High School category, Page 1099
Freeport volleyball set for high-stakes rematch with North Catholic
As the Freeport girls volleyball team was taking care of Beaver on Saturday in a PIAA Class AA quarterfinal at Shaler, North Catholic and defending PIAA champion Bald Eagle Area squared off for another spot in the state semifinals. The Yellowjackets’ sweep of the Bobcats propelled them into the PIAA...
PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals make for a big Tuesday
(Note: Tuesday’s PIAA soccer semifinals at Hampton and Slippery Rock were postponed to Wednesday.) Is there a better rivalry in the WPIAL than Greensburg Central Catholic vs. Shady Side Academy in girls soccer? The two have combined to dominate the decade with GCC winning five WPIAL and two PIAA championships...
Road to Hershey opens for business as state playoffs kick off this weekend
While the focus this week for WPIAL football fans is on the finish to the Highway to Heinz and the final stop on the Route to Norwin, the 2019 PIAA playoffs kick off this weekend. The district semifinals on Friday and championship games on Saturday are all part of the...
Springdale boys soccer set to build on successful season
Over the course of the past three seasons, the Springdale boys soccer team has proved itself to be one of the best in WPIAL Class A. The Dynamos made a WPIAL playoff appearance in all three years and were on the cusp of a WPIAL championship in 2017 before losing...
Playing through injuries solidified Knoch volleyball team’s depth
At practice Monday, Knoch girls volleyball players sat on the gym floor in a circle around coach Diane Geist as they prepared for their state semifinal opponent, District 3 champion Palmyra. The Knights are in the PIAA semifinals for the third year in a row and will be seeking an...
Standout Freeport pitcher Jarrett Heilman gives verbal commitment to Mercyhurst
Jarrett Heilman is busy preparing for his final high school baseball season with a Freeport, which returns numerous starters and key contributors from last spring’s run to a Section 1-3A title and the PIAA playoffs. But when the senior pitcher hangs up his Yellowjackets uniform for the final time, he...
Northern: Penn Hills lands 9 players, coach on 1st-team, all-conference list
Penn Hills had nine players voted first-team all-conference by coaches including eight on the defensive side of the football. The Indians swept the defensive back spots with Dylan Bennett, Dontae Pollard, Aakeem Snell, Noel Roach and Anthony Grimes all making the list. Penn Hills’ Jon LeDonne repeated as conference coach...
Big East: 9 from Penn-Trafford voted 1st-team all-conference, Ruane top coach
bPenn-Trafford went undefeated in the regular season and dominated the Big East once again Monday in the all-conference voting. The Warriors had nine players earn first-team honors and John Ruane was named as the coach of the year. Conference coaches vote on the awards. The results were announced Monday. FIRST-TEAM...
Allegheny 8: Peters Township leads all-conference voting with 8 on 1st team
Moon went from one conference win to a share of the Allegheny Eight title, a turnaround that earned Ryan Linn conference coach of the year honors. Co-champion Peters Township led with eight first-team players in voting conducted by conference coaches. The results were announced Monday. Bethel Park was second with...
Central Catholic leads 6A all-conference team; Canon-Mac’s Evans top coach
Central Catholic, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland finished tied as tri-champions in WPIAL Class 6A, but the Vikings ran away with the all-conference vote. The conference coaches awarded first-team all-conference honors to nine Central Catholic players, including four linemen. North Allegheny placed six players on the first team and Pine-Richland had...
Ligonier Valley to play Richland for District 6 title
The District 6 Class 2A championship game between No. 1 seed Richland (11-0) and No. 2 Ligonier Valley (12-0) will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at Mansion Park in Altoona. These teams squared off in the 2018 District 6 title game with Richland rallying for a 21-12 victory. Richland...
WPIAL releases sites for Class 5A, 2A football semifinals
The sites and times are set for the semifinals Friday and the four district championship games Saturday at Heinz Field as the WPIAL football playoffs continue this weekend. Entering Week 12, only two defending champions remain in the tournament field. Pine-Richland is looking for a third straight Class 6A title...
Semifinals Friday and Championship Saturday highlight a big week on Trib HSSN
The Highway to Heinz concludes, and there is one final stop on the Route to Norwin in the WPIAL football playoffs this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our exclusive coverage of the district football playoffs continues with video feeds of the Class 5A and 2A semifinals...
Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson leads PTFCA all-state cross country team
Two-time state cross country champion Patrick Anderson was named as the sport’s male athlete of the year by the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association. The Mt. Lebanon senior was among 10 WPIAL runners who earned all-state honors this week. North Allegheny’s John Neff was named as the girls coach...
High school schedules for Nov. 11, 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 schedule Sites, times TBD Penn-Trafford (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1); Gateway (10-2) vs. McKeesport (9-3) Class 4A Championship Saturday’s schedule Thomas Jefferson (12-0) vs. Belle Vernon (10-1)...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 11
With the coldest temperatures of the football season chilling the second Friday of the WPIAL postseason, most thought the below-freezing temps might prohibit teams from throwing the ball all over the frosty fields of Western Pa. Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz was not one of them. “That’s what we do....
PIHL hockey standings through Nov. 10
Here are the PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Nov. 10. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA,...
Washington leads all-conference selections in Class 2A Century
Washington quarterback Zack Swartz, lineman Zakhi Marshall and coach Mike Bosnic won individual awards in the Class 2A Century. The Prexies led with seven first-team all-conference selections in a vote of coaches. Swartz was named as the conference’s top offensive player, Marshall was the top lineman and Bosnic earned coach...
Deer Lakes falls short but promises to come back stronger
After coming up just short in the PIAA Class AA state championship last season, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team came into 2019 with unfinished business. They set a goal for themselves to not only get back to the state championship, but to reach their first WPIAL championship and bring...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week — Nov. 11, 2019
Thursday was another day at the office for this week’s TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Player of the Week. In seven games this season, South Park goalie Shane Peremba has allowed 10 goals and faced 206 shots on goal. Do the math: That’s a .951 save percentage and a...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Nov. 11, 2019
Last season’s semifinal loss to Pine-Richland left a sour taste in the mouths of the Latroce Icecats. Those who returned haven’t forgotten that feeling. In fact, coach Josh Werner said, those guys are using it as a chip on their shoulders and motivation to make sure it doesn’t happen again....
Balanced scoring, solid defense get Latrobe hockey off to hot start
With an experienced and balanced roster, Latrobe entered the season as one of the favorites to win a PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA championship. The Wildcats have reinforced that belief with a 5-0 start to the year. “We have a big group of seniors this year, and they are hungry...
Kiski Area wrestlers prepare for season with The Surge
Kiski Area is heading into the wrestling season in search of its fourth straight Class AAA WPIAL title, and last weekend a few Cavaliers got to test their mettle at The Surge wrestling tournament at the Pitt-Johnstown. The tournament included teams from all over the region and had some of...
PIAA releases sites for soccer, volleyball semifinals
The PIAA has released the sites and times for the soccer and girls volleyball semifinals. The WPIAL has four teams headed to the Final Four in boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball. All of these matches are Tuesday. Boys soccer Class AAA semifinals: Franklin Regional vs. Lower Dauphin at...
Blocked extra point sends Ligonier Valley into District 6 title game
After sending all its games into a mercy-rule mode, the Ligonier Valley football team nearly wound up on the short end in the District 6 Class 2A semifinals Saturday night. But the Rams survived a spirited Bellwood-Antis performance to come away with a 21-20 decision and advance to their fourth...
