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Southmoreland girls rally late to win, advance to PIAA soccer tournament
The thought of playing in the PIAA playoffs motivated Southmoreland. The program, after all, hadn’t been to the state tournament since 2009. The thought is now a reality. With a late, relentless surge, the Scotties rallied past Shady Side Academy, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class 2A consolation/PIAA play-in game Thursday...
Keller Chamovitz one-ups dad, leads Quaker Valley past North Catholic in WPIAL finals
Keller Chamovitz has some bragging rights in his household. In 1996, his father Sam scored twice in a WPIAL championship game for Quaker Valley. The younger Chamovitz doubled his total Thursday night. Chamovitz scored four times, helping Quaker Valley earn its 10th WPIAL championship in a 5-0 victory over section...
Freeport, Hampton meet for third time, this time with WPIAL title on the line
The first two matchups between the Freeport and Hampton girls volleyball teams were five-game slugfests that decided the Section 5 championship. The Talbots won the first match at home, but the Yellowjackets returned the favor at Freeport Middle School a couple of weeks later. The teams ended up sharing the...
WPIAL Class A volleyball powers Bishop Canevin, GCC meet again for title
Two familiar foes will be battling for the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball title Saturday. Bishop Canevin and Greensburg Central Catholic have dominated the WPIAL’s smallest classification for the past 10 seasons, with the Crusaders winning six times, including the past four, and the Centurions winning three (2012, ‘14 and...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls go for WPIAL repeat in title game vs. Steel Valley
Nobody told Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls soccer players a WPIAL repeat would come easy. The Centurions have found that out for themselves in the last two rounds of the Class A playoffs. For every finesse goal they have scored, teams have punched back and tailed them all the way to...
WPIAL title game shaping up to be classic between Greensburg CC, Winchester Thurston boys
If there is one thing Rob Fabean wasn’t afraid to do when he took over the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team, it was experimenting. He has been a soccer mad scientist, configuring systems that best fit his personnel against particular opponents. The formations he has used in games look...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football playoff matchups for 2021 Week 10
Welcome to the 2021 WPIAL football playoffs. The postseason kicks off Friday with one game on the Road to Norwin in 6A, and 28 games on the Highway to Heinz. There are 15 district teams that can relax and enjoy the first Friday of November as they earned a bye...
Familiar postseason foes Mars, Plum meet again for WPIAL Class 3A soccer title
For the third consecutive season, the Mars and Plum girls soccer teams will meet in the WPIAL Class 3A championship, with the latest installment taking place at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The top seeded Planets (15-0-1) won the past two meetings, but the No. 2 Mustangs (19-1-1) are...
Westmoreland County soccer playoff capsules for Nov. 5, 2021; GCC goes for title sweep
Girls Class A Championship 3-Steel Valley (17-3) vs. 1-Greensburg Central Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium, Station Square, Pittsburgh Coaches: Bill Abraham, Steel Valley; Olivia Kruger, GCC How they got here: Steel Valley — Defeated 14-Riverview, 12-0; 6-Chartiers-Houston, 6-1; and 2-Springdale, 1-0; GCC — Defeated 16-Eden Christian, 9-0; 8-Riverside,...
Through the years: With heavy hearts, Knoch topped West Allegheny in 2011
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Knoch’s Ky Kenyon passed for three touchdowns and Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin ran for 109 yards in a 28-7 victory over West...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 10
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 10: Julian Dugger Penn Hills, So., QB Dugger (6-3, 180) threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 9 of 13 passing and also ran for 65 yards and a score in Penn Hills’ 42-22 victory over Kiski...
WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: 3 teams look to defend titles
A pair of WPIAL schools will be playing for the Triple Crown this week. Both North Catholic and Greensburg Central Catholic have teams playing for WPIAL championships in boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A year ago, the Mars and Greensburg Central Catholic boys and...
With trade deadline in rear view, Chick’s Picks makes 1st-round football playoff predictions
Welcome to Week 10. The days leading up to the trade deadline are always a frantic time for high school football prognosticators throughout the country. Though Chick’s Picks has felt secure in her spot as top prognosticator at the TribLive High School Sports Network, one never knows what kind of...
