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A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Will Meyer, Kiski Area’s Sidney Palla
Will Meyer School: Deer Lakes Sport: Golf Class: Senior Report card: Meyer shot 78 and tied for ninth at the WPIAL Class AA boys golf championship Thursday at Allegheny Country Club and was the lone Alle-Kiski golfer to advance to the Western Regional Oct. 15 at Tom’s Run Golf Course....
Peters Township a force to be reckoned with in WPIAL girls soccer
Pat Vereb has been coaching in the Peters Township girls soccer program since 2007. During that span, the Indians have been extremely successful, qualifying for the playoffs every season and advancing to seven WPIAL finals and four PIAA finals. Peters Township has won three PIAA championships and two WPIAL crowns...
Section 4 cross country teams to face off at Northmoreland Park
Cross country titles will be on the line Wednesday afternoon when the Division I, Section 4 teams gather at Northmoreland Park. The one-day championship meet will feature Armstrong, Central Catholic/Oakland Catholic, Fox Chapel, Gateway, Indiana, Kiski Area, Penn Hills, Penn Hills, Plum and Woodland Hills. Individual and team crowns will...
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6
Class 4A Northwest 8 Highlands (2-4, 2-2) at Montour (2-4, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium, Robinson Township Last week: Highlands 33, Ambridge 0; Montour 14, Knoch 7 (OT) Coaches: Dom Girardi, Highlands; Lou Cerro, Montour Players to watch: Chandler Thimons, Highlands (Fr., 6-0, 190, QB/LB);...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 30, 2019
Golf Boys Monday’s result WPIAL Class AA Section 1 Burrell 253, Jeannette 276 Medalist: Logan Schoepf (B), 40 Nonsection Deer Lakes 253, Freeport 239 Medalist: Will Meyer (DL), 39 Rinngold 221, Southmoreland 233 Medalist: Seth Callaway (R), 34; Clay Sipple (S), 40 Monday’s summary WPIAL Nonsection Ringgold 221, Southmoreland 233...
High school roundup for Sept. 30, 2019: Upper St. Clair knocks off Peters Township
Mackenzie Dupree and Carson Bogan scored as Upper St. Clair (7-4, 6-3) handed Peters Township (10-1-1, 7-1-1) its first loss of the season in a Section 2-AAAA girls soccer matchup Monday. Hannah Stuck scored on a penalty kick for Peters Township. Bethel Park 4, Mt. Lebanon 3 (OT) — Lily...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls Soccer through Monday
There are less than two weeks left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All tied teams for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
Yough girls soccer scores impressive win over Mt. Pleasant
When Yough played at Mt. Pleasant earlier in the girls soccer season, the visiting Cougars only led by one goal with three minutes to play. A couple of late scores polished off a three-goal victory. “The score was not indicative of how close it was,” Yough coach Dann Appolonia said....
WPIAL championship golf highlights the start of October
The forecast is for mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching the upper 80s on Tuesday, making it feel more like an early season golf match than the district championships. The top boys’ golfers from Class AAA will gather at Fox Chapel Country Club for the WPIAL individual championships. Thirty-six district...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 5
The stage was set for a fantastic finish to a classic high school football game. Two undefeated teams clashing for first place in front of a packed house with the score tied after three quarters. However the back-and-forth ended there as McGuffey scored the game’s final 27 points on their...
Smithco looking for another title; GCC trio hoping to challenge
One of the top storylines of the high school golf postseason is North Catholic senior Maddie Smithco trying to become a three-time PIAA champion, equaling a feat Greensburg Central Catholic grad Olivia Zambruno achieved from 2014-16. There are a few other players in the WPIAL field who wouldn’t mind equaling...
Fox Chapel duo among girls golfers set for WPIAL Class AAA championships
Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch and Erin Drahnak cut their teeth as freshmen in a deep field at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA girls individual golf championship at Diamond Run Golf Club. Both returned this season with a goal of getting back to Diamond Run for another shot at the course...
