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Westmoreland County football notes: Greensburg Salem wary of TJ mystique
It’s just a name playing another game. That is the way Greensburg Salem is trying to view vaunted Thomas Jefferson, the team that will visit Offutt Field Friday night in a WPIAL Class 4A Big Eight Conference game. The idea is to shed the heavy armor, the Jaguars’ notorious reputation...
It’s no time for Chick’s Picks to duck out of her football responsibilities
As a prominent local celebrity, Chick’s Picks often gets invited to high-profile events in the city. This week, she attended an event at Heinz Field, where she had an opportunity to meet Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges. The conversation quickly moved to the topic of duck calling — Duck’s other...
With Mohrbacher sisters filling the net, Freedom girls soccer doesn’t skip a beat
Freedom girls soccer has a bit of a different look from the 2018 WPIAL championship team after the graduation of some key seniors and standout Jayden Sharpless transferring to North Catholic, but the results have been the same. There have been goals, goals, more goals and wins. Led by the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 16, 2019
Cross country Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Freedom Invitational Team results Winchester Thurston, 28; Riverview 50; Greensburg Salem, 85; Beaver, 97; Chartiers-Houston, 138 Individual results Scott Routledge, Winchester Thurston, 16:52; Adam Hessler, Freedom, 16:57; Will Lamb, Beaver, 17:20; Mason Ochs, Riverview, 17:31; Patrick Malone, WT, 17:32; Sean Heintzleman, WT, 17:36; Quintin...
High school roundup for Oct. 16, 2019: Elizabeth Forward beats Seton LaSalle to tune up for boys soccer playoffs
Andrew Smith and Donovan Woytsek scored goals as Elizabeth Forward (9-8-1) tuned up for the playoffs with a boys soccer win over Section 4-A champ Seton LaSalle (8-6-3) on Wednesday night. Austin Onofrey and Logan Cherepko combined on the shutout. Burrell 6, Riverview 0 — The Bucs (11-7, 8-6) capped...
Start of soccer playoffs and end of volleyball regular season make for a busy Thursday
Let the postseason games on the pitch begin! The WPIAL soccer playoffs start up Thursday with three preliminary round matches. In boys Class A, Riverview (7-6) faces Beaver County Christian (6-8-1) at 6 p.m. at Hampton. The winner takes on top-seed Winchester Thurston at 1 p.m. Saturday in a first-round...
Upper St. Clair swimming star Josh Matheny commits to Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers are probably known best for an iconic basketball program once coached by Bob Knight, but the school also has a swim team that celebrates championships. The Hoosiers men and women both were Big Ten champions last winter, and in recent years have had some of the top...
Two streaking WPIAL football teams return to this week’s Trib 10 Power Rankings
Three Trib 10 teams lost in Week 7. While one fell a couple of spots, the other two were deleted from this week’s power rankings. While North Allegheny, Thomas Jefferson, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Central Catholic, Pine-Richland and Central Valley all won in Week 7, Gateway lost to Ohio power Massillon Washington...
Perennial power Upper St. Clair set for another girls soccer playoff run
There is one constant in the Upper St. Clair girls soccer program: The Panthers annually advance to the WPIAL playoffs. USC has advanced to the postseason every year that Dave Gray has been head coach. Gray began his coaching career with the Panthers in 2004. Not surprisingly, the USC girls...
Soccer teams grin, bear it when WPIAL playoff seeds aren’t favorable
Playoff brackets can cause coaches to do a lot of hand-wringing as the WPIAL committee “holes up in some room somewhere” to draw up their tournament path. To that end, not all coaches are content with their team’s position and many wonder how decisions were made. The ones who have...
2 top WPIAL juniors announce Michigan State football offersVideo
Michigan State has recruited its share of WPIAL football players, a list that recently included Montae Nicholson of Gateway and Demetrious Cox of Jeannette. Currently, there are none on the roster, but coach Mark Dantonio’s staff is targeting a few new prospects. Two of the WPIAL’s top juniors, Baldwin’s Dorien...
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2019 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class AAAA Favorite: Plum (15-0-2) turned in one of the best regular seasons in school history and finished unbeaten. The only blemishes on the Mustangs’ record came in 1-1 ties against Allderdice and Norwin. They have a talented group of...
