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High school football schedule, broadcasts for PIAA semifinals
Here’s a look at this week’s PIAA semifinals high school football schedule and broadcasts: PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central York (9-0) vs. McDowell (7-0) at Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m. Souderton (7-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-0) at Cardinal O’Hara, noon Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cathedral Prep...
PIAA urges winter sports teams to ‘set the foundation’ by starting practice Friday
The PIAA is encouraging winter sports teams to “set the foundation” by starting preseason practice Friday, if possible. With covid-19 making the future uncertain, PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi said teams should accomplish as much as they can as soon as they can. Friday marks the first day winter teams...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 18, 2020
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Archbishop Carroll vs. Palmyra at Whitehall HS, 12:30 p.m. Class A Wyoming Seminary vs. Greenwood at Whitehall HS, 10 a.m. Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central York...
Central Valley laser-focused heading into PIAA semifinal matchup with Bedford
The Central Valley Warriors are coming off their second straight WPIAL title and are preparing for their PIAA semifinal matchup with District 5 champion Bedford on Friday. For the Warriors, it’s just like any other day. Since losing to Wyoming Area, 21-14, in the PIAA Class 3A state title game...
Trib 10: Teams in state title hunt occupy top spots in WPIAL power rankings
Six teams earned WPIAL championships in this unique 2020 season, and while one already knows state gold is not in the cards, five others begin their two-week journey on the Road to Hershey. Central Catholic’s hopes of adding a PIAA title to its Class 6A district crown ended before it...
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt commits to Brown to continue wrestling career
Having one Burrell wrestler in a college program is enough to make an impact, but now the Brown Bears will have two on their roster in 2021. After senior AJ Corrado committed to the Rhode Island school earlier this fall, classmate Ian Oswalt also decided to join in on the...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Norwin hires coach with college, national team experience
Norwin has a new wrestling coach. It’s Connellsville grad Kyle Martin, an up-and-coming coach who has been an assistant at a couple of colleges and coached USA Wrestling’s national and Pennsylvania teams. Martin was a finalist for the Connellsville job that went to former Greensburg Central Catholic coach and Mt....
Defenders play unsung hero role for high-scoring GCC girls soccer team
Players and coaches agree, the scoring machine that is the Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team could not do what it does without its defensive sidecar. Offense might be its defining characteristic with so many weapons and scoring threats. Coach Olivia Kruger is glad to see that her team has...
Defense perks up for Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer in state playoffs
Max House hopes this season is good to the last drop. The Greensburg Central Catholic junior goalkeeper, and the defense that plays in front of him, are ready for one last challenge in a season of many, as District 1 champion Faith Christian (15-1) awaits the Centurions (17-1) in the...
Individual schools must decide if athletes wear masks for competition, PIAA says
Could wearing a mask during a football game or soccer match be considered an unsafe condition? How about for a wrestler or swimmer? The PIAA strongly opposes a mandate from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration ordering athletes across Pennsylvania to wear masks during competitions indoors and out, but will leave the...
Hampton hockey making dramatic improvements
The Hampton hockey team last season needed three months to reach two wins. This season the Talbots did it in eight days. “Honestly, we are a completely different team,” junior defenseman Owen Cirlingione said. “There is not a bad player on this team.” Hampton opened the delayed 2020-21 season with...
High school roundup for Nov. 17, 2020: Sarah Schupansky lifts North Allegheny into state finals
Sarah Schupansky scored the decisive goal in the middle of the second half to send North Allegheny to the PIAA Class 4A championship game with a 1-0 victory over Cumberland Valley at Altoona’s Mansion Park. Schupansky, a Pitt recruit, scored out of a snowy net-front scramble from about 10 yards...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 17, 2020
Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Central Dauphin 5, Pine-Richland 0 Emmaus 1, Central Bucks East 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Archbishop Carroll 2, Southern Lehigh 0 Palmyra 3, Selinsgrove 0 Championship Saturday’s schedule...
