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High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 4, 2019
Cross Country Boys Wednesday’s result Nonsection Blackhawk 24, Mohawk 33 Blackhawk 28, Riverside 31 Riverside 22, Mohawk 33 Football Thursday’s schedule District 8 City League Westinghouse at University Prep, 7 p.m. Golf Boys Wednesday’s results Class AAA Section 1 Hempfield 200, Greensburg Salem 215 Medalists: Jon Kebe (H), 36; Anthony...
High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2019: Swankler powers Norwin to girls soccer win
Paloma Swankler scored two first half goals to lead No. 3 Norwin (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-4A girls soccer victory over Hempfield (0-1, 0-1) on Wednesday. Dani Iannuzzo and Katelyn Kauffman scored in the second half for the Knights. Megan Dietz had two assists. Liz Waszkiewicz recorded the shutout....
Plenty of movement in Week 2 high school football power rankings
After the initial Trib 10 power rankings were released last week, three of the 10 teams were knocked off, prompting some early changes. Gateway was ranked No. 3 but was stunned by No. 8 Penn-Trafford, dropping the Gators to No. 8 and lifting the Warriors into the top five. No....
A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 2
Class 5A Big East Plum (1-1, 0-1) at Gateway (1-1, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday at Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Coaches: Matt Morgan, Plum; Don Holl, Gateway Last week: Franklin Regional 42, Plum 14; Penn-Trafford 28, Gateway 7 Players to Watch: Jake Miller, Plum (So., 6-0, 175, QB); Derrick Davis, Gateway (Jr.,...
A-K Valley football Q&A with Springdale’s Christian Vokes
The Springdale football team is off to its best start of the Seth Napierkowski era, and senior Christian Vokes has been a vital piece. “He’s a gamer for sure,” Napierkowski said. “He has this competitive edge about him that you just love as a coach, and he fuels our team...
GCC’s Dewicki captures WCCA girls golf titleVideo
In the four years of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association’s girls golf tournament, a player from Greensburg Central Catholic has won the individual title three times. This year, it was junior Angelika Dewicki, who took the title by shooting a 4-over-par 41 Wednesday at Champion Lakes Golf Course near Ligonier....
High school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday District 8 City League Westinghouse at University Prep, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Butler at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 7 p.m. North Allegheny vs. Central Catholic at Shaler, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin at Upper St. Clair,...
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Derry’s Justin Huss
Excuse Justin Huss for being a little sore last Saturday morning. Running behind a secure line, the Derry senior running back carried the football 33 times for a career-best 261 yards and four touchdowns in the No. 5 Trojans’ 35-27 victory over Freeport in the WPIAL Class 3A Big East...
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 2
Lorenzo Jenkins Fox Chapel, so., WR/DB At 6-foot-2, Jenkins is a sizable target in the Foxes passing game. He caught four passes for 90 yards and an 8-yard score last Friday against North Hills. On the other side of the ball, he continues to emerge as a playmaker. Last week,...
The Birdie gets his mojo back while picking A-K Valley games
When the Birdie walked into the office on Monday, he had the biggest smile on his face. First of all, yes, the Birdie works on Labor Day because as he has acclaimed, he’s the hardest working feathered fowl in the office. Second of all, his smile wasn’t booming because of...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 2
Isaiah Beltram Monessen, jr., QB/RB/WR Beltram rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown against Greensburg Central Catholic and caught a 57-yard touchdown pass in Week 1 against California. He’s one of the Greyhounds’ main offensive threats. He scored five touchdowns in 2018. Riley Comforti Southmoreland, sr., WR/DB The Southmoreland senior...
Kiski Area looking for consistency as North Hills pays visit
The first two weeks of the season have been a roller coaster for the Kiski Area Cavaliers. During their Week Zero game against defending City League champion Allderdice, sophomore quarterback Tommy Burke hit Jason Baker with a winning 6-yard touchdown pass that had the Cavaliers riding high. Maybe just a...
