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Ligonier Valley makes a leap in District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg made leaps in the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins Friday. The unbeaten Rams (7-0), who clinched their fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship with a 46-0 victory against Marion Center, moved past Bellwood-Antis into second place behind Richland in Class 2A. Despite the loss...
WPIAL football playoff picture after Week 6
The stretch run has commenced as the WPIAL football season heads into the final three weeks of the regular season. All the games now feel a little bit more important as teams fight for conference championships, home field advantage, playoff positioning and postseason berths. The TribLive High School Sports Network...
Stretch run begins in football, soccer regular season concludes this week on HSSN
The home stretch of the fall high school sports season is upon us, and the stretch run begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 7 of the high school football season with plenty of conference games among the...
High school schedules for Oct. 7, 2019
High schools Golf Boys WPIAL team championships Class AAA Tuesday’s schedule Semifinals (Top 3 teams advance) At Indian Run Golf Club, Avella Baldwin, Belle Vernon, Central Catholic, Mt. Lebanon, Moon, Pine-Richland, Shady Side Academy, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, 9 a.m. At Links at Spring Church, Apollo Blackhawk, Fox Chapel,...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 6
Coming into this season, there were major questions about the QB position at Quarterback High. More than halfway through the regular season, those questions have been answered with plenty of passing yards, touchdowns and victories for South Fayette. The latest Lions quarterback is Naman Alemada, and he continues to make...
Latrobe ready to make run in WPIAL tennis team tournament
With singles and doubles WPIAL girls tennis champions determined, it’s time for area teams to begin their quests for titles. That includes Latrobe, which wrapped up a third straight Section 1-AAA championship Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Hempfield. It secured a perfect section record (8-0) for the third year...
A-K Valley girls soccer teams jockeying for playoff position
Seven seconds. That’s all the time that was left on the second-half clock Saturday when Emerson Johngarlo scored the winning goal for Kiski Area in its 2-1 Section 1-AAA girls soccer victory over Franklin Regional that solidified second place in the standings. Many games like the one between the Cavaliers...
Southmoreland girls volleyball team digs in for final stretch
Southmoreland’s girls volleyball team is ready to make a push for a section title. With only two weeks of section play left, the Scotties (7-2) still have a shot of clinching at least a share of the WPIAL Section 3-AA championship. They have three section matches left, including big ones...
Kiski Area volleyball making steady climb in Section 1-AAA
The day before Thursday’s crucial Section 1-AAA match with Armstrong, Kiski Area libero Rebekah Fowler didn’t want to give too much away. “We’re expecting big things,” She said. Fowler, her Cavaliers teammates and first-year coach Jodie McCartney could not have prognosticated what took place 24 hours later, but it was...
Fox Chapel girls golf carries unbeaten record into playoffs
The Fox Chapel girls golf team produced a 15-0 record in the regular season and defended its Section 4-AAA championship. The Foxes now turn their attention to postseason opportunities. They are one of nine hoping to capture gold as the WPIAL Class AAA team championships begin Monday with the semifinal...
High school roundup: McKeesport football shuts out Indiana
Asaad and Devari Robinson scored two rushing touchdowns each to lead McKeesport to a 50-0 nonconference victory over Indiana on Saturday. Asaad Robinson, who led McKeesport (5-2) with 64 yards rushing on three carries, started the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run and added a 42-yard run in the third...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 5, 2019
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Grove City Invitational Team results: 1. Grove City, 43; 2. South Fayette, 92; 3. Fairview, 117; 4. Knoch, 136; 5. Eden Christian, 148. Individual results: 1. Tobias Jones, Grove City, 15:46; 2. Zach Buckner, Fairview, 15:51; 3. Patrick Stevens, Meadville, 15:56; 4. Dalton...
