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Steady improvement, versatile offense give Penn Hills playoff confidence
Penn Hills coach Jon LeDonne might’ve preferred a bye for the first week of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, but admits being scheduled to host Franklin Regional in the first round had its advantages. The Indians, who won the Northeast Conference on Gardner points after tying with North Hills and...
North Allegheny beats rival Shaler in instant classic to take 8th WPIAL volleyball title
After splitting a pair of matches in the regular season, No. 1 North Allegheny and No. 2 Shaler did not disappoint when the two powers from Section 1-4A met for the third time Saturday. A wild, five-set match ended with the top-seeded Tigers claiming their eighth WPIAL title and second...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 6, 2021
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results PIAA championships at Hershey Park Class 3A Individual: 1. CJ Singleton, Butler, 15:52.9; 2. Drew Griffiths, Butler, 15:58.1; 3. Caleb Kenyon, North Pocono, 16:03.6; 4. Ethan Fingerhut, Haverford, 16:13.1; 5; Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 16:15.5. Other local finishers in top 25: 8. Scott...
5 things we learned: Home-field advantage didn’t guarantee wins in WPIAL 1st round
There are high school football stadiums in Western Pennsylvania where visiting teams rarely win. New Brighton walked into one of those daunting places Friday night and confidently won. The Lions, seeded 13th in the WPIAL Class 2A bracket, celebrated a dramatic victory over No. 4 Washington, 21-20, in overtime. As...
Freeport beats section rival Hampton to win its 6th WPIAL volleyball championship
It might be tough for any coach with six WPIAL titles to pick out the most satisfying one. But Freeport coach Tom Phillips was quick to point out that Saturday’s 3-1 victory over section rival Hampton was tops. “I think it’s not only one of the best, but the best,”...
Knoch’s Greb sisters win state tennis gold
Because she was playing with her twin sister Lindsey, Emily Greb felt like she might have had a slight advantage over the field at the PIAA Class 2A doubles championships this weekend. Not because of some kind of twin magic, where each knows what the other is thinking via ESP....
North Catholic volleyball gets past Avonworth in WPIAL championship battle
After dropping the WPIAL soccer title to Avonworth earlier Saturday, North Catholic won the second WPIAL championship matchup of the day between the two schools. The Trojans won their third WPIAL volleyball title in the last four seasons with a 3-1 victory over the Antelopes in the Class 2A finals...
Clutch plays from Zach Panza lift Hampton past West Allegheny in Class 3A WPIAL finals
It’s not often that a player scores the game-winning goal and makes a huge save in the same game, but Zach Panza managed to pull off both accomplishments Saturday. And it was enough to propel Hampton boys soccer to its first WPIAL championship in a decade. Panza, a center back,...
Mars tops Plum for WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship
For the third consecutive season, the two teams in the WPIAL Class 3A final were Mars and Plum, and for the third time it was the Planets claiming the district crown with a 2-1 victory Saturday at Highmark Stadium. In doing so, Mars (16-0-1) became the first school to three-peat...
Seneca Valley beats Peters Township to repeat as WPIAL Class 4A champs
Last season, the Seneca Valley Raiders won WPIAL and state boys soccer championships with an experienced team and lost a fair amount from that group to graduation. The run involved a double overtime win over Peters Township in the WPIAL title match, and the two teams set on a collision...
Emotional Bishop Canevin beats GCC to win 5th consecutive WPIAL Class A volleyball title
A year ago, Angela Wyman stepped into some big shoes, and she’s been walking the sideline since. Different coach, same result for the Bishop Canevin girls volleyball team. “It’s been a transition year, a hard year, an emotional year,” Wyman said Saturday after top-seeded Bishop Canevin rallied from a first-set...
Finalists announced for girls soccer’s Moe Rosensteel Award
Three finalists have been announced for the third Moe Rosensteel Player of the Year Award, which recognizes the top player in WPIAL girls soccer. Moon junior midfielder Hailey Longwell, senior midfielder Kelsey Salopek of Steel Valley and junior forward Lucia Wells of North Allegheny are up for the award started...
