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City League football championship breakdown: Westinghouse vs. Allderdice
No. 1 Westinghouse (6-0) vs. No. 2 Allderdice (5-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at George Cupples Stadium Winner plays: City League teams will not participate in the PIAA playoffs. City titles: Westinghouse 36 (1921, ‘27, ‘28, ‘30, ‘34, ‘38, ‘39, ‘41, ‘42, ‘44, ‘45, ‘46, ‘47. ‘48, 49, ‘51, ‘54, ‘55’,...
Westinghouse, Allderdice square off for City League title to cap season that almost wasn’t
The fact that the Pittsburgh City League football championship game is approaching can be called an accomplishment in itself. It wasn’t too long ago that the season was in jeopardy and Saturday’s Westinghouse-Allderdice matchup was unlikely. Superintendent Anthony Hamlett’s office announced there would be no fall sports on Aug. 6,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 11, 2020
Field Hockey PIAA playoffs Class AAA Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Honesdale at Emmaus, 1 p.m. Class AA Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Marie Academy vs. Archbishop Carroll, TBA; Crestwood vs. Southern Lehigh at Emmaus, 11 a.m.; Selinsgrove at Penn-Trafford, 1 p.m. Class A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule New Hope Solebury at Wyoming Seminary,...
Trib 10: WPIAL finalists fill Trib HSSN power rankings
With only 11 teams left standing after the second week of the WPIAL football playoffs, teams that have been eliminated are merely spectators in more ways than one. Sure, when the final rankings come out, perhaps a team currently on the outside looking in finds its way back into the...
WPIAL Class 3A football championship breakdown: Central Valley vs. Elizabeth Forward
No. 1 Central Valley vs. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward 7 p.m. Friday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium On the air: Streamed exclusively on TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays: Winner of Bedford vs. Hickory in PIAA semifinals Nov. 20-21. WPIAL titles: Central Valley 3 (2010, ‘14 ‘19), Elizabeth Forward 0 Central Valley (9-0) Player...
Stingy Elizabeth Forward defense stands in way of No. 1 Central Valley’s run to Class 3A titleVideo
When No. 1 Central Valley and No. 3 Elizabeth Forward take the field at 7 p.m. Friday at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium to decide the WPIAL Class 3A football championship, some may consider it a battle of David vs. Goliath, despite both teams being undefeated. Central Valley (9-0) has been...
Norwin’s Lacey Bernick, Katelyn Kauffman among those to sign with Pitt soccer
Lacey Bernick and Katelyn Kauffman were a dynamic one-two punch for the Norwin girls soccer team. Fast on the outside, nimble on possessions and often marked, the forward/midfielders drew college attention early in their careers as they helped the Knights remain a top-end team in WPIAL Class AAAA. The All-WPIAL...
Alle-Kiski Valley players make next-level commitmentsVideo
A little over a year ago, Makayla Jackson verbally committed to join the women’s volleyball team at Pitt. The Plum senior made that decision final Wednesday as she signed with the Panthers. “It felt like forever,” said Jackson, who help lead the Mustangs this fall to their first section championship...
Fresh off program’s first WPIAL title, Franklin Regional volleyball heads into state playoffs
This has been a year of firsts for the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team. On Saturday, the Panthers captured their first WPIAL Class 3A volleyball title, rallying late to upend No. 3 Montour, 3-2. The Panthers trailed 14-13 in the fifth set but leaned on Division I recruit Aly Kindelberger...
Deer Lakes boys soccer program’s present, future on display in playoff run
Last Thursday, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team captured the first WPIAL title in school history by defeating No. 1 Shady Side Academy for the second time this season. Although senior captains Colton Spence, Devin Murray and Mike Sullivan, who scored the equalizer to send the game to overtime, made...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 10, 2020
Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic (6-2) at McDowell (7-0), 7 p.m. Central York (8-0) at Delaware Valley (6-1), 1 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Championships Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland (8-0) vs. Peters Township (8-0) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (9-0) vs....
High school roundup for Nov. 10, 2020: Peters Township hockey stings Mt. Lebanon
Gavin Dabrowski had two goals to lead Peters Township to a 4-1 victory over Mt. Lebanon in PIHL Class AAA hockey Tuesday night. Dylan McElhinny and Bray Sehnert also scored for Peters Township (1-0-0). Marcus Simmonds had a goal for Mt. Lebanon (0-1-0). Greensburg Salem 2, Westmont Hilltop 1 –...