No. 1 Jeannette routs No. 5 OLSH in showdownVideo
It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s a conference game or not, Jeannette is tough to beat. The No. 1-ranked Jayhawks won their 16th consecutive nonconference game Saturday night with a decisive 42-13 victory over No. 5 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Moon Tigers Stadium. Jeannette scored on...
Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon has night to remember
Not too many WPIAL running backs have had the type of game Apollo-Ridge junior Logan Harmon did Friday at conference rival Valley. Despite losing three fumbles, Harmon put Apollo-Ridge on his back with 344 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries in a 35-28 victory. “Logan’s a workhorse, and we’re...
Freeport stays confident in must-win situations
For the second straight year, Freeport is in a position where it needs to win out to secure a playoff spot. After Friday night’s 40-21 win over rival Deer Lakes, the Yellowjackets look pretty comfortable in that situation. Last year, the Yellowjackets started the same way. They lost their first...
5 takeaways from Week 6: Southmoreland snaps cold spell
Southmoreland coach Dave Keefer saw no reason to hide the team’s 40-year playoff drought from his players. “I said, ‘You weren’t part of the past,’ ” said Keefer, who’s in his second season. “We can’t be embarrassed by what’s happened, but we can change it.” Consider it changed. The WPIAL’s...
Westmoreland football notebook: Mt. Pleasant back in Big East race
If Mt. Pleasant qualifies for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs this season, then the Vikings may look back at Jake Johnson and a clutch play he lobbied for during the third quarter of Friday’s game against Burrell. Mt. Pleasant was looking at third-and-9, and coach Jason Fazekas was set to...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 6
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 7-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 6-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 6-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 6-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-1, 3 3. Bethel Park, 5-1, 5 4. Penn Hills, 6-1, 4...
Week 6 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 6 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 398 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (14 of 21) 292 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (19 of 31) 229 - Alex Arledge, Burrell (12 of 29) 222 - Aris Hasley, Deer Lakes (13 of 30) 207 - Bryson Venanzio,...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Colella lifts No. 1 North Allegheny past Butler
Luke Colella scored on a 52-yard punt return and a 5-yard run as top-ranked North Allegheny rolled to a 49-14 victory over Butler (0-7, 0-5) in Class 6A play on Friday night. Amosis Porter added touchdowns on a 59-yard run and a 10-yard reception from Ben Petschke. The Tigers (7-0,...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Bethel Park stays unbeaten in Allegheny 8 Conference
Sean McGowan rushed for 163 yards while teammate Jehvonn scored two rushing touchdowns as No. 5 Bethel Park raced to a 32-6 win over Chartiers Valley (2-5, 0-4) in the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference on Friday night. The Black Hawks (5-1, 4-0) moved into sole possession of first place...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: No. 3 Belle Vernon rolls past Trinity
Larry Callaway ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Belle Vernon to a 48-7 victory at Trinity (2-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big 8 Conference Friday night. Jared Hartman threw for 187 yards, including a 17-yard scoring pass to Devin Whitlock, who added a touchdown...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: South Park takes down Hopewell
Nate May ran for 127 yards and a touchdown, and Rudy Mihoces added 125 rushing yards and two TDs as South Park (3-3, 3-1) beat Hopewell, 41-23, in Class 3A Tri-County West play. Jay’Von Jeter threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns for Hopewell (1-6, 1-3). Quaker Valley 28, Waynesburg...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Freedom stays unbeaten with win over New Brighton
Garrett Paxton’s 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave No. 4 Freedom a 24-21 victory against New Brighton (5-2, 3-1) in a Class 2A Midwestern Conference football game Friday night. Brett Boyd ran for 125 yards and a touchdown for Freedom (7-0, 5-0). Jackson Hall threw for all three...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Wilson helps Sto-Rox blank Rochester
Eric Wilson threw for 292 yards and ran for a touchdown as No. 3 Sto-Rox shut out winless Rochester, 21-0, in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Friday night. Wilson moved into 10th all-time in WPIAL career passing yards and also is second in school history behind Adam DiMichele....
