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Strike up the band and get ready for The Birdie’s Week 9 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 13-1 (92.9%) Season: 86-25 (77.5%) When the Birdie heard about Hempfield and Franklin Regional staying on the field after home games to watch their bands play, he drew inspiration for this week’s column. He was touched by the sentiment. You might even say he, well, he jumped on...
Westmoreland soccer preview capsules: Games for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 5-Belle Vernon (15-2) at 4-Avonworth (15-2-1) 7 p.m. Thursday Winner plays: Winner of 8-Keystone Oaks (12-5)/1-South Park (19-0) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Bryce Burkhart, Belle Vernon; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth Throw-ins: After regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, Belle Vernon needed penalty...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
WPIAL girls soccer playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Fox Chapel (10-4-2) at 3-Peters Township (14-1-2) 7 p.m. Thursday Winner plays: Winner of 7-Butler (10-6-1)/2-Upper St. Clair (15-1) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Emily McKee, Fox Chapel; Camryn Klein, Peters Township Throw-ins: The Foxes missed the WPIAL playoffs last season, but...
4 runners looking to defend WPIAL cross country titles
Butler senior Drew Griffith set a course record during the Tri-State Coaches Association cross country championship a week ago at White Oak Park. And with weather conditions expected to be almost perfect Thursday, Griffith could be on track for another record performance. The WPIAL championship meet returns to White Oak...
2023 All-WPIAL boys soccer teams, players of year, released
Here are the 2023 boys soccer All-WPIAL lists for each classification, as selected by the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association: Class 4A Dante Acamanado, Sr., GK, North Allegheny Nathan Bang, Sr., MF, Pine-Richland Caden Bennett, Sr., GK, Pine-Richland Liam Burlovic, Jr, MF, Upper St. Clair Owen Christopher, Sr., MF, Norwin...
Plans taking shape for return of Plum Sports Hall of Fame
The Plum Sports Hall of Fame is coming back in 2024. From 2005-2017, Mustangs athletic greats were celebrated and enshrined each November. In 2018, the hall of fame committee decided to make the induction of classes a biennial occurrence. Because of a number of factors, including the covid pandemic, the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 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. 25, 2023: Boys soccer quarterfinals kick off
The first round of the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs was Shutout City. Seven of the eight losing teams were held to nil on the scoreboard, and the only goal scored by an eliminated team came from No. 16 seed Chartiers Valley in a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Plum....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 24, 2023
As we inch closer to the district playoffs starting across Pennsylvania in Week 10, the top teams are trying to hit the finish line of the regular season strong. Last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football ranked teams were a combined 28-2 in Week 8. Only Exeter Township in 5A and...
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2023: Freshman nets pair as Freeport gets past Beaver in Class 2A 1st round
Freeport entered the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs winners of eight in a row, and the fourth-seeded Yellowjackets added to that streak Tuesday in a first-round matchup against No. 13 Beaver. Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference in a 2-1 victory...
High school roundup: Freeport stops Beaver in 1st round of WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference, as No. 4 Freeport defeated No. 13 Beaver, 2-1, in a WPIAL girls soccer Class 2A first-round match Tuesday. Freeport (15-1-1) advances to the quarterfinals Saturday against No. 5 South Park (14-5). Woods’ first goal, her...
South Allegheny girls crash net in overtime, upset Greensburg Central Catholic
Laila Chervon’s top priority was to crash the net. In that moment, as South Allegheny set up a corner kick late in overtime, nothing else mattered. “I just wanted to put my body on the ball any way I could,” the senior from South Allegheny said. “Nobody was really on...
Springdale girls earn emphatic victory over Sewickley in WPIAL Class A 1st round
Springdale junior Briana Ross was denied three times by Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Marie Bigi in a 45-second span in the first half of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. But her fourth and fifth shots were not stopped. Ross’s two goals in the 17th...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 8-South Fayette (11-4-3) at 1-Plum (18-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Indiana (6-10-1)/5-Montour (14-4) in semifinals Oct. 30. Players to watch: Michael Plasko, South Fayette; Tristin Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: South Fayette was the third-place finisher in Section 2. The Lions lost...
