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Norwin notebook: Former Knight leads Pitt’s women’s soccer to record scoring surge
Redshirt junior Emily Harrigan helped the Pitt women’s soccer team to its largest margin of victory in program history. Harrigan, a former Norwin star who has rediscovered her roots in Pittsburgh since transferring from Rutgers, scored two goals — the first two of the game — in a 7-0 victory...
Strong freshman class adds to lineup for defending PIAA champion North Allegheny cross country teams
When your boys and girls teams are both defending WPIAL and PIAA cross country champions, what do you do this fall for an encore? “I don’t know how to top it exactly,” said North Allegheny coach John Neff, “but we’re going to try to match it for sure.” Many of...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls soccer team opens with 4 victories
Abby Stager and Sophia Palermo scored to lead North Allegheny to a 2-0 win over Seneca Valley (3-1-1, 0-1) in a matchup of tops girls soccer teams in Section 1-4A on Sept. 14. Stager scored from long range in the first half and Palmero cleaned up the rebound of a...
Former Hampton star takes reins of school’s boys lacrosse program
One of the winningest coaches in the history of Hampton boys lacrosse is being replaced by one of the program’s top players of all time. Jim Vollberg, who led the Talbots to the 2015 WPIAL Class AA title and a steady run of championship-game appearances, will not return next spring...
Hampton to welcome doubled-up class into sports hall of fame
Former girls soccer star Amy Lindsey Shane waited more than two decades to get into the Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame, so one extra year wasn’t going to matter. “It was very nice,” she said. “For me, even though I played through college, the times that I remember the most...
Loaded lineup makes Shady Side Academy the team to beat in WPIAL Class 2A soccer
Although Shady Side Academy fell short in last year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer title game against Deer Lakes, the Bulldogs are loaded and ready for a return run. Shady Side lost to Deer Lakes, 2-1, with the Lancers winning on penalty kicks, 3-2. Ordinarily, a WPIAL runner-up finish would...
Nijhay Burt’s 5 touchdowns lead Steel Valley past Keystone Oaks
NiJhay Burt was one of the WPIAL’s leading rushers in Class 2A last season, so Steel Valley knew what it had in the returning senior running back. Burt entered Friday’s game with 294 rushing yards in the season’s first two games, both wins for the Ironmen. He nearly matched that...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 17, 2021
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 50, Norwin 0 Mt. Lebanon 37, Canon-McMillan 7 North Allegheny 61, Baldwin 14 Seneca Valley 49, Hempfield 0 Class 4A Big 8 Belle Vernon 49, West Mifflin 3 Laurel Highlands 32, Ringgold 29 Thomas Jefferson 49, Trinity 7 Greater Allegheny...
Week 3 high school football roundup for Sept. 17, 2021: Peters Township tops Penn-Trafford
Sam Miller threw three touchdown passes, including two to Carter Shanafelt, as Class 5A No. 5 Peters Township earned a 28-14 victory over Class 5A No. 3 Penn-Trafford (2-2) in nonconference play Friday night. Cade Yacamelli and Carter Green ran for 134 and 109 yards, respectively, for Penn-Trafford, with each...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 3
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 360 - Thomas Burke, Leechburg (18 of 35) 291 - Michael Smith, East Allegheny (10 of 14) 288 - Brad Birch, Gateway (21 of 30) 260 - Graham Hancox, Seneca Valley (14 of 28) 236 - Nick...
Sto-Rox’s big-play defense steals momentum, finds end zone in win over AvonworthVideo
Jaymar Pearson had already shed his Sto-Rox jersey in the minutes after Friday night’s win, but Avonworth’s coach recognized him even without a No. 7 on his back. “That’s the guy right there,” Antelopes coach Duke Johncour said. “He changed the game.” With less than a minute until halftime, Sto-Rox...
Fox Chapel scores on 4th down in final minutes to beat Franklin Regional
On a night when defenses ruled, Fox Chapel got just enough big plays from its offense. Colin Kwiatkowski caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Collin Dietz on a fourth-down play with 4 minutes, 47 seconds left, and that gave the Foxes a 13-9 nonconference win Friday night at Franklin Regional....
