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Avonworth puts quick end to Southmoreland’s playoff run
Although the Southmoreland football team accomplished a major goal of breaking a 40-year playoff drought, the Scotties were hoping that their stay in the postseason would turn out to be a bit longer. Unfortunately for the 15th-seeded Scotties, their postseason reservations expired in the first round of the WPIAL Class...
QB Cole Beck carries Freedom past Charleroi
Using three touchdown passes from Cole Beck and one critical drive in the second half, Freedom defeated Charleroi, 21-14, in a WPIAL Class AA first-round matchup Friday night. “Cole carried us tonight,” Freedom coach Greg Toney said. “We knew this was going to be a tight, defensive game. Whoever didn’t...
Trib HSSN Week 10 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 10 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 294 - Logan Pfeuffer, Peters Township (15 of 19) 281 - Jake Fello, Apollo-Ridge (17 of 29) 255 - Zack Rocco, North Catholic (11 of 24) 244 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (13 of 23) 243 - Ben...
Led by Kenlein Ogletree, Clairton knocks OLSH off Class A throne
There will be a new WPIAL Class A champion in 2019. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart came out with a strong start, driving deep inside Clairton territory on its first two possessions but had nothing to show for it. The Bears scored five times in just over six minutes...
New Brighton staves off Apollo-Ridge rally for playoff victory
New Brighton won its first WPIAL playoff game in 18 seasons Friday night at Apollo’s Owens Field. But the Lions had to hold off a late Apollo-Ridge rally punctuated by a close call at the end. New Brighton scored an insurance touchdown with 1 minute, 5 seconds left in the...
WPIAL Playoffs first round results — Nov. 1, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • BLACKHAWK 36, GREENSBURG SALEM 7 Blackhawk’s victory came courtesy of a big second half and two long touchdown runs by speedster Marques Watson-Trent . • BETHEL PARK 45, KISKI AREA 16...
Belle Vernon golden at home, beats New Castle in Class 4A quarters
Belle Vernon prides itself on defending the beach and ringing the bell, and there was no way the seniors were going to be upset on their gold turf. The Leopards (9-1) fell behind early after a turnover, then scored 49 unanswered points behind physical football and big plays by their...
Sto-Rox ends Jeannette’s season with defensive gem
Measuring by points allowed per game, Sto-Rox and Jeannette had the two best defenses in WPIAL Class A this season. Sto-Rox’s defense was harder to crack Friday night. The third-seeded Vikings won a playoff game for the first time since 2013, knocking off the sixth-seeded Jayhawks, 15-6, in a first-round...
Returning Sam Fanelli helps Penn-Trafford dispatch Fox Chapel
With two of its top running backs out with injuries since Week 4, No. 1 Penn-Trafford relied on its depth throughout most of this season. One of the injured backs, Sam Fanelli, returned to action and delivered in the Warriors’ 48-7 win over No. 16 Fox Chapel in a WPIAL...
Despite inspired effort by Elizabeth Forward, Aliquippa wins, advances in playoffs
AMBRIDGE — If Elizabeth Forward was to defeat Aliquippa on Friday in their WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Mike Collodi knew his team would have to play a near-perfect game. For a good bit of the first half, the Warriors executed their plan. They played physical, effective defense and opportunistic...
Thomas Jefferson manhandles Montour
A relentless offense and a suffocating defense. Those were keys to Thomas Jefferson’s success throughout the regular season as it outscored opponents, 482-33. The top-seeded Jaguars continued their domination with a convincing 49-7 victory over No. 8 Montour in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 1, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Mt. Lebanon 35, Seneca Valley 14 North Allegheny 48, Canon-McMillan 7 Semifinals Nov. 8 schedule Central Catholic (9-1) vs. Mt. Lebanon (7-4) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (10-1) at Pine-Richland (9-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A First round Friday’s...
McKeesport rallies from early 14-0 deficit to pull out 1-point win over Baldwin
After playing from behind the entire game, McKeesport got the ball with 4 minutes, 37 seconds left in regulation and Baldwin ahead by six in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup at George L. Smith Field. Despite being down, McKeesport coach Matt Miller and his team just focused on what...
Fox Chapel’s Charlotte James remains in hunt for PIAA tennis title
Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James, who won a state doubles title as a sophomore, is two wins away from adding a singles title to her trophy case. James had little trouble in her first two matches at the PIAA Class AAA tennis championships Thursday at the Hershey Racquet Club, winning...
New execution order filed for Georgia inmate Ray Cromartie
ATLANTA — A judge has issued a new execution order for Ray “Jeff” Cromartie, whose scheduled death by lethal injection was halted Wednesday by the Georgia Supreme Court. Per the new order by Thomas County Judge Frank Horkan, the execution is scheduled for Nov. 13. Cromartie was sentenced to death...
Framework for success in place for Gateway girls volleyball team
The Gateway girls volleyball team may not have ended its season in a satisfying manner, but coach Phil Randolph believes his program is on its way to success. The Gators went 4-10 in Section 1-AAA play, four games back from a playoff spot, which was good enough for eighth place...
One play could have made difference for Plum football
Oh, but for the lack of one yard. That could be the lament of this year’s Plum football team. The difference between making the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs and putting away the team equipment earlier this week could well be three feet. Late in Plum’s game at Latrobe on Oct....
Franklin Regional sets sights on ‘new horizon’ after section title, WPIAL playoff run
The last week of October was a roller coaster ride of triumph and downfall for the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team. The fourth-seeded Panthers entered the WPIAL playoffs as Section 1-AAA champions with a 14-0 section record and swept Montour on Oct. 23 and Armstrong on Oct. 28 in the...
Editorial: Congress not unbiased jury in impeachment
A jury has been seated for the trial of Rahmael Holt in the November 2017 shooting death of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw, slated to start Monday. The jury selection took days. In any such process, there are questions about whether jurors knew the defendant or the deceased. There...
Daily Download: Hotel parking lot fire, Robert Bowers case, WPIAL football playoffsVideo
In today’s Daily Download, staffer Matt Rosenberg discusses a fire that damaged multiple cars in a hotel parking lot, the capital case against Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers and the start of WPIAL high school football playoffs. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news...
WPIAL football playoffs 1st round: How to watch, listen and find scores
It’s the first round of the WPIAL football playoffs as teams begin their trek toward championship glory. You can find a complete list of all of the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all of the scores here. Check back with TribLIVE...
Woman identified who died in head-on crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Carrick
A Pittsburgh woman was killed and another woman was seriously hurt in a head-on car crash Friday morning in Carrick, police said. Wendy Eberle, 60, died at UPMC Mercy hospital shortly after 9:30 a.m., about a half-hour after the two-vehicle crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Moredale Street, the...
Pines Tavern closing after 4 decades
After 40 years of serving the community, the Pines Tavern is closing its doors for good on Nov. 2 according to a post on Access McCandless. The longtime eatery is offering special deals Nov. 1 and 2 with select items being rolled back to 1978 prices. Located on Bakerstown Road,...
Letter to the editor: We’re not doing enough for our planet
The Trib recently published opinion pieces denying or mitigating man-made effects on our environment — Walter Williams’ op-ed “So many environmental predictions grossly wrong” and the letter “America has done well by our planet.” We cannot reference worst-case scenarios or use comparisons with other countries to gauge our progress. We...
Letter to the editor: No corruption in Cerilli’s office
I’m so sick and tired of Westmoreland County’s “boys club” beating up on Commissioner Gina Cerilli. The accusations lodged against her are ludicrous. Corruption? If there was anything going on in the commissioners’ office, wouldn’t you think the Westmoreland County district attorney and the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office would be...
