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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 22, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Norwin at North Allegheny, ppd. Allderdice at Hempfield, ppd. Class A Aquinas Academy at Shady Side Academy, (n) Thursday’s schedule Class 3A Norwin at North Allegheny, 6 p.m. Nonsection Peters Township at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Fox Chapel at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Golf...
High school roundup for Sept. 22, 2021: Burrell nets OT winner in Class 2A showdown
Leah Brockett scored the winning goal in overtime to lead Burrell to a 3-2 victory over Deer Lakes in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A girls soccer Wednesday night. Lily Householder and Miley Kariotis also scored for the Bucs (6-1, 3-0). Madeline Boulos and Brooke Kostyak scored for...
Waynesburg wrestling coach Joe Throckmorton resigns after arrest
Returning WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA team wrestling champion Waynesburg is searching for a new coach after Joe Throckmorton’s resignation was accepted by the Central Greene School Board on Tuesday. Throckmorton was hired in September of 2009. The search for the new coach will begin with a posting within the...
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 23, 2021: City League kicks off Week 4
Ten years ago, the two met in the City League championship game. On Thursday, University Prep and Allderdice square off to kick off Week 4 of the high school football season. The 2011 season was the first year for University Prep after the school was formed upon the closings of...
Trib 10: Friday’s schedule features 2 showdowns between ranked teams
There was little movement in the Trib 10 power rankings after Week 3, but that could change after this weekend. One week after debuting in the Trib 10, McKeesport lost and fell back out, replaced by an Aliquippa team that had been part of the power rankings, exited for a...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notes: Southmoreland star sidelined
It is unclear how long Southmoreland standout Olivia Cernuto will be sidelined with a right leg injury. Cernuto was hurt at the start of the second half of last week’s game at Yough and did not return. She received ice treatment on the area of her knee during and after...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notes: Belle Vernon, TJ to square off on pitch, too
Thomas Jefferson at Belle Vernon is the football game with all the sizzle this week in the WPIAL. But the same teams will play in a key boys soccer game Thursday night at Belle Vernon. The game features two of the top teams in Section 3-3A. Heading into Wednesday, Thomas...
Rivals Southmoreland, Mt. Pleasant set for Interstate Conference showdown
Since Dave Keefer took over the Southmoreland football program in 2018, the Scotties have won two of three meetings with rival Mt. Pleasant. The year before his hiring, the Vikings scored 64 points against the Scotties in winning their 12th straight in the series. Many of those games weren’t close....
The Birdie is running wild while making Week 4 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 9-5 (64.3 %) Season: 32-16 (66.7%) The Birdie visited his heart doctor the other day and had to go through a stress test. A couple of hours later, he needed an ice bath and a massage. “They had me running like Hempfield in the second half against Franklin...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 4
Class 6A Hempfield (2-2, 0-1) at 2-Mt. Lebanon (4-0, 1-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon Stadium Mt. Lebanon continued its sound defensive play as it held back Canon-McMillan for a 37-7 victory. The Blue Devils have three shutouts — also against Bethel Park and Peters Township — and have allowed...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 4
Aaron Alakson Mt. Pleasant, Sr., RB/LB The senior running back/linebacker played a solid game against Latrobe. He shares the running duties with Robbie Labuda in the Vikings ground attack. He had a 90-yard touchdown run against Latrobe nullified because of a penalty. He has rushed for 243 yards and four...
Hampton-Highlands clash pits evenly matched, undefeated foes
Friday night’s Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference clash between Highlands and Hampton is about as even as it gets. Both teams are 4-0 for the first time since 2015, both schools needed strong second-half performances Friday in their conference openers, and the schools are knotted at 15-15 in the all-time...
The Birdie might not be a spring chicken, but he still picks A-K Valley football winners
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 31-10 (75.6%) Watching Ben Roethlisberger take a beating against the Raiders last Sunday, a truth became painfully obvious: Big Ben isn’t as spry as he once was. Well, join the club. Who is? The Birdie. That’s who. “I’ve been picking high school football games since...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 4
Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference Knoch (1-3, 0-1) at Armstrong (2-2, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday, NexTier Bank Complex, Manor Township The River Hawks went for the win last Friday against Hampton, but a 2-point conversion pass with 39 seconds left fell short in a 21-20 loss to the Talbots …...
