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WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 16, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Monday’s games: Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 6-0-1, 1 2. Norwin, 6-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 6-1, 5 5. North Allegheny, 6-1, — Out: Seneca Valley, 3-2-1, 4 Class AAA 1. Mars, 5-0-1,...
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Latrobe’s Jarred Stein and Greensburg Central Catholic’s Corinn Brewer
Jarred Stein School: Latrobe Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Stein shot a 75 to capture the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Championship at Latrobe Elks Golf Club on Sept. 12. Stein won a playoff over Wildcat teammate Darick Hrtyanski. The deciding hole was No. 6, the No. 1 handicap...
Balanced attack leading Norwin girls soccer
Norwin’s girls soccer team is hoping to rediscover its championship recipe this fall. So far, the Knights believe they have the right ingredients. Balancing them has been the key for the Knights, who opened the year with six wins, including four in Section 3-AAAA. Norwin outscored its opponents, 27-1. “For...
AK Valley H.S. Athletes of the Week: Burrell’s Allie Vescio and Leechburg’s Cole Villa
Allie Vescio School: Burrell Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Report card: Vescio has a trio of hat tricks and 11 goals this season for the Bucs. One of those hat tricks came in a 5-1 win over rival and reigning Section 1-AA champion Deer Lakes last Monday. The Bucs (6-0) are...
Burrell’s Liotta selected as assistant coach for U.S. national team
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta has been named the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the U18 U.S. national team that will take part in USA Football’s International Bowl on Jan. 14 and 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “It’s an honor to be selected to represent the United States and...
WPIAL wants 2 football coaches suspended for violating heat acclimatization rules
The WPIAL wants two football coaches suspended for a scrimmage next season for violating preseason heat acclimatization rules. Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta and Aliquippa’s Mike Warfield violated PIAA rules when their teams worked out in full equipment in early August, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. The only equipment...
Seton LaSalle football player among 2 ruled eligible after WPIAL hearings
The WPIAL ruled Seton LaSalle transfer Tyler Buzalka eligible for football season following a hearing Monday in Green Tree. The WPIAL board initially had concerns that the sophomore might have followed former Ringgold football coach Mike Zmijanac, who was hired at Seton LaSalle last December. But in a split vote,...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 16, 2019
Field Hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Penn-Trafford 4, Oakland Catholic 1 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL individual qualifiers Class AAA Section 1 At Hannastown Golf Course, Greensburg Target score: 81 Par 70 Jeff Mankins, Greensburg-Salem, 74 Alex Turowski, Penn-Trafford, 77 Mitch Sarsfield, Hempfield, 77 Ryan Nalveanko, Greensburg-Salem, 78 Josh Kapcin,...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2019: North Allegheny girls soccer trips up Fox Chapel
Sarah Schupansky scored two goals to lead North Allegheny (6-1, 4-0) to a 3-2 victory over Fox Chapel (4-3, 3-2) in Section 1-AAAA girls soccer Monday night. Norwin 4, Allderdice 0 — Katelyn Kaufmann scored twice as Norwin (5-0, 4-0) beat Allderdice (1-6, 0-5) to stay undefeated in Section 3-AAAA....
The Daily 3: WPIAL girls tennis brackets to be revealed
The WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the district’s first championship tournament on Tuesday. The 2019 girls singles tennis championships will take place over two days later this week. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals matches are set for Thursday with the championship and consolation matches taking place Friday. Two...
WPIAL calls in Connellsville, Allderdice after more racial slur allegations
The WPIAL is calling in Connellsville administrators for the second time in two years to face allegations that the school’s boys soccer team targeted an opponent with racial slurs. A year ago, it was Penn Hills that made those accusations. This time, Allderdice parents are accusing Connellsville soccer players of...
With a team-first mentality, Zane Ingram is leading Fox Chapel to fast start
Ever since Zane Ingram joined the Fox Chapel boys soccer program as a freshman, he’s always put the team first. “Where the team needs him, he goes,” said Fox Chapel coach Erik Ingram, who also doubles as Zane’s dad. That journey has taken Zane from playing as an outside back...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 3
With every win these last two years, the Freedom football program seems to end long droughts of a mostly forgetful century of football. In 2018, the Bulldogs finished the regular season 9-1 for the program’s first winning season in 14 years. The team hosted a playoff game at Bulldogs Stadium...
Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James back for WPIAL tennis run
Charlotte James stepped away from high school tennis in 2018 to concentrate on USTA junior tournaments. But the Fox Chapel senior, one of the top college prospects in Pennsylvania, is back making waves in the Foxes lineup. She will be in the hunt for a WPIAL singles title when the...
Coaches association releases Week 3 WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
The WPIAL girls volleyball section slate enters Week 3 as teams in all four classifications jockey for position in the standings. North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) are undefeated in section matches at the start of play this week, and...
The Daily 3: What to watch today in WPIAL sports
On a busy night of girls soccer in the WPIAL, the marquee matchup is a battle for first place in Section 2 between two of the last three undefeated teams in Class AAAA. Moon visits Peters Township in a clash between 4-0 teams atop their section. The Indians are 6-0...
Conference football heats up this week on Trib HSSN
We hit mid-September and close out summer with plenty of high school sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week Four of the high school football season with plenty of conference games among the 38 WPIAL, District 6...
High school schedules for Sept. 16, 2019
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class A Section 3 Aquinas Academy at Carlynton, 5 p.m. Nonsection Ellwood City at Westinghouse, 3:30 p.m. Hempfield at Laurel Highlands, 7 p.m. Valley at Jeannette, 7 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 North Allegheny at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland...
WPIAL Football Player of the Week: Week 3
Ethan Dahlem of Upper St. Clair had a record-breaking performance Friday night, and it still nearly wasn’t enough to secure a victory. But in the end, the junior quarterback was responsible for 560 yards from scrimmage and his scoring plunge from 1 yard late in the game was the difference...
Fox Chapel girls volleyball hopes aggressive approach works
When describing how aggressive to be when spiking a volleyball, Fox Chapel coach Phil O’Keeffe likes to use a baseball analogy. He tells his team if a pitcher that has a 100 mph fastball but is afraid to use it and lobs 75 mph pitches over the plate, the pitcher...
WPIAL/City League football standings through Week 3
Here are the updated WPIAL and City League football standings following Week 3 of the 2019 season. WPIAL Class 6A Team, conference record, overall record North Allegheny, 3-0, 4-0 Mt. Lebanon, 3-0, 3-1 Pine-Richland, 2-0, 4-0 Central Catholic, 2-1, 3-1 Hempfield, 1-2, 2-2 Seneca Valley, 1-2, 1-3 Norwin, 0-2, 1-3...
Norwin’s Krevokuch lands FBS offer
Norwin football player Tanner Krevokuch has his first Division I-FBS scholarship offer. Krevokuch, the Knights’ 6-foot-4, 205-pound tight end and middle linebacker, announced Sunday that Central Michigan has extended an offer. “This offer means everything to me because it changes my life big time,” Krevokuch said. “It helps for other...
Freedom shuts out Mohawk in MAC matchupVideo
It’s good to be the king. Senior Max Ujhazy was named Homecoming King moments before kickoff, then helped turn the game around with a big punt return in the third quarter as Freedom defeated Mohawk, 28-0, on Saturday in a Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference contest. “It was very humbling,...
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2019: Burgettstown rallies past Summit
After trailing by 10 points after the first quarter, Burgettstown scored 44 unanswered points in a 46-12 victory over Summit Academy (0-4) in a nonconference football game Saturday afternoon. Burgettstown (3-0) got on the board when Cyle Conley scored on a 4-yard rushing touchdown. Seth Phillis took over the second...
High school scores for Sept. 14, 2019
Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Freedom 28, Mohawk 0 Class A Big 7 Union 48, Northgate 28 Nonconference Burgettstown 46, Summit Academy 12 Springdale 41, Bishop Canevin 6 District 8 City League Nonconference Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) 48, Carrick 0 Saturday’s summaries WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Freedom 28, Mohawk...
