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3 quarterbacks among 10 WPIAL players selected to 2023 Class 5A all-state team
Nolan DiLucia’s first season as a starting quarterback was quite productive … and rewarding. The sophomore signal caller helped Peters Township win the WPIAL Class 5A title and finish as PIAA runner-up. He threw for a WPIAL-leading 3,036 yards and 30 touchdowns and ran for 392 yards and eight scores,...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Aliquippa finally achieves perfection
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
PIAA champion Aliquippa well-represented on Class 4A all-state list, including player, coach of the year
Aliquippa completed its first undefeated season with a 60-14 victory over Dallas in the PIAA Class 4A championship game earlier this month. On Friday, the Quips added a cherry to the top of the best season in program history. Four players were honored by the Pa. Football Writers with selection...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 28, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Apollo Trust Company Tournament River Valley 50, Summit Academy 42 Apollo-Ridge 61, Leechburg 54 Aquinas Academy tournament Springdale 73, Pittsburgh Christian Academy 33 Aquinas Academy 56, Trinity Christian 20 Avella tournament Fort Cherry 84, Propel Montour 21 Chartiers-Houston 60, Western Beaver 39 McGuffey 49,...
High school roundup for Dec. 28, 2023: Coaches earn milestone wins in holiday tournament action
Robert Thomas scored 28 points as Penn Hills defeated Greensburg Central Catholic, 58-55, at the Coach Paul Sapotichne Holiday Classic at Greensburg Salem to give coach Chris Giles his 100th career victory. Kahlil Wall added 17 for Penn Hills (5-1). Tyree Turner scored 20 and Brady O’Rourke added 11 for...
Derry freshmen shine at Southmoreland Holiday Wrestling Classic
Two Derry freshmen turned in quite a performance at the 2023 Southmoreland Holiday Wrestling Classic on Thursday. Both won titles with impressive victories and helped the Trojans to a fourth-place finish. Corry, from District 10, won the team title. United was second and Somerset was third. The Trojans had three...
GCC girls beat another Class 6A team, defeating Upper St. Clair
The basketball went to the near corner. Sophomore point guard Erica Gribble drew a crowd of defenders and alertly fired a pass across the baseline to the far corner. There waiting was senior shooting guard Mya Morgan, who caught it and sent in a 3-pointer to give Class 2A No....
Highlands’ Kate Myers hits 1,000 career points in victory over Mars
It was a monumental day for Kate Myers on her home floor as she entered the day just 14 points shy of a career milestone. At the 2 minute, 6 second-mark of the second quarter, Myers received the ball on the left wing and let a shot fly from beyond...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: North Catholic girls add to trophy case
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Springdale boys riding high at 7-1, but Dynamos more concerned with strong finish
With two wins this weekend at the Aquinas Academy holiday tournament, the Springdale boys basketball team can equal its win total from last season at nine before ringing in the new year. It’s been a great start for a senior-heavy Dynamos team with a 7-1 record, with all those wins...
Role players making a difference in Greensburg Central Catholic’s hot start
If Greensburg Central Catholic is going to live up to its expectations and make another run in the WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A boys basketball playoffs, the steady contributions of role players could be what makes the difference. So far, the rotation has been much more than the outstanding senior...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Shootout at Seton Hill expands
The annual Shootout at Seton Hill basketball showcase has expanded. It will include more days, more games and more teams. The charity event will be Jan. 27-28 at Seton Hill’s McKenna Center and now has 22 teams and 11 games (8 boys, 3 girls). Previously, the showcase was one day...
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin, Matt Humbert earn state’s Class 3A player, coach of the year honors
Belle Vernon’s deja vu football season continued Thursday as the Leopards, who successfully defended their WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A titles, were again heavily recognized for postseason awards by the Pa. Football Writers. Coach Matt Humbert was named the state’s Class 3A coach of the year for a second straight...
Donta Green again named state’s Class 2A coach of the year after guiding Westinghouse back to PIAA final
Donta Green has helped turn Westinghouse football into a dominant force in Pittsburgh’s City League and beyond. For the second straight season, Green guided the Bulldogs to the PIAA championship game, and for the second consecutive season, he has been selected as the Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A coach of...
