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Coaches announce 2021 WPIAL field hockey all-stars
Days after winning WPIAL titles, the Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford and Shady Side Academy field hockey teams had another reason to celebrate Wednesday. Combined, the three WPIAL champions had 15 players honored as WPIAL all-stars. The all-stars were chosen by a vote of coaches, who also identified an All-WPIAL team. Class 3A...
WPIAL girls volleyball teams learn sites, times for PIAA quarterfinals
Twelve WPIAL teams began the girls volleyball state playoffs on opening night Tuesday. Four saw their season come to an end while eight District 7 teams were winners and are moving on to Round 2. The PIAA has announced the sites and times for the quarterfinals Saturday. Both WPIAL Class...
New Ken-Arnold to cast broad net in replacing head football coach ‘Muzzy’ Colosimo
New Kensington-Arnold School District will cast a wide net as it searches for a new varsity football head coach. The school board Tuesday accepted the resignation of William “Muzzy” Colosimo and will advertise the coaching position. Colosimo did not attend the meeting. Colosimo, 71, previously said he felt it was...
PIAA releases sites, times for boys, girls soccer quarterfinals
It was a nearly flawless start for WPIAL soccer teams in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday. The 11 girls teams were a combined 9-2 in the first round while the district boys teams were perfect on the pitch, going 11-0. The next step on the Road...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Rebecca Hess
Rebecca Hess School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Volleyball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Hess, an outside hitter, led No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic (14-4) with 12 kills in a 3-1 loss to No. 1 Bishop Canevin (24-1) in the WPIAL Class A championship at UPMC Events Center on Nov. 6....
After early playoff exit, Deer Lakes boys soccer team turns attention to next season
The ink wasn’t even dry on the 2021 season and a disappointed Deer Lakes boys soccer team was eager to dive right into offseason workouts. “They said they wanted to get started, and they said they wanted to start ‘yesterday,’ ” said Deer Lakes coach Aaron Smith, who just finished...
Playoff victory provides memorable night for Leechburg faithful
They came early … and they stayed late. That’s the best way to describe the Leechburg football faithful and the atmosphere surrounding the first home playoff game in the history of Leechburg Veterans Stadium and the first WPIAL playoff victory since 1978. The Blue Devils broke open a close game...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Freeport’s Erica Lampus
Erica Lampus Class: Senior School: Freeport Sport: Volleyball Report card: Lampus is the lone senior starter on the Freeport volleyball team, which won it sixth WPIAL volleyball title Saturday with a 3-1 victory over section rival Hampton. Lampus had the clinching kill in a 25-22 win in the second set....
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2021: Mars girls soccer opens PIAA defense with shutout win
Addison Girdwood and Piper Coffield scored a goal apiece and WPIAL champion Mars began its defense of its PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship with a 2-0 first-round victory over Red Land on Tuesday. Megan Boddy and Kate McEnroe earned the shutout for the Fightin’ Planets (17-0-1), who will face...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 9, 2021
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s results Conestoga 1, Kennett 0 Cumberland Valley 9, Northeast 0 Methacton 3, Hazleton Area 0 Emmaus 4, Souderton 1 Lower Dauphin 4, Great Valley 0 Downingtown West 2, Parkland 1 Wilson 2, Garnet Valley 1 Central York 2, Pine-Richland...
Freeport volleyball avoids WPIAL title hangover, beats Plum in PIAA 1st-round match
Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips has always worried about the potential for a “hangover” from winning a WPIAL championship going into the first round of the state tournament. The emotional high of winning a district crown can be tough to replicate just a couple days later, but the Yellowjackets...
Plum beats District 6 champ Hollidaysburg for program’s 1st PIAA playoff victory
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Plum girls soccer team threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Hollidaysburg net, and Tigers freshman keeper Natalie Foster in the first half during a PIAA Class AAA first-round game Tuesday at Hollidaysburg. Plum delivered 14 shots, including seven on goal, over the first 40 minutes....
