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Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Gianni Diacopoulos and Tatum Gretz
Gianni Diacopoulos School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Diacopoulos earned two shutouts for Franklin Regional (12-0-1, 11-0-1) this past week. Franklin Regional defeated West Mifflin, 5-0, and Chartiers Valley, 5-0, in Section 4-AAA. Franklin Regional has 10 shutouts this season. “Last week was a pretty good...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brewer looking for personal record
Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Corinn Brewer changed her approach this season. Instead of running in a lot of cross country invitationals, she’s tapered back her schedule. “I ran at Cal U three times last year, and I burnt myself out,” Brewer said. “I didn’t compete well in the WPIAL Class...
Fox Chapel ready for anything as girls soccer playoffs approachVideo
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team was less than two minutes away from going to overtime Monday with Class AAAA No. 1 North Allegheny in a Section 1 contest. But the Tigers got the game winner with 1 minute, 45 seconds left to pull out a 2-1 victory and remain...
Fox Chapel girls hunting WPIAL team tennis title
The Fox Chapel girls tennis team lost just once in 12 regular-season matches. That one setback came to Peters Township in a 3-2 decision Sept. 24. The Foxes would love to get another crack at the Indians in the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament, set to begin Thursday afternoon. That...
Scheduling conflict forces WPIAL to move football championship from Robert Morris
A scheduling conflict at Robert Morris has forced the WPIAL to move its Class 2A football championship to Norwin. The WPIAL also changed the date of the Class 5A final, rescheduling both for Nov. 23 at Norwin. The Class 2A final will be at noon with the Class 5A game...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Maddie Ancosky, Scott Bitar
Maddie Ancosky Class: Senior School: Leechburg Sport: Volleyball Report card: Ancosky had a big week for the Blue Devils, racking up 36 kills in two games. She had 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Springdale and 18 in a 3-2 loss to Vincentian Academy. Ancosky is also a key...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Oct. 7
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA 1. North Allegheny, 12-1-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-1-1, 2 3. Norwin, 13-1, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 10-3-1, 4 5. Moon, 11-2-1, 3 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 12-0-1, 1 2. Plum, 11-1, 2 3. Belle Vernon,...
George Guido: Springdale grad Pfeifer reaches statewide milestone
Congratulations go out to Springdale graduate Bill Pfeifer, the Hopewell girls soccer coach who last week became the winningest coach in Pennsylvania girls soccer history. Pfeifer, who graduated from Springdale in 1983, took over the top spot with the Vikings’ 3-0 victory over Keystone Oaks. He passed longtime former Hampton...
Appolonia sets goal record for streaking Yough girls soccer
Growing up in a soccer family, Justine Appolonia has been scoring goals since she can remember. After Saturday, she can say no girl at Yough High School has scored more. The senior Youngstown State recruit netted three goals in a 7-0 win over South Allegheny to give her 107 for...
Norwin’s Kendro gives verbal commitment to Tennessee
An impressive workout at a summer showcase will afford Jake Kendro the opportunity to showcase his talents at the highest level of college baseball. The sophomore middle-infielder from Norwin began drawing interest from Tennessee after coaches saw him at a Perfect Game event in July in Georgia. An offer followed...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Monday, Oct. 7
There is less than one week 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...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 7, 2019
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Division I Peters Township 4, Penn-Trafford 0 Golf Boys WPIAL team championships Class AAA Tuesday’s schedule Semifinals (Top 3 teams advance to finals) At Indian Run Golf Club, Avella, 9 a.m. Baldwin, Belle Vernon, Central Catholic, Mt. Lebanon, Moon, Pine-Richland, Shady Side Academy, Thomas Jefferson,...
High school roundup for Oct. 7, 2019: Peters Township moves into first-place tie with comeback win
Jillian Martin scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Peters Township (13-1-1, 10-1-1) erased a three-goal deficit to defeat Moon (11-2-1, 10-1-1) and move into a tie for first place in Section 2-AAAA girls soccer Monday night. Kaila McFerran scored the tying goal in the closing moments of regulation. Cece...
