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Penn-Trafford’s Mia Williams wins 3rd section title, sets sights on WPIAL, PIAA goals
Penn-Trafford junior Mia Williams rolled to her third consecutive WPIAL Section 1-3A title on Sept. 12. Now she’s eyeing a shot at her second WPIAL title, which she won in 2022. She finished second in the WPIAL in 2023 and has yet to place at the PIAA tournament in Hershey....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors win rematch with Moon
When the Penn-Trafford seniors were freshman, they were part of the school’s only WPIAL and PIAA championship team. That squad defeated Moon, 24-21, in the WPIAL finals, and the rematch came Sept. 6 in Harrison City. Jesse Lisbon caught a touchdown pass and Tasso Whipple raced 72 yards for a...
Penn Hills girls volleyball working to turn the corner
Ray Ager wants to see the Penn Hills girls volleyball team learn to weather the storm. When the skies opened up during the Indians’ first four matches, they hadn’t found a way to battle their way to shelter. With a young team, Ager expected there to be learning pains. “They’ve...
Penn Hills grad Hollis Mathis thriving as captain, hybrid offensive weapon at William & Mary
Williams & Mary’s football program would have difficulty having a captain that fit one of their offensive mottos better than Hollis Mathis. Effort, Adaptability and Toughness (EAT) is one of The Tribe’s mantras for this season. There may not be many athletes across college football as adaptable as Hollis, a...
Pine-Richland girls tennis thriving without top player
It’s been another superb season thus far for Pine-Richland girls tennis, and for the most part, it’s been without the team’s strongest player. Caroline Prisk, who qualified for states as a freshman last season, has only played in a handful of matches because she’s been focusing on playing junior tournaments...
For Pine-Richland’s Emme Kline, hard work pays off with commitment to Cincinnati
Emme Kline has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old, and she’s always wanted to play college soccer, but that dream came into focus in 2020. With the down time that came during the covid shutdowns that year, Kline spent a lot of time in her backyard practicing....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2024
High schools Field hockey Nonsection Saturday’s results Pine-Richland 5, Hawken 0 Novi (Mich.) 3, North Allegheny 0 Football Saturday’s result Class 2A Midwestern Western Beaver 49, Beaver Falls 6 Saturday’s summary Western Beaver 49, Beaver Falls 6 Beaver Falls 0 0 6 0 —6 Western Beaver 28 21 0 0...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Makiah Buchak, Kiski Area’s Max Mottura
Makiah Buchak School: Burrell Class: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Buchak scored both goals in Burrell’s 2-0 win over Knoch in a Section 2-2A matchup Wednesday evening. Buchak has five goals and three assists through the Bucs’ (4-1-1, 2-1) first six games. When did you get started with soccer?...
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2024: Jaivin Peel pilots Western Beaver past Beaver Falls
Jaivin Peel threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown to lead Western Beaver to a 49-6 victory over Beaver Falls (0-4, 0-1) in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference football Saturday afternoon. Curtjuan Moore caught two passes — both for touchdowns — for 104 yards. Western...
5 things we learned in high school football Week 3: Rare low-scoring tilts draw attention
Don’t call for maintenance. The scoreboard at South Park’s stadium wasn’t malfunctioning Friday night, nor was the one at Franklin Regional, even if they both had a 0-0 score in the fourth quarter. There were zeroes on Ringgold’s scoreboard in the third quarter, as well. In a football era often...
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Plum finally gets in win column
Last year, Shaler spoiled Plum’s 2-0 start by handing the Mustangs a 28-14 nonconference loss in Week 2. When the offseason alignments came out and Plum and Shaler both were placed in the Class 5A Northeast Conference, the Mustangs knew they had a guaranteed chance to avenge the setback. The...
