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Fall high school sports highlight the first full week of autumn on HSSN
Autumn is here, so we celebrate with, what else, plenty of fall high school sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week Five of the high school football season with plenty of conference games among the 36 WPIAL,...
Latrobe volleyball hopes to gain momentum with healthy lineup
Reaching the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs was the goal last year for Latrobe’s girls volleyball team. The Wildcats achieved it but want even more this fall. “After not making playoffs for 10 years, the experience was a lot different to play and watch,” Latrobe senior Skylar Shank said. “This year,...
Freeport volleyball seniors determined to return to top
Freeport setter Madeline Clark can still recall the feeling of walking off the floor after last year’s WPIAL semifinal loss to Frazier that ended the Yellowjackets’ 3-year run of making the district title game. “I remember the disappointment,” Clark said. “It just hurt so much. I hate losing so much.”...
Hempfield tennis set to battle rival Latrobe for section title
The date is circled. Hempfield’s girls tennis team plays Sept. 30 at rival Latrobe with sole possession of the Section 1-AAA title on the line. Both teams are 7-0. The Spartans have rolled past Norwin, Franklin Regional, Armstrong, Connellsville, Kiski Area, Gateway and Penn-Trafford in section play. “I wanted our...
Knoch cross country teams hope to unseat Riverview atop sectionVideo
The Knoch boys and girls cross country teams have a lot on their plates with long- and short-term goals in mind. Both are positioning themselves for a month from now, when they hope to improve on 2018 WPIAL championship finishes — the boys were ninth and the girls 10th —...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2019: Freeport boys soccer stays hot
Hunter Hardin scored the game’s lone goal off an assist from Dan Lynch via corner kick as Freeport earned its fourth straight shutout victory with a 1-0 win over Burrell (3-5-0, 5-6-0) in a Section 2-AA boys soccer game. The Yellowjackets (7-2-1, 5-2-1) have won three straight section games. Bentworth...
High school scores for Sept. 21, 2019
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results PIAA Foundation Invitational at Hershey Class AAA Individual: 1. Patrick Anderson, Mt. Lebanon, 15:51; 2. Zachary Leachman, Mars, 16:29; 3. Joshua Lewin, WC East, 16:31; 4. Zack Marmol, Peters Township, 16:31; 5. Tyler Clifford, Perkiomen Valley, 16:40; 6. Patrick Theveny, Penncrest, 16:49; 7....
Apollo-Ridge football team looks at positives after 1st defeat
While not happy with the way things turned out in Friday’s battle of the unbeatens between his Apollo-Ridge football team and Allegheny Conference foe Avonworth, Vikings coach John Skiba also talked in positive terms about the opportunities his team has coming out of the 42-14 loss. Included in that is...
Ligonier Valley football keeps marching on
If you attend a Ligonier Valley football practice during the week, you might be surprised to hear music blaring for the entire session. It’s something different veteran coach Roger Beitel allows his team to do. When you have been the most dominating team in the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference...
5 takeaways from Week 4: Northern Conference continues to roil
Is there a WPIAL conference more volatile than the Northern? Even defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champion Penn Hills has felt its share of close calls this season. The Indians remain undefeated in the conference, but they’ve won the past two weeks by 11 points combined. After rallying to...
Shaler stuns Franklin Regional as Panthers no longer unbeatenVideo
The Shaler Area community always celebrates homecoming with a massive parade down Mt. Royal Boulevard leading to Titans Stadium and a Saturday afternoon football game. It took a quarter, but the big pregame festivities carried over to the game as Shaler marched up and down the field on Franklin Regional....
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Several teams finally get in win column
The first win of the season can be a pretty nice feeling, but Fox Chapel delivered an even bigger win for coach Tom Loughran on Friday. Zakaria’s Essaouab’s 23-yard field goal pushed the Foxes out to a 16-7 lead over Hampton, and that’s all they would need as they gave...
