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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 13, 2021
High school Field hockey Class 3A Pine Richland 12, Norwin 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 4, North Allegheny 0 Golf Boys Monday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Hempfield 219, Latrobe 226 Medalists: Caden Biondi (H) 41 Greensburg Salem 238, Armstrong 252 Medalists: Zane Lasher (A) 39, Connor Harrington (GS) 46 Section 2...
High school roundup for Sept. 13, 2021: Bishop Canevin volleyball wins WPIAL title rematch
Olivia Thomas had 10 kills to lead Bishop Canevin to a 3-0 nonsection victory over Greensburg Central Catholic on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship game. Bishop Canevin won, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16. Abbie Maziarz added eight kills, Keira Kozlowski had seven kills...
Norwin, Kiski Area girls volleyball teams gather outdoors for unique matchup
Picture-perfect weather conditions greeted a large crowd, as well as both the Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams, for a special outdoor match at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift on Monday evening. The Pack the Park Volleyball Classic at the recently completed Ellen Toy Grass Court, or “The E” as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 14, 2021: Girls soccer section contenders collide
Last season, they finished in first and second place in their respective WPIAL girls soccer sections. On Tuesday, they meet for the first of two regular season meetings. There are four such matchups around the district, including a pair in Class 3A. In Section 2-3A, Connellsville finished first and Belle...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Sept. 13, 2021
The nonconference portion of the 2021 McKeesport football schedule has been like a box of mixed chocolates: Each one is different from the other and no two are alike. The Tigers have gone from Class 6A Baldwin to very athletic and run-oriented Woodland Hills to pass-happy Armstrong. Thus far, each...
Freshmen provide spark for emerging Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team
A wide-eyed bunch of freshmen are eager to make Mt. Pleasant a WPIAL contender in girls soccer. But don’t expect them to wait to make their mark. They are hungry now, ravenous and ready to soak up every crumb of game experience that comes their way. Four freshmen started in...
Perennially powerful Freeport girls volleyball program off to another good start
The Freeport girls volleyball team has big expectations this season. A section-title streak 16 years running is on the line, and the journey is underway for what the program hopes is a sixth WPIAL title since 2010. The Yellowjackets, No. 2 in the latest Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class...
Volleyball coaches association releases Week 2 WPIAL girls rankings
The Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association’s WPIAL girls volleyball top-10 rankings for Week 2 were released Monday morning after the opening week of section competition, additional nonsection matches and a quartet of tournaments Saturday. The top teams in each of the four classifications remained the same: North Allegheny (Class 4A),...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Logan Smith
Logan Smith Ligonier Valley golf Logan Smith spent a lot of time on golf courses this summer. Whether he was playing in junior tournaments around the region or working at Rolling Rock Club, he immersed himself in the game he loves. It’s paying off in a big way. Smith is...
New coach Brannigan hopes to lead her former team back to prominence at Greensburg Salem
Maybe it’s her competitive nature. Perhaps it’s the bittersweet memory of falling just short of a PIAA championship as a Greensburg Salem senior in 2006-07 that motivates Rachel Brannigan. Then again, playing girls volleyball for revered coach Lynn Jobe, the architect of the Golden Lions’ magical Class 3A state championship...
With strong senior class, Valley volleyball looking to pick up wins on, off court
At Valley, life lessons are handed out as frequently as volleyball lessons by coach April Stone. Stone, in her eighth season leading the Vikings girls volleyball program, is focused on the team’s improvement and is excited to lead a veteran group of players in their final high school season. But...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Caroline Dynka
Caroline Dynka Burrell tennis To be the best, you have to beat the best. Burrell’s Caroline Dynka faces that challenge every time she takes the court. As the Bucs No. 1 singles tennis player, she has the tough task of facing each opponent’s top player. She’s coming off a 6-4,...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Sept. 13, 2021
This weekend marks the start of conference play for WPIAL football teams in Class 6A and A, along with some in 4A, 3A and 2A, with a lot of the action seen or heard on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week...
