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Knoch sisters, Bethel Park duo claim WPIAL girls tennis doubles titles
Top-seeded Emily and Lindsey Greb of Knoch added to their already overflowing trophy cases Thursday at the WPIAL Class 2A girls tennis doubles finals. The Greb sisters, both seniors, played a clean, mistake-free match and took both sets 6-1, 6-0 to defeat the 15th-seeded team of Sasha Hoffman and Stella...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
September football this season provided tremendous weather and lots and lots of points. So as the calendar turns and October football begins, what can we expect over the next four weekends? The weather won’t be the same, at least for this weekend, as we cool off and bring a serious...
Through the Years: In 1963, West Deer earned bragging rights vs. Richland
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. West Deer won the 1963 version of the “Battle of Bakerstown Road” with a 14-12 victory at Richland. Junior running back...
Pitt, Penn State among schools courting Hempfield thrower Peyton Murray
Recruiting is beginning to ramp up for Peyton Murray. The senior shot put and discus thrower at Hempfield has been contacted by a number of Division I college programs and has drawn four scholarship offers with more likely on the way. Indiana was his first offer, followed by Iowa. This...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: When Penn-Trafford, Gateway meet, ‘this game is a big deal’
Fierce rivals Penn-Trafford and Gateway appear to be rounding into form just in time for another encounter. The Warriors (3-3, 2-0) will host Gateway (3-3, 3-0) in the annual “Battle for the Bell” game at 7:30 Friday night. This will be one of the few times where, at least in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 5, 2023: WPIAL doubles gold up for grabs
In the Greb household, winning tennis gold is a family affair. Two years ago, Knoch sophomores Emily and Lindsey Greb won the WPIAL Class 2A girls tennis doubles championships. Last year, Lindsey Greb teamed with Ally Bauer to win the district doubles title again. Now reunited as a team, Lindsey...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 4, 2023
High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results Division I Section 4 Boys Fox Chapel 19, Franklin Regional 43 Fox Chapel 19, Gateway 43 Fox Chapel 25, Kiski Area 33 Fox Chapel 15, Penn Hills 49 Kiski Area 26, Plum 31 Kiski Area 24, Franklin Regional 31 Kiski Area 23, Gateway 34...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 4, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has just over one week 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...
Trib 10: Class 3A team makes power rankings debut
Following a week of major shuffling among the top WPIAL football teams, including a change at No. 1 after Week 5, things settled down with only one change near the bottom of the Trib 10 this week. Nine of the 10 teams in last week’s power rankings were victorious with...
Knoch sisters, 15th seeds from Greensburg Central Catholic make WPIAL doubles finals
A former state champion doubles team will face surprise opponents in the WPIAL Class 2A doubles championships at 1 p.m. Thursday at North Allegheny. Top-seeded Emily and Lindsey Greb of Knoch, the 2021 state champs, cruised to the finals Wednesday, losing a total of two games in two matches. They...
High school roundup for Oct. 4, 2023: Lilly Snyder’s OT rocket lifts Moon past Montour in Class 3A clash
Lilly Snyder scored with 1:40 left in the second overtime to lead Moon to a 1-0 victory over Montour (8-2-3, 6-2-1) in a matchup of top teams in Section 4-3A girls soccer. Kendall Dydek assisted on the winning goal and Serayah Leech recorded the shutout for the Tigers (10-1-1, 7-1-1)....
Jeannette girls soccer team wins for 1st time since 2019
The Jeannette girls soccer team did something Wednesday night it had not done since 2019: It won a game. Lindsay Jordan and Grace Stein each scored two goals as the Jayhawks defeated Valley, 4-1, in a nonsection game in New Kensington. Jeannette dumped a winless streak that had reached 52...