Fort Cherry pair among 4 WPIAL players picked to Class A all-state football team
Matt Sieg accounted for more than 4,000 yards of offense this season in leading the Fort Cherry football to its first WPIAL championship and a runner-up finish in the PIAA Class A playoffs. The sophomore quarterback was rewarded for his efforts Thursday with selection to the Pa. Football Writers’ Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 27, 2023
High schools Basketball Holiday tournament schedule Boys Wednesday’s results Bentworth tournament Brownsville 58, Carrick 53 West Greene 46, Bentworth 45 Carmichaels Lions Club Tournament Jefferson-Morgan 56, Beth-Center 50 Mapletown 65, Carmichaels 62 Charleroi tournament East Allegheny 50, Ringgold 49 Southmoreland 69, South Park 68 Charleroi 59, California 33 Daytona Beach...
Lincoln Park steps into spotlight, tops North Catholic at Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic
In the finale of a festive day at the Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic inside PPG Paints Arena, the Lincoln Park Leopards dominated the North Catholic Trojans en route to a 72-58 win. Coming home from a national tournament in Oregon that saw Lincoln Park go 2-2, the Leopards were in...
High school roundup for Dec. 27, 2023: Lincoln Park wins 1st girls basketball game at PPG Paints Arena
Maddie Syka had 22 points to lead four Lincoln Park players in double figures in a 69-45 win over West Allegheny at the Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. J’la Kizart scored 20, Abbi Januzzi had 13 and Sarah Scott netted 11 for the Leopards (8-0)....
Mike Collodi resigns as Mt. Lebanon football coach after 1 season
Less than a year after becoming Mt. Lebanon’s football coach, Mike Collodi is reluctantly stepping down. He resigned Wednesday after one season, largely, he said, because he saw no path to a teaching job in the district. “When I took the program over, I had a vision of how to...
Logan Golle’s buzzer-beater lifts Allderdice past Fox Chapel in PPG Paints Arena thriller
Less than two seconds hung on the scoreboard as Allderdice set up for an inbounds play and one final heave. Not only did the Dragons get the pass to their streaking star, but Logan Golle rose up to hit a deep prayer that rattled around the rim and left the...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys key on Terek Crosby, shut down Yough
As Greensburg Central Catholic went through the handshake line opposite Yough, Centurions coach Christian Hyland told Cougars guard Terek Crosby how much he appreciates his game. The gesture was not a postgame apology Wednesday afternoon, but it felt like one. The coach was explaining why his team uncharacteristically used a...
2023 WPIAL and City League all-conference football teams
After the dust has settled and the championships have been won, area high school football coaches take the time to identify the top performers in 17 WPIAL conferences as well as the City League. Here is a list of those teams: 2023 All-Conference Football Teams Class 6A Class 6A Conference...
Greensburg Salem to honor 2009 boys basketball state finalist
Greensburg Salem is set to honor the team that felt invincible for a couple of weeks in March. The 2009 Golden Lions, who went 23-6 and made a surprising run to the PIAA Class AAA championship game, will be recognized before Thursday night’s finale of the eight-game Coach Paul Sapotichne...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Class 6A
WPIAL Class 6A Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Sam Brackney, Central Catholic, C, 6-2, 260, jr. Lincoln Hoke, North Allegheny, G, 6-1, 210, so. Tanner Fuchs, Central Catholic, G, 6-2, 290, sr. Cameron Chmura, North Allegheny, OT, 6-4, 290, sr. Jack Yatchenko, North Allegheny, OT, 6-3, 285, jr....
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Western Hills
Western Hills Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Braeden Walker, West Mifflin, TE, 6-3, 245, sr. Amari Jackson, Beaver, WR, 6-1, 170, jr. Andrew Kuban, Avonworth, WR, 5-11, 195, sr. Brady Mayo, Beaver, WR, 6-1, 175, jr. Khalil Taylor, Seton LaSalle, WR, 6-0, 180, fr. Parker Cunninghham, South...
