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Springdale clinches playoff spot with shutout win over rival Riverview
Springdale had to wait until the final day of the regular season to qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. But the Dynamos made the most of their opportunity, converting three short drives into touchdowns en route to a 35-0 victory over Riverview on Saturday at Oakmont’s Riverside Park. Springdale (6-4, 3-4)...
George Guido: Familiar teams return to WPIAL football playoff field
Familiar faces and some newcomers dot the WPIAL football playoff field. The amazing run by Aliquippa and Thomas Jefferson continues. The Quips and the Jaguars, who met in the Class 4A finals last season, are in the WPIAL postseason for the 27th straight season. In fact, Aliquippa is in the...
Southmoreland edges neighborhood rival Mt. Pleasant in WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
There weren’t many surprises during Saturday’s WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal soccer match between crosstown rivals Mt. Pleasant and host Southmoreland. The seventh-seeded Vikings and second-seeded Scotties split their regular-season series at a game apiece, and each team came into Saturday’s match expecting a tightly defended, physical match. Both teams delivered...
Section title provides highlight for Franklin Regional girls volleyball
Despite coming into the season as defending WPIAL champion, the Franklin Regional volleyball team took nothing for granted. Winning the first section title in program history was a difficult task that required a season’s worth of hard work. “We have always said that no one is going to hand us...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors return to WPIAL field hockey final
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals again by defeating Latrobe, 1-0, in the semifinals Oct. 26. The Warriors were to face Fox Chapel on Oct. 30 at Washington & Jefferson College for the title. Delaney Shusko scored in the first quarter on an assist by Delaney...
Franklin Regional hockey eyes title that got away
Franklin Regional came up a little short in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A finals in 2021. The Panthers fell 2-0 to Baldwin. But with 10 starters returning, including their top seven forwards, the Panthers have their eye on the title that eluded them. “I hope we continue to...
Hampton girls tennis takes step forward
There was only one way to go for the Hampton girls tennis team this season. After a winless, covid-strained campaign in 2020, and with at least a half-dozen returning players, the Talbots anticipated having a bounce-back season. Among the players back from last year were junior Abi Green, sophomore Elena...
Hampton marches into WPIAL football playoffs
Each Saturday morning, the Hampton football team gathers for its weekly film study to break down the previous night’s game. After a quick workout, the players settle in, munching on bagels and other food, to watch the replay. So far it’s been two thumbs up. “It’s a different mood this...
Coach who laid groundwork for Fox Chapel’s soccer success discusses sport’s growth
With Fox Chapel in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season, it’s a good time to have a conversation with the man who was instrumental in putting the program on the map. Jim Perry started as an assistant in 1964 under coach Ed Boyle and took over...
Fox Chapel hockey leaving last season’s struggles in the dust
It didn’t take long for the resurgent Fox Chapel hockey team to exceed its wins total from last season. The Foxes went to 5-0 on Oct. 25 with a 5-3 victory over Hampton in a Class A Northeast Division game at Valencia’s Frozen Pond Arena. In last year’s covid-delayed season,...
Norwin notebook: Tiebreakers keep Knights out of football playoffs despite big win
WPIAL mathematics when it comes to tiebreakers can make your head spin and your blood pressure rise, especially if you’re a team trying to get into the football playoffs. Take Norwin. The Knights (3-6, 1-5) put together one of their best games of the season, toppling No. 5-ranked Canon-McMillan, 16-7,...
North Allegheny notebook: Slow-pitch softball team falls in semifinals
North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball made a run to the WPISL semifinals Oct. 24, but fell short to Bethel Park, 9-6. Megan Quinlan knocked in two runs, and Helen Katyal had four RBIs in the loss. North Allegheny defeated Baldwin, 13-2, in the quarterfinals. Reilly Spitz and Katyal each hit an...
