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South Park dispatches Knoch in WPIAL 1st round
South Park came to Saxonburg Friday night with a clear objective to run the ball and got a special performance from running back Eric Doerue. The Eagles also took advantage of a litany of mistakes by Knoch and walked out with a lopsided upset. Doerue rushed for 159 yards and...
Fast start propels Central Valley to WPIAL 1st-round victory over Highlands
Central Valley’s defense was up to the task in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night. The No. 4-seeded Warriors held No. 13 Highlands to just 115 yards and didn’t allow a first down for the first 15 minutes en route to a 28-7 victory at...
Mohawk’s quick-strike offense stings Burrell in Class 2A 1st round
Mohawk’s offense was quick and efficient in its 42-0 first-round win over No. 12 Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. On each of their scoring drives, the Warriors ran four plays or less. “Really?” said senior running back Justin Boston. “We’ve been pretty explosive all year,” said senior quarterback...
Bishop Canevin begins quest for another WPIAL title with rout of Leechburg
The third-seeded Bishop Canevin Crusaders began their quest to reclaim WPIAL gold with a dominant 49-6 win over the No. 14 Leechburg Blue Devils in a Class A first-round matchup Friday night at North Allegheny. Bishop-Canevin (9-1), the 2021 WPIAL Class A champs, won the coin toss, deferred and shocked...
Sophomore’s clutch goal lifts Freedom past Riverview in tense Class A title game
In the lone matchup of top two seeds in the WPIAL girls soccer championships this season, No. 1 Riverview and No. 2 Freedom were locked in a scoreless stalemate for more than 70 minutes Friday evening. Sophomore Mackenzie Mohrbacher’s goal at the 71:40 mark lifted the Bulldogs to back-to-back Class...
WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Moon
WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship 5-South Fayette (14-4-2) vs. 3-Moon (15-1-2) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Nicholas Rosser, South Fayette; Bill Pfeifer, Moon Players to watch: Abbigail Rosser, South Fayette; Serayah Leech, Moon WPIAL titles: South Fayette 0; Moon 5 (2004, ‘16, ‘17, ‘21,...
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Hampton
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship 8-South Fayette (13-4-3) vs. 2-Hampton (17-2-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Rob Eldridge, South Fayette; Matt McAwley, Hampton Players to watch: Adam Thompson, South Fayette; Luke Fiscus, Hampton WPIAL titles: South Fayette 18 (1933-38, ‘43-52, ‘58, 2015); Hampton 4...
WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship breakdown: Avonworth vs. Shady Side Academy
WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship 1-Avonworth (17-1-2) vs. 7-Shady Side Academy (15-3-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: J.C. Mahan, Avonworth; Mary Lynch, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Fiona Mahan, Avonworth; Sarah Kushnir, Shady Side Academy WPIAL titles: Avonworth 2 (2021, ‘22); Shady Side...
Norwin, North Allegheny expect physical, high-energy battle for Class 4A championship
North Allegheny and Butler engaged in some chippy final minutes in the WPIAL boys soccer semifinals. There was physical play, even some shoving, which resulted in yellow cards and a red card on Butler. Tigers second-year coach Manny Montero doesn’t condone that level of aggression, but he wasn’t completely put...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 2. 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...
High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2023: Mars, South Park, Springdale move on to states
Ainsley Ray and Kayleigh Clark scored as top-seeded Mars (17-1) bounced back from a penalty shootout loss in the semifinals and moved on to the PIAA playoffs with a 2-0 victory over No. 7 Montour (14-4-3) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer third-place match Thursday. Addi Girdwood and Rosie...
Fox Chapel knocks off undefeated North Allegheny in overtime to win Class 4A crown
Thirty-eight years separated the Fox Chapel girls soccer program from its last WPIAL championship – and all it took was one shot in extra time to end that streak. It was a storybook ending for senior Kate Friday as just 35 seconds into overtime, Alyssa Quackenbush found Friday with a...
