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Jeannette turns page on Rochester win, focuses on Clairton rematch
Jeannette football coach Roy Hall gave his team permission to enjoy Friday’s convincing win at Rochester in the WPIAL Class A semifinals until Saturday. The hour-plus bus ride back to Jeannette from Rochester provided the Jayhawks time to relish their accomplishment after the No. 3 seed Jayhawks defeated the No....
This week’s broadcasts on Trib HSSN
With the district soccer, volleyball and field hockey championships in the rear-view mirror, we turn our attention to WPIAL football championships this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Week 10 of the high school football season features video streams of the WPIAL Class 3A, 2A and A championships...
Trib HSSN Player of the Week for Nov. 8, 2020
When Josh Hough became a big part of the Beaver Falls offense as a sophomore in 2018, people looked at his name and didn’t know if it rhymed with rough or rogue. Now that he has made a name for himself as a big bruising running back, it is Hough...
Westmoreland notebook: Franklin Regional teams have fall season to remember
It has been quite a fall sports season for Franklin Regional, which has found success while also working together as a district to combat covid-19 challenges. Talk about FR Strong. The boys golf team and girls volleyball teams won their first WPIAL championships, and the boys soccer team was a...
PIAA announces sites, times for football state semifinals
Central Catholic’s first opponent in the state playoffs will have a home-field advantage. Erie McDowell will host the WPIAL champion Vikings in a PIAA Class 6A quarterfinal at 1 p.m. Saturday. The PIAA traditionally has used neutral sites but changed its policy this year to adapt to coronavirus conditions. Now,...
Luke Whisel paces Gateway runners at soggy WPIAL championship race
An unprecedented season for the Gateway cross country teams, altered at every turn because of the coronavirus pandemic, concluded Oct. 30 at the WPIAL championships at White Oak Park. Considering changes to the race format in the weeks leading up to the meet, as well as weather challenges, coach Tom...
Defensive effort guides Gateway in opening-round win
Survive and advance. That is statement often uttered when it comes to WPIAL playoff football. Gateway followed that mantra against Penn Hills in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs Oct. 30 at Antimarino Stadium. While the offense was held below its four-game regular-season average of 40 points, the...
Commitment to defense carries Shaler volleyball to strong season
Bumps, scrapes and bruises are part of the nightly routine for Shaler Area junior libero Addie Kania. Sliding across the gym is a nonnegotiable part of the job description. Coming up with creative ways to make sure the other team doesn’t score is another vital aspect. Kania alleviates the pressure...
Pine-Richland girls volleyball thrives in trying circumstances
Pine-Richland’s volleyball program has had three head coaches in four years, and the most recent season was temporarily in limbo, not only because of covid-19 but also because of a coaching change two days before tryouts. To say the team’s seniors have been through a lot might be an understatement....
Quaker Valley volleyball has season end early but seniors left a lasting mark
This season didn’t end how the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team wanted, but the Quakers put together a season that had them on the verge of a playoff berth. They finished with a 5-7 record and a Section 2-AA record of 5-5, which was fourth behind Seton LaSalle, Avonworth and...
Quaker Valley hockey ready to be back home in Class A
The Quaker Valley hockey team is back where it belongs. After playing in Class AA of the PIHL for the past five seasons, the Quakers were placed back into Class A, where they had success for so many years. Even with a young team after losing a few crucial seniors,...
Penn-Trafford beats Fox Chapel for WPIAL field hockey title
The Penn-Trafford field hockey team is champion again. The Warriors remained perfect on the season and claimed their fifth straight WPIAL Class 2A field hockey title with a 2-1 victory over Fox Chapel on Nov. 2 at a chilly Burk Stadium at Fox Chapel High School. “It’s really exciting,” Penn-Trafford...
Shaler football learns on the fly during trying season
Jim Ryan held meetings via Zoom and gave members of the Shaler Area football team workouts to do at home. But the Titans football coach knew it would be difficult helping a young team improve without being around each other in person. The Titans also lost time at training camp...
