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Ligonier Valley, Bellwood-Antis set for rematch with District 6 championship berth on the line
For the second time in as many years, Ligonier Valley and Bellwood-Antis find themselves opposite one another in the District 6 Class 2A football semifinals, both eyeing a spot in the championship game next weekend. Barely unlike last season, both teams are undefeated at 11-0. Just once-beaten a year ago,...
High school football broadcasts on tap for Week 11
TRIBLIVE HS SPORTS NETWORK Streaming broadcasts at tribHSSN.triblive.com Friday Central Valley vs. Derry, 7 p.m. Clairton vs. Cornell, 7 p.m. Gateway vs. Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Moon vs. Peters Township, 7 p.m. Neshannock vs. Brentwood, 7 p.m. Penn Hills vs. McKeesport, 7 p.m. South Fayette vs. Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Thomas Jefferson...
The Birdie gives props to Penn-Trafford’s guts
Last week: 8-3 (72.7) Season: 118-23 (83.7) The Birdie recognizes resilience in sports. He appreciates teams that take injuries and use them as motivation. “Not as a crutch,” he said. “If you deal with adversity with a frown, your season will come crashing down. My pee wee coach, Mr. Pauly...
Central Valley’s clear focus heading into WPIAL Class 3A semifinal: Stop Derry’s Justin Huss
Central Valley football coach Mark Lyons and his staff have devised gameplans to stuff the run before. The Warriors (10-1) are the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs and the top-ranked team in the state. They are responsible for handing vaunted Aliquippa its only loss — a...
With Sam Fanelli back in action, Penn-Trafford loaded up for meeting with Upper St. ClairVideo
Penn-Trafford and Upper St. Clair don’t exactly have a storied rivalry. The teams have met six times over the years, and the Panthers have won five, including a 28-27 thriller in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship in 1987 on a missed extra point in the final seconds. The Warriors’ only...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Week 11
Dylan Schmidt Penn-Trafford, Sr., C/DE Schmidt (6-0, 245) is a two-way starter having an excellent season. He has eight sacks and three tackles for losses. He has been the Warriors’ starting center for three consecutive seasons. Seth Loughner Derry, Sr., G/LB When Loughner (6-0, 240) was in middle school, he...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 5, 2019
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class AAA First round Tuesday’s results Central Dauphin 3, Downingtown West 2 (OT) Easton 2, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 1 Emmaus 6, Garnet Valley 2 Hershey 6, Pine-Richland 0 Lower Dauphin 1, Souderton 0 Owen J. Roberts 4, Cardinal O’Hara 0 Perkiomen Valley 3, Wilkes-Barre 1 Wilson 7, Peters...
High school roundup for Nov. 5, 2019: West Allegheny rallies from three goals down to win PIAA opener
Caleb Miller had a hat trick and freshman goalkeeper Thomas Higgins was perfect in a relief appearance as West Allegheny (15-6-1) rallied from three goals down to defeat Hollidaysburg 5-3 in a PIAA Class AAA first-round boys soccer match Tuesday night. West Allegheny, the WPIAL runners-up, fell behind 3-0 in...
GCC gets matching hat tricks from Nate Ward, Carlo Denis to pummel Iroquois
Senior Nate Ward and freshman Carlo Denis were harbingers of promising things to come in the first round of the PIAA Class A boys soccer playoffs. Every time one of them touched the ball, both early and late, something good happened for Greensburg Central Catholic. And while some early offsides...
Knoch volleyball back to full strength in first-round PIAA win over South Fayette
The last time Kennedy Christy was in the Shaler gym, she was injured on the final night of the regular season in a nonsection match against the Titans and it caused her to miss Knoch’s entire WPIAL playoff run. Christy was cleared to play Monday and made her return on...
3 WPIAL teams sit atop their class in latest Trib HSSN state football rankings
There was only one team ranked in the Trib HSSN state rankings that lost last week. It sounds like an impressive record, but seven teams enjoyed district playoff byes and did not play in Week 10. Of the teams that did suit up for postseason play, 12 of the 13...
Former WPIAL basketball star Donovan ‘Puff’ Johnson commits to North Carolina
Former WPIAL basketball star Donovan “Puff” Johnson committed Tuesday night to North Carolina, choosing a school where older brother Cameron played. The 6-foot-7 standout watched closely as his brother became a Tar Heels star over the past two seasons, and that familiarity ultimately led him to Chapel Hill. “He enjoyed...
