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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 8, 2021
High schools Cross country Boys Wednesday’s results Blackhawk 15, Lincoln Park 55 Girls Blackhawk 15, Lincoln Park 55 Field hockey Wednesday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 2, Fox Chapel 0 Pine Richland 2, Shady Side Academy 1 Football Thursday’s schedule Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in WPIAL power rankings
With plenty of big contests in Week 1, there was a shuffling of the deck in this week’s Trib 10 power rankings. Nobody fell out of the power rankings this week, but both top-ranked Gateway and No. 6 North Allegheny fell after losses. The Gators dropped after losing to the...
High school roundup for Sept. 8, 2021: Sharpless powers North Catholic in title game rematch
Jayden Sharpless scored a pair of goals to lead North Catholic to a 4-0 victory over Section 1-2A rival Avonworth (0-3, 0-1) Wednesday in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship. Lily Karsman and Lindsey Pawlawski had a goal each for the Trojanettes (3-0, 1-0). Beaver...
Basketball standout Debaba Tshiebwe eligible after transfer to Central Catholic, WPIAL decides
Central Catholic transfer Debaba Tshiebwe, a basketball standout who arrived this summer from a private school in Ohio, is fully eligible for the regular season and playoffs this winter. The WPIAL held an eligibility hearing Wednesday and cleared Tshiebwe, a 6-foot-6, 265-pound junior who transferred from Grand River Academy in...
WCCA girls golf preview: GCC a heavy favorite to 3-peat
5th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Champion Lakes Golf Course, Bolivar Defending individual champion: Angelika Dewicki, Greensburg Central Catholic Defending team champion: Greensburg Central Catholic Chip shots: The nine-hole tournament began awarding team champions in 2018. GCC has won both titles and is considered...
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Dean Cecere Riverview, Sr., RB/LB/SS The Raiders senior hopes to pick up Friday against Carlynton where he left off two weeks ago against Shady Side Academy. Cecere carried the ball 18 times for 133 yards and a touchdown. Riverview returns to action after last week’s game with Chartiers-Houston was postponed...
Leechburg searching for 1st 3-0 start since 2000 season
The rumors are false. This isn’t the first time Leechburg has been featured as the Valley News Dispatch Game of the Week since David Leech was minding his mills and factories in the 1850s. But it’s been a while. The Blue Devils are 2-0 and excitement is building in the...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Class 3A No. 2 Avonworth (2-0) at Freeport (1-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, Sarver Freeport got into the win column Friday and captured the inaugural Pike Trophy with a 28-14 victory over Knoch. The Yellowjackets led 26-0 at halftime and held off a Knights’ second-half rally....
Birdie hops on Freiermuth bandwagon before picking this week’s A-K Valley matchups
Last week: 9-1 (90%) Season: 16-4 (81.8%) The Birdie spent an afternoon this week scouring the internet for a No. 88 Steelers jersey in women’s avian sizes. He really wanted to get Mrs. Birdie a Pat Freiermuth jersey. “Can’t find one,” the exasperated Birdie huffed. “Guy catches two touchdown passes...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Ambridge at Laurel, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Avonworth at Freeport, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Beaver at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Beaver Falls at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, ppd. Bentworth at Frazier, 7 p.m. Blackhawk...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Drake Clayton Latrobe, Sr., RB Clayton rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 loss at Norwin last week. His 85-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped Latrobe rally for a 28-21 lead. He’s rushed for 256 yards this season. He had a 79-yard touchdown run against...
No day at the beach when Penn-Trafford visits Belle Vernon
Usually when someone goes to the beach, it’s a time to relax in the warm sum and play in the ocean. For football teams that visit the Belle Vernon beach, there is no time to relax or you might go home disappointed. Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane knows what awaits when...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Charleroi (0-1) at Monessen (0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Monessen An old rivalry is renewed: the battle for the bridge. Will it be called the Charleroi/Monessen Bridge or the Monessen/Charleroi Bridge? Both are looking for their first wins. Charleroi dropped a 42-7 decision to Class A Carmichaels and...