Carlynton football moving in right direction after 3-win season
While the struggles were evident at times, the Carlynton football program continues to take baby steps after three winless seasons in a four-year period from 2014-17. The Cougars finished 3-5 overall, giving them a combined six wins in back-to-back years for the first time since the 2011 team won five...
Bishop Canevin football eager to take next step
A traditionally strong football program hit rock bottom in 2019. A 26-12 win over Northgate in Week Eight last season helped Bishop Canevin avoid a winless season. The Crusaders finished 1-9 and was staring at another coaching change, their fourth in four years. However, the Crusaders responded to new coach...
Successful Thomas Jefferson football season not without its hiccups
Nightmarish is defined as “frightening or unpleasant.” Exasperating is another word that comes to mind. For the Thomas Jefferson football team, the start and finish of its 2020 regular season aptly fit the definition, albeit for very different reasons. Its season opener was postponed because of covid-19 issues. At the...
5 things we learned: Central Catholic coach Terry Totten climbs list with 6th WPIAL title
Only three football coaches have won more WPIAL titles than Central Catholic’s Terry Totten, but he hasn’t spent any time contemplating his place in league history. “Maybe when it’s over, someday I’ll think about that,” he said Friday night, while crediting his assistant coaches and players for the team’s success....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 7, 2020
Cross country Boys PIAA championships At Hershey Park Class AAA Individual: 1. Brady Bigger, State College, 16:07; 2. Devon Comber, Harboro Horsham, 16:10; 3. Graham Thomas, Penn Manor, 16:14; 4. Aiden Barnhill, Downingtown West, 16:19; 5. J. Henry Lyon, Williamsport, 16:24; 6. Cole Adams, York Suburban, 16:33; 7. Scott Nalepa,...
Let’s geaux Beaux: Sophomore powers Seneca Valley past Peters Township in Class 4A finals
With just under five minutes to go in the second overtime of the Class 4A WPIAL championship match Saturday, Beaux Lizewski found the ball bouncing in the box in traffic. The Seneca Valley sophomore chested the ball down, dribbled around the goalkeeper and calmly put it into the back of...
Tested by Brashear, Westinghouse responds with dominant City League semifinal showing
After giving up its first touchdown from scrimmage of the season early in the second quarter, Westinghouse had a powerful response. Darius Bruce returned the ensuing kickoff for a score and the Bulldogs defense allowed only one more first down — which came on a penalty — to record a...
Moon’s Cochran, Shenango’s Medvit claim PIAA cross country titles
Mia Cochran and Carmen Medvit captured PIAA cross country championships Saturday in Hershey. Cochran, a junior from Moon, won her second Class AAA title by breezing in a time of 18 minutes, 28 seconds. Cochran is a two-time WPIAL champion. Medvit, a senior from Shenango, won her first Class A...
Allderdice sets tone early, tops University Prep in City League semifinals
All eyes were on Shakur Pack-Adams and the Allderdice Dragons as the senior quarterback led his team to a scrappy 25-21 victory over University Prep in the Pittsburgh City League semifinals on a glimmering, unseasonably warm fall Saturday afternoon at George Cupples Stadium on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Pack-Adams was the...
North Allegheny beats Shaler for 7th WPIAL girls volleyball title
Paige Miller volleyed one ball straight through Shaler Area’s block. The North Allegheny senior outside hitter also made sure to take her time and search for softer shots into open spaces on the court. Age and experience guided the Tigers Saturday at Chartiers Valley High School when North Allegheny captured...
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Semifinal loss ends historic season for Plum
Plum wrapped up its 2020 season Friday with a 20-17 loss to Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, but the one defeat, Mustangs coach Matt Morgan said, takes nothing away from the record-setting performance of his team the entire season. Plum (8-1) won eight games in a season...
Peters Township tandem claims state tennis gold
For the second straight season, the Peters Township tandem of Kat Wang and Marra Bruce went to Hershey and came home with state gold. Wang and Bruce defeated District 1 champs Hana Nouaime and Alice Liang of Methacton in a three-set battle 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win a PIAA Class...