Weather’s no problem for Mars boys soccer in PIAA semifinal victory
Mars boys soccer coach Chris Knauff said the ground was clear at his home five miles from the Mars Athletic Complex, so he was quite shocked to see a snow-covered field upon arrival. What didn’t surprise him was his team’s ability to adapt to the conditions and find a way...
Carlo Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic boys leap semifinal hurdle into state title game
Ryan Reitler’s curling corner kick made its way to Greensburg Central Catholic teammate Mason Fabean, who put a firm header on frame. But the ball was deflected by Brockway keeper Lewis Painter, who had played a spirited game to that point. The problem for Brockway was Carlo Denis was waiting....
Aly Kindelberger delivers for Franklin Regional volleyball in state semifinalsVideo
Franklin Regional senior Aly Kindelberger was delivering cake pops to her teammates after Tuesday’s PIAA Class 3A semifinal match against DuBois. It was appropriate because moments earlier, she delivered the team to a 3-0 sweep against District 9 champion DuBois and a berth in the PIAA championship game against Bethlehem...
Ryan Rodgers scores 3 goals to lead Deer Lakes to PIAA title game
For the last two years, Deer Lakes has been looking to get back to Hersheypark after coming up just short in 2018. On Tuesday night, on a snow-covered field at Lancers Stadium, the Lancers (17-1) accomplished that goal with a dominating 3-0 victory over District 10 champion Fairview (19-1-1) to...
GCC girls soccer advances to state finals with another avalanche of goals
Still undefeated. Still brimming with talent. Still focused on bringing home a state title. Greensburg Central Catholic continued its offensive charge, jumping on Cambridge Springs early and pushing past the District 10 champions, 7-0, on Tuesday night in North Huntingdon to claim a PIAA Class A girls soccer semifinal victory...
Clarion Area puts end to Bishop Canevin’s volleyball playoff run
Bishop Canevin senior outside hitter Gillian Golupski didn’t love how the season ended. The Lady Crusaders fell to District 9 champion Clarion Area, 25-14, 25-15, 25-14, Tuesday night in the PIAA Class A semifinals at home. But Golupski, who finished with a team-high nine kills, was happy Bishop Canevin had...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 17, 2020
Like most of the WPIAL football champions crowned this past weekend, Trib HSSN is showing some mercy as more changes have come to the state rankings following the state quarterfinals round. We show mercy to two of the three teams that had to forfeit in the state elite eight due...
All-WPIAL boys soccer teams released
All four of the All-WPIAL boys soccer teams are out, and they include a number of players who are still competing in the PIAA playoffs. Seneca Valley, Mars, Deer Lakes and Greensburg Central Catholic, all in action Tuesday night in the state semifinals, had multiple selections. George Williams of Seneca...
Jeannette freshman QB Brad Birch likely out for Friday’s state playoff game
Jeannette freshman quarterback Brad Birch probably won’t play in Friday’s PIAA Class A semifinal game against Reynolds. Birch had a cast on his left ankle after suffering an undisclosed injury during Saturday’s WPIAL final against Clairton. Jeannette defeated Clairton, 45-14. The injury occurred during Jeannette’s first possession of the second...
WPIAL bans Peters Township band after investigating ‘blackface’ allegations
The Peters Township marching band is prohibited from performing at any WPIAL event until the school district submits a plan to “eradicate the social and racial insensitivity displayed by the marching band and its director/supervisors,” the WPIAL announced Tuesday. The ban lasts at least six months. The discipline was the...
Central Valley’s Ameer Dudley chooses Ivy League football, ‘best education’
Three days after winning a WPIAL championship, Central Valley quarterback Ameer Dudley had more reason to celebrate. The senior on Monday announced his commitment to Harvard, choosing the Ivy League school over other Division I offers. He’d quietly committed to the Crimson weeks ago but waited to reveal his decision...
High school roundup for Nov. 16, 2020: North Allegheny edges Upper St. Clair
Nolan Colinear scored the go-ahead 59 seconds into the third period to give North Allegheny a 2-1 Class 3A win over Upper St. Clair (0-2) at Baierl Ice Complex on Monday night. Austin Peterson scored the game’s first goal 6:42 into the opening period to put the Tigers (2-1) ahead...