South Park returns to top of WPIAL heap with 1-0 win over Quaker Valley in 2A title game
After struggling in recent playoffs, the South Park boys soccer team is WPIAL champion again for the first time since 2014. “It’s never easy to get out of the semifinals,” said Eagles coach Jon Cantwell. “We had been the No. 1 seed the last few years, we just fell short...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football playoff matchups for 2023 Week 10
Welcome to opening night of the 2023 WPIAL football playoffs. While the Class 6A postseason takes the week off, there are 27 WPIAL quarterfinals or first-round contests from Class A up to 5A on Friday. Here are preview capsules on 13 of the 27 games. The other 14 district postseason...
Riverview girls soccer team has chance to make history
Georgia Tsambis had a feeling. The senior captain and defender on the No. 1 Riverview girls soccer team said the pieces were in place to make some noise and affect the WPIAL landscape in Class A. “We knew we had some talented freshmen coming up, and the potential was there...
Volleyball dynasties out to add to their trophy cases in WPIAL finals Saturday
The WPIAL will celebrate the 50th aniversary of its first girls volleyball championships by handing out four more titles Saturday at AHN Arena at Peters Township. Norwin not only won the first gold in 1973, the Knights also won the first 13 Class 3A championships through 1985. Three girls volleyball...
Riverview runners return to Hershey with team trophies in their sights
The Riverview boys and girls cross country teams both ran at the PIAA Class A championships last year. They hoped to do it again this year. Mission accomplished. The Raiders boys squad, led by an 11th-place finish from junior Chris Barnes, won its second WPIAL title in three seasons last...
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship breakdown: Charleroi vs. Bentworth
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship 1-Charleroi (19-0) vs. 7-Bentworth (17-2) 8 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Jon Ducoli, Charleroi; Nick Malarbi, Bentworth Players to watch: Bryce Large, Charleroi; Ryan Moessner, Bentworth WPIAL titles: Charleroi 0; Bentworth 0 Playoff path: Charleroi defeated No. 16 Beaver County...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Playoff win would mean a lot to Greensburg Central Catholic
Greensburg Central Catholic versus West Greene. Truth be told, there isn’t very much green to this WPIAL Class A first-round playoff matchup. GCC (7-3) defeated West Greene (8-2) earlier in the season 48-30 and will look to make it back-to-back wins over the Pioneers when the teams play at 7...
Norwin goalkeeper returns from injury just in time for brilliant playoff run
Eleven games into his senior season, big-gloved Anthony Scalise was batting away shots, deflecting crosses and spoiling corner kicks with regularity. There weren’t many goalkeepers better than him in the state’s largest classification. But then came a freak disruption. The Norwin senior tore a groin muscle against rival Penn-Trafford in...
Through the years: In 1998, Highlands crushed Kittanning for 1st perfect season
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. Highlands recorded its first undefeated and untied season with a convincing 40-0 win over Kittanning on Oct. 30, 1998. Jarrod Sleppy...
Chance at WPIAL 3-peat gives Freeport girls volleyball team new goal
With as dominant as Freeport volleyball has been in recent years, including seven titles since 2010, it may be hard to find areas to make history. But Saturday, the current group has a chance to do just that. The Yellowjackets never won three WPIAL titles in a row, which is...
Westmoreland County high school soccer notebook: Latrobe’s Robin Reilly up for top award
Robin Reilly was one of the top goal scorers and set-up midfielders in Class 3A this season. An All-WPIAL selection, the junior from Latrobe is up for the top award in the WPIAL game. Reilly is a finalist for the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award, which...
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 10: Run vs. pass option to decide Class 5A playoff openers
The run-pass option is a staple for offenses nowadays and this year’s WPIAL Class 5A bracket is one big RPO. Among the eight playoff teams in 5A, some have a run-first offense while others have quarterback-driven attacks. The divide in styles is more obvious this week since they’re matched head-to-head...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...
