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Moon girls blank feisty Latrobe to earn spot in WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
For Moon girls soccer coach Bill Pfeifer, winning never gets stale. Even after notching back-to-back PIAA championships, his two-time WPIAL champion Tigers continue to provide daily thrills. Thursday night on their home turf at Tiger Stadium was no different. In a particularly chippy atmosphere that saw multiple players tumbling to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 26, 2023
High schools Cross country WPIAL championship Thursday’s results At White Oak Park Boys Class 3A Individual results: 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:05.20; 2. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 15:31.70; 3. Rowan Gwin, Fox Chapel, 15:57.00; 4. Owen Dressler, Butler, 16:07.90; 5. Alaa-Eddine Guetari, South Fayette, 16:16.70; 6. Michael Gauntner, North Allegheny,...
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2023: Mars survives scare from Elizabeth Forward
Rosie Pellegrino scored the winning goal, assisted by Kayleigh Clark, and Kate McEnroe recorded the shutout to lift top-seeded Mars (16-0) to a 1-0 victory over No. 9 Elizabeth Forward (15-4) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday. The Fightin’ Planets will take on No. 5 South Fayette...
Avonworth limits Belle Vernon’s top scorer, sprints into WPIAL semifinals
Avonworth didn’t man mark Belle Vernon’s Trevor Kovatch, the second-leading goal scorer in WPIAL boys soccer. Instead, the Antelopes had five players shadow the junior forward. Yes, five. “He’s a special player,” Avonworth coach Tom Angell said. “There are no secrets anymore when you get to the playoffs. We did...
Montour knocks off unbeaten Plum to earn spot in WPIAL semifinals
Montour was the only team that didn’t lose to Plum in the regular season. Now the Spartans can say they’ll be the only team that beat the Mustangs in 2023. Behind a pair of goals from Grace Bannon and a sterling performance by goalkeeper Allison Armitage, No. 7 Montour upset...
Butler’s Drew Griffith battles cold to win another WPIAL title; Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak claims 3rd
One of the first individuals to greet Butler senior Drew Griffith after he won the WPIAL Class 3A cross country title Thursday at White Oak Park was Class 3A girls winner Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon. The two have something in common, not only is the duo two-time...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9
Welcome to the final week of the 2023 WPIAL football regular season as we wrap up the “stretch run” with meaningful football games aplenty. Ten of the 17 conferences in the district will be decided in showdown games Friday. Some of those contests will determine outright champions while others will...
Through the years: In 1948, Ken High won bruising battle with Ambridge
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. Ken High remained in WPIAL title contention with a hard-fought, 25-19 victory at Ambridge on Oct. 25, 1948. The game was...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Jeannette returns to big stage for matchup with Clairton
Players ran the hill next to the bleachers at McKee Stadium to end a practice earlier this week, and coach Tom Paulone joined them on the steep and somewhat muddy ascent. Jeannette has been on a steady climb all season. The Jayhawks (7-2, 4-1) have more wins than they had...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2023 football playoff pairings
Pairing the WPIAL football brackets is a difficult job once the playoff field is set, but it’s much, much harder when 15 spots are still undecided. That’s the situation now. The standings will surely change Friday night once the last dominoes fall. The official WPIAL bracket will be revealed Saturday...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 25, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule North Allegheny (8-8-2) at Pine-Richland (17-0), noon; Mt. Lebanon (10-3-3) at Peters Township (12-4-2), noon Class 2A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Latrobe (5-6-2) at Penn-Trafford (16-2), noon; Upper St. Clair (5-9-1) at Fox Chapel (11-6), noon Class A Semifinals Saturday’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2023: Postseason action in cross country, soccer, volleyball
Welcome to one of the busiest days of WPIAL fall sports postseason action on Thrive and Survive Thursday. There are plenty of quarterfinals matches in boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball, as well as district gold at stake for some of the top area runners. The 2023 WPIAL cross...
