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Peters Township’s dynamic defense downs top-seeded Penn-Trafford in Class 5A semis
It wasn’t the offensive explosion last year’s quarterfinal was, but defense stole the show this time for Peters Township in a playoff rematch with Penn-Trafford. And the result was the same. The fifth-seeded Indians forced five turnovers and used that momentum to do all of their scoring in the second...
Top performers in passing, rushing, receiving in WPIAL Class 5A, 2A semifinals
Top performers for Week 12 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 175 - John Milcic, Brentwood (12 of 26) 173 - Ben Hughes, Riverside (9 of 21) 161 - Gabe Dunlap, Penn-Trafford (11 of 25) 141 - Bryson Venanzio, Gateway (9 of 14) 118 - Zack Swartz, Washington (8...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 15, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic (10-1) vs. Pine-Richland (10-1) at Heinz Field, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s results Gateway 14, McKeesport 7 Peters Township 28, Penn-Trafford 10 Championship Nov. 23 schedule Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 4A Championship...
Richland again takes down Ligonier Valley in District 6 title game
ALTOONA — This is not how the Ligonier Valley football team wanted its final game in District 6 to end. A quick start by No. 1 Richland and untimely mistakes were too much for No. 2 Ligonier Valley to overcome in a 34-6 loss in the District 6 Class 2A...
Belle Vernon ‘a different team’ since lopsided loss to Thomas Jefferson in September
For Belle Vernon’s football team, it doesn’t matter what you call them heading into Saturday’s WPIAL Class 4A championship game against conference rival Thomas Jefferson. You can call them underdogs, you can call them Cinderella. Either way, they’re ready for the ball. The Leopards (10-1) and Jaguars (12-0) meet for...
5 things to watch in Week 12 of high school football: TJ’s Cherpak draws Belichick comparisons
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak chuckles at the comparison, but maybe it’s too not farfetched? Could Cherpak be the Bill Belichick of the WPIAL? While visiting home last weekend, New England Patriots rookie Chase Winovich made that comparison, likening his high school coach with his current NFL coach. “He said...
WPIAL Class A football finals primer: Clairton vs. Sto-Rox
WPIAL Class A championship No. 1 Clairton (10-2) vs. No. 3 Sto-Rox (11-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Wayne Wade, Clairton; LaRoi Johnson, Sto-Rox Winner plays: No one. The winner gets a bye in the PIAA quarterfinals Nov. 22-23. They will play the winner of...
PIAA Class AAA girls soccer finals primer: Mars vs. Villa Joseph Marie
Villa Joseph Marie (21-2-1) vs. Mars (21-0-1) 4 p.m. Saturday, Hersheypark Stadium Coaches: Rich Finneyfrock, Villa Joseph Marie; Blair Gerlach, Mars Players to watch: Katie Sullivan, Villa Joseph Marie; Ellie Coffield, Mars How they got here: WPIAL champion Mars defeated District 10 champion Warren, 6-1; WPIAL third-place finisher West Allegheny,...
WPIAL Class 3A football finals primer: Central Valley vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 3A championship No. 1 Central Valley (11-1) vs. No. 2 Aliquippa (11-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1230 AM, 1460 AM, 99.3 FM, 92.1 FM Coaches: Mark Lyons, Central Valley; Mike Warfield, Aliquippa Winner plays: No one. The winner gets a bye in the...
PIAA Class A boys soccer finals primer: Winchester Thurston vs. Moravian Academy
Moravian Academy (23-1) vs Winchester Thurston (19-2) 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Hersheypark Stadium Coaches: Bob Hartman, Moravian Academy; Adam Brownold, Winchester Thurston Players to watch: Austin Recinos, Moravian Academy; Beck Buchanan, Winchester Thurston How they got here: WPIAL runner-up Winchester Thurston defeated District 6 champion Bishop Carroll, 7-0; District 3 third-place...
WPIAL football playoffs 3rd round: How to watch, listen and find scores
Championship berths are on the line Friday night in the WPIAL football playoffs. Teams in Class 5A and 2A will be vying for spots in the finals. Noteworthy, in Allegheny County’s 5A battle, Gateway will faceoff against McKeesport in a rematch from three weeks ago. Tonight’s winner will move on...
PIAA Class A girls soccer finals primer: Shady Side Academy vs. Camp Hill
Camp Hill (24-0) vs. Shady Side Academy (20-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Hersheypark Stadium Coaches: Jared Latchford, Camp Hill; Mary Lynch, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Ava Brackett, Camp Hill; Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy How they got here: District 3 champion Camp Hill defeated District 4 runner-up Bloomsburg, 4-1;...
