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Pine-Richland field hockey team seeks elusive state title
The Pine-Richland field hockey team won the WPIAL Class AAA championship again after toppling reigning champ Peters Township, 2-0, on Oct. 28 at Fox Chapel. It was the program’s second title in the past three seasons. Pine-Richland also won in 2017. The Rams stood tall on defense and received a...
Shady Side Academy sneaks by GCC for 1st WPIAL girls soccer title since 2016
The Shady Side Academy and Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer teams split a pair of meetings in the regular season. On Friday at Highmark Stadium, the Indians took home the tiebreaker as they defeated the Centurions, 2-1, to win their first WPIAL Class A Championship since 2016. “It’s a hard...
Freeport hungry for WPIAL girls volleyball title
The Freeport girls volleyball team celebrated Thursday’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Avonworth in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at North Allegheny with a trip to Chick-fil-A. “My girls all love Chick-fil-A, and they kind of devoured a lot of chicken sandwiches on the way home,” Yellowjackets coach Tom Phillips said....
Mars is last obstacle in way of Plum girls soccer’s first WPIAL titleVideo
Earlier this season, the Plum girls soccer team ventured to Highmark Stadium for a matchup with section rival Oakland Catholic. The result wasn’t what the Mustangs had hoped for as they suffered a 3-1 loss to the Eagles. But almost two months from that Sept. 7 game, Plum still only...
Knoch, Thomas Jefferson to collide in WPIAL girls volleyball title match
Knoch and Thomas Jefferson were the top two ranked girls volleyball teams in WPIAL Class AAA throughout the season, and they were rewarded with the top two seeds in the playoff bracket. The No. 1 Knights (17-0) and No. 2 Jaguars (18-1) turned away challengers through the first three rounds,...
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...
Former coach leaves, new coach named in GCC baseball program
There has been a change at the top of the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team. Dennis Reist resigned as coach of the Centurions after three seasons and Tom Appleby, Reist’s assistant and the school’s former softball coach, was named as his replacement. Reist left to become the head baseball coach...
Upper St. Clair out to deny North Hills its 1st playoff win since 2010
North Hills and Upper St. Clair haven’t played one another in nearly a decade, but a first-round matchup has stirred some nostalgia. “It seemed like back in the day, that’s who we were matched up with quite a bit,” said North Hills coach Pat Carey, a 1988 graduate. “That’s back...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2019
Football WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Friday’s schedule Seneca Valley (4-6) at Mt. Lebanon (6-4), 7 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (3-7) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m. Byes: Central Catholic (9-1), Pine-Richland (9-1) Quarterfinals Nov. 8 schedule Central Catholic vs. Mt. Lebanon/Seneca Valley-winner at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.; North Allegheny/Canon-McMillan-winner at...
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2019: Top seeded Bishop Canevin, North Catholic reach WPIAl volleyball finals
Top-seeded Bishop Canevin was challenged on Thursday night more than it had been throughout the entire postseason in a four-set win to advance to the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship game. Geibel pushed the Crusaders to the limit in each of the first three sets, finally stealing a victory...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 10
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 10: Derrick Davis Gateway, Jr., RB/SS Davis (6-1, 185), who has dozens of Division I offers, is among the highest scoring players in the WPIAL. He has found the end zone 25 times while rushing for 1,227 yards on...
Joey Fonagy’s overtime goal lifts Canon-McMillan to WPIAL boys soccer title
The Big Macs had one more comeback in them and it was one that they’ll remember for a long time. Trailing by a goal with just over a minute remaining, Luke Gladden found some open space and scored a goal from 18 yards out before Joey Fonagy scored on a...
Freeport rallies to knock off Avonworth in WPIAL volleyball playoffs
The Freeport girls volleyball team hadn’t faced adversity this season like it did Thursday in a WPIAL Class AA semifinal match against Avonworth at North Allegheny. The Yellowjackets had lost only one game through their first 16 matches, but they stared in the face of a 2-0 deficit against the...