Under new coach, Seton LaSalle boys soccer remains section title contenders
There is new regime in place in the Seton LaSalle boys soccer program, as Nick Balzer has taken over as head coach. Balzer, a 2007 Seton LaSalle graduate, served as a captain on the Rebels’ first state championship team during his senior season. He also enjoyed a productive four-year career...
In midst of special season, Woodland Hills boys soccer no longer an easy out
They aren’t a ranked team, and they aren’t going to win their section, but something special is happening this year with Woodland Hills boys soccer. The Wolverines have forced opponents to take notice, knocking off teams that have blown past them in previous years and using a stout defense to...
Doubles teams gear up for WPIAL tournament
During the Knoch girls tennis team’s quest for a Section 3-AA championship this fall, senior Libby Conlon and freshman Ally Bauer find themselves on different courts for matches. Conlon is at No. 1 doubles, while Bauer plays at No. 3 singles. But last week, when the duo drew on past...
Some high school athletes take on two sports in same season
In recent years, high school athletes have started to specialize in one sport in hopes of improving their chances at playing in college. While some athletes have chosen to play one sport all year long, others have gone the opposite direction and have chosen to play multiple sports in the...
Chartiers Valley sophomore Perri Page adds Duquesne offerVideo
Chartiers Valley sophomore Perri Page added a Duquesne basketball offer Monday, making her the third returning player from last year’s state championship lineup with Division I options. Page announced her offer on Twitter. The 5-foot-11 forward averaged 4.5 points per game as a freshman but she topped double digits four...
PCN will re-air Darrelle Revis’ 5-touchdown performance in PIAA championship
Sixteen years later, high school football fans still marvel over Darrelle Revis’ performance in the 2003 state championship. If you missed it the first time, the Pennsylvania Cable Network will revist the game at 7 p.m. Saturday. The future NFL star scored five touchdowns as Aliquippa defeated Northern Lehigh, 32-27,...
Leaders hold on to top spots in volleyball coaches association WPIAL rankings
For the fourth consecutive week, North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) own the top spots in their respective Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings. All 120 WPIAL head coaches had the opportunity to vote in the latest poll released Monday...
5 storylines to watch at the WPIAL Class AAA boys individual golf championship
The WPIAL Class AAA boys individual golf championship will be Tuesday at Fox Chapel Golf Club. The first tee times are at 8 a.m. and the last at 10:50. There will be 18 twosomes. The top 14 finishers in the 18-hole tournament advance to the PIAA Western Regional on Oct....
Rankings: Class 2A in District 6 is tight
The PIAA District 6 football rankings have been posted through Week 5. There still are three games involving District 6 that need to be completed Monday and Tuesday. Here are the top teams in each classification: 6A: State College (6-0); 5A Hollidaysburg (2-4); 4A: Bellefonte (5-1); 3A: Bald Eagle Area...
WPIAL football player of the week: Week 5
President Teddy Roosevelt had his rough riders to help in the Spanish-American war. Mars has Teddy Ruffner to help in running roughshod on the Class 5A Northern Conference. “Teddy is a very physical young man and takes pride in everything that he does,” Mars coach Scott Heinauer said. “He is...
October arrives with high stakes on HSSN
The fall high school sports action seems to take on a more important feel as the calendar turns from September to October this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 6 of the high school football season with plenty of...
Deer Lakes volleyball encouraged by performance in tough tests
Deer Lakes girls volleyball coach Terry Gaston always tells his team if it can get 20 points in a set against an opponent, it can win. In the first half of section play against perennial Section 5-AA rivals Freeport and Derry, the Lancers were able to get to that number,...
High school schedules for Sept. 30, 2019
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Shaler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 4 Freedom at South Side Beaver, 7 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Karns City, 4 p.m. Bentworth at Waynesburg, 7 p.m. Beth-Center at Brentwood, 4 p.m....