McCoy’s kick return sparks run of 29 unanswered points for Laurel in win over Beaver Falls
Laurel needed a spark, and Luke McCoy provided it. After a touchdown that put Beaver Falls up by 11 in the third quarter, McCoy fielded the ensuing kickoff at the 20 and raced down the sideline for an 80-yard touchdown. From there the Spartans became a buzz saw. Laurel scored...
Southmoreland grinds out win against South Allegheny in Interstate Conference opener
Anthony Govern ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more in Southmoreland’s 33-19 victory over South Allegheny on Friday night at Russ Grimm Field in the Interstate Conference opener for both teams. Govern ran for 107 yards on 18 carries and passed for 160 on seven completions. Isaac Trout...
Deer Lakes dominates Derry to end 15-game losing skid
Deer Lakes’ long losing streak in football is over. Derek Burk threw three touchdown passes — two to Conner Walker during a 19-point third-quarter outburst that ignited a running clock — to lead the visiting Lancers to a 49-0 rout of winless Derry on Friday night in the Allegheny 7...
Latrobe bounces back with impressive win over Mt. Pleasant
Latrobe achieved what it was looking for Friday against Mt. Pleasant. The Wildcats got back into the win column with an impressive 35-0 victory, and they did it convincingly. Latrobe (2-2) dominated the game in all phases and took advantage of an opponent that was missing its starting quarterback. The...
Senior quarterback leads Jeannette to feel-good win over Riverview
Moral victories mean very little to the Jeannette football program. But in this out-of-the-norm season for a program that has fallen on hard times, the little things matter. A first down here. A pass completion there. A touchdown is like finding gold. Things that used to be so natural and...
Bishop Canevin edges Springdale in defensive struggle
The Bishop Canevin and Springdale football teams came into Friday’s Eastern Conference opening clash averaging about 33 points a game each. Both coaches, however, felt the game could be a defensive battle. That is what it turned out to be. Bishop Canevin scored on its opening drive and added a...
Kiski Area reaches 4-0 with rout of Connellsville
Last year, Kiski Area had to go to the final minute of play to defeat Connellsville by a single point. Friday night, it was a completely different story as the Cavaliers scored on six consecutive possessions and rolled to a 41-7 nonconference victory at Richard Dilts Stadium. Kiski Area is...
Second-half surge pushes undefeated Highlands past winless Mars
Highlands rolled into conference play Friday night undefeated, but some in the football world felt the Golden Rams hadn’t been challenged and had a soft 3-0 record. The Golden Rams accepted that challenge and raised a few eyebrows as well. Backed by two second-half touchdown passes and a swarming defense,...
Laurel Highlands rallies to defeat Ringgold on Rams’ homecoming
Sometimes football is an unfair game, and sometimes it will frustrate you and bite you. For Ringgold, that was the story Friday night. The Rams dominated the yardage and time of possession, carrying out their gameplan of keeping the ball out of the Laurel Highlands playmakers’ hands. Landon Oslowski was...
High school roundup for Sept. 17, 2021: Latrobe’s Bell wins 3rd section title
Latrobe senior Jenna 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 has also won three section doubles titles in her career. Franklin Regional’s Ellen Liu defeated Norwin’s Jenna...
After 11 shutout quarters, Sto-Rox defense draws big test from Avonworth
The point totals on Sto-Rox’s side of the scoreboard are often eye-catching, but the numbers next to their opponent have been noteworthy as well this fall. Two weeks in a row, that other number was zero. The Vikings are better known for their high-scoring offense under coach LaRoi Johnson, but...
Imani Christian-Greensburg Central Catholic football game canceled
Down to 12 healthy players after a stomach virus hit the Imani Christian football team this week, the Saints called Greensburg Central Catholic to cancel tonight’s football game at GCC. Imani Christian coach Cliff Simon said the situation is not related to covid-19. The team already is dealing with low...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 17, 2021
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 4, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Peters Township 2, Upper St. Clair 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Norwin at Central Catholic, 7...