Penn-Trafford still looking for elusive 1st PIAA win after loss to Fleetwood
Penn-Trafford has yet to crack the win column in the PIAA field hockey playoffs, but veteran coach Cindy Dutt feels it’s coming. Fleetwood, the District 3 fifth-place finisher, got a pair of goals from Casey Dewald and defeated Penn-Trafford, 4-0, Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs....
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 9, 2021
There was no sliding and there was no climbing for teams across Pennsylvania as the district playoffs began for some last week. The Trib HSSN weekly state football rankings remained status quo with 13 teams enjoying byes last week. Time to say bye-bye to the free passes as all 30...
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Hudson
Colton Hudson School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Hudson, who has 18 goals and 15 assists this season, scored the tying goal and made a penalty kick as No. 3 Franklin Regional (16-4) defeated No. 4 Plum (17-4-1), 2-1 (4-1 on penalty kicks), in the consolation...
Hempfield football maintains message, builds for future
Mike Brown isn’t budging. Doesn’t matter what day it is, what month or who’s listening. His message isn’t changing. Not one bit. “I wouldn’t have taken this job if I didn’t think we could win here,” he said. “We’ve just got to really develop physically and mentally. The kids understand...
A-K Valley boys athlete of the week: Freeport’s Marcus Trask
Marcus Trask Class: Senior School: Freeport Sport: Hockey Report card: Trask had a pair of goals and a pair of assists to help Freeport earn its first win of the season and top previously unbeaten Moon, 5-4, last Monday. Through the first three games, Trask, who is the captain, leads...
After 3rd season, Leechburg boys soccer trending up
Leechburg’s boys soccer team was nothing if not resilient in 2021. Brad Walker’s team dealt with it all, including a covid-19 shutdown in the season’s opening week, three players going down with concussions, a goalie battling through a broken finger, a player ruled ineligible and a roster with just 17...
Plum girls soccer team gets shot at redemption in PIAA 1st round
Kaley Simqu was a starter at Cedar Crest High School two years ago for Plum’s PIAA Class 3A girls soccer first-round game against District 3 champion Manheim Central. Now a junior, the midfielder/defender and a number of other current Mustangs teammates experienced the heartbreak of a shootout loss to the...
High school roundup for Nov. 8, 2021: Thomas Jefferson hockey stays undefeated
Jimmy Passanante scored twice and Brett Smith netted the go-ahead goal in the second period to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 6-3 victory over Hempfield in a PIHL Class 2A game Monday night. Jake Stock had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Oliver added three assists for Thomas Jefferson...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 8, 2021
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs First round Tuesday’s schedule Local teams only Class 3A Central York (19-5-1) at Pine-Richland (17-0), 5 p.m. Class 2A Fleetwood (18-5) at Penn-Trafford (16-0), 6 p.m. Class A Lancaster Mennonite (16-4) at Shady Side Academy (11-1), 5 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals...
Capacity crowd turns out to support Mars hockey goalie
Eve Furbee bounced up and down in the stands excitedly Monday night at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Furbee, who is 5 years old and a Canonsburg resident, was excited to be at the Mars-South Fayette hockey game. “I’m here for (the Mars goalie),” said Eve, who plays youth hockey....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 9, 2021: State soccer playoffs kick off
Even though the district-champion-only format for the PIAA playoffs in 2020 cut the state soccer playoffs from four rounds to three, it turned out to be a historic postseason for the WPIAL. All eight District 7 boys and girls soccer champions won two state playoffs games to advance to a...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Nov. 8, 2021
Sometimes a trip on the Highway to Heinz can be a very long journey. The distance between Beaver High School in Beaver County and Laurel Highlands High School in Fayette County is 89 miles. However, for the members of the Mustangs football team, the trip felt shorter. “The GPS said...
Westmoreland County PIAA soccer playoff capsules for Nov. 9, 2021
Boys Class 3A First round 7-2 Franklin Regional (16-4) vs. 9-1 Cathedral Prep (17-1-1) 7:30 p.m. at Dollinger Field, Hagerty Family Events Center, Erie Winner plays: Winner of 6-1 Hollidaysburg/7-1 Hampton on Saturday (time, site TBD) Corner kicks: Franklin Regional is back in the state postseason for the third time...
