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Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy soccer teams add to playoff legacy
High schools from the Lower Valley continue to experience soccer success. For the 12th time in the last 13 seasons, Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy have both boys and girls teams in the WPIAL playoffs. The only exception was 2018 when the Fox Chapel girls fell short of the...
Strong finish lifts Bethel Park into WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
The turnaround began last year and continued into this season. After sitting out the WPIAL soccer playoffs from 2015-18, the Bethel Park girls team qualified last year with a 6-4-2 section record, then continued the process in 2021 in a hard-fought battle with rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair....
Bethel Park writing remarkable bounce-back tale
After shaking last year’s winless record, Bethel Park’s football team played its way to a WPIAL playoff berth with four impressive midseason victories. The Black Hawks started off their bounce-back year with a 1-3 record before dialing in wins against Franklin Regional (28-13), West Allegheny (26-10), South Fayette (27-7) and...
Young lineup off to strong start for Plum hockey
The Plum varsity hockey team won just one game last year in a 2020-21 season that was unlike any other in the history of the PIHL with delays, restrictions and numerous changes overall because of the covid pandemic. But a new season with new opportunities has begun for the Mustangs,...
Norwin hockey program moving in right direction
Norwin second-year hockey coach Mike Robinson lists his team’s strengths in this order: • Goaltending • Offensive ability • Leadership Put them together and the Knights have three stars that can potentially lead them to the PIHL Class A postseason. “Our goaltending already this year has come up big and...
North Hills hockey hopes last year’s strong finish carries over
North Hills hockey was able to close out last year’s regular season as strong as any team in the PIHL’s Class A. But now the program wants more following a crushing ending. The Indians went 12-6-1 in 2020-21, finishing second in the Southwest Division behind Chartiers Valley. But North Hills...
Rare defeat helped North Allegheny girls volleyball players refocus
The winning streak had stood at 57 section victories when the North Allegheny girls volleyball team saw its unbeaten run stunningly end this season. Yet, that 3-0 loss to Shaler in late September might be exactly what the defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Tigers really needed, said their first-year coach,...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls soccer team earns top seed
The two-time defending champion North Allegheny girls soccer team again is the favorite to win the WPIAL Class 4A title after earning the No. 1 seed for the district playoffs. The Tigers finished the regular season 15-0-1 and are riding a 22-game unbeaten streak against WPIAL competition. North Allegheny, which...
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls golf team wraps up another strong season
Based on the level of competition at the WPIAL Class 3A girls team golf finals, coach Kane Daignault was thrilled to see his Franklin Regional team card a top-five finish. “You look around and there are so many good players and teams here,” Daignault said on Oct. 14 at Cedarbrook...
Hampton 3-sport standout Kelly helps guide girls soccer team to WPIAL playoff berth
Sophia Kelly had a tough decision to make this past summer. A week-and-a-half at the beach, or basketball and soccer practices? She made the unusual choice. “I didn’t go on vacation this year,” said Kelly, a senior at Hampton. “I opted out.” Kelly is a rare three-sport female varsity athlete...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Peters Township at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield vs. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, 8 p.m. Upper St. Clair vs. Fox Chapel at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m. Class A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule...
