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Quaker Valley brings high-scoring offense into boys soccer playoffs
History was on Quaker Valley’s side at the start of the boys soccer playoffs. The Quakers scored 141 goals this season — the most for the program since 1996 — and Quaker Valley won a WPIAL Championship all four times it has found the net that much. They were three...
Pine-Richland girls soccer rewarded for scrappy effort with playoff berth
For a number of weeks now, the Pine-Richland girls soccer team has found itself in an unfamiliar position. In recent seasons, the Rams (8-6, 6-6) have coasted to a top finish in Section 1-AAAA. This year’s group had to battle for its postseason dreams with its back against the wall...
Plum girls soccer reaches section championship goal
What can Plum coach Jamie Stewart do for an encore? Stewart, in his first season coaching at Plum, guided the girls soccer team to a section championship and an impressive 14-1-1 regular-season record. “We set goals for the team at the beginning of the year, most having to do with...
Franklin Regional volleyball caps meteoric rise with undefeated section season
When Franklin Regional girls volleyball coach Mike Feorene took the job seven years ago, the Panthers just experienced three straight years of winless volleyball. The team went 0-36 in section play the three years before Feorene took over. Fast forward to 2017 and the team once again went winless in...
A-K Valley boys soccer matchups for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
Class AAAA First round 12-Woodland Hills (9-8-1) at 5-Fox Chapel (11-3-3) Noon Saturday at Fox Chapel High School Winner plays: 3-Canon-McMillan on Wednesday Coaches: Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel; Delroy “Lucky” Russell, Woodland Hills Players to watch: Erik Ingram, Sr. MF, Fox Chapel; AJ Hill, Sr., GK, Woodland Hills Corner kicks:...
Bethel Park, Peters Township to break 1st-place tie in unpredictable Allegheny 8
Nobody’s perfect in the Allegheny Eight, but that’s because the conference is the deepest in the WPIAL this season. Every team has lost at least once. “When you look at your standings and see Woodland Hills and West Allegheny near the bottom, your league is pretty tough,” Bethel Park coach...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 17, 2019
Cross country Thursday’s results WPIAL Tri State Coaches Association Cross Country Meet Boys Class AAA Team results North Allegheny, 67; Butler, 81; Mt. Lebanon, 102; Fox Chapel, 154; Seneca Valley, 199 Individual results Patrick Anderson, ML, 15:45.47; Zachary Leachman, Mars, 16:02.72; Daniel McGoey, NA, 16:10.47; Sage Vavro, B, 16:14.46; CJ...
High school roundup for Oct. 17, 2019: Trinity, Ellis School score first WPIAL wins
Hannah Abbondanza scored twice to lead Trinity (8-7-1) to a 6-0 victory over Laurel Highlands (7-11-0) in a Class AAA girls soccer preliminary round match Thursday night. It’s the first WPIAL playoff victory in program history. Olivia Mauro, Courtney Lowe, Alyssa Clutter and Courtney Dahlquist also scored for Trinity, which...
Rugged schedule sharpens Fox Chapel girls soccer for WPIAL playoffs
After a tough schedule that saw his team finish with a 6-6 section record, Fox Chapel High School girls soccer coach Peter Torres believes his squad is ready for the WPIAL playoffs. “For us to succeed in the playoffs, we need to continue to improve our in-game communication and finish...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8
Class 6A Conference Pine-Richland (5-1, 7-1) at Seneca Valley (3-3, 3-5) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nextier Stadium On the air: Video at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Last week: Pine-Richland 41, Mt. Lebanon 0; Woodland Hills 36, Seneca Valley 7 Coaches: Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland; Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley Players to watch: Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (Jr.,...
Woodland Hills brings back boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic
Matt Furjanic’s phone was ringing all day long. So much so that the Rankin native and former Robert Morris men’s basketball coach was liable to have had it pried off his ear. His friends were calling him constantly at his home in Winter Haven, Fla., on Thursday to send along...
McGuffey installing two-toned gray turf at football stadium
McGuffey’s football field is going gray. The school board approved a stadium renovation plan Thursday that includes installing custom turf with alternating stripes of two-toned gray, said athletic director/football coach Ed Dalton. “It’s sharp,” Dalton said. “You can’t tell by the picture, but the track is navy and the lines...