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 15, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 2-2, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 1-2, 5 4. Norwin, 2-2, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 1-3, NR Out: Hempfield (1-3, 4) Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 4-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 3-0, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 4-0, 3...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional’s Bayne bides his time
Joey Bayne sat out the final 10-plus minutes of a boys soccer game against visiting Latrobe on Thursday with cramps in his leg. The Franklin Regional senior was resting up for Friday’s Class 5A Big East football opener against Latrobe, and it paid off. Little did the kicker know, he...
Latrobe football advances in T-Mobile school spirit competition; ‘multi-million-dollar’ grand prize at stake
Latrobe wants fans from all over town to show their school spirit and turn this football season into one big pep rally. The district has advanced past the first round of a nationwide social media-driven competition called “T-Mobile 5G Friday Night Lights,” which recognizes small towns and their love of...
Norwin notebook: Pair of basketball standouts headed to Clarion
Call it a package deal. A pair of Norwin girls basketball players are headed for the same college program. Guards Kendall Berger and Averi Brozeski announced they both have committed to Clarion of the NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Wheeling and West Virginia Wesleyan also offered scholarships to...
Norwin uses pack mentality to take place among WPIAL cross country contenders
Based on returning athletes, Norwin is the top contender in Class 3A to regular frontrunner North Allegheny in WPIAL boys and girls cross country. “We are hoping that when October rolls around, we are still in the conversation,” Knights coach Brian Fleckenstein said. The veteran coach will lead the largest...
Riverview runners off to strong start despite early-season injuries
There were high expectations coming into the 2024 season for the Riverview boys and girls cross country teams. Six Raiders boys runners returned from a team which captured the WPIAL Class A title last year and finished as the state runner-up in Hershey. The Riverview girls, the 2023 WPIAL runners-up...
Versatile Plum girls volleyball players look forward to host tournament
Every third or fourth Saturday in September, one can expect a packed Plum High School gym with volleyballs flying all over the place. This Saturday will be no exception as the Mustang girls’ volleyball team again will host its annual tournament and welcome a dozen teams for a full day...
North Allegheny slow-pitch softball working for postseason success
Members of North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team remember how they felt after the 2023 season ended — on the losing end of a 3-1 decision to Plum in the WPISL quarterfinals. After a 12-2 performance in the regular season that gave them the top seed for the playoffs, it was...
North Allegheny notebook: NA water polo shines at host tournament
North Allegheny’s boys water polo team finished 4-0 at its host tournament Sept. 6-7. The Tigers earned wins over Reading, 12-5, Governor Mifflin, 17-6, Lower Merion, 12-3, and Cumberland Valley, 7-5. Filip Malezanov had goals and two assists, and Thomas Bihler added three goals to lead the way against Lower...
Franklin Regional girls tennis keeps rolling under new coach
There is a new face at the helm of the Franklin Regional girls tennis program. Kevin Fisher, son of former coach Howard Fisher, has taken over for his dad who served as the boys and girls coach at the school for 43 years. Kevin Fisher served as junior varsity coach...
Franklin Regional notebook: Devola brothers team up for Panthers
Franklin Regional senior lineman Andrew Devola experienced a special moment with his two brothers in the second game of the football season at Hempfield. All three of the Devolas got into the game for a late series in the Panthers’ 49-26 win. Devola is a two-way lineman who starts. Sophomore...
Hampton triathlete covers distance to school’s hall of fame
Angie Raimondi admits her high school career lacked enough to earn a spot in the Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame. Turns out she was just getting started. The former Hampton swimmer and rower developed into an accomplished triathlete with three Ironman competitions and a 321.6-mile Ultraman to her credit. “I...
Aquinas Academy field hockey gets off to fast start with WPIAL title in its sights
One of the first things new Aquinas Academy field hockey coach Albert Casas told his players is that “winning is a consequence, not a goal.” But after losing in the WPIAL Class A finals three years in a row, the Crusaders’ goal definitely involves winning. “I know all of them...
Fox Chapel girls volleyball team leaning on experience in quest to return to playoffs
The Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is fortunate to have so much experience at the top of the lineup. The Foxes returned eight seniors this season and will hope to see that group grow together as they seek a return trip to the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Fox Chapel coach...
