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With top scorers back, Greensburg Central Catholic boys in position to contend again
With its top two scorers back and four more players who spot-started at times last season joining them, Greensburg Central Catholic is a contender again in WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball. “I like that this team has guys that are ready to step up,” senior guard Tyree Turner said. “A...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 15, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA championship At Cumberland Valley Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus (25-1) vs. Manheim Township (21-1-1), 3 p.m. Class 2A Villa Maria (21-4) vs. Palmyra (21-1-1), 1 p.m. Class A Lackawanna Trail (15-4-2) vs. Oley Valley (22-1-1), 11 a.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule...
WPIAL Class 3A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 3A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals led by defending champion and top seed Belle Vernon. Don’t forget...
WPIAL Class 4A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 4A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals, led by defending champion and top seed Aliquippa. Don’t forget after...
Trib 10: Get ready for head-to-head matchups between top teams in power rankings
There are a couple of changes to the weekly Trib 10 power rankings this week as we prepare for Final Four Friday in Class A through 4A and Championship Saturday in 6A and 5A. Penn Hills and Thomas Jefferson saw their seasons end last week, so their loss is a...
Cheswick Christian boys program making giant leaps forward
When the Cheswick Christian boys basketball team followed a 3-11 record in the 2020-21 covid-shortened season with a 7-11 mark and a playoff berth in 2021-22, it was a big step forward. Last season was more like a giant leap. Cheswick Christian went 18-10 and appeared in the Southwest Christian...
Cheswick Christian girls hungry for improvement
Last season saw the Cheswick Christian girls basketball team win just four games after making the postseason in 2022-23, but under a new but familiar head coach this season, the Chargers are primed for improvement across the board. Clinton Blazevich takes over for Paul Kostick, whose work schedule changed, forcing...
Franklin Regional girls focus on winning close games in bid to return to playoffs
Franklin Regional junior Toryn Fulton doesn’t want to see the Panthers’ girls basketball program run out of gas. All offseason, Fulton and her teammates have been looking to make sure they have the legs to keep up with the challenges that lay ahead. “We need to compete at the same...
PIAA: Central Bucks South won’t receive penalty after wearing wrong jerseys vs. Norwin
The PIAA said there is no penalty for a team that does not bring the proper colored uniform to a playoff event. Philadelphia-area school Central Bucks South and Norwin wore white uniforms in a PIAA Class 4A boys soccer semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg, causing a stir among Norwin fans,...
WPIAL soccer, volleyball teams set for PIAA championship weekend
Championship Weekend is set for the PIAA in both soccer and girls volleyball. Five WPIAL soccer teams and two girls volleyball squads are headed east in the hunt for a state championship. The eight PIAA soccer championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg...
Players announced for 2nd annual We Serve First All-Star Classic girls volleyball event
After a successful inaugural We Serve First Foundation all-star girls volleyball event last year, many involved in the sport locally are gearing up for this year’s festivities Dec. 2 at Kiski Area High School. Seniors from throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley and other schools in the region have been selected to...
For Norwin boys, wild, dramatic playoff ride came to a halt one stop short
CHAMBERSBURG — Unable to produce the tying goal like they had done so many times before, and unable to push for overtime and penalty kicks to fit their calling card, Norwin fell to Central Bucks South on Tuesday night, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals to bring a historic...
Franklin Regional hopes avoiding injuries provides path to postseason
Cam Rowell was worried he didn’t quite have the spring in his step anymore. The 6-foot-4 Franklin Regional senior forward suffered a hip flexor injury that kept him out for most of last season. After four months off, Rowell said it took about a month of playing in games before...
With ‘nothing to lose,’ East Allegheny set to take its best shot at No. 1 Belle Vernon
The last time East Allegheny reached the WPIAL semifinals was in 1992, when the Wildcats were Class 2A champions. Coincidentally, the quarterback of that team was Dave Loya, who is now East Allegheny’s athletic director. Loya and some of his teammates attended last week’s 28-21 victory over South Park in...
The Birdie falling back in love with Leopards, the last Westmoreland County title hopefuls
Last week: 3-0 (100%) Season: 106-28 (79.1%) The pigeons are back at Acrisure Stadium. Now, can the Birdie get there again? His only hope is the Belle Vernon Leopards, who are the last Westmoreland County team left in the WPIAL playoffs. And then there was one. “I had a blast...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 14, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Emmaus 2, Lower Dauphin 0 Manheim Township 7, Warwick 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule Emmaus (25-1) vs. Manheim Township (21-1-1) at Cumberland Valley, 3 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Villa Maria 2, Gwynedd Mercy 1 Palmyra 3, Hershey 1...
High school roundup for Nov. 14, 2023: Avonworth wins WPIAL rematch to reach state finals
Fiona Mahan scored on a header in the first half and a 25-yard blast in the second half to send Avonworth to a 2-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (17-6-1) in a rematch of the WPIAL championship game in the PIAA Class 2A girls soccer semifinals Tuesday. Emma Luther and...
Moon scores in final minutes to slip past Mars in PIAA battle of WPIAL girls soccer titans
On a night where, not surprisingly, a tight defensive battle raged on, Sydney Felton found her moment to make an impact. And it gave Moon a chance at a state three-peat. Felton scored on a shot off a cross by Marina Mollica with 1 minute, 19 seconds remaining in regulation...
Lola Abraham does it again, scoring 4 to send Riverview to state championship game
The Riverview girls soccer team’s second trip to the Johnstown area in a week’s time was just as successful as the first. Senior Lola Abraham tallied all four goals for the Raiders in a 4-1 victory over District 6 champion Bishop Guilfoyle on Tuesday in a PIAA Class A semifinal...
Central Bucks South ends improbably playoff run for Norwin boys soccer team
CHAMBERSBURG — Both soccer teams brought their white uniforms Tuesday night, so Central Bucks South wore fluorescent green mesh pinnies over their jerseys. Norwin coach Scott Schuchert would have given his team the shirt off his back if it meant moving on to the state finals. But it wasn’t meant...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 14, 2023
We have reached the technical start to the PIAA football playoffs with first-round games this weekend sprinkled with district semifinals and championship games. Two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football poll are done after season-ending losses while two newbies jump on the speeding train as it nears...
4 WPIAL football championships will be televised with support from Steelers
The four WPIAL football championship games held at Acrisure Stadium will be televised this year, thanks to support from the Pittsburgh Steelers, the WPIAL announced Tuesday. The Class A, 2A, 3A and 4A finals on Nov. 24 will be televised by KDKA+, which previously was known as Pittsburgh’s CW. The...
Increased roster numbers have Derry girls coach Brisbane optimistic about season
Gene Brisbane has been on the bench for 49 seasons, and his passion for coaching high school girls and boys never has wavered. As he begins his fifth season as Derry girls basketball coach, he hopes the program has turned a corner. During his first season in 2019-20, he helped...
Burrell girls basketball looks to make playoff trips commonplace
When Shaun Reddick became head coach of the Burrell girls basketball program, he knew he was undertaking a rebuilding process. In the third year of his tenure with the Bucs, he’s ready to see his program follow a standard that was established last season. After compiling just three wins two...
Derry boys looking to make noise like section foe Deer Lakes did last season
Derry boys basketball coach Tom Esposito isn’t making any brash predictions about the upcoming season, but after watching section opponent Deer Lakes make a stellar run last year, he often thinks, “Why not us?” Deer Lakes finished as co-champion with Shady Side Academy in Section 3-3A during the 2022-23 season...