Mars girls soccer team rockets to No. 1 in national rankings
Fresh off its second consecutive WPIAL championship, the Mars girls soccer team blasted off in the national rankings. Mars is the new No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Fall Top 20 rankings. The Fighting Planets (16-0), who haven’t lost in the regular season in two years, moved up a...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 10, 2020
After several weeks of very few changes, the Trib HSSN state rankings underwent a major facelift heading into the state quarterfinal round. Nine teams saw their dreams of state gold and their prized spot in the state Top 5 vanish. Most of the teams lost on the field in district...
GCC girls soccer in great shape heading into state playoffs
When Olivia Kruger took over the girls soccer team at Greensburg Central Catholic, she wanted to “change the shape” of the Lady Centurions’ attack. Stylistically, they went to a 4-5-1 set. “A lot of things were already in place,” Kruger said. “I have been very lucky that way, and we...
‘Little school in Saxonburg’ joins state tennis elite during Knoch’s memorable season
Of all the Class AA girls tennis teams in the state of Pennsylvania, only three played in this year’s PIAA team tournament and also had representatives in the state singles and doubles brackets. Two of them were District 10 champion Villa Maria Academy and District 9 champion St. Marys. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 9, 2020
Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic (6-2) at McDowell (7-0), 7 p.m. Central York (8-0) at Delaware Valley (6-1), 1 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Championships Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland (8-0) vs. Peters Township (8-0) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (9-0) vs....
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2020: Latrobe hockey rallies for shootout win
Josh Coffee scored his second goal of the game in the final two minutes of regulation and Latrobe went on to defeat Montour 5-4 in a shootout Monday night in PIHL action at the RMU Island Sports Center. Alex Schall and Allen Rider also scored for Latrobe (2-0-0) in the...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Week 9
Welcome to the 2020 Central Catholic revenge tour. Your first stop will be in the South Hills at Mt. Lebanon and then we head north to North Allegheny. Enjoy the ride. The Vikings sure did. Central Catholic finished in a three-way tie for second place in Class 6A with a...
Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia dies
Longtime Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia died Monday after a battle with cancer. Amalia won WPIAL championships with the Cougars in 2004, 2012 and 2017 and reached the finals nine times. He celebrated his 300th win in April of 2019. He coached the Blackhawk American Legion team since 1988, winning...
South Fayette lineman Ryan O’Hair chooses Miami (Ohio)
Ryan O’Hair received his 13th Division I offer last Wednesday from Miami (Ohio). On Monday evening, the 6-foot-8, 293-pound senior lineman from South Fayette made the Red Hawks his choice. O’Hair announced his verbal commitment on Twitter just a few minutes after informing a small gathering of family and friends...
As emotion of final loss fades, Plum girls soccer team revels in special season
The emotion was etched on the faces of the Plum girls soccer players and coaches in the moments after the final buzzer sounded Saturday afternoon at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium and Mars laid claim to its second consecutive WPIAL Class 3A championship. Tears could not be hidden as they realized...
After winning WPIAL title, GCC boys soccer turns focus to condensed state tournament
Only district champions make the PIAA soccer playoffs this year, so rematches against other WPIAL teams, practically a staple in the state postseason, is out of the question. That not only makes for a new look to the state tournaments, but it also condenses the brackets to the point where...
Girls soccer standouts named finalists for Moe Rosensteel Player of the Year Award
Three finalists have been selected by a panel of media members and coaches for the second Moe Rosensteel Player of the Year Award, given to the top girls soccer player in Western Pennsylvania. The finalists are last year’s recipient, Mars senior midfielder Ellie Coffield, North Allegheny senior forward Sarah Schupansky...
Central Valley quarterback Ameer Dudley sets commitment dateVideo
Central Valley quarterback Ameer Dudley has a big game and a big decision ahead. The senior on Friday will try to win the WPIAL Class 3A championship for the second year in a row. A few days later, he’ll make his college commitment. Dudley (6-foot-2, 188 pounds) announced on Twitter...