High school roundup for Oct. 25, 2023: Hampton makes Class 3A semis with OT win
Aidan Cole and Coleman Docherty scored as second-seeded Hampton survived a scare in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinals Wednesday night with a 2-1 double overtime win over No. 7 Thomas Jefferson (15-2). The Talbots (16-2-1) will meet No. 11 Franklin Regional in the semifinals Monday. Bentworth 5, Sewickley...
11th-seeded Franklin Regional wins again, shocking Moon in OT in WPIAL quarterfinals
Franklin Regional junior midfielder Tyler Pipon scored both goals for the Panthers, including the golden goal about four minutes into the second overtime Wednesday night, to propel the Panthers to a 2-1 win over Moon and into the next round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. “Very surreal. It didn’t...
Rare call helps South Fayette boys upset Plum in boys soccer playoffs
It was one of the rarer calls rarely seen in a soccer match. In the 56th minute, Plum keeper Owen Zalewski was punting the ball away when the whistle blew and officials deemed he handled the ball outside the 18-yard box before he kicked it and awarded South Fayette a...
Kiski Area’s Miller, A-K Valley’s top runners ready for WPIAL cross country meet
Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller sounded an optimistic tone on the eve of her final WPIAL Class 3A cross country championship race. After taking 10th last year at Cal (Pa.) and making a return trip to the PIAA championships in Hershey, Miller is one of eight top-10 finishers back among...
Trib 10: Ranked teams face tough tests in Week 9
It was another calm-before-the-storm week in the latest Trib 10 power rankings. All 10 teams were victorious in Week 8, but things will be changing heading into the WPIAL postseason once the dust settles from what should be a scintillating Week 9. There are two heads-to-head showdowns this Friday with...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 9
Player of the week Jayden Floyd Leechburg, Jr., QB/DB With his 138 passing yards and 134 rushing yards on 23 carries last week, Floyd became just the 16th player in WPIAL history to pass and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. He has 1,261 passing yards and eight...
Freeport, Deer Lakes face off with WPIAL playoff berth in the balance
The regular season and the race for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff spot in the Allegheny 6 Conference is down to one head-to-head matchup for Deer Lakes and Freeport. The Yellowjackets and Lancers will renew their rivalry Friday at Deer Lakes’ Lancers Stadium in a matchup rife with playoff scenarios....
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9
Class 5A Northeast Conference Shaler (4-5) at Fox Chapel (0-9) 7 p.m. Friday, James Burk Complex, O’Hara Township Last week: Penn Hills 14, Shaler 0; Kiski Area 39, Fox Chapel 8 Last year’s result: Shaler 55, Fox Chapel 25 Winless (0-4) in the Northeast Conference, both teams are looking to...
The Birdie gets playoff hopefuls fired up before making Week 9 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 75-26 (74.3%) With the final week of the regular season upon us, it was crystal clear to The Birdie what his column needed to be this week. It needed to be a motivational speech. There are four teams in the A-K Valley fighting for their...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 9
Thursday WPIAL Class A Big 7 Union at Summit Academy, 12:30 p.m. Friday Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Moon, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at South Fayette,...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 9
Player of the week Ahmad Ward Derry, Sr. RB/SS The junior scored four touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 59-yard run in the fourth quarter, and rushed for 250 yards on 22 carries as Derry defeated Burrell, 29-22, on Friday. His performance helped the Trojans clinch a berth in the...
Playoff berth on the line when Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional collide
The WPIAL playoffs don’t officially begin until Nov. 3. But for the Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional football teams, the playoffs start Friday in Murrysville. The Warriors (4-5, 3-1) and the Panthers (6-3, 3-1) will battle for second place in the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference behind Gateway (5-4, 5-0),...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9
Class 5A Big East Conference Hempfield (1-8, 0-4) at Norwin (2-7, 1-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Plum 38, Hempfield 20; Gateway 48, Norwin 20 Last year’s result: Hempfield 34, Norwin 7 • Neither team is going to the playoffs, so this is their bowl...
