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Individual schools must decide if athletes wear masks for competition, PIAA says
Could wearing a mask during a football game or soccer match be considered an unsafe condition? How about for a wrestler or swimmer? The PIAA strongly opposes a mandate from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration ordering athletes across Pennsylvania to wear masks during competitions indoors and out, but will leave the...
Hampton hockey making dramatic improvements
The Hampton hockey team last season needed three months to reach two wins. This season the Talbots did it in eight days. “Honestly, we are a completely different team,” junior defenseman Owen Cirlingione said. “There is not a bad player on this team.” Hampton opened the delayed 2020-21 season with...
High school roundup for Nov. 17, 2020: Sarah Schupansky lifts North Allegheny into state finals
Sarah Schupansky scored the decisive goal in the middle of the second half to send North Allegheny to the PIAA Class 4A championship game with a 1-0 victory over Cumberland Valley at Altoona’s Mansion Park. Schupansky, a Pitt recruit, scored out of a snowy net-front scramble from about 10 yards...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 17, 2020
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Central Dauphin 5, Pine-Richland 0 Emmaus 1, Central Bucks East 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Archbishop Carroll 2, Southern Lehigh 0 Palmyra 3, Selinsgrove 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule...
Weather’s no problem for Mars boys soccer in PIAA semifinal victory
Mars boys soccer coach Chris Knauff said the ground was clear at his home five miles from the Mars Athletic Complex, so he was quite shocked to see a snow-covered field upon arrival. What didn’t surprise him was his team’s ability to adapt to the conditions and find a way...
Carlo Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic boys leap semifinal hurdle into state title game
Ryan Reitler’s curling corner kick made its way to Greensburg Central Catholic teammate Mason Fabean, who put a firm header on frame. But the ball was deflected by Brockway keeper Lewis Painter, who had played a spirited game to that point. The problem for Brockway was Carlo Denis was waiting....
Aly Kindelberger delivers for Franklin Regional volleyball in state semifinalsVideo
Franklin Regional senior Aly Kindelberger was delivering cake pops to her teammates after Tuesday’s PIAA Class 3A semifinal match against DuBois. It was appropriate because moments earlier, she delivered the team to a 3-0 sweep against District 9 champion DuBois and a berth in the PIAA championship game against Bethlehem...
Ryan Rodgers scores 3 goals to lead Deer Lakes to PIAA title game
For the last two years, Deer Lakes has been looking to get back to Hersheypark after coming up just short in 2018. On Tuesday night, on a snow-covered field at Lancers Stadium, the Lancers (17-1) accomplished that goal with a dominating 3-0 victory over District 10 champion Fairview (19-1-1) to...
GCC girls soccer advances to state finals with another avalanche of goals
Still undefeated. Still brimming with talent. Still focused on bringing home a state title. Greensburg Central Catholic continued its offensive charge, jumping on Cambridge Springs early and pushing past the District 10 champions, 7-0, on Tuesday night in North Huntingdon to claim a PIAA Class A girls soccer semifinal victory...
Clarion Area puts end to Bishop Canevin’s volleyball playoff run
Bishop Canevin senior outside hitter Gillian Golupski didn’t love how the season ended. The Lady Crusaders fell to District 9 champion Clarion Area, 25-14, 25-15, 25-14, Tuesday night in the PIAA Class A semifinals at home. But Golupski, who finished with a team-high nine kills, was happy Bishop Canevin had...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 17, 2020
Like most of the WPIAL football champions crowned this past weekend, Trib HSSN is showing some mercy as more changes have come to the state rankings following the state quarterfinals round. We show mercy to two of the three teams that had to forfeit in the state elite eight due...
All-WPIAL boys soccer teams released
All four of the All-WPIAL boys soccer teams are out, and they include a number of players who are still competing in the PIAA playoffs. Seneca Valley, Mars, Deer Lakes and Greensburg Central Catholic, all in action Tuesday night in the state semifinals, had multiple selections. George Williams of Seneca...
Jeannette freshman QB Brad Birch likely out for Friday’s state playoff game
Jeannette freshman quarterback Brad Birch probably won’t play in Friday’s PIAA Class A semifinal game against Reynolds. Birch had a cast on his left ankle after suffering an undisclosed injury during Saturday’s WPIAL final against Clairton. Jeannette defeated Clairton, 45-14. The injury occurred during Jeannette’s first possession of the second...
