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Southmoreland football rebounds to defeat Perry
In football, one big play can change a game. On Thursday night, Southmoreland got several of them. The Scotties (2-1) saw an early 14-0 lead quickly vanish but rebounded to smother City League foe Perry, 35-20, in a back-and-forth battle at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. Southmoreland forced four...
5 things to watch in WPIAL football Week 2: Handmade schedule a hit
Man or machine? The WPIAL heard complaints for years about the way their computer program sometimes paired unequal opponents or created long bus rides for games, nonconference concerns the league’s administration vowed to address. As a result, the WPIAL has matchups this week between successful programs such as Central Valley...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Area high school football fans, we are inching closer to the start of conference games. Those are the games that will decide which teams qualify for the WPIAL playoffs in November. However, in this final full weekend of nonconference games, there are a lot of quality matchups up and down...
Westmoreland County Coaches Association boys golf preview
Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Boys Golf Championship 9 a.m., Latrobe Elks Golf Club, Latrobe 2019 individual champion: Jack Stein, Latrobe. 2019 team champion: Franklin Regional (AAA), Kiski School (AA). Teams: Belle Vernon, Burrell, Derry, Franklin Regional, Greensburg Central Catholic, Greensburg Salem, Hempfield, Kiski Area, Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant, Norwin,...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Sophomore Hudock stands out for Franklin Regional
Ayden Hudock stood in a hallway outside the Franklin Regional football locker room before a practice this week, a half-eaten apple in his hand and an unsatisfied hunger to be a star grumbling in his stomach. Hudock couldn’t wait to take another bite. Junior Caden Smith has been a key...
Franklin Regional shocks Greensburg CC for girls county golf title in wild finishVideo
Franklin Regional must have felt like it was stuck in the traffic circle in downtown Ligonier and couldn’t get out. The Panthers ran the gamut of emotions Thursday at the fifth annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship at Champion Lakes Golf Course, going from apparent runners-up to champions...
Through the years: Fran Rogel falls in debut as Highlands coach
Editor’s note: Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Despite losing four fumbles, North Catholic spoiled the debut of new Highlands coach Fran Rogel, 14-6, in 1971....
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 2: Lorenzo Jenkins Blackhawk, Sr., WR A two-time all-conference performer at Fox Chapel, Jenkins (6-4, 175) transferred to Blackhawk last winter and has made an immediate impact for the Cougars. He had nine catches for 73 yards and two...
High school football prognosticator Chick’s Picks tries to renegotiate her contract
Welcome to Week 2. Amidst the chatter about T.J. Watt’s contract negotiations with the Steelers this week, Chick’s Picks was inspired to renegotiate her own contract with The Boss. She watched closely at how the talks were playing out throughout the week, and tried to apply the same tactics. Chick’s...
3 sets of sisters help bolster lineup for Apollo-Ridge girls volleyball
The Apollo-Ridge girls volleyball team will be a sister act this fall. Three sets of sisters — Brinley and Kylar Toland, Isabel and Cheryl Gerheim and Morghan and Maeggie Wysocki — are on the team, giving a unique twist to a squad that ended a 10-year playoff drought a season...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch
Nina Busch Class: Senior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Golf Report card: Busch was the medalist for Fox Chapel, shooting 38 in a nonsection win over Shaler and posting another 38 in a tri-match with Mt. Lebanon and North Allegheny in the opening matches of the season. She placed third in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 8, 2021
High schools Cross country Boys Wednesday’s results Blackhawk 15, Lincoln Park 55 Girls Blackhawk 15, Lincoln Park 55 Field hockey Wednesday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 2, Fox Chapel 0 Pine Richland 2, Shady Side Academy 1 Football Thursday’s schedule Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in WPIAL power rankings
With plenty of big contests in Week 1, there was a shuffling of the deck in this week’s Trib 10 power rankings. Nobody fell out of the power rankings this week, but both top-ranked Gateway and No. 6 North Allegheny fell after losses. The Gators dropped after losing to the...