WPIAL Class 4A football finals primer: Thomas Jefferson vs. Belle Vernon
WPIAL Class 4A championship No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (12-0) vs. No. 3 Belle Vernon (10-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1020 AM, 107.1 FM, 95.3 FM Coaches: Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson; Matt Humbert, Belle Vernon Winner plays: Winner of Cathedral Prep (10-2) and Bellefonte (9-2) in...
PIAA Class AA volleyball finals primer: North Catholic vs. North Penn-Liberty
North Penn-Liberty (22-0) vs. North Catholic (22-1) 1 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg Coaches: Jennifer Nawri, North Penn-Liberty; Amanda Fetter, North Catholic Players to watch: Maddison Minyo, senior, middle hitter/outside hitter, North Penn-Liberty; Dominique Felix, senior, outside hitter, North Catholic. How they got here: District 4 champion North...
PIAA Class AAAA volleyball finals primer: North Allegheny vs. Bishop Shanahan
Bishop Shanahan (23-0) vs. North Allegheny (22-1) 6 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg Coaches: Greg Ashman, Bishop Shanahan; Heidi Miller, North Allegheny Players to watch: Abby Miller, senior, setter/opposite, North Allegheny; Cara Shultz, senior, outside hitter, Bishop Shanahan. How they got here: District 1 champion Bishop Shanahan defeated...
Fox Chapel ends cross country season with pair of PIAA medals
The Fox Chapel cross country team brought home a pair of medals from the PIAA championships Nov. 2. Senior Grace Sisson came in eighth in the girls Class AAA race while Foxes senior Christian Finch finished 11th on the boys side. “Grace ran very well and I was pleased and...
South Hills soccer, volleyball coaches praise unsung heroes
There usually is at least one of these athletes on every team. These are the players who quietly and efficiently go about their business to help their team achieve its goals. They are unsung heroes. “Ours is (senior) Ray Thomas,” Baldwin boys soccer coach Dave Zinski said. “He’s a team...
South Hills notes: Brentwood’s Aiden Wardzinski has memorable playoff opener
Brentwood junior Aiden Wardzinski was a one-man wrecking crew in his first taste of the WPIAL playoffs. Wardzinski scored all four Brentwood touchdowns — two rushing, one receiving and another on an interception return — to lead the fifth-seeded Spartans to a 28-19 win Nov. 1 against No. 12 East...
Baldwin’s 1999 football team remembered for heart, toughness
The groundwork for the conference championship was laid at preseason camp at Slippery Rock. The Baldwin football team stormed out of the gate in 1999, rolling to a 5-0 record then finishing with an 8-2 regular-season mark. The Fighting Highlanders, a nickname established by then-football coach/athletic director Don Yannessa, captured...
Pine-Richland field hockey places 7 on WPIAL All-Star teams
Collectively, the Pine-Richland field hockey team earned a number of significant achievements this season. The Rams went undefeated in WPIAL play, won the program’s second WPIAL championship by defeating Peters Township, 2-0, in the Class AAA title game and qualified for the PIAA championship tournament. Now, a number of Rams...
Franklin Regional not satisfied with first-round playoff exit
There wasn’t another team in the WPIAL that played a schedule like Franklin Regional did this season. Panthers coach Greg Botta dubbed his team “the traveling football show,” because they were road warriors for most of the year. The Panthers played only three games at home due to losing a...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Callie Davis
Callie Davis, a senior and forward on the Shady Side Academy soccer team, was instrumental in helping SSA claim the WPIAL Class A championship. In the playoffs, she scored a pair of goals and had two assists against Riverside, two goals and an assist against OLSH and three goals and...
Quaker Valley boys soccer captures 2nd state title in 3 yearsVideo
HERSHEY — For the second time in three years, the Quaker Valley boys soccer team is heading home with the PIAA Class AA state championship trophy in hand. But it might not make it to their trophy case at the high school. “I hope I don’t have to let it...
WPIAL championship rematch with fearsome Central Catholic line awaits Pine-Richland
One lineman is the talented nephew of an NFL superstar. One is 6-foot-5 and committed to North Carolina. The two others are gigantic twin brothers with more than 20 scholarship offers. Combined, the Central Catholic defensive linemen have formed a fearsome front four. “This group is special because of their...
High school roundup for Nov. 14, 2019: Owen Tutich nets hat trick, OT winner for Greensburg Salem
Owen Tutich completed his hat trick in overtime to lead Greensburg Salem to a wild 8-7 victory over Wheeling Park in PIHL hockey Thursday night. Colin Kruth and Brendon Linderman had two goals apiece for Greensburg Salem (4-1-1). Gian DeGenova and Spencer Abraham scored twice for Wheeling Park (2-3-1). Pine-Richland...