Peters Township battles past Fox Chapel in WPIAL tennis finals
After three and a half hours of intense competition, the WPIAL Class AAA girls tennis team championship was decided in one final singles match. The meet came down to the No. 2 singles confrontation between a pair of sophomores, Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard and Peters Township’s Kat Wang. With the...
Anderson, Carter smash records at Tri-State cross country meet
When the WPIAL holds its cross country championships on Oct. 23 at Cal (Pa.), the favorites to win the Class AAA boys and girls races are Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson and Bethel Park junior Emily Carter. And to no one’s surprise, Anderson and Carter shined at the Tri-State Track...
5 things to watch in Week 8 of the high school football season
For many teams, there’s still hope. The WPIAL has 119 football teams this season and more than 90 still have a mathematical path to the playoffs with two weeks left in the regular season. Sure, some might seem slim. But with a little help, even winless Butler could sneak into...
Sewickley Academy girls top Knoch for third straight WPIAL team tennis title
The Sewickley Academy girls tennis team captured the WPIAL Class AA team tennis championship for the third straight year with a 3-2 victory over Knoch. For the three-time champs, it started in doubles competition. The pairing of Victoria Keller and Emma DiSantis earned Sewickley its first point with a 6-0,...
Alle-Kiski Valley Through the Years: Factor leads Highlands to Saturday morning win
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. In a rare, 11 a.m Saturday game, Highlands manhandled Valley, 30-0, on Oct. 18, 1969. Terry Factor scored three touchdowns....
North Hills volleyball focuses on season’s achievements
A WPIAL Class AAAA playoff berth was not in the cards this year for the North Hills girls volleyball team. However, that does not mean the season was a disappointment for the Indians. While second-year head coach Vicky Danko readily admits that nailing down a spot in the postseason was...
North Allegheny girls soccer reaches new heights with undefeated section season
Knocking down every obstacle on the way to a Section 1-AAAA crown wasn’t a one-year process for the North Allegheny girls soccer program. The Tigers, who wrapped up their first-ever unbeaten section record by beating North Hills 8-1 on Oct. 14 at Newman Stadium, have been working toward this for...
Shaler girls soccer sticks together through difficult season
Sticking together was the most important concept for the Shaler Area girls soccer team this season. Not a lot of things went right for the Titans. When Ashley Venezia scored Oct. 10 in Shaler’s 1-0 win over North Hills at Martorelli Stadium, it was a big lift. Jocelyn Schwartz made...
Shaler boys soccer sets tone with strong finish to season
If everything breaks a certain way, Shaler Area boys soccer coach Adam Hunter could see the program dropping to Class AAA when the WPIAL determines the next two-year enrollment cycle in November. Even if the Titans have to stay up and trade punches with the AAAA heavyweights, Hunter believes how...
Big-race experience boosts Chartiers Valley cross country team
With the WPIAL championships approaching, the Chartiers Valley cross country teams are getting some big race experience. In October, the Colts competed in the Big South Championship, the John Sample Invitational in Grove City, the Mingo Classic and the TSTCA Cross Country Championships. “We have seen a lot of good...
Penn Hills boys soccer players gain experience in challenging section
The Penn Hills boys soccer team’s record doesn’t tell the whole story in regards to the Indians’ season. The young, inexperienced team was in many close games but couldn’t find a way to finish. The Indians (2-16, 1-13) started on a positive note when they defeated Jeannette, 5-0, in a...
Hampton girls cross country team learns to overcome obstacles
The main goal for Hampton girls cross country this season was simply growth and development. Learning how to overcome injuries and obstacles is part of that process, and the Talbots have done it well. “I think everyone is really happy with this season,” senior Anna Norman said. “I know we...
Hampton hockey hopes to ride fundamentals, goaltending
If Hampton hockey is going to enjoy the success it has had in previous seasons as a perennial playoff team, it’ll need to change some things around. In recent years, Hampton has been one of the highest scoring programs in Class AA. This year, with the loss of its “Super...