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 4
Thomas Burke Leechburg, Sr., QB/CB The Blue Devils’ veteran performer had a big game last week against Clairton, throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns against three interceptions. It was the most passing yardage accumulated in the WPIAL for Week 3. Burke, who hopes to help Leechburg return to the...
Carlynton football cancellation leads to Serra Catholic vs. Freeport matchup Friday
Carlynton canceled its nonconference football game scheduled for Friday against Serra Catholic because of covid-19 cases, but Serra needed little time to find new opponent. Freeport will host Serra Catholic at 7 p.m. Friday. Carlynton athletic director Nate Milsom said the football team didn’t have enough available bodies “with the...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Latrobe’s Jenna Bell
Jenna Bell School: Latrobe Sport: Tennis Year: Senior Claim to fame: Bell won her third section singles title and second in a row when she defeated teammate Carolina Walters, 6-2, 6-1, in the Section 1-3A championship match Friday at Latrobe. Bell also has won three section doubles titles in her...
Longtime friends Flynn, Hileman looking to coach Hempfield girls volleyball to success
Friends since birth? Well, perhaps not that far back. But close enough. To the best of their recollection, Ashten Flynn and Payton Hileman have been “best friends” since they were 3 years old. “Our parents were good friends, too,” Flynn said. “They did all kinds of things together, and the...
Dual-threat quarterback on a mission for Southmoreland
Southmoreland is determined to avoid starting a new streak, and Anthony Govern is front and center in that quest. Govern, the senior quarterback, got off to a strong start as the Scotties went 2-1 through their first three games, including an eyebrow raising romp of McGuffey in Week Zero. “We...
Burrell girls volleyball building momentum under 1st-year coach
Burrell girls volleyball hit the victory column for the first time last Wednesday under new coach Alyson Shirey. The Bucs defeated Highlands, 3-0, in a Section 5-3A contest on the Burrell floor. While the upcoming schedule is daunting with Hampton, Knoch and perennial contender Freeport — all in an eight-day...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Valley’s Eden Richey
Eden Richey Class: Senior School: Valley Sport: Tennis Report card: Richey became the first Valley girls tennis player since 2012 to win Section 1-2A singles Friday, defeating teammate Rachel Schrock in the final 6-3, 6-1. She was the runner-up at sectionals in 2020, losing to Mt. Pleasant’s Mary Smithnosky in...
Knoch girls volleyball relying on young hitters in early going
Now in her 36th year at Knoch, Diane Geist is the longest tenured girls volleyball coach in the WPIAL. What keeps her coming back to the gym year after year is the process of getting the best out of every player she has. Two years ago, it was about managing...
After near-death experience, Bishop Canevin senior writing comeback story on football field
In a helmet and shoulder pads, Eli Wilson looks just like thousands of other high school football players across Western Pennsylvania. But the Bishop Canevin senior has a remarkable life story that started tragically before turning triumphant. He’s mostly kept the story to himself. “I thought people were going to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 21, 2021
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Division I Section 1 Girls Hempfield 19, Greensburg Salem 40 Hempfield 19, Franklin Regional 42 Section 5 Boys Blackhawk 19, Beaver 36 Blackhawk 20, Hopewell 43 Girls Beaver 21, Blackhawk 36 Blackhawk 16, Hopewell 46 Section 6 Boys Mt. Lebanon 25, Canon McMillan 32...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2021: Peters Township prevails in overtime
Steven Suchko netted the overtime winner to lead Peters Township to a 2-1 victory over Upper St. Clair in a battle of top teams in Section 2-4A boys soccer Tuesday night. Andrew Massucci also scored for Peters Township (7-0, 5-0). Brady Lisak scored for Upper St. Clair (3-3, 3-1). Bentworth...
