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Burrell girls soccer races past rival Freeport, moves to cusp of section title
Burrell junior Jordyn Kowalkowski said she expected another close game with Freeport on Wednesday as the first Section 2-AA matchup between the rivals Sept. 18 went down to the wire. The No. 1 Bucs won that first meeting by one goal, but the rematch at Buccaneers Stadium turned out to...
North Hills football learns from losses, eyes another win streak
After scoring 34 or more points in each of its first four games, North Hills has dropped three straight. Granted, the Indians (4-3) lost to Peters Township, Gateway and Mars — three teams with a combined 17-4 record through Week 6. Still, the bumps in the road have been informative,...
GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky capture WCCA cross country titles
Corinn Brewer’s gameplan for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country meet at Westmoreland County Community College on Wednesday was to run fast. The Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore did that by scorching the course and the field. Brewer, who won as a freshman with a time of 19 minutes, 31.5...
Fox Chapel boys, girls golf teams set for WPIAL team championship
The Fox Chapel boys and girls golf teams will play for WPIAL championships Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. The girls hopes to claim their first WPIAL title since 2010. The boys last captured WPIAL gold in 2006. The boys tournament, featuring Fox Chapel, Central Catholic, Shady Side Academy,...
Playoff hopes still flickering for resilient Mt. Pleasant boys soccer team
Give Mt. Pleasant’s boys soccer players credit: All things considered, they’ll be able to say they stayed in the race until the race was over. A key injury and some harried schematic changes made out of desperation sent the team sideways but didn’t stop it from chasing a WPIAL playoff...
Field set for WPIAL golf championships at Cedarbrook
The field is set for the WPIAL team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Club on Thursday as six boys teams and four girls teams punched their ticket to the final round on Monday and Tuesday. Teams will tee off around 10 a.m. Boys Class AAA Three-time defending champion Central Catholic...
A-K Valley football Q&A with Riverview’s Dean Cecere
Two weeks ago, Riverview got its first win, escaping with a 21-20 victory over Imani Christian. Zach Hanlon led the way with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. But when the Raiders got their second win this past Friday, it was running back/strong safety Dean Cecere who...
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 7
Klay Fitzroy Apollo-Ridge, Jr., WR/DB The sizable pass-catching targetat 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds was thrust into brief quarterbacking duty against Valley last Friday and ran twice for 25 yards. He hauled in four of Jake Fello’s passes for 48 yards. For the season, Fitzroy has 21 receptions for 319 yards...
Burrell-Freeport matchup loaded with playoff implications
Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference matchup between Burrell and Freeport will pit two teams against each other that have a lot on the line. On one side there is Burrell (4-3, 3-3), a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2012 and hasn’t had a winning record...
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 7
Class 5A Big East Plum (3-4, 1-4) at Latrobe (2-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 97.3 FM, 1480 AM Last week: Plum 30, Weir, W.Va. 27; Penn-Trafford 39, Latrobe 7 Coaches: Matt Morgan, Plum; Jason Marucco, Latrobe Players to watch: Reed Martin, Plum...
Muddled Big East playoff picture has The Birdie’s feathers ruffled
Overall record: 54-21 (72%) Last week: 6-5 (55%) The WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference playoff picture is getting confusing as several teams are vying for the fourth and final playoff spot. The craziness isn’t just affecting the teams either. It’s carrying over into the Valley News Dispatch office. When...
High school football schedule for Week 7
Thursday District 8 City League Brashear at Allderdice, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Bethel Park at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Chartiers Valley at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Upper St....
Westmoreland football Q&A with Mt. Pleasant’s Jake Johnson
Teetering between a potential playoff berth and an early end to the season can be like purgatory for WPIAL teams. It’s a week-to-week waiting game as the season crawls to a finish. The only way they can impact their fate — and avoid potential tiebreakers and the dreaded Gardner Points...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 7
David Altimore Greensburg Central Catholic, jr., QB/DB Altimore (6-1, 160) has completed 48 of 80 passes for 619 yards and 10 touchdowns. He missed the Leechburg game with an injury suffered in the Clairton loss. His main targets are Ben LaCarte, who has 17 catches for 246 yards, and Brandon...
