AAA Section 1 At Hannastown Golf Course, Greensburg Target score: 81 Par 70 Jeff Mankins, Greensburg-Salem, 74 Alex Turowski, Penn-Trafford, 77 Mitch Sarsfield, Hempfield, 77 Ryan Nalveanko, Greensburg-Salem, 78 Josh Kapcin,...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2019: North Allegheny girls soccer trips up Fox Chapel
Sarah Schupansky scored two goals to lead North Allegheny (6-1, 4-0) to a 3-2 victory over Fox Chapel (4-3, 3-2) in Section 1-AAAA girls soccer Monday night. Norwin 4, Allderdice 0 — Katelyn Kaufmann scored twice as Norwin (5-0, 4-0) beat Allderdice (1-6, 0-5) to stay undefeated in Section 3-AAAA....
