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Hempfield’s Nathan Roby fills stat sheet in win over NorwinVideo
At 5 feet, 7 inches and 155 pounds, Hempfield’s Nathan Roby doesn’t appear to be a daunting presence on the football field. Norwin might say otherwise. Roby had a fantasy footballer’s delight of a game as he led the Spartans to a 34-17 victory over the Knights on Friday night...
2nd-half kickoff return sparks Hampton victory over Shaler
Hampton topped Shaler, 31-28, on Friday in a showcase of old-school football in the Northern Conference. Running back Luke Lindgren led the Talbots (2-1, 2-0) for the second consecutive game with a ground attack that gained 244 yards.Lindgren finished with 23 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Hampton, a...
Franklin Regional overcomes special teams gaffes, runs over LatrobeVideo
Franklin Regional dominated Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference in every phase except special teams. But a dominating ground game and an equally dominating defense was all the Panthers needed to defeat stubborn Latrobe, 42-21, at Franklin Regional Stadium. Zac Gordon rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns, and...
WPIAL football Week 2 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 2 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • THOMAS JEFFERSON 34, BELL VERNON 7 The Jaguars scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to break open a tie and roll to a 34-7 win against their Big 8...
North Catholic thwarts Freeport upset bid
The Freeport Yellowjackets had designs on an upset over No. 2-ranked North Catholic Friday night. A pair of touchdowns in the final 3 minutes, 22 seconds of play lifted the Trojans (2-0, 2-0) to a hard-fought victory before a large crowd at Freeport Area Athletic Field. An 18-yard pass over...
Peters Township defense clamps down on Woodland Hills, posts shutout
Coming off the high of toppling neighboring Upper St. Clair last Friday, Peters Township’s defense made sure there would be no letdown this week. Logan Pfeuffer tossed four touchdown passes for the Indians, but his teammates on the other side of the ball stole the show by limiting Woodland Hills...
Mt. Pleasant uses big 3rd quarter to down Yough
Mt. Pleasant scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter to roar to a 55-35 victory over Yough on Friday night The win lifts Mt. Pleasant (2-1) to 1-0 in conference games. Yough (1-2) fell to 1-1 in the Big East. “We can’t have penalties – and I don’t care...
Defense, rushing of Reese, Harmon pace Apollo-Ridge past Carlynton
It didn’t happen as fast as Apollo-Ridge would have liked, but, despite four first-half turnovers, the Vikings eventually came away with a 22-7 nonconference victory over Carlynton on Friday at Owens Field in Apollo. The Vikings moved to 3-0, and Carlynton slid to 2-1. It was the Logan Harmon and...
Top-ranked Penn-Trafford too much for Connellsville
Entering Friday’s game against Penn-Trafford, the Connellsville football team knew it would be tangling with the top-ranked team in Class 5A. Connellsville didn’t come away with a win, but it certainly in a better performance compared to the lopsided loss against McKeesport last week. But though the Falcons showed improvement,...
McDonough leads North Hills past Kiski Area in hard-hitting matchupVideo
Heading into Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A Northern Conference matchup between Kiski Area and North Hills, coaches Sam Albert and Pat Carey were expecting a battle, which was exactly what they got. While the Cavaliers won a few of those battles in front of a packed house at Richard J....
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada throws 5 touchdowns in win over New CastleVideo
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada tossed five touchdown passes in Friday night’s 37-21 victory, but those throws weren’t the only ones that left New Castle coach Joe Cowart impressed. Rather, Cowart pointed to a 21-yard back-shoulder throw early in the fourth quarter and a few other well-placed ones like it. “Spectacular,”...
New faces lead way for Norwin volleyball
Norwin’s volleyball team was back to its winning ways in its first section game of the season against Plum. The team hopes it will be the first of many victories en route to another playoff run. “We won in four sets, but the games were very close,” Norwin coach Mary...