2021 Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 2
Through two weeks of the 2021 WPIAL football season, Abraham Ibrahim had modest stats. The Chartiers Valley senior wide receiver had five receptions for 26 yards. That changed in a big way in Week 2. Ibrahim had nine catches for 229 yards and caught four touchdown passes from Colts quarterback...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 13, 2021: Section 2-A boys soccer gets started
Finally, WPIAL boys soccer section play will begin in Section 2-A on Monday. The section only has six teams, but other six-team sections began last week. Opening day of section play has Serra Catholic visiting Geibel Catholic at 4 p.m. while St. Joseph hosts Jeannette at 7 p.m. It is...
Westmoreland notebook: Southmoreland softball standouts earning recognition
WPIAL Class 3A semifinalist Southmoreland had a young softball lineup last season. It lost only three seniors to graduation. Among the roster were a talented crop of freshmen, 10 of them in fact, including power-hitting shortstop Amarah McCutcheon and pitcher Madison Brown. Both are making inroads to college softball through...
WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings: Sept. 12, 2021
WPIAL soccer rankings Girls Class 4A Rank Team Record Last rank 1. Peters Township (2-1-1) 1 2. North Allegheny (1-0) 2 3. Seneca Valley (3-0-1) 3 4. Butler (4-0) 5 5. Moon (2-0) 4 Class 3A 1. Mars (4-0-1) 1 2. Plum (3-0) 2 3. Montour (3-0) 5 4. Franklin...
Kiski Area, Norwin volleyball teams ‘fired up’ to play in special outdoor event
The Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams are set to meet Monday, but not in the usual gymnasium setting. The nonsection matchup will be outside on the grass court at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift. The “Pack the Park” event celebrates the impact volleyball has on the area communities and...
Soccer Jordan Taylor gets Jeannette boys soccer to think big
Vanity is not among Jordan Taylor’s chief concerns when he tries to put another goal in the net for the Jeannette soccer team. If he can score in a squiggly line instead of flowing cursive, so be it. If force takes a backseat to finesse, then more power to him....
Former Pitt volleyball standout brings new ideas to Pine-Richland program
Angela Seman was a big part of Pitt volleyball’s resurgence, helping the Panthers win back-to-back ACC titles in 2017 and ’18 as the starting libero. Now, as a first-time head coach, she’s hoping to build a sustainable culture with Pine-Richland’s volleyball team. Seman, who ranks second all-time at Pitt with...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski performs well at Fairmont State
Penn-Trafford grad Alex Turowski began his collegiate career on a solid note. The freshman golfer at Fairmont State, which is part of the Mountain East Conference, tied for 14th at the California University Vulcan Invitational on Sept. 5 at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. He finished with an even-par 216...
Penn-Trafford field hockey chasing 6th consecutive WPIAL title
Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt liked what she saw from her squad in two scrimmages this season. It was a time for her to see her team’s weaknesses. After identifying what her team had to work on, Dutt watched the Warriors open the season by shutting out Norwin, 7-0....
Penn Hills girls tennis showing competitive streak
The Penn Hills girls tennis team already has shown an increased acumen for having competitive matches. Indians coach Richard Parks hopes this trend will lead to more victories in individual matches as well as for the team. Penn Hills is off to a 1-3 start, including a 5-0 sweep of...
Win in section opener boosts confidence for Penn Hills boys soccer
The path to the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs is a road the Penn Hills boys team is working on paving. The Indians have found ways to avoid letting potholes sink the early part of their schedule. Playing without senior Lenny Duncan, Penn Hills found a way to score...
Pine-Richland field hockey comfortable as favorites to take 3rd straight WPIAL crown
Donna Stephenson started the Pine-Richland field hockey program in 2004, literally from scratch. She posted a signup sheet in the athletic office and didn’t have a home field secured or any nets to practice with, but she did have a vision of building a program that would one day become...