Quoting Confucius and picking Westmoreland winners, The Birdie’s ready for Week 2
Last week: 8-4 (66.7%) Season: 16-7 (69.6%) Waiting for a eureka moment to spark an idea for his next picks column, the Birdie daydreamed out of the window of a coffee shop he likes to frequent but found himself distracted by a nearby Chinese restaurant. That made him hungry. But...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notes: Small Jeannette roster battles on
Jeannette already had a small roster before a player had to quarantine due to covid exposure, cutting the girls soccer team roster to nine active players. That meant Jeannette had to postpone Wednesday’s season opener at Ligonier Valley. “We couldn’t play with that many, so we have to wait it...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notes: No hard feelings after 30-0 game
The score caught the attention of soccer fans and casual observers alike, and many of them asked the same question upon seeing it: “Is that a typo?” No, Fox Chapel really beat Southmoreland 30-0 on Saturday at the Canon-McMillan tournament to open boys soccer season. That is one large, crooked...
Veteran Latrobe field hockey team wants title game return
Latrobe field hockey coach Jeff Giordan has goals for his players, in athletics and in life. And he uses the game to blend the two. The Wildcats are coming off a respectable season, going 6-4 in the regular season and reaching the WPIAL Class AA semifinals, losing 2-0 to Fox...
Hempfield welcomes new field hockey coach
Hempfield field hockey, a program without at least a .500 record since its inception nearly 20 years ago, will look to former St. Francis (Pa.) midfielder Nikki (Snyder) Schmitt this season in the hope of building a winner. She replaces Michele Fischer, whose teams at Hempfield never won more than...
Westmoreland girls athlete of the week: Hempfield’s Raina Jones
Raina Jones School: Hempfield Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Jones was Hempfield’s medalist in two matches to start the season. Jones shot a 42 in a 203-204 win over Norwin in Section 3-3A action Aug. 20. A few days later, Jones shot a 45 in a 191-290 win...
Leechburg boys soccer, girls volleyball teams postpone games through weekend
The Leechburg boys soccer and girls volleyball teams postponed games through this weekend. The girls volleyball team, which opened its season at the Deer Lakes tournament last Saturday, didn’t play its scheduled Section 4-A opener against Springdale on Tuesday, and Thursday’s section matchup with Riverview also was postponed, said athletic...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 7, 2021
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Penn Trafford 7, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 6, Hempfield 0 Football Thursday’s schedule Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Ambridge at Laurel, 7 p.m. Avonworth at Freeport, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Beaver at Hopewell,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 9, 2021: Thursday night football on the South Side
Week 2 of the 2021 high school football season kicks off Thursday with another battle between the WPIAL and the Pittsburgh City League. After its first loss of the season, Southmoreland (1-1) tries to get back on the winning track when it visits Perry (1-0) for a 7 p.m. kickoff...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 8, 2021: Finals rematch in girls soccer
Last season, North Catholic and Avonworth played to a scoreless tie in their first Section 1-2A meeting, then the Trojans edged the Antelopes in the final section game of the regular season, 2-1. The third meeting of the season between the two WPIAL girls soccer powers came at Highmark Stadium...
High school roundup for Sept. 7, 2021: Franklin Regional stops Plum in overtime
Jake Zimmerman scored in overtime to complete a comeback for Franklin Regional in a Section 4-3A boys soccer win over Plum on Tuesday night. Anthony DiFalco tied the game with less than two minutes remaining in regulation with his second goal of the game for Franklin Regional (1-1, 1-0). It...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Sept. 7, 2021
The top 30 teams in last week’s HSSN state football rankings were like an old Bachman-Turner Overdrive classic song as they spent Week 1 takin’ care of business. Only three teams lost their grip on a top five spot. Gateway in Class 5A, Lampeter-Strasburg in 4A and Bishop Guilfoyle in...