Westinghouse blanks University Prep to reach City League final
Keyshawn Morsillo and Khalil Taylor ran for touchdowns as Westinghouse scored a 17-0 shutout over University Prep (2-5) in the City League semifinals Friday night. Malik Harris ran for 156 yards in the victory. Westinghouse (8-0) will play Allderdice for the City League title next Saturday at Cupples Stadium. The...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Lovelace scores 6 TDs as Leechburg earns 1st playoff berth since ’88
Leechburg clinched its first playoff appearance since 1988 by earning a 66-6 victory over Imani Christian (2-6, 1-5) in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference on Friday night. Braylan Lovelace ran 32 times for 183 yards and six touchdowns for Leechburg. The Blue Devils (7-2, 4-2) have scored 137 points...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: McCoy sets Laurel career rushing mark in win over Ellwood City
Luke McCoy ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and became the school’s all-time leading rusher with 3,711 career yards in leading No. 4 Laurel to a 54-13 win over Ellwood City (0-7, 0-6) in the WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night. Kobe DeRossa tacked on 132 rushing...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: No. 2 North Catholic beats No. 5 Freeport to clinch conference title
Joey Prentice threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 2 North Catholic to a 33-7 victory over No. 5 Freeport (4-4, 3-1) in WPIAL Class 3A Allegheny Seven Conference play Friday night. Kyle Tipinski ran for 102 yards and a touchdown for the Trojans (9-0, 5-0), who...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Beaver edges Montour in overtime
Mitch Lang caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Pupi in overtime to lift Beaver to a 14-7 victory at Montour (3-6, 1-3) in a WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference game Friday night. Wyatt Ringer ran for 145 yards for Beaver (6-2, 3-1), which remains alive for a playoff berth....
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Woodland Hills beats Latrobe to clinch playoff berth
Jeremiah Ramsey returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as Woodland Hills claimed a playoff spot with a 26-17 victory in its WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference game against Latrobe (3-6, 1-3) on Friday night. Brandon Jones ran for two touchdowns for Woodland Hills...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Norwin takes down No. 5 Canon-McMillan
Dominic Barca ran for 124 yards and a 95-yard touchdown and caught a TD pass as Norwin scored a 16-7 upset over No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-5, 2-4) in a WPIAL Class 6A football Friday night. Joey Castle kicked a 32-yard field goal for the Knights (3-6, 1-5), who remain in...
Central Valley keeps firm grasp on 1st place in conference, routs Avonworth
The football never saw Central Valley territory in the first quarter. That was a taste of things to come. Central Valley turned in a dominant defensive effort and fended off another challenger to its Class 3A Northwestern Six crown, defeating Avonworth, 43-6, Friday night. Right from the start, Avonworth was...
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Leechburg snaps drought
Leechburg traveled Route 66 on Friday to face Imani Christian and wrapped up its first trip to the WPIAL playoffs since 1988. The Blue Devils (7-2, 4-2) snapped the longest playoff drought in the WPIAL with 40 first-quarter points en route to a 66-6 Eastern Conference victory. “This is really...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 8
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 267 - Hunter Pelehac, Brownsville (14 of 35) 251 - Hayden Teska, Greensburg Salem (20 of 44) 233 - Carter Slowinski, Freedom (14 of 26) 229 - Brad Birch, Gateway (10 of 14) 227 - Zion White,...
Mt. Lebanon football team easily handles Seneca Valley
Mt. Lebanon just keeps on rolling its way through WPIAL Class 6A. The top-ranked Blue Devils (9-0, 6-0) turned a comfortable halftime lead into a total runaway, blasting Seneca Valley, 38-7, on a rainy senior night at Mt. Lebanon Stadium. With the win, Mt. Lebanon secured at least a share...
Field day for California defense in shutout against Monessen
Inclement weather and harsh field conditions played a big role in Friday night’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between California and Monessen. The two Class A foes combined for eight turnovers and slightly more than 150 yards of total offense as the Trojans managed to capture a 23-0 victory over the...
Upper St. Clair rallies for win, honors Jim Render
Upper St. Clair held a ceremony Friday night to honor its legendary former coach Jim Render. With a thrilling comeback win over South Fayette, the Panthers also honored him with a 31-28 overtime victory. The win was set up by a Hail Mary touchdown pass on an untimed down at...
McKeesport knocks off TJ, sets up winner-take-all showdown with Belle Vernon next week
When it comes to the Big 8 Conference, most of the talk usually revolves around Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon. But there’s a new big cat on the block, and the McKeesport Tigers have entered the chat. McKeesport used a plethora of big plays and rode the hot wheels of...
