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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 1, 2022: Defending volleyball champs in semis
We turn the page to the start of the 11th month of the year. November in the WPIAL world is known for playoff and championship action and the first day does not disappoint. Final Four Tuesday includes action from both the boys and girls soccer playoffs as well as all...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 9
When asked if he’d rather hit a receiver on a perfect 50-yard touchdown pass or if he would rather keep the ball on an RPO and race 50 yards to paydirt, Neshannock quarterback Jonny Huff didn’t hesitate. “I’d rather keep the ball on an RPO and jaunt into the end...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 31-Nov. 5
Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of opening night of the 2022 WPIAL football playoffs on Friday with coverage concluding with the HSSN WPIAL Scoreboard Show from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. We also have video coverage of the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball semifinals...
Westmoreland soccer notebook: Third county team gets crack at Mars girls
Two Westmoreland girls soccer teams have attempted to knock three-time defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Mars from these playoffs, but Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional have come up short despite Herculean efforts. Both took Mars to overtime and lost 1-0. Another local team, Latrobe (12-2-2), will get its shot at the...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
GIRLS Class 3A Semifinals 3-Plum (16-1) vs. 2-Moon (18-0) 8 p.m. Tuesday, at Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 1-Mars (16-0)/5-Latrobe (12-2-2) in championship game Saturday at Highmark Stadium (time TBD) Players to watch: Cam Rogers, F, Plum; Eva Molnar, M, Moon Corner kicks: Plum has arrived in the...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview Class 3A Semifinals 5-Latrobe (12-2-2) vs. 1-Mars (16-0) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Pete Antimarino Stadium, Gateway High School, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 3-Plum (16-1)/2-Moon (18-0) Nov. 5 in WPIAL championship at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh (time TBD) Coaches: Jamie Morrison, Latrobe; Blair Gerlach, Mars Players to watch:...
14 boys soccer players from WPIAL garner all-state honors
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its all-state team Sunday night. Fourteen WPIAL players made the list, including several whose teams are still alive in the WPIAL playoffs. The selections are: • Anders Bordoy, Kiski Area • Carlo Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic • Dan Gormley, South Fayette • Kaiden...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 31, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 31, 2022: Plenty of treats for playoff soccer fans
Happy Halloween! The district postseason treats to its many soccer fans are a handful of girls and boys final four matches on the pitch Monday night. The girls Class 4A postseason has become a bit of a district civil war. Two north teams and two south teams remaining. So the...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week 2022: Week 9
Thomas Jefferson winning a big football game in late October is hardly breaking news after nearly 30 years of dominating success. Excuse a few folks though for raising some eyebrows when the final score of the Class 4A Big Seven Conference battle for first place was announced — Thomas Jefferson...
Westmoreland soccer playoff preview capsule for games of Oct. 31, 2022
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview Girls Class A Semifinals 5-Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4) vs. 1-Freedom (15-4) 6 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium, McCandless Winner plays: Winner of 6-Waynesburg (16-3)/2-Springdale (15-3) Friday in WPIAL championship at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh (time TBD) Coaches: Kara Batey, GCC; Colin Williams, Freedom Players to...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford girls soccer motivated for ’23 after playoff effort
Rarely does a loss generate this much attention. The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team nearly did what no team has been able to do for three years: Beat Mars. Mars, the three-time defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A girls soccer champion, was backed into the ropes Monday night in a WPIAL...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 31, 2022
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview Boys Class 3A Semifinals 2-Plum (18-1-1) vs. 11-Ambridge (13-6-1) 6:15 p.m., West Allegheny’s Joe P. DiMichela Stadium, North Fayette Winner plays: Winner of 1-Moon (18-0-1)/13-Montour (12-4-4) Saturday in WPIAL championship at Highmark Stadium (time TBD) Coaches: Raf Kolankowski, Plum; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch:...
Penn-Trafford girls soccer gives Mars a scare before bowing out of playoffs
Penn-Trafford’s girls soccer season ended Oct. 24, but not without a valiant effort. The Warriors’ battle against No. 1-seeded Mars went into overtime before the second-ranked team in the country pulled out a 1-0 victory. The Planets averaged 6.8 goals per game this season, but the Warriors used a defensive...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team earns shootout win in rivalry game
Penn-Trafford improved to 2-1 in the PIHL by defeating Hempfield, 5-4, in a shootout. The Warriors grabbed a 3-0 lead in the second period on goals by Bryce Kropczynski, Colin Paterson and Noah Moffa, but Hempfield used three power-play goals in the third period to tie the score. Cam Kiste...
Gateway volleyball says goodbye to senior class after playoff loss
The Gateway and Laurel Highlands girls volleyball teams were paired up as the No. 16 and No. 17 seeds in a WPIAL Class 3A preliminary-round game Oct. 24 at Hempfield High School. And the match played out as close as the seedings set it up to be. Each of the...
Gateway boys soccer season comes to close in WPIAL 1st round
The Gateway boys soccer team went toe-to-toe with No. 5 Kiski Area into the second half of a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game Oct. 22 at Kiski Area before the Cavaliers netted a pair of goals to score a 2-0 victory. Despite the setback, Gateway coach Bernie Stiles was pleased...
Quaker Valley girls volleyball parlays talent, hard work into playoff berth
Quaker Valley veteran girls volleyball coach Mike Vavrek knew his team was talented this season. The QV netters finished third in Section 4-2A with an 11-3 record behind only Avonworth (13-1) and Central Valley (12-2). “At the start of the season, I expected this team to work hard and improve...
Sewickley Academy punctuates golf season with top 3 finish at states
Sewickley Academy was a PIAA finalist in boys golf for the seventh time in nine years. The Panthers took third place in Class 2A with a 322 team score, finishing behind Lake-Lehman (296) and Devon Prep (308). West Shamokin (327) and Delone Catholic (333) rounded out the top five teams...
Playoff berth shows significant growth for Penn Hills volleyball
Twelve years without appearing in the postseason didn’t result in a fairy tale ending for the Penn Hills girls volleyball team. The Indians were swept by Knoch in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs by Knoch. What is most important about Penn Hills’ success in getting back...
Penn Hills notebook: New football coaches have playoff tradition
Penn Hills graduate Charles Morris was honored to take over as the head football coach at his alma mater. When the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs start Nov. 4, he will have the challenge of trying to continue the Indians’ proud tradition. Penn Hills, which was in a playoff position heading...
Max Heckert carries on rich tradition of Pine-Richland linebackers
Max Heckert spent the last few years studying future NCAA Division I linebackers Jeremiah Hasley and Luke Miller while playing alongside them at Pine-Richland. Now he’s taking what he learned and applying it as the leader of the defense. Heckert had a team-leading 96 tackles entering the regular season finale...
Plum’s girls volleyball season concludes in WPIAL playoffs
The Plum girls volleyball team saw its season come to a close last Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to No. 5 Montour in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game at Montour High School. The Mustangs, runners-up to Hampton in Section 1 with a 10-2 record, fell with set scores of...
Late-season victory helps Plum bounce back from 4-game slide
Faced with a four-game losing streak and needing a spark, the Plum football team got what it was looking for in a Week 8 game against Hempfield on Oct. 21. The Mustangs broke open a tie game at halftime with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter. Those scores...
Week 9 surprises loomed large as WPIAL football committee paired brackets
Some folks count sheep. As co-chairs of the WPIAL football committee, Norwin athletic director Mike Burrell and Brentwood principal Jason Olexa spent the final night of the regular season endlessly counting tiebreaker points before they could fall asleep. This year, there was more counting to do than usual after the...