Gateway volleyball seeks improvement, playoff berth
Coming off of a 2-12 record in Section 1-3A last year, Gateway’s girls volleyball team hopes the rough road it endured has set the stage for a bounce-back season. The Gators felt a Tuesday game against Armstrong, which went undefeated in the section in 2018, showed their potential in a...
Baldwin girls soccer enters season with new coach, enthusiasm
Tom Dongilli has embraced a basic yet enthusiastic approach to his first year as coach of the Baldwin girls soccer team. “Work hard, learn our new system and roles, and the scores will take care of themselves,” Dongilli said. The Highlanders went 2-15 last season. They were shut out 13...
Baldwin boys soccer takes it step by step
Success for the Baldwin boys soccer team appears to be a step-by-step process. “We have a very talented but inexperienced team,” second-year coach Dave Zinski said. “We are replacing six starters from last year due to graduation. While many of the players who have stepped into starting roles played some...
Sewickley Academy girls tennis in position to repeat; Quaker Valley rebuilding
With most of its players back, the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team is optimistic about repeating as WPIAL and PIAA Class AA champions. “We’re a tight group,” junior Evelyn Safar said. “I think that comes from all the experience we’ve had playing together. “All the fun stuff we do together...
Quaker Valley volleyball has mix of youth, experience
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team got its introductions out of the way last year. With six starters back, the Quakers want to make some progress this fall. “It’s really nice to have the same girls come back,” Quaker Valley junior Nicole Shaheen said. “We all know each other and how...
Roster turnover can’t slow Pine-Richland golf
The Pine-Richland boys golf team is in the rare position of replacing seven seniors who graduated from its 2018 team. Despite that turnover, the Rams’ surroundings are quite familiar as they are battling for the top spot in the Section 3-AAA standings with a 7-1 mark through the first leg...
Young Plum volleyball team showing fight
The Plum girls volleyball team lost the first two sets of its Section 3-AAAA opener against Norwin on Sept. 3. Faced with a quick elimination, the Mustangs instead battled back, won the third set and were on the brink of a victory with a 23-20 lead in set four. But...
Junior duo goes low for Franklin Regional golf team
Franklin Regional’s Chuck Tragesser and Michael Wareham spend a lot of their free time playing golf together at Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo. On match days, they are paired. Needless to say, the duo is around each other a good amount, and they always are looking for to improve upon....
Shady Side Academy girls soccer enters season with confidence
Shady Side Academy girls soccer reached the PIAA and WPIAL Class A semifinals last season. Coach Mary Lynch must replace four senior starters from a team that compiled a 14-5 record. She feels confident about this year’s group. “Our seniors have done a great job so far of stepping into...
Shady Side Academy field hockey counting on freshmen to help defend WPIAL title
Last year, the Shady Side field hockey team posted a 14-1-1 record with the lone loss coming in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Prior to that loss, the Indians cruised to section and WPIAL titles. The team lost three seniors to graduation. “They were very important seniors and...
Communication helps 13 Westmoreland schools maximize turfs
It’s a muggy late summer day in Harrison City. The fall sports season has begun, and Warrior Stadium, with its gleaming new artificial turf, is alive with action. The field is split for a dual workout: The No. 1-ranked football team is on one end, the three-time defending WPIAL champion...
Highlands’ Hiester, Kiski Area’s Crosby continue female kicking traditionVideo
During her freshman year at Highlands, Hailey Hiester watched her soccer teammate, senior Taylor Gunn, kick as a starter for the Golden Rams football team. She witnessed Gunn’s success, a collection of kicks that included a winning field goal in overtime to beat Apollo-Ridge in 2015. Gunn now is a...
Washington lineman Chase Mitchell commits to FBS newcomer Liberty
The WPIAL added another Division I lineman to the 2020 recruiting class Thursday when Washington’s Chase Mitchell committed to Liberty. Mitchell announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-5, 340-pound senior chose Liberty over offers from William & Mary, Seton Hill, Wheeling Jesuit, West Liberty, Tiffin and Notre Dame College. Mitchell...