Sullivan plays hero again, propels Deer Lakes into PIAA quarterfinals with overtime goal
Throughout their PIAA first-round matchup with District 6 champion Juniata on Tuesday, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team came within inches of scoring the go-ahead goal. Mike Sullivan hit both goalposts and the crossbar at one point. Ryan Rodgers pushed two shots wide with open space in front of him,...
McDowell ends Norwin’s girls soccer playoff run
The Norwin girls soccer team suffered a 3-2 loss to McDowell in a PIAA Class AAAA first-round matchup Tuesday night at Dollinger Field in Erie. Katelyn Kauffman and Madison Rose scored goals, helping the Knights to a 2-0 halftime lead before the Trojans stormed back with a pair of second-half...
Freeport volleyball shakes off ‘WPIAL hangover,’ cruises in first-round PIAA match
After having to come back from two-set deficits to win in the WPIAL semifinals and finals last week,the Freeport girls volleyball team had a much less stressful opening to the state playoffs. Behind a balanced attack, the Yellowjackets cruised to a 3-0 sweep of District 9 champion Brookville in the...
Westmoreland County high school athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Garrett Beaver, Norwin’s Katelyn Kauffman
Garrett Beaver School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Year: Senior Claim to fame: Beaver scored the game-winning goal to lift No. 1 Franklin Regional (19-0-1) to a 2-1 win over No. 7 West Allegheny in the boys WPIAL Class AAA championship on Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium. “It was an amazing...
Plum’s Jackson gives verbal commitment to Pitt volleyball
For Plum’s Makayla Jackson, Pitt is it. The Mustangs standout junior middle hitter paid an official visit to the University of Pittsburgh volleyball program over the weekend, and she came away impressed so much that she gave a verbal commitment to the Panthers. “I loved the campus and the fact...
George Guido: H.S. football season in A-K Valley provides plenty of highlights
And just like that, it was over. The 121st Alle-Kiski Valley high school football season came to a screeching halt with all three local playoff teams losing Friday night on the opening night of the postseason. This season was better than 2018, however. One reason is four local teams had...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Freeport’s Isabella Russo, Riverview’s Mason Ochs
Isabella Russo Class: Sr. School: Freeport Sport: Volleyball Report card: Russo had the match-clinching kill for the Yellowjackets, who rallied after dropping the first two sets in a 3-2 win over North Catholic in the WPIAL finals Saturday at Fox Chapel. She had 17 kills in the match. Russo also...
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 4, 2019
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs First round Tuesday’s schedule Class AAA Downingtown West (17-5) vs. Central Dauphin (16-7) at Methacton, 6 p.m.; Wilson (21-3) vs. Peters Township (10-3-1) at Mechanicsburg, 5 p.m.; Cardinal O’Hara (14-7) vs. Owen J. Roberts (19-3) at The Proving Grounds, Conshohocken, 5 p.m.; Emmaus (24-0)...
Canon-McMillan’s Samosky, South Allegheny’s Pikula named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month
The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania. School administrators, athletic directors, coaches and teachers have the opportunity to nominate one female and one male scholar athlete to receive the TribLIVE High School Sports Network Scholar-Athlete of the Month Award....
Penn-Trafford field hockey hopes to continue surge
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team saved its best for last. The Warriors blanked rival Latrobe, 4-0, in the WPIAL championship Oct. 29, earning their fourth consecutive Class AA title. Next up is a PIAA first-round playoff game against District 3’s Twin Valley (20-5) at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hempfield. “The WPIAL...
WPIAL volleyball champs Freeport, Knoch eager to begin PIAA title quests
Shaler Area will be a volleyball hotspot Tuesday as WPIAL champions Freeport and Knoch open the PIAA playoffs with back-to-back matchups. The undefeated Yellowjackets (18-0) will face District 9 champion Brookville at 6 p.m., and the Knights (21-1) will battle South Fayette at 7:30. “We’re playing with so much momentum...
High school football playoff picture in districts 5, 6, 9, 10 for this weekend
While WPIAL football fans have their eyes on the Highway to Heinz and the Route to Norwin, the 2019 PIAA playoffs are taking shape with first-round action set to begin on Nov. 15 and 16. All of the district playoffs lead to the Road to Hershey, so HSSN has updates...
First PIAA-playoff appearance is ‘great opportunity’ for Plum girls soccer
The Plum girls soccer team fell short Saturday in its quest for a WPIAL Class AAA championship in its first title-game appearance. The Mustangs were not able to solve unbeaten Mars in a 4-0 loss at Highmark Stadium. But that didn’t end the season for Plum (17-2-1). It has turned...