With state playoff berth on the line, Franklin Regional tops Plum in shootout
A quickly scribbled together crib sheet that coaches drew up during the second overtime helped Franklin Regional extend its season. Although this wasn’t cheating. It was precise execution. The piece of paper had all the answers sophomore goalkeeper Aryan Selokar needed for the shootout session against Plum on Wednesday night...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2021: Freedom girls, Ambridge boys make states
Renae Mohrbacher scored four goals to lead No. 5 Freedom to a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Springdale in the WPIAL Class A girls soccer consolation game Wednesday night at North Allegheny. Shaye Bailey and Grace White also scored. As the third-place finisher from the WPIAL, the Bulldogs (15-4) will...
Trib 10: 7 undefeated teams fill power ratings as playoffs open
The regular season is in the books and playoff fever is spreading throughout the district. However, for the Trib 10 teams, Week 10 is like a Billy Squier song: Lonely is the Night. Eight of the 10 teams in this week’s power rankings have byes this weekend and will be...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 3, 2021
High schools Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class 3A Pine-Richland at Upper St. Clair, Ice Castle Arena-Trackside, 7 p.m Bethel Park at Cathedral Prep, Mercyhurst Ice Center, 8:30 p.m North Allegheny at Central Catholic, Alpha Ice Complex, 8:30 p.m Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, Baierl Ice Complex-World, 9 p.m Peters Township at Baldwin,...
The Birdie hits reset button, makes Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 9-4 (69.2%) Season: 88-35 (71.5%) When the Birdie caught wind that Seton Hill was getting Esports teams for the fall of 2022, he checked to see if he had any college eligibility left. “If you’d have seen me play Tecmo Bowl back in the day, you’d know why,”...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 10
Class 5A First round 12-Franklin Regional (3-7) at 5-Penn Hills (6-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Andrew Yuhas Stadium, Penn Hills Winner plays: At 4-Gateway (7-3) in the quarterfinals Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Franklin Regional can thank its thrilling, 41-40 comeback win over Latrobe for its playoff berth. The Panthers finished fourth...
Seeking 1st WPIAL playoff win, Southmoreland welcomes familiar foe in East Allegheny
It took Southmoreland 40 years to make its second appearance in the WPIAL football playoffs. That was two years ago when the Scotties qualified for the Class 2A postseason and met eventual champion Avonworth. The Scotties lost, 41-0. The first appearance was against perennial power Penn Hills in 1979, and...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 10
Hunter Dean Mt. Pleasant, sr., OL/DL The senior lineman has helped pave the way for the Vikings’ solid ground attack led by Robbie Labuda, Aaron Alakson and quarterback Tyler Reese. The 5-4 Vikings look to ground out a playoff win against Burrell. Nate Dlugos Greensburg Central Catholic, jr., QB The...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 10
Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Canon-McMillan (4-6) at North Allegheny (6-4), 7 p.m. (HSSN) Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12 Canon-McMillan/North Allegheny winner at Mt. Lebanon (10-0), 7 p.m. Seneca Valley (7-3) vs. Central Catholic (8-2) at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A First round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills (4-6) at Bethel Park...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 10
Logan Brooks Plum, Sr., WR/DB Brooks has been key part of the Mustangs passing game all season, but he picked up his pace the past several weeks with a combined 23 catches for 263 yards and three touchdowns against Knoch, Armstrong and Greensburg Salem. He hauled in 11 passes for...
The Birdie gets out his calculator and makes A-K Valley playoff picks
Last week: 8-1 (88.9%) Overall: 78-27 (74.3%) If there’s one question the Birdie gets asked more than any other, it’s “Do you want fries with that?” A close second is, “How do you make your picks? It’s like you’re a fortune teller who can see into the future.” On the...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 10
Class 5A First round 10-Fox Chapel (4-6) at 7-Upper St. Clair (6-4) 7 p.m. Friday, at Panther Stadium, Upper St. Clair Township Winner plays: At 2-Penn-Trafford in quarterfinals Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Fox Chapel returns to the WPIAL playoffs after a one-year hiatus. The Foxes are part of the postseason...
