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What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday. One of the Class 3A girls’ first-round matchups is a rematch from a quarterfinals playoff contest a year ago. Last fall, Franklin Regional was the No. 3 seed and blanked West Allegheny...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 24-30
As October and the high school football regular season wind down to its final week, football bracketology is in the warmer-than-usual air this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 9, with 31 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 8
With every game he plays, Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen continues to climb the ladder of all-time great quarterbacks from the WPIAL. Two weeks ago, Olsen passed the 6,000-yard mark for his scholastic career. After big conference showdown wins over Mars and Highlands, Olsen has eclipsed 7,100 yards at Armstrong after...
In or out? 2022 WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
There is only one week left in the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 55 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 12 district playoff spots up for grabs heading into the final Friday...
Chartiers Valley girls tennis has super season in Class 2A
Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side of the net. The move this fall from Class 3A to 2A paid off handsomely for the Chartiers Valley girls tennis team. Both the Colts team and individuals in singles and doubles enjoyed success this season. “The girls had a great...
In Chartiers Valley hockey program, young roster doesn’t mean low expectations
Paul Bonetti is back for the ninth year of his second stint as head coach of the Chartiers Valley hockey team. He coached the Colts from 2004-2006, then returned in 2016. Even though the Colts did not make the playoffs last season, and he has had offers to coach elsewhere,...
Thomas Jefferson cross country teams run to breakout season
The Thomas Jefferson girls cross country team claimed the Big South Conference championship this season in a close race with Ringgold. Sparked by senior Kiley Dorrian’s overall winning time of 21:29.9, the Jaguars captured the title with a clutch 40-42 decision. “Our girls team put in the work to be...
Thomas Jefferson soccer teams double up as section champs
Back-to-back. That’s been the theme of the Thomas Jefferson boys soccer season. The Jaguars won their second consecutive section championship with a near-perfect 13-1 record, fighting off a strong challenge from runner-up Bethel Park (11-3). “Up to this point, our team has been playing very well,” TJ coach Michael “Doc”...
Lippincott twins thrive on Thomas Jefferson volleyball court, football field
One competes in volleyball in the fall; the other plays football. But there’s a connection between the two whether in the gym or on the gridiron. Thomas Jefferson juniors Eliah and Elias Lippincott are twins who celebrated their 17th birthdays in late August. “Elias and I have always been close,”...
Sewickley Academy thrives in pressure-packed playoffs to win WPIAL team golf title
Sewickley Academy’s boys golf team captured its 12th WPIAL title since 2006 in a thrilling sudden-death playoff with Belle Vernon. The district championship was the third won by the SA seniors. “It was an awesome day,” senior Joey Mucci said. “By far, it is my favorite WPIAL championship out of...
Sewickley Academy boys soccer looks to cap solid season with playoff success
The Sewickley Academy boys soccer team finished in a tie with Eden Christian atop the Section 1-A standings this season. The teams split decisions this fall. SA won the first game Aug. 30 by a 2-1 score, then held possession of first place the rest of the season. Eden Christian...
Penn Hills notebook: Golfer Lucy Brayton reaches state tournament goal
Lucy Brayton accomplished her goal of being the first Penn Hills golfer in over a decade to compete at the PIAA Class 3A golf championships at Penn State Unviersity’s White Course earlier this month. What Brayton proved at PIAAs that she was able to bounce back. After shooting a first-round...
Penn Hills girls soccer looks to build numbers after taxing season
Caroline McDevitt didn’t find the prospect of ironwoman soccer too taxing. When it comes to playing for the Penn Hills girls soccer program, McDevitt has become accustomed to having to play many minutes. The Indians, who finished the season 4-14 overall and 1-11 in Section 3-3A, couldn’t quite muster up...