Unsung line coach has helped North Allegheny win battles in trenches for 3 decades
Who decided that the running backs and wide receivers are called skill-position players? North Allegheny line coach Mike Buchert strongly disagrees. “When we divide up, they’ll say, ‘Skill guys over here and linemen over there.’ I get my guys together and say, ‘There are no if, ands or buts about...
Trib HSSN to unveil 2021 WPIAL football playoff pairings Saturday night
After an exciting final weekend, WPIAL football teams are turning their attention to the postseason. Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, high school football fans will get a look at their team’s path through the playoff bracket. Like last fall, the traditional WPIAL football pairings meeting that draws...
2021 WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan predict football playoffs
For the second year in a row, football coaches won’t crowd into a Green Tree ballroom to see the WPIAL playoff brackets announced. Instead, the brackets will be revealed in a video livestream at 6 p.m. Saturday on TribLive HSSN. While we wait for the official brackets to be released,...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 29, 2021: Football playoff fields nearly set
The 2021 WPIAL playoff field is nearly set. One playoff berth in both 2A and A will be determined Saturday, hours before the brackets are unveiled on the WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN on Saturday at 6 p.m. Here is a rundown of the teams that have...
WPIAL Class A roundup: OLSH takes down No. 3 Cornell in Big Seven Conference
Nehemiah Azeem ran for two touchdowns as OLSH slipped past No. 3 Cornell, 13-12. for a Class A Big Seven Conference win Friday night. OLSH (6-3, 4-3) clinched a playoff berth with the victory. Sincere Kimbrough threw for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (7-2, 6-1), who had...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 3 Washington rallies past McGuffey in final seconds
Davoun Fuse threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more as No. 3 Washington won the Class 2A Century Conference title with a 41-34 triumph over McGuffey (5-5, 4-2) on Friday night. After McGuffey’s Kyle Brookman scored on a 2-yard run with 20 seconds left, Fuse found Zavian Willis...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: North Catholic finishes unbeaten in Allegheny Seven
Joey Prentice threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 2 North Catholic clinched the Class 3A Allegheny Seven Conference title with a 67-13 win over Derry (0-9, 0-5) on Friday night. Liam Straub returned the opening kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass,...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Last-minute field goal lifts Beaver past Blackhawk in Parkway
Evan Baker’s 27-yard field goal in the final minute lifted Beaver to a 23-21 victory over visiting Blackhawk (2-8, 0-5) in the WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Jake Hilton ran for two touchdowns for Beaver (7-2, 4-1), which clinched second place in the conference with the win....
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills tops Kiski Area to share Northeast Conference crown
Julian Dugger threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 5 Penn Hills to a 42-22 victory at Kiski Area (6-4, 1-4) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference football game Friday. Raion Strader caught four passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns for Penn Hills (6-3, 4-1). Logan...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 29, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Finals Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Washington & Jefferson, 7 p.m. Class 2A Finals Saturday’s schedule Penn-Trafford vs. Fox Chapel at Washington & Jefferson, 5 p.m. Class A Finals Saturday’s schedule Aquinas Academy vs. Shady Side Academy at Washington &...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Central Catholic rolls past Canon-McMillan
Payton Wehner threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 2 Central Catholic to a 54-14 win against No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-6, 2-5) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Mike Evans tossed for 201 yards and two touchdowns for Canon-McMillan, which still clinched a playoff spot...
Hiester’s late-game heroics lead Upper St. Clair past Bethel Park
Upper St. Clair’s abbreviation is USC. Maybe the C should stand for cardiac, because for the second straight week, the “cardiac kids” used some late-game heroics and 14 fourth-quarter points to pull out a victory, this time 21-14 over Bethel Park to secure second place in the Class 5A Allegheny...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 9
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 382 - Jaren Brickner, Beaver Falls (11 of 13) 289 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (18 of 26) 283 - Brad Birch, Gateway (11 of 21) 263 - Davoun Fuse, Washington (14 of 20) 260 - Julian...