Plum boys and girls soccer teams earn premier seeds for WPIAL playoffs
The Plum boys and girls soccer teams enjoyed successful regular seasons and the WPIAL rewarded both with premier seeds on Wednesday when playoff brackets were unveiled. The Mustangs boys (15-0-2) are the No. 1 seed in their Class AAAA bracket, while the Plum girls (14-1) are the No. 2 seed...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls volleyball playoff field through Tuesday
There is less than a week left in section play in WPIAL girls volleyball. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
A-K Valley football Q&A: Fox Chapel’s Shane Susnak
A 42-0 loss to Upper St. Clair on Sept. 27 put Fox Chapel’s record at 1-5, but the Foxes felt the scoreboard that night did not indicate how they played and that better things were ahead. “After watching the tape against (USC), we knew we were a better team than...
Week 8 high school football schedule
Thursday District 8 City League semifinals Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Norwin, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Moon at Woodland Hills, 7 p.m. Peters Township...
Westmoreland County football Q&A: Belle Vernon’s Jared Hartman
Whether his Belle Vernon teammates need a pass delivered to them on point or a quick haircut for game day — fades come in different forms — Jared Hartman is their man. The senior quarterback has been as much a big-play passer as he has a game-managing leader for the...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 8
Trevor Brncic Franklin Regional, jr., QB/FS The 5-foot-11, 175-pounder has improved steadily at the quarterback spot. He has completed 45 of 95 passes for 624 yards and five touchdowns. He also has thrown five interceptions for the Panthers, who will host McKeesport on Friday. Logan Gustafson Latrobe, jr., RB/FS The...
Big East title remains possibility for Franklin Regional, McKeesportVideo
Franklin Regional and McKeesport have secured spots in the upcoming WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. But both teams have eyes on a bigger prize: the Big East Conference title. “If we win our final two home games (McKeesport on Friday and Penn-Trafford on Oct.25) we’ll tie for the conference,” Franklin Regional...
Westmoreland County don’t-miss football matchups for Week 8
Class 6A Hempfield (2-6, 1-6) at Butler (0-8, 0-6) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1050 AM Last week: North Allegheny 62, Hempfield 35; Central Catholic 55, Butler 6 Coaches: Rich Bowen, Hempfield; Eric Christy, Butler Players to watch: Nathan Roby, Hempfield (Sr., 5-7, 155,...
The Birdie likes what he sees on Westmoreland County gridirons
Last week: 10-3 (76.9) Season: 85-18 (82.5) The Birdie has been reflective lately. He has hearkened back to the old Saturday Night Live skit, “Daily Affirmations With Stuart Smalley.” (Kids, look it up on YouTube.) The local football legend turns and looks into a mirror. “I’m good enough. I’m smart...
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 8
Johnny Crise Highlands, Sr., WR/LB The Golden Rams nearly pulled off the upset of Class 4A No. 2 South Fayette last Friday, and Johnny Crise played a big part. He hauled in touchdowns of 38 and 4 yards from freshman Chandler Thimons and was a part of a defense that...
Highlands ready to fight as New Castle pays a visit
Throughout this season, Highlands has displayed an ability to physically compete with teams every Friday night, but it hasn’t always resulted in wins. A Week 7 matchup against Class 4A Northwest Eight-leading South Fayette was the perfect example. The Golden Rams gave up 14 points in the first quarter and...
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 8
Class 5A Northern Armstrong (1-6, 0-5) at Fox Chapel (3-5, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday at the James Burk Athletic Complex, O’Hara Township Last week: North Hills 42, Armstrong 0; Fox Chapel 30, Mars 28 Coaches: Frank Fabian, Armstrong; Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel Players to watch: Cole Brown, Armstrong (Jr., 6-1,...
The Birdie needs to bounce back after a week of pitiful prognostications in the A-K Valley
Overall record: 59-27 (69%) Last week’s record: 5-6 (45%) Monday was a strange day for the Birdie. He hid his face throughout the day under a big ivy cap and a pair of aviator sunglasses. He was quiet, too. He didn’t say much about the weekend, and it was like...
