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Freeport cruises past Burrell in conference matchup
Freeport came into its Allegheny Seven Conference matchup against Burrell on Friday with a chip on its shoulder and a determined attitude. After missing consecutive games because of a covid-19 exposure, the Yellowjackets (3-1, 3-0) were ready to go, and it showed. Burrell quarterback Alex Arledge scored the first six...
Highlands makes good in final seconds to defeat Armstrong
It looked for a while like a remarkable comeback would fall short for the Highlands football team. Down a point and going for a 2-point conversion, a pass slipped through the hands of Brock White backpedaling out of the end zone with 4 minutes, 27 seconds left in the game...
Elizabeth Forward uses big-play offense to escape Mt. Pleasant with victory
Friday’s first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference was decided by big plays. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward (5-0, 4-0), led by senior Nico Mrvos, made a few more and escaped No. 5 Mt. Pleasant with a 16-14 victory. Mrvos, who played quarterback and receiver, raced 70 yards for...
Forced into starring role, Brock Wilkins carries Kiski Area past Shaler
After two successful weeks of filling in for standout Kenny Blake at running back, Brock Wilkins was ready to go back to his role as a lead blocker Friday night. When Blake went down with an injury on his first carry, Wilkins was thrust right back into the spotlight. And...
Leechburg scores 76 in dominating Riverview for 400th winVideo
Leechburg averaged 44 points in wins over Riverview in Eastern Conference matchups the past two seasons. The Blue Devils surpassed that by halftime against the Raiders on Friday. Leechburg led by 41 at the break and cruised to a 76-25 victory on senior night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “It was...
Derry calls off next week’s football game with Burrell after more positive covid tests
Derry postponed next week’s football game at Burrell over growing covid-19 concerns. The Interstate Conference game will tentatively be played Oct. 30 if the teams do not qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. The Trojans had already canceled Friday night’s home game against East Allegheny after Derry closed down...
Quaker Valley cancels football game with Keystone Oaks due to possible coronavirus exposure
Quaker Valley has canceled its football game Friday night with Keystone Oaks. “Out of an abundance of caution, Quaker Valley School District is not playing tonight’s football game at Keystone Oaks School District due to recent exposure to covid-19,” the school district said in a statement on its website. In...
North Catholic boys soccer team in quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure
Just two days after taking down No. 3 Quaker Valley, 3-2, in overtime, the No. 5 North Catholic boys soccer team is in quarantine after a possible coronavirus exposure. The Diocese of Pittsburgh released a statement Friday afternoon that all 27 people involved with the North Catholic boys soccer team...
Montour wraps up WPISL regular-season title
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes this weekend as the focus begins to turn to the playoff tournament. Montour (13-1) wrapped up the regular-season title last Sunday with a doubleheader sweep of Mt Lebanon (6-6). Seneca Valley, which split an early-season doubleheader with Montour, did the same...
Penn-Trafford field hockey aiming for perfection
The Penn-Trafford field hockey team has won four consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles. Is a fifth in store in 2020? Coach Cindy Dutt thinks it could be. Penn-Trafford is unbeaten and has a shot at its first perfect regular season. After a five-day layoff because students at the high school...
5 things to watch in Week 6: Some WPIAL conferences may crown no champion
Some WPIAL football conferences may have no champion this season. The WPIAL announced this week that no conference champion would be recognized if canceled games could have changed the outcome. In the Class 2A Allegheny for example, Apollo-Ridge and Serra Catholic are both undefeated but their head-to-head matchup was canceled...
Explosive Sto-Rox offense, Western Beaver’s big-play defense share Week 6 limelight
The lights above Sto-Rox’s football field aren’t new, but they might feel a little brighter this week. Big games have that effect. The stadium in Stowe Township will host two Class 2A contenders from the Three Rivers Conference when Western Beaver (5-0, 3-0) visits Sto-Rox (4-1, 2-1) at 7 p.m....