Kiski Area’s Miller shines again at cross country sectional
Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller crushed her own Northmoreland Park course record Wednesday at the WPIAL Division 1, Section 4 cross country championship meet, finishing the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 22.80 seconds. It was her fourth individual section title in as many attempts. She surpassed by 19 seconds her...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
Player of the week Jake Cummings Leechburg, Jr., TE/LB Cummings carried the ball seven times for 31 yards and two touchdowns, caught an additional five passes for 91 yards and a score and converted two 2-point conversions Friday in Leechburg’s bounce-back win over Frazier. He also blocked a punt that...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Conference Fox Chapel (0-6, 0-2) at No. 2 Penn Hills (5-1, 2-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Yuhas-McGinley Stadium, Penn Hills Last week: North Hills 50, Fox Chapel 0; Penn Hills 28, Bethel Park 12 Last year’s result: Penn Hills 29, Fox Chapel 0 Fox Chapel’s quest for its...
The Birdie offers homecoming advice, A-K Valley Week 6 picks
The Birdie has noticed some things that have changed since he was in high school. For one thing, all schools now have running water. For another, homecoming is a much bigger deal. Asking a date to the homecoming dance has become a major production. Attire for said dance is also...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 6
Thursday City League Nonconference Perry Traditional Academy at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A North Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Big East Gateway at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Franklin...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
Player of the week Kyle Dupill Franklin Regional, Jr., RB The 5-foot-7, 200-pound junior turned in quite a game as the Panthers rallied from a 20-3 deficit to defeat Plum, 45-26, last week. He rushed for 240 yards and scored five touchdowns. He has rushed for 718 yards and scored...
Mt. Pleasant’s potent ground game faces toughest test yet in Elizabeth Forward defense
It’s been seven years since Mt. Pleasant started the season 5-1. But that’s where the No. 4-ranked Vikings find themselves heading into Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference first-place showdown with No. 2 Elizabeth Forward at Mt. Pleasant Stadium. Belle Vernon (4-1, 1-0) also sits atop of the conference. Mt....
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Big East Conference Gateway (3-3, 3-0) at Penn-Trafford (3-3, 2-0) 7:30 p.m., Friday, Warrior Stadium, Harrison City Last week: Gateway 63, Hempfield 21; Penn-Trafford 56, Norwin 28 Last year’s result: Gateway 21, Penn-Trafford 10 Who will get to ring the bell after this game? It’s the annual “Battle...
The Birdie provides bulletin-board fodder, Week 6 picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 10-2 (83%) Season: 53-20 (72.6%) Before the season started, when the Canada wildfires were burning out of control and casting a haze over Westmoreland County, and Matt Canada was turning the Steelers playbook into a dumpster fire, the Birdie was predicting how good (or bad) local teams would...
Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan blasts past field to win WPIAL golf championship
Sophomore Mya Morgan had to miss a tryout for a school musical because she was competing in the WPIAL girls golf championship. Instead, Morgan landed the starring role on the golf course Wednesday. The musical is “Big Fish.” Her performance was more like something out of “Jaws.” Morgan, a sophomore...
A defensive battle the past 2 seasons, plenty on the line in Valley-Deer Lakes matchup
Points were at a premium in the past two meetings between the Deer Lakes and Valley football teams. The Vikings and Lancers combined for 15 total points as Deer Lakes won 7-2 last year and 6-0 the year before. Vikings coach Mark Adams and Lancers coach Tim Burk expect a...
Blue-collar approach works wonders for Mt. Pleasant boys soccer
Mt. Pleasant boys soccer players don’t do a lot of trash talking during games. In fact, they don’t do a lot of talking at all. Floyd Snyder, the team’s 16th-year coach, called them a “reserved group.” But he loves their approach. “They are not showboaters,” Snyder said. “They are bring-your-lunch-pail-to-work,...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic junior unleashes ‘screamer’ of a goal
It started with an innocent throw-in by Greensburg Central Catholic deep in Ligonier Valley territory. It ended with junior Jackson Vacanti delivering a nominee for goal of the year. His game-winner that propelled the Centurions to a 2-1 victory came with seven seconds left in regulation. GCC coach Ryan Kanner...
