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5 things to watch at the PIAA regional golf tournament
The PIAA Class AAA and AA West Regional Golf Championship will take place Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Resort’s Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. There are 48 golfers from the WPIAL competing against golfers from five other PIAA districts for spots in the state tournament Oct. 21-22 at Heritage...
Ligonier Valley votes to return to WPIAL after 50-year absence
Ligonier Valley’s school board voted Monday night to return to the WPIAL in all sports in 2020-21, according to board president Irvin Tantlinger. It was a unanimous vote. After the meeting, Tantlinger resigned as president. He spent 17 years on the board. Ligonier Valley spent 43 years in the WPIAL...
Burrell boys soccer team clinches first playoff appearance since 2014
Over the last few years, the Burrell boys soccer team has taken its lumps. After some recent success, the Bucs are starting to bump back. After a 5-1 win over Valley last week, the Bucs are heading back to the playoffs for the first time since 2014, when they went...
Confidence high for Plum girls cross country team
The Plum girls cross country team already was having a productive season when it arrived at the Division I, Section 4 championship meet Oct. 2 at Northmoreland Park. The Mustangs took second at the season-opening Gateway Invitational at Boyce Park, won the Kiski Area Invitational at Northmoreland Park before faring...
Coaches association releases Week 7 WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
As the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season enters its final week, additional section champions will be crowned, and the final tickets to the WPIAL playoffs will be punched. There is movement in each of the four Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association classification rankings this week. The top four in Class...
Ligonier Valley stays in 2nd in PIAA District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg still sit close to the top of the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins on Friday. The unbeaten Rams (8-0), who clinched a fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship a week ago, rolled over Northern Cambria, 42-7. Ligonier Valley, winner of 36 consecutive Heritage Conference...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls volleyball teams through Oct. 13
There is one 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 of the...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 13
There is only one day left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. 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 of...
PIHL Team of the Week for Oct. 13, 2019
A late surge was the reason for a Class AA playoff appearance last season for the Baldwin hockey team. The reason the Highlanders needed to be playing their best at the end of the year to sneak into the Penguins Cup playoffs was a rough start. Baldwin lost four of...
Girls team tennis quarterfinals, key soccer matches highlight Monday action
On Columbus Day, the WPIAL will discover which four girls tennis teams will advance to the district semifinals. The quarterfinals are set for Monday afternoon. In Class AAA, Pine-Richland visits Peters Township, six-time defending champion North Allegheny travels to Latrobe, Upper St. Clair hosts Shady Side Academy and Mt. Lebanon...
High school schedules for Oct. 14, 2019
High schools Hockey Monday’s schedule PHIL Class AAA Peters Township vs. Butler, Frozen Pond Arena, Valencia, 7:10 p.m.; Seneca Valley vs. Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, Mt. Lebanon, 7:10 p.m. Class AA Northeast Armstrong vs. Plum, Pittsburgh Ice Arena, New Kensington, 9 p.m.; Hampton vs. Shaler, Frozen Pond Arena,...
PIHL Player of the Week for Oct. 13, 2019
Last season, Bishop McCort was ineligible for the Penguins Cup Playoffs because of the amount of foreign-exchange students on the team. The Crusaders were one of the best teams by record in Varsity A, but graduated a large number of players. This season, Bishop McCort, said long-time coach John Bradley,...
Football winds down; WPIAL soccer playoffs begin this week on HSSN
The stretch run continues with two more weeks of regular-season football, one more week of girls volleyball and the start of the soccer postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 8 of the high school football season with...
Greensburg Central Catholic volleyball ready for WPIAL playoffs
After winning WPIAL and PIAA Class A titles in 2016, Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls volleyball team has been searching for a way back to the top. The Centurions hope this is the year. “Definitely,” GCC senior Liz Colecchia said. “We’re really trying to go far this year. Even since my...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 7
Coming off a loss to Beaver Falls last week that hurt its playoff chances and was its third loss in four games, Keystone Oaks needed a boost. Junior quarterback Logan Shrubb turned out to be the wind beneath the Golden Eagles’ wings in Week 7. “He has been this way...
Knoch girls volleyball team doesn’t let success become distraction
The last few seasons for the Knoch girls volleyball team has been a special ride, with two WPIAL titles and a PIAA title. So as the postseason approaches, it is natural for the seniors to dream of finishing their careers with winning a third district title. After all, they are...
Valley girls tennis ready for challenge in WPIAL team tournament
The WPIAL Class AA team tournament is new for all seven members of the Valley girls tennis team, as the last time the Vikings advanced to the playoffs was 2015. That year, Valley qualified as the No. 15 seed and lost in the first round to Quaker Valley. The last...
Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson becomes 9th WPIAL passer with 7,000 career yardsVideo
Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson topped 7,000 career passing yards on Friday night, becoming only the ninth quarterback in WPIAL history to reach the milestone. Wilson has 7,095. The senior leads the WPIAL this season with 2,377 yards, an average of 297 yards per week. He threw for 346 yards on Friday,...
WPIAL football playoff picture heading into Week 8
The stretch run continues as the WPIAL football season heads into the final two weeks of the regular season. Heading into Week 8, the list of teams that have clinched has risen to 41 with 21 spots still up for grabs. The TribLive High School Sports Network will keep you...
Shady Side Academy looks for strong finish after beating Fort CherryVideo
The up and down football season for Shady Side Academy was on the upswing as the Indians beat Fort Cherry, 21-6, in a Class 2A nonconference game in front of a big homecoming crowd Saturday afternoon. It’s the second straight win for Shady Side Academy, which improved to 5-2 overall....
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 12, 2019
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Slippery Rock Invitational Individual results: 1. Sage Vavro, Butler, 16:18; 2. Noah Petersen, Seneca Valley, 16:27; 3. Skyler Vavro, Butler, 16:27; 4. CJ Singleton, Butler, 16:28; 5. Timothy Patterson, Butler, 16:54; 6. Logan Flament, Poland, 17:01; 7. Victor Williams, Pine-Richland, 17:06; 8. Jet...
TribHSSN roundup: Central Catholic routs Butler in Class 6A football
Edward Tillman ran six times for 101 yards and touchdowns of 43 and 53 yards as Central Catholic (7-1, 5-1) defeated Butler (0-8, 0-6), 55-6, in a Class 6A football game Saturday. Dominic Pieto threw for 139 yards and a touchdown. The Vikings defense, which held Butler to 117 yards,...
A-K Valley football notebook: WPIAL playoff picture rounding out
It’s getting to the point in high school football season when the playoff picture is starting to become clearer. Friday night’s Big East Conference matchup between Burrell and Freeport helped with that. With their 36-35 overtime victory, which snapped the Bucs’ seven-game losing streak in the matchup, Burrell (5-3, 4-3)...
Springdale looks to keep slim playoff hopes alive
The mission is simple for the Springdale football team in its approach to staying alive in the chase for the playoffs in WPIAL Class A. To quote the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis: “Just win, baby.” That’s what the Dynamos did Friday evening under the lights at Oakmont’s Riverside...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 7
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 7-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-2, 3 3. Penn Hills, 7-1, 4 4. Bethel Park, 5-2, 3...