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer through Oct. 15, 2020
There are only a few days left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2020
Cross country Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Westmoreland County Championship At WCCC Individual results 1. Alex Jubert, Norwin, 16:22.2; 2. Quinton Gatons, Greensburg Salem, 16:39.3; 3. Drew Kozuch, Latrobe, 16:52.8; 4. Dante Frescura, Latrobe, 17:10.7; 5. Charles Johnson, Greensburg Salem, 17:17.1; 6. Joseph Hill, 17:22.8; 7. Patrick Driscoll, Penn-Trafford, 17:28.5; 8....
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2020: Bethel Park sweeps Baldwin in girls soccer doubleheader
With a compressed schedule, it hasn’t been easy for high school soccer teams to get in all their games this fall. Bethel Park and Baldwin tried an unusual solution to the problem Thursday. They played a doubleheader. Lauren Heh scored the decisive goal as Bethel Park (6-4-1, 6-4-1) defeated Baldwin...
Owen Petrisek scores 3 TDs to lead Bentworth past Avella
Owen Petrisek scored three rushing touchdowns, including one that came during a critical second-quarter surge, as Bentworth defeated Avella 41-31 in a Tri-County South game Thursday night. Bentworth has won two in a row after a 1-2 start (3-3, 3-3). Avella (4-2, 4-2) has lost two of three after starting...
Freeport grad Alan Bauman named boys basketball coach at Knoch
When the 2020 high school basketball season kicks off in a few months, the Knoch boys basketball team will have a new coach on the sidelines. The South Butler School Board approved the hiring of Alan Bauman as boys basketball coach on Wednesday. Bauman, who graduated from Freeport in 1991...
GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Norwin’s Alex Jubert win county cross country titlesVideo
It was a battle between a wily veteran and an up-and-coming freshman at the Westmoreland County Cross Country meet Thursday. Greensburg Central Catholic junior Corinn Brewer and Kiski Area freshman Eliza Miller led the field in the girls race at Westmoreland County Community College. Miller set the pace, and Brewer...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6
Class 6A Canon-McMillan (2-2, 2-2) vs. No. 1 North Allegheny (4-0, 3-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Newman Stadium at North Allegheny On the air: Audio on KDKA-AM 1020 and at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Mike Evans, Canon-McMillan; Art Walker, North Allegheny Players to watch: Ryan Angott, Canon-McMillan (Jr., 5-10, 185, RB); Khalil Dinkens,...
Panthers on the prowl as Franklin Regional, Sewickley Academy win WPIAL boys golf team titles
The Franklin Regional boys golfers had a feeling 2020 might be their year. Turns out the Panthers’ intuition was on the money. Led by senior Michael Wareham, who shot a 6-over-par 78, Franklin Regional captured its first WPIAL Class AAA boys team golf championship Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Chuck...
Nothing artificial about Chick’s Picks’ intelligence as she makes Week 6 predictions
Chick’s Picks has seen a lot of news headlines lately about artificial intelligence (AI), and the role it is beginning to play in so many industries. While fascinated by this new science, Chick’s Picks also began to wonder if, someday, AI could be used in the prognosticating space. She could...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 6
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 6: Joey Daniels Mt. Lebanon, jr., QB/FS Daniels (5-10, 175) threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Blue Devils past Central Catholic, 37-30, in a Class 6A clash last week. The junior signal-caller has thrown for...
The Birdie has questions, lots of questions, about Westmoreland County attendance limits
Last week: 11-1 (91.7 %) Season: 45-20 (69.2 %) With his calculator in hand and his smart-guy glasses on, the Birdie attempted to figure out the attendance figures for each area stadium given the 25% capacity guideline announced last week by the state. Westmoreland’s wonder boy might be a former...
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 6
Lorenzo Jenkins Fox Chapel, jr., WR/DB In wins over Shaler and Kiski Area after an 0-3 start, Jenkins caught a combined 13 passes for 240 yards and six touchdowns. He is averaging 16 yards a catch this season and owns totals of 24 catches, 383 yards and seven touchdowns. On...
Burrell, Freeport preparing for another classic matchup
When Burrell and Freeport met last season for their annual football contest they put on a show for fans in attendance. The Bucs came away with a 36-35 victory, winning on a 2-point conversion in overtime. A lot of time has passed since that clash. Both teams lost large senior...
