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A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Elisabeth Ervin
Valley’s girls tennis team has had quite a lot of success the past couple of years, led by now-graduated top players Eden Richey and Rachel Schrock. The team has continued its successful run this season, led by outstanding senior Elisabeth Ervin, who not only contributes on the court but also...
Kiski Area battle-tested heading into WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Kiski Area boys soccer coach Sean Arnold knew his team had the experience and talent to have a special fall. The one unknown was how his group would handle an adverse situation. He got his answer Sept. 29 in a game against defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A champ Hampton....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 17, 2022: Teams battle for final postseason berths
Forty-nine WPIAL girls soccer teams have clinched a WPIAL playoff berth, but as the end of the regular season is near, there are still several postseason berths up for grabs. With a couple of exceptions, most district teams end section play Monday. Here are the matches that carry postseason ramifications....
High school sports schedules for Oct. 17, 2022
High schools Hockey PIHL Monday’s schedule Class 3A Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, Alpha Ice Complex, 6 p.m. Seneca Valley at Baldwin, Ice Castle, 9 p.m. Class 2A Bishop McCort at Mars, Baierl Ice Complex, 7 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Butler, Frozen Pond Arena, 7:10 p.m. Class A Shaler at Norwin, Palmer...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 17, 2022
While the high school football regular season winds down to its final two weeks, bracketology is in the air when it comes to WPIAL boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has 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. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2022...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
Section play in the regular season is all but in the books in the 2022 WPIAL boys soccer season, and the playoff field is set. 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...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
Section play in the 2022 girls soccer regular season ends Monday for most teams with a couple of games slated for Tuesday. 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...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 7
As the dust cleared on Week 7 of WPIAL football, only one team had clinched a playoff berth in the district’s Class 5A. No, it wasn’t one of the expected heavyweights: Gateway, Penn-Trafford, Pine-Richland, Penn Hills, Bethel Park or Upper St. Clair. It was Franklin Regional, a team that missed...
Deer Lakes’ Yourish leads A-K Valley contingent into PIAA golf championships
Anna Yourish looked on a couple of years ago as her older brother, Josh, represented Deer Lakes at the PIAA championships in track and field. Josh now is a senior on the men’s track team at Division I George Mason. Anna, too, wanted the opportunity to compete at a state...
2022 WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 8
There are two weeks left in the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 33 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 44 district playoff spots up for grabs over the next two weeks. Here...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin softball standout commits to St. Francis (Pa.)
Power-hitting catcher Madie Kessler is a Division I commit. The senior from Norwin gave a verbal pledge to Saint Francis (Pa.) of the Northeast Conference. Kessler is a standout catcher who also has played in the outfield and some third base at the travel level. Kessler said the educational environment...
Trib HSSN WPIAL soccer rankings: Week ending Oct. 16, 2022
Tribune-Review WPIAL soccer rankings Boys Class 4A Rank, schoolW-LPvs 1. Seneca Valley15-0-11 2. Fox Chapel11-2-22 3. Butler12-4-24 4. Pine-Richland11-4-1 3 5. Norwin11-55 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon15-0-11 2. Plum16-1-12 3. Franklin Regional13-44 4. Kiski Area14-33 5. Thomas Jefferson15-25 Out: None Class 2A 1. Quaker Valley14-31 2. South Park17-02 3....
Shady Side Academy’s new Gene Deal Fields get rave reviews from namesake
Growing up in the Utica, N.Y. area, Gene Deal never dreamed he’d have athletic fields named in his honor. But the new multi-purpose ballfields on the Shady Side Academy campus were scheduled to be dedicated the Gene Deal Fields on Oct. 14-15 as part of the school’s homecoming weekend. Shady...
Big-play potential part of the process for Gateway linebacker Remy Bose
Gateway led Penn-Trafford, 14-3, in the fourth quarter of their Victory Bell rivalry game Oct. 7, at Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium. The Warriors were driving near midfield as they attempted to rally. But 6-foot-1, 220-pound junior inside linebacker Remy Bose would have none of it. Bose dissected a P-T screen, intercepted...
Gateway players confident ahead of WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
The Gateway boys soccer team enters the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs hoping to make some noise, and senior forward Colton Corrie says the Gators are set up to do just that. “We’ve seen so many different styles in the regular season that we are ready for anything in the playoffs,”...
Quaker Valley notebook: Quakers prevail in rivalry showdown
It was a highly emotional and intense game, to say the least. Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team defeated rival Sewickley Academy, 3-1, behind junior midfielder Nick Allan in a nonsection matchup Oct. 4 at Quaker Valley. Allan netted two goals for the Quakers, who improved to 11-2 overall with their...
Quaker Valley football commits to rebuilding process during trying season
The rebuilding campaign in the Quaker Valley football program has hit a few snags. The Quakers have sat out the postseason for the past three years. Jason Cappa took over as field boss and the hope was the team would take a step forward in anticipation of a possible playoff...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Junior runner takes 2nd at WCAA cross country meet
There was no holding back by Penn-Trafford junior Amelia Barilla at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls cross country championships on Oct. 12. Barilla knew if she wanted to win the title at Westmoreland County Community College, she had to keep pace with Kiski Area junior Eliza Miller, and for...
Cal (Pa.) coach, receiver have Penn Hills family ties
Sixty-six miles of a roundtrip drive from his home in North Versailles to the Cal (Pa.) campus didn’t deter Brian Tarrant from grabbing an opportunity. After serving as a Penn Hills coach under Jon LeDonne, Tarrant had initially planned to follow LeDonne to Pine-Richland when LeDonne took the job with...
Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team finds new section daunting
This season, section realignment wasn’t kind to the Penn Hills girls soccer team. With some of the added powers from the East suburbs coming into the picture, the Indians had difficulty keeping up. However, Penn Hills has found a way to pick up a few wins down the stretch. Goals...
Pine-Richland boys soccer sees hard work rewarded with playoff berth
After a long road, the Pine-Richland boys soccer team got its moment. With a 3-0 win over North Hills on Oct. 11, the Rams clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2018. It’s been a four-year effort for Rams coach Jordan Wiegand and his team, and it was...
Pine-Richland notebook: Senior golfer makes states
With an 11th-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship, Pine-Richland senior Blaise Masciantonio qualified for the state tournament. The PIAA Class 3A championships were scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at Penn State’s White Course in State College. Masciantonio is the first Rams golfer to qualify for states since...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2022
High schools Football Saturday’s results Class 3A Allegheny 6 Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Class A Black Hills Burgettstown 41, Carlynton 0 Saturday’s summary Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Valley 0 0 0 0 —0 Shady Side Academy 3 13 7 7 —30 SSA: Harran Zureikat 25 field...
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2022: Plum boys soccer wins matchup of section champs
TJ Schrecongost had two goals and an assist and Aldi Flowers and Brady French also scored to lead Plum (16-1-1) to a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Shady Side Academy (13-2) in a nonsection matchup of section champs Saturday. Bentworth 9, Uniontown 1 – Jerzy Timlin had four goals and...