Shaler runners make impact at postseason cross country meets
Tyler Paszkowski, Dalton Kalbaugh and Samantha Hennen have developed into great examples for Shaler Area cross country coach Justin Eskra. Put time and effort into the sport and future Titans can follow their lead. The trio made a big splash at the WPIAL Class AAA cross country championships, turning in...
Shaler girls volleyball goes down swinging in WPIAL playoffs
The Shaler Area girls volleyball team didn’t concede much ground to Canon-McMillan during the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals last Tuesday night in Canonsburg. While the host and third-seeded Big Macs were able to complete a 3-0 sweep of the sixth-seeded Titans, Canon-McMillan had to work in every set. Shaler lost...
Varley, LaQuatra, Kozy follow siblings’ lead to PIAA cross country championships
When it comes to playing sports, a younger sibling usually follows in the footsteps of the older. Bishop Canevin sophomore Trey Varley took the opposite route. His brother, Dominic, two years younger, started running cross country in third grade. Trey said he wasn’t even aware cross country was a sport,...
Strong season gives jolt of energy to Carlynton soccer program
When Nick Showman took over the Carlynton boys soccer team three years ago, something was missing. The program didn’t have the energy it had in the past. But the Cougars found that spark this season. Carlynton finished the season with a 17-4 record and reached the WPIAL Class A consolation...
Penn Hills runners gain experience at WPIAL meet
With a young, inexperienced and shorthanded lineup, the Penn Hills boys cross country team wrapped up its season at the WPIAL Class AAA championships Oct. 24 at Cal (Pa.). Junior Hunter Shields and freshman Austin Stuchul finished 185th and 186th in 20:35 and 20:36, respectively, to lead the Indians. The...
Penn Hills fall sports athletes earn all-section honors
All-section honors were awarded to Penn Hills fall sports athletes in soccer and girls volleyball recently. The Indians had five athletes from boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball receive all-section honors from the PA Big 56 this season. Junior forward Maya Wofford headlined the list of athletes, as she...
Hampton volleyball program headed in right direction
The Hampton girls volleyball team may have not made it as far in the playoffs as it did last year, but it has to feel like it took a step forward. After all, it was this senior class which, four years ago, sat as JV freshmen and watched the Talbots...
Home-field advantage weighs heavy in WPIAL playoffs
North Hills’ Rowdie Rooters, the team’s famed hilltop cheering section, hasn’t celebrated a home playoff game at Martorelli Stadium in almost a decade. But when the WPIAL football playoffs start Friday night, North Hills will be among the teams playing on home turf, an advantage that’s proven to be significant....
North Allegheny stops Norwin, wins first WPIAL girls soccer title
With a stiff wind whipping at their backs — the same wind Norwin had in the first half but could not take advantage of — North Allegheny made the conditions work in its favor to win the school’s first WPIAL girls soccer championship. The Tigers scored twice after halftime and,...
2nd WPIAL football playoff game moved to artificial turf
Friday’s forecast predicts drier weather, but Thursday’s rain was enough to force two WPIAL football playoff games to be moved off grass. The WPIAL announced that Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Clairton will play their Class A first-round game at West Mifflin. They were schedule to play at...
PIAA overturns WPIAL, makes Clairton’s Wayne Wade III eligible for football playoffsVideo
Clairton senior Wayne Wade III can participate in the football playoffs, the PIAA decided Thursday, overturning a WPIAL decision on the eve of the postseason. Wade had his appeal heard Thursday morning at the PIAA office in Mechanicsburg. The WPIAL had ruled Wade ineligible for the postseason under a PIAA...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 10
Class 6A Quarterfinals Seneca Valley (4-6) at Mt. Lebanon (6-4) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon Stadium On the air: WJAS-AM 1320 and at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Last week: Seneca Valley 28, Norwin 7; Central Catholic 45, Mt. Lebanon 7 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon Players to watch: Matt...