Boys team golf semifinals highlight Tuesday in the WPIAL
Monday was for the girls. Tuesday is time for the WPIAL boys team golf semifinals. Seventeen Class AAA teams will battle at two different sites with the top three teams from each bracket advancing to the finals Oct. 10. Teeing off at 9 a.m. at the Indian Run Golf Course...
Highlands soccer implementing unique analytical approach
Professional sports teams often use anything they can to gain a competitive advantage, and in recent years, different forms of analytics have become a norm across the country. But those in-depth analytics typically don’t trickle down to the high school level. So when first-year coach Jason Norris, an industrial engineer...
Mt. Lebanon boys soccer leading section, proving doubters wrong
Mt. Lebanon’s boys soccer team has been nearly unstoppable this season. After a 0-1-1 start, Mt. Lebanon has reeled off 12 consecutive victories to move up the ranks of Class AAAA teams. The Blue Devils (12-0-1) are ranked fourth-best in AAAA in the latest Trib HSSN weekly rankings, behind Plum,...
Four A-K Valley boys golf teams look to punch their ticket to WPIAL championship
On Tuesday morning, four boys golf teams from around the Alle-Kiski Valley will travel to River Forest Golf Course to play in a WPIAL Class AA semifinal match and compete for a chance to play for the team championship. The top three teams from the two semifinal matches — the...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 6
This season has turned into another successful one for tradition rich football programs just south of the City of Pittsburgh like Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. Well, there is a new kid on the South Hills block that is making some noise and playing winning football as...
Section title, WPIAL playoff run in reach for Moon boys soccer
Moon is one the verge of clinching first place on the pitch in Section 2-3A. The Tigers are 13-2 overall, 9-1 in league play, slightly ahead of rival West Allegheny (10-4-1, 8-1-1), with two games remaining. Moon plays on the road against two teams closer to the bottom of the...
Knoch, Valley tennis teams set for WPIAL team tournament
After several weeks of dual matches and individual players and doubles teams going for WPIAL gold, the Knoch and Valley girls tennis teams turn their attention Tuesday to the WPIAL Class AA team tournament. First-round matches are set for a 3 p.m. start. After a break, the tournament resumes with...
WPIAL Boys Soccer Rankings through Oct. 5
Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Plum, 13-0-1, 2 2. Norwin, 13-1-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 11-2-1, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 12-1-1, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 11-2-1, 5 Out: — Class AAA 1. Franklin Regional, 11-0-1, 1 2. Mars, 12-1-1, 2 3. Moon, 13-2, 4 4. Belle Vernon, 13-1, 5 5....
Coaches association releases Week 6 WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
The plots thicken for the girls volleyball teams in the WPIAL as two weeks remain in the regular season and section races from Class A to Class AAAA. With the help of the WPIAL’s 120 head coaches, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its latest rankings and...
PIHL Player of the Week for Oct. 6, 2019
The 2018-19 season was a tough year for Quaker Valley hockey. Four players scored 10 or more points and the team only won five of its 19 games. The Quakers did make the postseason, as the fifth-place team out of Class AA’s Northwest Conference, but the run ended in the...
PIHL Team of the Week for Oct. 6, 2019
During the 2018-19 PIHL regular season, Class AAA was the most defensive-minded classification by a wide margin. The leading team in goals for last year was finalist Peters Township, which scored 81 goals in 18 regular-season games. The Indians scored eight goals once, in their penultimate contest, an 8-3 win...
Girls AAA golf semis and WPIAL soccer highlight Monday WPIAL slate
With all of the individual district championships in the books, the WPIAL team golf postseason is set to tee off starting Monday with the Class AAA girls semifinals. The nine-team field features Blackhawk, Butler, Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Mars, North Allegheny, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township and Upper St. Clair. The teams...
