High School category, Page 393
Kiski Area keeps playoff hopes alive by beating Highlands
It was a must-win game for Kiski Area and Highlands when the two squared off Friday night. Every time these two have played, the winner has made the playoffs. Kiski Area (3-5, 2-3 Class 4A Greater Allegheny) came in with the slimmest of playoff hopes and left with a 36-21...
Defense, rushing tandem of Grabowski, Whipple leads Penn-Trafford over Plum
Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night. Grabowski and Whipple combined for 281 rushing yards. The win put the Warriors one step closer to a playoff birth. Grabowski scored all three P-T touchdowns while...
Southmoreland beats Greensburg Salem to clinch playoff spot
After snapping its three-game losing streak last week, Southmoreland looked to make it a two-game winning streak when it traveled to face Greensburg Salem. Southmoreland (5-3, 2-1) jumped on the Golden Lions early and defeated Greensburg Salem, 46-12, in Class 3A Interstate Conference action Friday night at Offutt Field in...
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League down to final weekend of regular season
The final weekend of the regular season for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League is here, and it comes down to the final few games to determine the regular-season champ. West Allegheny owns a 10-2 record and takes on Baldwin (1-9) in a doubleheader Sunday. North Allegheny is nipping at...
Yough grad Jim Schaffer named athletic director at alma mater
Longtime volunteer coach and Yough diehard Jim Schaffer is primed to take over as athletic director on Cougar Mountain. Schaffer was hired this week to replace Bill Flow, who resigned in August after just more than a year on the job. An assistant baseball coach in the district for 15...
Peters Township boys, girls golfers sweep WPIAL Class 3A team titles
At the WPIAL Class 3A team golf championships Thursday at Cedarbrook GC, it was a clean sweep by Peters Township. The boys won their first title since 2015 and sixth overall, and the girls won their second consecutive title and third overall. The Peters Township boys, all juniors, finished with...
5 things to watch in Week 7: How will WPIAL teams approach late-season nonconference matchups?
The WPIAL schedule-makers gave McKeesport a nonconference game this week, which some coaches might dread this late in the season. It interrupts a stretch of seven consecutive conference games for the Tigers, but coach Matt Miller said they’ll attack a matchup with Gateway as seriously as they do any Big...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2023
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A North Allegheny 13, Allderdice 1 Pine-Richland 3, Mt. Lebanon 0 Section 2A Oakland Catholic at Upper St. Clair, (n) Penn-Trafford 3, Fox Chapel 1 Section 1A Shady Side Academy at Winchester Thurston, (n) Football Thursday’s result City League Westinghouse 52, Brashear 14...
Latrobe boys get past Franklin Regional in OT in chippy match
A soccer game with as many cards as goals wasn’t settled in regulation, so Franklin Regional and Latrobe played overtime in their touchy Section 4-3A rematch. Ben Bigi scored in close with 8 minutes, 55 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Latrobe to a 2-1 victory and a...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 12, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has a week and a half remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the latest...
High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2023: Seneca Valley beats North Allegheny, claims section title in clash of unbeatens
Tyler Prex broke a scoreless tie in the first minute of the second half to lead Seneca Valley to a 2-0 victory over North Allegheny on Thursday night, clinching the Section 1-4A boys soccer title. Cole Kamarec also scored for the Raiders (13-0-3, 11-0-3). It was the first loss of...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 12, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down and concludes Tuesday in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The playoff...
Izzy Aigner leads Greensburg Central Catholic girls to 9th straight WPIAL title; Belle Vernon boys win 1st
Izzy Aigner missed the WPIAL Class 2A individual golf tournament, an event she might have won. The Greensburg Central Catholic senior opted to participate in the pro-junior tournament at a PGA Tour Champions event Sept. 19-24 on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Calif. She was paired with Hempfield graduate...
Slick-fielding Hempfield shortstop Allie Cervola picks Ohio
Hempfield doesn’t just have a history of winning WPIAL and PIAA championships in softball. The program also has a track record for producing Division I college talent. The latest player to commit to a high-level program is junior Allie Cervola. A shortstop who has played catcher previously for the Spartans,...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 7
Welcome to the 2023 edition of the “stretch run,” otherwise known as the final three weeks of the high school football regular season. The leaves are turning, the air is crisp and teams up and down the six classifications are fighting for conference championships, home-field advantage, playoff seeding and district...
Knoch boys soccer hopes to create another memory in postseason
At Knoch boys soccer’s senior night Tuesday, a popular choice for most memorable moment was the most recent one. It was a 3-2 double-overtime win over Shady Side Academy just a few days earlier. “I think one of our seniors actually said it, but they all were thinking it,” Knoch...
Through the years: Freeport revved up ground game to beat Burrell in 2018
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. Freeport rushed for 350 yards and held Burrell to less than 100 total yards as the Yellowjackets knocked off the Bucs,...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Latrobe senior making impact
There has been plenty of buzz in Latrobe about a promising junior class that includes players such as running back/linebacker Alex Tatsch and quarterback/safety John Wetzel. But a senior might be the glue this promising team needs. Ja’Tawn Williams is having a terrific season in all three phases of the...
Might Penn Hills try to ‘simulate’ winning strategy in matchup with Central Catholic?
Needless to say, Penn Hills was interested in watching game film from Central Catholic’s loss last week, since that was the first time the Vikings had looked vulnerable all season. But that doesn’t mean the Indians will try to copy what they saw. “It can be difficult on the high...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 11, 2023
High schools Cross county Wednesday’s results Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship Boys Individual results: 1. Samuel Plazio, Kiski Area, 16:20.5; 2. Nathan Kociela, Franklin Regional, 16:32.2; 3. Nick Szekely, Greensburg Central Catholic, 16:39.5; 4. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 16:42.5; 5. Enzo Jiancristoforo, Norwin, 16:45.8; 6. Ryan Ewing, Hempfield, 16:54.9; 7. Thomas...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 12, 2023: Boys soccer playoff puzzle coming together
The WPIAL boys soccer playoff field is set in Class 4A and A; however, there are still some missing pieces to the postseason puzzle in 3A and 2A. Some if not all of them may fall into place Thursday. In Section 1-3A, Indiana (4-6) has a slim half-game lead over...
Trib 10: Upsets send new team to top of power rankings
Surprise, surprise, as a couple of eyebrow raisers in Week 6 of the WPIAL football season shook up the top half of the Trib 10 this week. Central Catholic’s stay at the top of the power rankings lasted only two weeks as the Vikings were dropped by defending district and...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff picture through Oct. 11, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season concludes for most teams Monday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The postseason field...
High school roundup for Oct. 11, 2023: Upper St. Clair tops Peters Township in battle for 1st place
Sierra Dupre had a goal and an assist to lead Upper St. Clair to a 2-0 victory over Peters Township (13-1-2, 11-1-1) in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 2-4A girls soccer Wednesday. Maeryn Mannix also scored and Cam Friday recorded the shutout for the Panthers. The...
Moon’s Bill Pfeifer becomes 1st WPIAL girls soccer coach to 500 wins
Moon’s Bill Pfeifer became the first girls soccer coach in WPIAL history to record 500 career wins when his Tigers defeated Blackhawk, 3-0, on Wednesday night. Elizabeth Gallup scored two goals and Lilly Snyder added one to lead the Tigers (11-1-2, 8-1-2) past the Cougars (6-9, 4-7) in a Section...
