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Mt. Lebanon, Canon-McMillan square off for WPIAL Class AAAA boys soccer championship
WPIAL Class AAAA Boys Soccer Championship 2-Mt. Lebanon (15-4-1) vs. 4-Canon-McMillan (14-3-1) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Bill Perz, Mt. Lebanon; Larry Fingers, Canon-McMillan Players to watch: Giuseppe Croce, Sr., MF, Mt. Lebanon; Joey Fonagy, Jr., F, Canon-McMillan Corner kicks: The Blue Devils are playing in their first WPIAL...
Aliquippa, Jeannette ousted from top spots in PIAA after Week 9 losses
Of the first 10 weeks of the high school football season, this past week saw the fewest changes as teams concluded the regular season or prepared for the district playoffs. When the dust cleared, only one team was ousted from the top five in all six classes in this week’s...
Greensburg Salem chasing history, playoff win against BlackhawkVideo
It’s been a while since Greensburg Salem won a WPIAL playoff game. None of the current Golden Lions were born when Greensburg Salem blanked Hopewell, 23-0, in 2000. But that streak could end Friday when No. 5 Greensburg Salem (5-5) travels to Beaver County to face No. 4 Blackhawk (6-4)...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for first week of WPIAL playoffs
Anthony Bonacci Franklin Regional, Sr., C/DL Bonacci has been the top offensive lineman for the Panthers. He has graded out at 81% as a blocker and has 15 pancake blocks. On defense, Bonacci (6-1, 266) has 38 tackles, five for losses, and one quarterback sack. Justin Huss Derry, Sr., RB/DB...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 29, 2019
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class AA Championship Tuesday’s result Penn-Trafford 4, Latrobe 0 Class A Championship Tuesday’s result Shady Side Academy 1, Ellis School 0 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...
High school roundup for Oct. 29, 2019: Top seeds Freeport, North Catholic roll on in WPIAL Class AA volleyball playoffs
The Freeport girls volleyball team keeps on rolling. The Yellowjackets, the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs, punched their ticket to the semifinals for the seventh straight season with a dominant 3-0 victory over No. 10 Hopewell on Tuesday at North Hills. Freeport held off the Vikings...
Penn-Trafford wins fourth straight field hockey championship
It’s hard to stay on top, but Penn-Trafford’s field hockey dynasty showed again that it can’t be toppled. The Warriors won their fourth consecutive WPIAL Class AA championship with a 4-0 victory over Greater Latrobe on Tuesday night. “We did amazing with the way we played tonight,” junior Allyson Doran...
Shady Side Academy wins 15th WPIAL field hockey title
There are many Western Pennsylvania fall sports traditions, not the least of which is 15 consecutive years of Ellis School or Shady Side Academy winning a WPIAL championship in field hockey. The two teams met Tuesday in a title game for the sixth straight season. Shady Side won, 1-0, in...
A-K Valley quarterbacks set the bar high in 2019
When the regular season ended this past Friday, seven quarterbacks from around the WPIAL had surpassed the 2,000-yard passing mark. Deer Lakes’ Aris Hasley and Burrell’s Alex Arledge were two of them. In his senior season, Hasley took the Lancers’ offense to a new level and became the leading passer...
George Guido: Three A-K Valley football teams set for WPIAL playoffs
For the 60th consecutive season, the Alle-Kiski Valley will be represented in the WPIAL playoffs. Apollo-Ridge, Kiski Area and Fox Chapel will be playing in the postseason Friday. The last time a local team failed to make the postseason was 1959. Strangely, Springdale had one of its better teams that...
A-K Valley girls soccer capsule for Oct. 30
WPIAL Class AA Third-place consolation 8-Freeport (16-5) vs. 3-South Park (13-4-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mars Winner plays: The District 5 or 6 champion Nov. 5 in the first round of the PIAA tournament Coaches: Brittni Grenninger, Freeport; Shelly Thropp, South Park Players to Watch: Aleah Parison, Fr., F, Freeport;...
Knoch girls volleyball digs deep, overcomes injuries to advance in WPIAL playoffs
Having two all-state volleyball players missing from a rotation might derail any number of teams, but the Knoch girls squad has used its depth and veteran leadership to stay in the WPIAL playoff mix. Playing without seniors Hannah Rowe and Kennedy Christy, their two top hitters, because of injury, the...