High school roundup for Sept. 8, 2021: Sharpless powers North Catholic in title game rematch
Jayden Sharpless scored a pair of goals to lead North Catholic to a 4-0 victory over Section 1-2A rival Avonworth (0-3, 0-1) Wednesday in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship. Lily Karsman and Lindsey Pawlawski had a goal each for the Trojanettes (3-0, 1-0). Beaver...
Basketball standout Debaba Tshiebwe eligible after transfer to Central Catholic, WPIAL decides
Central Catholic transfer Debaba Tshiebwe, a basketball standout who arrived this summer from a private school in Ohio, is fully eligible for the regular season and playoffs this winter. The WPIAL held an eligibility hearing Wednesday and cleared Tshiebwe, a 6-foot-6, 265-pound junior who transferred from Grand River Academy in...
WCCA girls golf preview: GCC a heavy favorite to 3-peat
5th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Champion Lakes Golf Course, Bolivar Defending individual champion: Angelika Dewicki, Greensburg Central Catholic Defending team champion: Greensburg Central Catholic Chip shots: The nine-hole tournament began awarding team champions in 2018. GCC has won both titles and is considered...
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Dean Cecere Riverview, Sr., RB/LB/SS The Raiders senior hopes to pick up Friday against Carlynton where he left off two weeks ago against Shady Side Academy. Cecere carried the ball 18 times for 133 yards and a touchdown. Riverview returns to action after last week’s game with Chartiers-Houston was postponed...
Leechburg searching for 1st 3-0 start since 2000 season
The rumors are false. This isn’t the first time Leechburg has been featured as the Valley News Dispatch Game of the Week since David Leech was minding his mills and factories in the 1850s. But it’s been a while. The Blue Devils are 2-0 and excitement is building in the...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Class 3A No. 2 Avonworth (2-0) at Freeport (1-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, Sarver Freeport got into the win column Friday and captured the inaugural Pike Trophy with a 28-14 victory over Knoch. The Yellowjackets led 26-0 at halftime and held off a Knights’ second-half rally....
Birdie hops on Freiermuth bandwagon before picking this week’s A-K Valley matchups
Last week: 9-1 (90%) Season: 16-4 (81.8%) The Birdie spent an afternoon this week scouring the internet for a No. 88 Steelers jersey in women’s avian sizes. He really wanted to get Mrs. Birdie a Pat Freiermuth jersey. “Can’t find one,” the exasperated Birdie huffed. “Guy catches two touchdown passes...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Ambridge at Laurel, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Avonworth at Freeport, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Beaver at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Beaver Falls at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, ppd. Bentworth at Frazier, 7 p.m. Blackhawk...
Westmoreland County football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Drake Clayton Latrobe, Sr., RB Clayton rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 loss at Norwin last week. His 85-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped Latrobe rally for a 28-21 lead. He’s rushed for 256 yards this season. He had a 79-yard touchdown run against...
No day at the beach when Penn-Trafford visits Belle Vernon
Usually when someone goes to the beach, it’s a time to relax in the warm sum and play in the ocean. For football teams that visit the Belle Vernon beach, there is no time to relax or you might go home disappointed. Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane knows what awaits when...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference Charleroi (0-1) at Monessen (0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Monessen An old rivalry is renewed: the battle for the bridge. Will it be called the Charleroi/Monessen Bridge or the Monessen/Charleroi Bridge? Both are looking for their first wins. Charleroi dropped a 42-7 decision to Class A Carmichaels and...
Quoting Confucius and picking Westmoreland winners, The Birdie’s ready for Week 2
Last week: 8-4 (66.7%) Season: 16-7 (69.6%) Waiting for a eureka moment to spark an idea for his next picks column, the Birdie daydreamed out of the window of a coffee shop he likes to frequent but found himself distracted by a nearby Chinese restaurant. That made him hungry. But...