Moon’s Cochran, Butler’s Singleton win state cross country titles
It was quite an exciting day for cross country teams from the WPIAL on Saturday at the PIAA championships in Hershey. Moon senior Mia Cochran won her third consecutive Class 3A title, Butler senior C.J. Singleton became the school’s first runner to win a state title in 60 years, the...
Franklin Regional grad, baseball standout Kegerreis commits to Delaware
Louie Kegerreis talked about taking a gap year to get ready to play at the highest level of college baseball possible. Turns out, he didn’t need it. The only reference to gap with this kid now might be the extra-base hits he delivers at the next level. Kegerreis, a recent...
George Guido: Nearly 18,000 fans watched Ken High win a defacto WPIAL title game
Imagine a WPIAL regular-season game drawing 17,967 fans and that same game turning into a de facto championship game more than a week later. That’s what happened in 1946 when undefeated New Kensington and Vandergrift squared off Nov. 1 at Forbes Field. Interest in the game was so widespread that...
Freshman’s OT goal lifts Avonworth past North Catholic in classic WPIAL girls soccer final
After splitting two regular season meetings and playing evenly through 80 minutes of regulation, it was going to take something special to separate Avonworth and North Catholic. Freshman midfielder Fiona Mahan produced the winning moment for Avonworth in the 101st minute, scoring with a driven shot that got just under...
Coach pays off bet as Hampton wins school’s 1st WPIAL cross country title
Hampton boys cross country coach Dean Longwell dyed his hair bleach blonde on Oct. 31, but it had nothing to do with Halloween. Longwell was keeping his word. The longtime coach made a bet with his young team over the summer. If they earned a top-three finish at the WPIAL...
Hampton girls soccer team came a long way during another playoff season
A girls soccer season that began with the program’s most lopsided loss in a decade ended with the players’ heads held high. Hampton rebounded from a shaky start to place second in Section 1-3A and reach the WPIAL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The No. 7-seeded Talbots defeated No....
Freshmen runners help North Allegheny boys, girls again sweep WPIAL titles
The starting line at a cross country championship can be a stressful scene for first-timers, yet North Allegheny’s freshmen clearly weren’t fazed. With five ninth-graders making their WPIAL championship debuts, the NA boys and girls swept the Class 3A team titles Oct. 28 at Cal (Pa.). In fact, two of...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers teams compete in postseason
The Pine-Richland Rams proved once again to be the dominant force in WPIAL Class 3A field hockey as they defeated North Allegheny, 3-1, to capture a third straight title Oct. 30, at Washington & Jefferson. The Rams’ game-breaker — senior midfielder Rylie Wollerton — put the Rams ahead 1-0 when...
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls soccer team falls painfully short of semis
Franklin Regional girls soccer coach Scott Arnold gathered his team together after a WPIAL 3A quarterfinal playoff game that was as emotionally draining as it was physically exhausting. Then, he tried to put a 2-1 shootout loss to South Fayette into perspective. “Strong emotions lead to strong memories,” Arnold said....
Chase Williams leading Franklin Regional to strong start
When the Franklin Regional hockey team needs a spark, senior center Chase Williams usually provides it. Williams has three goals and seven assists in four games, all wins for the Panthers in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League play. “He leads by example,” Franklin Regional coach John Winebrenner said. “He works hard,...
Long passes let No. 11 Peters Township upset North Hills in WPIAL playoffsVideo
In many ways, Peters Township quarterback Sam Miller epitomizes his football team. Like others on the Indians roster, Miller entered his senior season as a starter with limited experience, missed some time with an injury and wasn’t nearly the impact player in August that he is right now. As he’s...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 10
Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 260 - Logan Kushner, North Allegheny (8 of 13) 257 - John Green, North Hills (13 of 19) 255 - Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox (11 of 16) 235 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (10 of 22) 224 -...
WPIAL Class 3A/2A/A roundup: No. 13 New Brighton upsets No. 4 Washington in overtime
Keandre Williams scored on a 10-yard run in overtime and No. 13 New Brighton’s defense stopped No. 4 Washington’s two-point rushing attempt to claim a 21-20 upset victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A football playoffs Friday night in Washington County. Eddie Lewis ran for two touchdowns,...