AK Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger and Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan
Kaitlyn Killinger Class: Fr. School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Killinger scored twice and had an assist for No. 2 Plum in a 4-2 win over Hampton in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals on Thursday. She also was one of six girls that scored in penalty kicks in Plum’s 2-1...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 9
From 2012-17, the Shaler football program had five winless seasons and suffered through losing streaks of 34 in a row and 24 straight, going a combined 2-55 during those six years. Last year, the Titans broke through to finish 4-7 and earned a WPIAL playoff berth for the first time...
WPIAL soccer consolations and girls volleyball semifinals share Wednesday spotlight
Nowadays, everybody gets a second chance at something. In district consolation matches, that second chance is for gold. Teams may have missed out on a shot at a WPIAL championship, but win a consolation match and they’ll advance to the PIAA playoffs and a shot at a state title. Such...
Freeport sweeps past Hopewell to earn spot in WPIAL semifinals
The Freeport girls volleyball team keeps on rolling. The Yellowjackets, the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs, punched their ticket to the semifinals for the seventh straight season with a dominant 3-0 victory over No. 10 Hopewell on Tuesday at North Hills. Freeport held off the Vikings...
Girls volleyball quarters, field hockey finals share Tuesday WPIAL spotlight
If the four higher seeds in the WPIAL Class AA girls volleyball quarterfinals set for Tuesday are all victorious, that will set up a less-than-fresh final four for Thursday. Defending champion and top seed North Catholic faces Ellwood City, No. 2 seed Freeport takes on Hopewell, No. 3 seed Frazier...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2019
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class AAA Championship Monday’s result Pine-Richland 2, Peters Township 0 Class AA Championship Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford vs. Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy vs. Ellis School at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m. Football WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round...
Choosing Washington or Avonworth for No. 1 seed among WPIAL’s toughest bracket picks
Choosing the No. 1 seeds was maybe easier than usual for the WPIAL football committee with one exception: Class 2A. There, the committee had three undefeated teams to pick from. Avonworth (10-0) played the strongest schedule with wins over six playoff teams. Burgettstown (9-0) had the stingiest defense, allowing only...
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2019: Norwin, North Allegheny to meet for WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer title
Pitt recruit Katelyn Kauffman scored the lone goal with 29 minutes, 44 seconds to play in the second half to propel top-seeded Norwin (18-1) to a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (13-4-2) in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer semifinal Monday night at North Allegheny. The defensive struggle...
Mars beats Belle Vernon, advances to 3rd straight WPIAL Class AAA championship
Top-seeded Mars entered Monday night’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal matchup with No. 5 Belle Vernon having scored 14 goals in playoff wins over Trinity and Thomas Jefferson. The Leopards brought the Fighting Planets back to earth a bit by limiting their goal total, but it wasn’t enough to pull off...
Shady Side Academy earns spot in WPIAL Class A girls soccer finals
Callie Davis had a hat trick and Melissa Riggins scored twice as No. 3 Shady Side Academy scored a 5-1 victory over second-seeded Bentworth in a WPIAL Class A girls soccer semifinal matchup Monday night. The Bearcats (18-2) scored the opening goal of the game 14 minutes in before the...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls clip No. 1 Freedom in OT to reach WPIAL final
Jessica Nemeth said the final play seemed like it was in slow motion. “I ran in to get the cross first, and I had this sense of clarity,” the Greensburg Central Catholic junior midfielder said. “I one-touched it and it went in and we’re going to the championship. “It’s the...
Pine-Richland wins 2nd WPIAL field hockey title in 3 years
Top-seeded Pine-Richland and #No. 4 Peters Township met last season in the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship. The Indians earned the title with a 2-1 win in overtime on a penalty stroke. The championship was the first for Peters Township in nine years. The Rams didn’t have to wait...
Greensburg Salem trying to make history as WPIAL football playoff brackets revealed
Greensburg Salem football coach Dave Keefer said he couldn’t write a better script for his football team’s first-round game. The Golden Lions (5-5), who finished third in the Big Eight Conference, will open the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs at Blackhawk (6-4) with two huge opportunities in front of them. They...