Westmoreland County don’t-miss football matchups for Week 7
Class 6A Hempfield (2-5, 1-5) at No. 1 North Allegheny (7-0, 6-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Newman Stadium, McCandless On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Last week: Seneca Valley 40, Hempfield 12; North Allegheny 49, Butler 14 Coaches: Rich Bowen, Hempfield; Art Walker, North Allegheny Players to watch: Fintan Brose, Hempfield (Sr.,...
The Birdie picks his favorite Westmoreland County perches
Last week: 11-3 (78.6) Season: 75-15 (83.3) The Birdie makes his rounds each football season. He tries his best to be fair and attempts to see as many local teams as he can. That means the area’s authority on all things high school football tries to visit each stadium in...
Key matches in WPIAL girls soccer highlight Wednesday schedule
With time running out in the regular season, several key matches will help unclog a couple of section logjams in WPIAL girls soccer on Wednesday. In Section 4-AAA, Ambridge is in third place (5-4-1), just ahead of both Central Valley (5-5) and South Fayette (5-5). On Wednesday, Ambridge hosts second-place...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 8, 2019
Field hockey Tuesday’s result WPIAL Division II Shady Side Academy 4, Ellis School 0 Golf Boys WPIAL team semifinals (Top three advance to finals) Class AAA At Indian Run Golf Club, Avella Upper St. Clair, 388* Jack Urban, 74; Scott Jordan 74; Nathan Piatt, 75; Keith Kerber, 85; Alex Jones,...
Former Hempfield hockey player Christian Gorscak makes D-1 commitment
Former Hempfield hockey standout Christian Gorscak finished his high school education online and graduated last year. Next up is a college degree for the rising prospect — and he hopes a lot more hockey. Gorscak announced Wednesday he will continue his career at Niagara, a Division I program in New...
Six from WPIAL nominated for HS All-American soccer games
Four girls and two boys from the WPIAL have been added to the 2019 High School All-American Soccer Game Watch List. The national game for seniors will be Dec. 7 in Orlando, Fla. Finalists will be chosen at a later date. WPIAL girls players on the ballot include Norwin defender...
WPIAL Clinched: Boys soccer teams through Tuesday, Oct. 8
There is less than one week left in section play in WPIAL boys 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...
Banner season for West Allegheny girls soccer team fulfills grade school promise
Juniors Mackenzie Taranto and Morgan Shansky sat together six years ago in West Allegheny’s high school gymnasium and scanned the rafters for every section, WPIAL and PIAA banner. The football team was fresh off its second consecutive WPIAL Championship, and the boys soccer team had just won a title. The...
Attacking style has North Catholic girls soccer in line for share of section title
Emily Karr wasn’t sure what to expect after a year away from the North Catholic girls soccer program. Karr had an idea of what she wanted the Trojanettes to do when she returned as coach. “I went into the season with the style I like to play,” Karr said. “We...
4 WPIAL teams hold down top spots in latest state football rankings
It was a strong week for most of the top teams across the commonwealth as only three teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 6. Peters Township suffered the biggest drop, going from No. 1 in Class 5A to falling out after a loss to Moon....
High school roundup for Oct. 8, 2019: Woodland Hills clinches first boys soccer playoff berth in school history
Lewis Rodocker scored a second-half goal to help Woodland Hills (9-5-1, 7-5-1) clinch a boys soccer playoff berth for the first time in school history with a 4-4 tie against Latrobe on Tuesday night. Quinn Fogarty, Mitchell Hills and Gavin Moore also scored for Woodland Hills. Latrobe (5-8-1, 5-7-1) didn’t...