Early-season showdown could play major factor in Big Eight Conference
Could Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A Big Eight Conference battle be a preview of the WPIAL championship? No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (2-0, 1-0) and No. 2 Belle Vernon (1-0, 0-0) hope it is. Friday’s early-season matchup at Thomas Jefferson could determine the Big Eight Conference championship. And even though Thomas Jefferson’s...
Westmoreland County don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 2
Class 6A Hempfield (1-1, 0-1) at Norwin (0-2, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com, 107.1 FM Last week: Pine-Richland 42, Hempfield 14; North Allegheny 42, Norwin 0 Coaches: Rich Bowen, Hempfield; Dave Brozeski, Norwin Players to watch: Blake Remaley, Hempfield (Sr., 6-2,...
The Birdie sets sights on web stardom in Westmoreland County
Last week: 12-3 (80 percent) Season: 18-5 (78.3 percent) The Birdie is old school and set in many of his ways. He still uses a pencil and paper to keep game stats and likes to get ink on his fingers after reading the print edition of the newspaper. “People still...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 3, 2019
LOCAL High schools Cross Country Boys Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Yough 31, Belle Vernon 23 Girls Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Belle Vernon 31, Yough 24 Field Hockey Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Pine-Richland 1, Mt. Lebanon 0 Nonsection Peters Township 5, Oakland Catholic 0 Golf Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class...
High school roundup for Sept. 3, 2019: Toohey’s hat trick leads Mt. Pleasant soccer
Lucas Toohey had a hat trick to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 6-1 victory over Leechburg in a Section 2-AA boys soccer matchup Tuesday. Ryan Temple scored twice and Arthur Bartlow had three assists for Mt. Pleasant (1-0, 1-0). Nate Kubasky also scored. Jake Mull scored the lone goal for...
Burrell girls soccer hitting stride after tournament win
The Burrell girls soccer team had high hopes over the summer and in preseason workouts that it could replicate past success and take the next step in Section 2-2A and beyond. The potential was there, as veterans mixed with new talent and the season got started. But it wasn’t until...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 2
Some good teams were bounced from the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings after some eyebrow-raisers in Week 1. Teams such as Harrisburg, Gateway, Imhotep Charter and Sharon are on the outside looking in, though it would not be a surprise to see any of them back in the top five...
Hopewell, Avonworth face off on opening day of girls soccer section play Wednesday in high school sports
A year ago, they were the final two victims of South Park’s district championship run. Wednesday, Hopewell visits Avonworth to open up Section 1-2A play on opening night of section play in WPIAL girls’ soccer. Last year, South Park shutout Avonworth 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals before blanking...
George Guido: Six-classification system for football affecting rivalries, attendance
If you’re looking for an Alle-Kiski Valley football rivalry game this week, don’t bother. Of the 13 schools in the Valley News Dispatch circulation area, none play each other. It’s the outgrowth of the six-classification system, which is in its fourth season. If you run a gas station, however, you’re...
Coaches association releases latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
The opening weekend of the WPIAL girls volleyball season has come and gone, and section matchups in all four classifications begin Tuesday evening. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association, in a poll of the 120 WPIAL head coaches, released its second rankings list of the season. North Allegheny (Class AAAA),...
High school schedules for Sept. 3, 2019
High schools Soccer Boys Tuesday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Allderdice, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Shaler at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Brashear, 3:30 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park, 7:30 p.m. Peters Township...
Boys soccer matchup between Upper St. Clair, Peters Township among 3 things to watch Tuesday in high school sports
From 2000-15, the South Hills dominated WPIAL boys’ soccer’s highest classification. Fifteen of the century’s first 16 Class AAA champions were Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township or Upper St. Clair. The exception was 2005, when Plum won it all. While the power has swung to the north in...
WPIAL football team of the week: Week 1
When Moon faces Mars, there are plenty of puns that could be used to describe this otherworldly match-up. But Moon being named TribHSSN’s Week One Team of the Week is more about a Tigers tale then it is about an intergalactic contest. Mars scored the game’s first 14 points before...