WPIAL announces pairings for 2023 field hockey playoffs
Defending WPIAL field hockey champions Pine-Richland and Penn-Trafford each earned No. 1 seeds Tuesday when the WPIAL playoff brackets were announced. Pine-Richland (17-0) was seeded first in Class 3A, and Penn-Trafford (16-2) was first in 2A. The top seed in Class A went to Shady Side Academy (8-5). Each classification...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 11-Franklin Regional (11-7) at 3-Moon (15-3-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 7-Thomas Jefferson (16-2-1)/2-Hampton (15-2-1) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Joey Bayne, Franklin Regional; Davi Jansson, Moon Throw-ins: Both teams opened with 4-0 wins Saturday. Bayne scored twice for Franklin Regional, once on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2023
High schools Hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Upper St. Clair 4, Bethel Park 3 (OT) Class A Avonworth 5, Hampton 1 Chartiers Valley 5, Plum 2 Fox Chapel 9, Penn-Trafford 5 Franklin Regional 6, North Hills 2 Montour at Meadville, (n) Mars 4, North Catholic 1 Quaker Valley 8, Kiski...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 24, 2023: Playoff newcomers seek 1st-round wins
There are 14 teams that are back in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs from a year ago. The only two that qualified this fall that weren’t part of the fun last season are No. 9 Quaker Valley and No. 10 Deer Lakes. Both will get a taste of...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 8
At the start of the season, the Central Valley football had its fair share of questions with a roster littered with inexperienced players. However, great programs always seem to find a way to get it done and be successful. The Warriors enter Week 9 with a chance to earn a...
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2023: Hopewell boys dethrone Deer Lakes in Class 2A 1st round
Tommy Armour and Chris Colonna scored two goals each as No. 14 Hopewell pulled off a 4-0 upset of defending champion Deer Lakes (14-3), the third seed, in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer first-round match Monday night. Nick Revier recorded the shutout for the Vikings (10-6), who move on...
Montour girls finally solve Franklin Regional with seconds left in overtime
Between overtimes, Montour girls soccer coach Alex Hobbs told his players to imagine the moment they would be celebrating. It took nearly the entire length of play, but that moment finally came to fruition. Marin Torrens scored on a header with 13 seconds remaining in double overtime, and No. 7...
Fast start leads Latrobe into WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals with win over West Allegheny
Latrobe gives out a hard hat for its player of the game, and, new this year for the playoffs, a dog tag for the toughest player of that match. The piece of hardware the Wildcats really want, though, is one less win away. Sixth-seeded Latrobe opened the WPIAL Class 3A...
Plum girls net early goal, add on in defeating Kiski Area in soccer 1st-round game
The Plum girls soccer team scored in the eighth minute to open its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Kiski Area on Monday at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium. The No. 2 Mustangs added on from there. Plum had four goals at halftime and cruised to a 6-1 victory over a youthful...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class A First Round 16-Aquinas Academy (5-6-1) at 1-Riverview (16-2) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 9-Eden Christian (8-5-1) at 8-Chartiers Houston (13-3) Saturday in quarterfinals (site/time TBD) Players to watch: Lola Abraham, Riverview; Abigail Stalder, Aquinas Academy Throw-ins: Riverview is led by Abraham, and...
Westmoreland girls soccer preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 2A First round 16-Yough (5-13) vs. 1-Avonworth (14-1-2) 8 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 9-Quaker Valley (10-5-1)/8-Southmoreland (10-5) Saturday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Brooke Wieland, Yough; Fiona Mahan, Avonworth Throw-ins: Yough is the only sub.-500 team in the bracket. The Cougars have been shut...
