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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 24, 2021

WPIAL Tuesday’s results Golf Boys Class 3A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 182, Indiana 202 Medalist: Nick Turowski (PT) 29 Section 3 Pine-Richland 192*, North Allegheny 192 Medalists: Toby Kitay (PR) 36, Chris Hoffman, Dylan Fitzgerald, Collin Wang (NA) 38 *Won in playoff Section 7 Peters Township 197, Chartiers Valley 251 Medalists:...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski has record-breaking day at Manor Valley

Nick Turowski drove the first green Tuesday, ripping a 300-plus-yard drive to about 20 feet to open his nine-hole high school match. He then dropped a birdie putt into the cup and, “I was off to the races.” The sophomore from Penn-Trafford had a day to remember at Manor Valley...
Blue-collar linebacker leads charge for Riverview

Anthony Mazur came into Riverview’s preseason football camp in 2018 as a fullback on offense as he hoped to make an impact in his first varsity season. However, change was on the horizon for Mazur, then a 5-foot-7, 175-pound freshman. Injuries to the offensive line brought opportunity and a challenge...
2021 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the cornerbacks

TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top cornerbacks for the 2021 season. 1. Rodney Gallagher Laurel Highlands Junior, 6-0, 170 Football or basketball? The two-sport athlete will have to make that decision sometime in the...
Penn-Trafford senior lineman can’t wait for season opener

When Declan Ochendowski looked at the 2021 football schedule, he didn’t just circle one game that he was looking forward to. He circled them all. “I’m excited about all the games,” said the 6-foot-3, 245-pound senior tackle/defensive end. “If I had to choose, the Norwin game is a big rivalry,...
Lawsuit challenges lack of PIAA track and field championships for para-athletes

Two students on Tuesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association alleging that the sporting organization discriminates against disabled athletes who want to participate in track and field by failing to offer a statewide championship opportunity. The plaintiffs include Alex Brown, 15, who is a sophomore...
2021 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the linebackers

TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top linebackers for the 2021 season. 1. Anthony Speca Central Catholic Sophomore, 6-3, 220 As a freshman, Speca was a starting linebacker and leading tackler in the middle of...
2021 WPIAL Class 6A football breakdown: District playoffs to now feature 5 teams

Class 6A may have been the hardest-hit classification when it came to playing football during a global pandemic in 2020. There are only eight football teams now in the biggest class in District 7. Seven weeks of conference play with four 6A games in those seven weeks equals 28 total...
2021 WPIAL Class 4A football breakdown: Contenders line up to knock TJ from throne

Thomas Jefferson reigned again in Class 4A last season, winning its 10th WPIAL championship followed by its fifth PIAA title. It seems like every year the same question is asked: Can the Jaguars do it again? Veteran coach Bill Cherpak hopes so. But as with other seasons, he sounds the...
2021 WPIAL Class 3A football breakdown: Central Valley the heavy favorite again

Last season, Central Valley outclassed everyone in Class 3A. The Warriors breezed through the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs and capped it off by winning the school’s first state title. Central Valley averaged 50.1 points and allowed 9.8. While those numbers might be hard to duplicate, the Warriors remain the team...
2021 WPIAL Class 2A football breakdown: Teams again chasing Beaver Falls

The announcement that the WPIAL will bring some of its championship games back to Heinz Field this season after a one-year pandemic-related hiatus was greeted by many as good news. For a select few football programs, though, it’s more than good news. It’s motivation. “Absolutely,” Beaver Falls coach Nick Nardone...
2021 WPIAL Class A football breakdown: Clairton returns size, skill, speed … again

Wayne Wade has heard about Jeannette’s transfer issues and low player turnout. But the Clairton coach wants to see for himself if the ravaged Jayhawks are truly in for the rough go everyone says they are. Call it a respectful nod to the defending WPIAL Class A champions, who throttled...
West Mifflin to rely on punishing ground attack

There are various ways to describe the West Mifflin football team. One would be that the Titans are young and big. Or, on the other hand, they could be categorized as “big but young.” “To be honest, we played a lot of young guys last year,” coach Rod Steele said....
Strong line play could help Trinity go toe-to-toe

Competing against perennial WPIAL title contenders Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon is a challenge. And that challenge usually is decided in the trenches. Trinity coach Jon Miller hopes improved line play will help the Hillers go toe to toe with the top teams in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference...
Cupboard anything but bare for powerful Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson repeated as WPIAL and state titlists in Class 4A last season, finishing 10-1 overall. The Jaguars built on their championship culture, winning their 10th WPIAL title and record-setting fifth PIAA crown. And guess what? There were 18 sophomores and 24 freshmen on the 71-player varsity roster a year...
Belle Vernon putting pieces in place for another postseason run

In senior quarterback Devin Whitlock and sophomore running back Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon boasts two of the better skill-position players in WPIAL Class 4A and beyond. “I know we’re blessed to have the playmakers we have in those two. They’re two of the best players in the state,” Belle Vernon...

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