Resilient Pine-Richland volleyball team marches into playoffs with confidence
The last time Pine-Richland played for a WPIAL girls volleyball championship, Angela Seman was on the other side playing defensive specialist/libero for Seneca Valley. That was 11 years ago, and Seneca Valley ended up winning a thrilling five-set match, 3-2. Now Seman is in her second season as the Rams...
Pine-Richland field hockey turns focus to WPIAL championship 4-peat
Pine-Richland field hockey coach Donna Stephenson doesn’t have to say much as her team gets ready to try to win a fourth consecutive WPIAL championship. The message comes within the team from the senior leaders that set the standard. “As coaches, we do our best to set them up for...
Plum hockey rebounds from tough start, looks ahead to promising season
Plum ice hockey coach Phil Mains knew his team was better than what it showed in an 11-0 season-opening loss to defending PIHL Class A champion Norwin on Oct. 10. Given an opportunity at redemption, the Mustangs took full advantage a week later and got into the win column with...
Plum’s Wes Lorish relishes experience at PIAA golf championships
Plum sophomore Wes Lorish missed out on a trip to states last year, so coming into this season, one of his main missions was to get to Penn State and face the best in the state. It was mission accomplished as he took part in the 36-hole PIAA Class 3A...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Middle school football team has perfect season
The Penn-Trafford middle school football team finished the season 7-0 by defeating Norwin, 30-0, in the season finale on Oct. 19. The Little Warriors also defeated Armstrong (20-8), Shaler (30-6), Latrobe (22-7), Connellsville (44-8), Hempfield (40-28) and Franklin Regional (38-18). The team is coached by J.W. Snyder. Field hockey finishes...
Solid finish sends Gateway girls soccer team’s seniors out on high note
Gateway girls soccer coach Caleb Kyper wanted to see fight and determination from his team in the Section 3-3A and season finale at Latrobe on Oct. 18. That is what his players gave him, he said, as they battled the playoff-bound and section-runner up Wildcats before falling 2-0 to finish...
5 things we learned in Week 8 of high school football
There were some dark days this fall for the Mohawk football program, but Saturday wasn’t one of them. The Warriors cemented their spot in the WPIAL playoffs by pulling off a 22-8 upset on the road against Western Beaver, an opponent that had lost once all season. Remembering where Mohawk...
OLSH loses star QB in warmups; No. 1 Bishop Canevin clinches 1st conference title since ’11
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s Nehemiah Azeem is one of the WPIAL’s top passers, but 15 minutes before kickoff, the Chargers found out they wouldn’t have him in the lineup. The quarterback hurt his knee during pregame warmups at Dormont Stadium, leaving OLSH in a dire spot as No....
High school football roundup for Oct. 22, 2022: Mohawk upsets Western Beaver
Jimmy Guerrieri and Justin Boston scored second-quarter touchdowns to lead Mohawk to a 22-6 upset victory over Western Beaver in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference football Saturday. Tyson Florence ran for 120 yards and a touchdown for Western Beaver (7-2, 4-2). Coleton Root had a touchdown on a fumble recovery...
High school, scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 22, 2022
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Mohawk 22, Western Beaver 6 Class A Big 7 Laurel 68, Summit Academy 14 Black Hills Bishop Canevin 40, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 0 Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic 48, Riverview 0 Saturday’s summaries Mohawk 22, Western Beaver 6 Mohawk...
Trib HSSN WPIAL high school football rankings: Week ending Oct. 23, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 8-1, 1 2. Central Catholic, 5-4, 4 3. Seneca Valley, 6-3, 2 4. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-4, 5 Class 5A Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 8-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 6-3, 2 3. Gateway, 7-2, 3...
High school roundup for Oct. 22, 2022: Ambridge knocks off defending champs
Will Gruca, Chris Woten and Ryan Lambert had goals and goalkeeper Evan Scheib picked up the shutout to lead No. 11 Ambridge (12-6-1) to a 3-0 victory over defending champion No. 6 Hampton (12-7) in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys soccer playoff game Saturday. Ambridge will meet No. 3...
