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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 20, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 6, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, (n) Class A Winchester Thurston at Shady Side Academy, (n) Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Oakland Catholic at Ellis School, 4 p.m. Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class 3A North Allegheny at...
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2021: Canon-McMillan tunes up for playoffs with shutout win
Ryan Galicic netted two goals to lead Canon-McMillan to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Central Catholic (8-6-1) on Wednesday in a nonsection playoff tune-up between two teams in the WPIAL Class 4A field. Anthony Bellino and Mason Le added a goal apiece for the Big Macs (14-2-1). Belle Vernon...
16 players get 2-game suspensions for Valley-Yough fight
A second-half brawl last week looks like it will cost 16 players the rest of the football season. Nine players from Valley and seven from Yough will serve a two-game suspension for their involvement in a fight Friday night at Valley Memorial Stadium. PIAA rules say players who get ejected...
Derry dismisses football coach Vince Skillings
Vince Skillings said he doesn’t believe he did anything to warrant a dismissal, but Derry apparently saw otherwise. While neither Skillings nor Derry would go into detail about what transpired, Skillings was relieved of his duties as head football coach Wednesday with two games remaining in the season. Derry is...
Upper St. Clair, Sewickley Academy claim WPIAL team tennis titles
It was a great day to be a Panther at the WPIAL girls team tennis championship. That’s because Upper St. Clair in Class 3A and Sewickley Academy in Class 2A captured titles with impressive 4-1 wins Wednesday at the Washington & Jefferson College Tennis Center. Upper St. Clair defeated 2020...
What to watch for in high school sports for Oct. 21, 2021: City League playoffs kick off
So, they meet again. A week after wrapping up the City League regular season with a Thursday night clash, Allderdice and Brashear square off again a week later. This time, a berth in the City League championship game is at stake. Last week, Brashear senior Daquan Griffin rushed for 173...
Trib 10: Upset shuffles WPIAL football power rankings
The top eight teams from last week’s Trib 10 power rankings remain the same, but a Class 5A surprise in Week 7 led to some movement at the bottom of the poll heading into Week 8. Pine-Richland’s four-game winning streak brought the Rams back into the power rankings, but their...
4 WPIAL coaches earn statewide honor from PIAA
Four WPIAL coaches earned state coach of the year honors from the PIAA for the 2020-21 school year. The four were New Castle baseball coach Bill Cook, Central Valley football coach Mark Lyons, Seneca Valley boys soccer coach George Williams and North Hills softball coach Libby Gasior. The PIAA revealed...
Greensburg CC soccer teams land No. 1 seeds in WPIAL playoffs; Norwin boys, Latrobe girls have a bye
Greensburg Central Catholic’s soccer teams seemed to follow each other around last fall during the WPIAL postseason, figuratively and physically. The boys and girls teams won WPIAL Class A championships and reached the PIAA finals, finishing runners-up in Hershey. The Centurions shared Norwin as a home field throughout the playoffs,...
In the middle of a weird season, Birdie makes Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 71-27 (72.4%) It’s time to get weird. Then again, what else is new in this column? The PIAA’s playoff footballs, soccer balls and volleyballs were stuck on a boat somewhere, and there was a chance they wouldn’t get here in time for the postseason. The...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Class 6A Canon-McMillan (4-4, 2-3) at Norwin (2-6, 0-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium After winning two straight, Canon-McMillan takes a two-game losing streak into Friday after falling to Seneca Valley and North Allegheny in consecutive weeks. Mike Evans threw for 114 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Angott...
After come-from-behind win, Franklin Regional prepares to face No. 2 Penn-Trafford
If the Penn-Trafford football team was thinking this year’s battle with neighboring rival Franklin Regional was going to be an easy one, the Panthers’ impressive come-from-behind win last week definitely caught their eye. Franklin Regional, under first-year coach Lance Getsy, rallied from a 26-point deficit in the first half to...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 8
Conlan Greene Penn-Trafford, jr., TE/DE Greene has recorded eight sacks, six tackles for losses and has forced three fumbles. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior has four catches for 60 yards and is a solid blocker. Chase Ruokonen Belle Vernon, jr., WR/DB The junior has rushed for 39 yards and is the...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 8
Thursday District 8 City League semifinals Allderdice at Brashear, Cupples Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Hempfield at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Seneca Valley at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN, 1020 AM) Class 5A Allegheny 6 Bethel Park at Moon, 7 p.m. (HSSN**)...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Class 5A Northeast Fox Chapel (4-3, 2-1) at North Hills (5-3, 2-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Martorelli Stadium, Ross Township Both teams are locked in a four-way tie for the top spot in the conference with Pine-Richland and Penn Hills. … The Foxes saw a two-game win streak snapped with a...
Plum shakes off eligibility snafu, focuses on making playoffs
Plum’s week didn’t start out very well. The Mustangs hope it has a better ending. The WPIAL determined Monday that Plum used an ineligible player during two games earlier this season, with one being a conference game. But a victory over Armstrong on Friday night would keep the Mustangs in...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 8
Garrett King Freeport, Sr., RB/QB/DB Back in the lineup after missing all of last season, King has taken advantage of his opportunity with strong play for the surging Yellowjackets. He owns 39 tackles, a sack and an interception for the Freeport defense, while he has proven to be a threat...
Springdale, Plum land No. 2 seeds for WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
The Springdale and Plum girls soccer teams each captured section championships in the regular season, and both the Dynamos and Mustangs lead the Alle-Kiski Valley with No. 2 seeds for the upcoming WPIAL playoffs. The pairings for each of the four boys and four girls tournaments were released Wednesday afternoon....
Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2021 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Two-time defending champion North Allegheny has a 22-game unbeaten streak against WPIAL competition and has not lost since last year’s PIAA championship, 1-0, against Pennridge. The Tigers (15-0-1), led by top goal scorer Lucia Wells, are ranked...
Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2021 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Seneca Valley impressively negotiated a challenging Section 1 schedule and won the title by three games. The Nathan Prex-led Raiders (15-0-1), ranked third in the state, registered 11 shutouts and their one tie came against Fox Chapel....
6 defending champions earn top seeds for WPIAL soccer playoffs
Defending WPIAL champions again will have targets on their back when the district soccer playoffs begin this weekend. Six teams that won 2020 titles were awarded top seeds Wednesday when the WPIAL soccer committee released playoff pairings for the boys and girls soccer postseason tournaments. All four returning girls soccer...
Group effort leads Latrobe girls volleyball to WPIAL playoffs for 4th straight season
The Latrobe girls volleyball team has met its first preseason goal of finishing in the top three in its section to secure a spot in the WPIAL playoff brackets for a fourth consecutive season. Everything else, following its final two scheduled regular-season matches this week, is to be determined. “The...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Latrobe’s Regan Reilly
Regan Reilly School: Latrobe Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Reilly scored three goals to lead Latrobe (13-0-1, 9-0-1) to a 6-0 win over Hempfield in Section 3-4A action Oct. 16. Reilly had a goal earlier in the week for the Wildcats in a 3-0 victory over Hempfield on...
Greensburg Salem hockey in search of ‘next step’
Corey Mentch would love nothing more than to continue on the path he and his alma mater are taking. The third-year hockey coach at Greensburg Salem has revitalized a once-lowly program. That was evident last season when, despite a bit of a roller-coaster ride in their season, the Golden Lions...
Defense paves the way for another Freeport playoff berth
Freeport is getting set for another football postseason — which is nothing new. The school will be making its 31st trip to the WPIAL football playoffs, all coming since 1963. Freeport is the only Alle-Kiski Valley school to make the playoffs at least twice in seven straight decades. The Yellowjackets...