Westmoreland football notebook: Unbeaten Southmoreland eager for ‘huge’ game
Each game carries more meaning for Southmoreland. The Scotties continue to chase history, an entire town following every move they make on the football field as they march toward a long-awaited return to the WPIAL playoffs. Their latest high-scoring victory — a 62-21 win at Brownsville on Friday night —...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 4
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 5-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 4-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 2-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 4-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 5-0, 2 3. Gateway, 4-1, 3 4. Penn Hills, 4-1, 4...
Leechburg capitalizes on Riverview turnovers for easy victory
After a grueling, three-overtime defeat last week, Leechburg responded Saturday by taking advantage of favorable field position and rolling to a 47-0 victory over Riverview at Oakmont’s Riverside Park. The Blue Devils scored three touchdowns in the first 10 minutes of the game on drives of 30, 44 and 35...
Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 379 - Alex Arledge, Burrell (19 of 36) 371 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (23 of 28) 334 - Ethan Dahlem, Upper St. Clair (15 of 20) 310 - Sam Sheeder, Ligonier Valley (17 of 26) 294 - Tyler...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Cornell cruises past Northgate
Zaier Harrison threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as Cornell picked up a 57-14 win over Northgate (0-4, 0-3) in the Class A Big 7 Conference Friday night. Blaine Sams added touchdowns on a punt return and run for the Raiders (3-1, 2-1). Union...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: McGuffey tops Beth-Center, stays unbeaten
Marshall Whipkey threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead No. 3 McGuffey to a 46-14 victory over Beth-Center in the Class 2A Interstate Conference Friday night. McGuffey improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play. Andrew Bower threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns for Beth-Center...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Hunter lifts Freeport to 1st victory
Ricky Hunter returned two punts for touchdowns as Freeport tallied a 56-14 win over Uniontown (0-5, 0-4) in a Class 3A Big East Conference football game Friday night. Hunter also ran for a touchdown while teammate Luke Miller scored on a 56-yard punt return and a 26-yard reception for Freeport...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Greensburg Salem rolls past Laurel Highlands
Alex Briggs’ 144 rushing yards led a trio of Greensburg Salem players who ran for over 100 yards in its 47-27 Big 8 Conference win at Laurel Highlands (0-5, 0-2) on Friday night. Trent Patrick ran for 139 yards for Greensburg Salem (2-3, 2-0) while Aaren Putt added 107 yards...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A roundup: No. 2 Peters Township handles North Hills
Logan Pfeuffer threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 2 Peters Township (5-0) scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to pull away to a 38-14 victory over North Hills (4-1) in nonconference play Friday night. Josh Casilli caught eight passes for 101 yards and two...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 20, 2019
Golf Boys WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 Hempfield 192, Greensburg Salem 206 Medalists: Mitch Sarsfield (H), 35; Jeff Mankins (GS), 39; Jon Kebe (H), 38; Nic Suchko (H), 39; Alex Podlucky (H), 39; Ryan Nalevanko (GS), 39 Section 4 Plum 237, Penn Hills 245 Medalist: Lucy Brayton (PH), 41 Class...
Southmoreland’s dream season continues with win over Brownsville
By jumping out to a two-touchdown lead Friday night, Brownsville gave Southmoreland a slap in the face. It got the attention of the Scotties, who responded with a 62-21 win over the Falcons at Redstone Field in Republic. The win lifts Southmoreland to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the Class...
Ligonier Valley rolls to another conference win over West Shamokin
Ligonier Valley wore throwback jerseys Friday night to honor the former New Florence Wolverines, but the Rams played like their usual selves in a 54-7 rout of visiting West Shamokin. Sam Sheeder passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns, three to John Beard, and Ligonier Valley, No. 3 in the...
Fumble return turns tide as Ben Jackson, West Greene run past Monessen
Typically one play can be the difference in a high school football game. From there, momentum changes and affects everything. Although the score may not reflect it, one play caused a momentum shift that gave West Greene a 49-24 victory over host Monessen in Class A Tri-County South action Friday...