WPIAL bans Peters Township band after investigating ‘blackface’ allegations
The Peters Township marching band is prohibited from performing at any WPIAL event until the school district submits a plan to “eradicate the social and racial insensitivity displayed by the marching band and its director/supervisors,” the WPIAL announced Tuesday. The ban lasts at least six months. The discipline was the...
Central Valley’s Ameer Dudley chooses Ivy League football, ‘best education’
Three days after winning a WPIAL championship, Central Valley quarterback Ameer Dudley had more reason to celebrate. The senior on Monday announced his commitment to Harvard, choosing the Ivy League school over other Division I offers. He’d quietly committed to the Crimson weeks ago but waited to reveal his decision...
High school roundup for Nov. 16, 2020: North Allegheny edges Upper St. Clair
Nolan Colinear scored the go-ahead 59 seconds into the third period to give North Allegheny a 2-1 Class 3A win over Upper St. Clair (0-2) at Baierl Ice Complex on Monday night. Austin Peterson scored the game’s first goal 6:42 into the opening period to put the Tigers (2-1) ahead...
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 16, 2020
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus at Central Bucks East, 2:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland at Central Dauphin, 5 p.m. Class 2A Archbishop Carroll vs. Southern Lehigh at Cardinal O’Hara, 3:30 p.m.; Selinsgrove at Palmyra, 7 p.m. Class A Bloomsburg at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m.; Greenwood...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Week 10
After being competitive with the defending champion Clairton on the opening night of the season with a freshman quarterback making his debut, Jeannette was confident going into Saturday’s rematch in the WPIAL Class A championship game. But did they think they would win by 31 points? “No, I did not...
WPIAL considers changes to swimming championships, other winter sports
The WPIAL might hold its swimming and basketball championships somewhere other than Pitt’s facilities this winter. Of course, that’s assuming there are winter sports championships. The WPIAL board met online Monday and discussed adjustments that need to be made this winter. Among them, the board approved a plan to potentially...
Deer Lakes ready to ‘take care of business’ in PIAA semifinal matchup
Two years ago, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team made an improbable run to the 2018 PIAA Class AA championship game, and the Lancers have been looking to get back ever since. After a 2-0 win over District 9 champion Karns City on Saturday in the state quarterfinals, the Lancers...
Franklin Regional faces well-rested DuBois in PIAA Class 3A volleyball semifinals
It’s been an unusual and crazy fall sports season because of covid-19. Teams have been forced to postpone or cancel competitions. Some teams even forfeited playoff games. The DuBois girls’ volleyball team is making its first appearance in the PIAA Class 3A playoffs Tuesday, but it hasn’t played a match...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer chasing elusive PIAA title
Greensburg Central Catholic has a perennially strong boys soccer program. Tell you something you don’t know, right? Well, despite the Centurions competing for WPIAL titles every year, the team never has advanced to the PIAA finals, which means it has not had the privilege of raising a trophy in Hershey....
Westmoreland PIAA soccer playoffs capsules for Nov. 17, 2020
Tuesday’s games Boys Class A Semifinals Greensburg Central Catholic (16-1) vs. Brockway (15-2) 7 p.m., Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Coaches: Tyler Solis, GCC; Andy Daugherty, Brockway Winner plays: Winner of Faith Christian (8-2)/Tulpehocken (15-3-1) in PIAA championship, 1:30 p.m. Friday at HersheyPark Stadium Free kicks: GCC is back in...
WPIAL field hockey all-stars announced
The WPIAL announced field hockey all-stars and honorable mentions for the 2020 season, which concluded last week with Pine-Richland (Class AAA), Penn-Trafford (Class AA) and Shady Side Academy (Class A) winning district championships. Pine-Richland and Shady Side Academy play in the PIAA semifinals Tuesday. Here are the selections: Class AAA...
PIHL standings through Nov. 15, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Nov. 15. Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Peters Township, 2-0-0 = 4 Bethel Park, 2-1-0 = 4 Pine-Richland, 1-0-0 = 2 Seneca Valley, 1-0-0 = 2 North Allegheny, 1-1-0 = 2...
