High School category, Page 963
Penn-Trafford notebook: Patrick Driscoll pulls double duty with golf, cross country
Penn-Trafford senior Patrick Driscoll has been pulling double duty this fall. He’s a starter on the boys golf team that qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament, and he’s the top runner on the cross country team. “I like both sports pretty equally, but I do recognize I’m a...
Quaker Valley girls tennis team ecstatic to be back in WPIAL playoffs
Heading into the girls tennis season, Quaker Valley coach Christiana Hays was just looking for one missing piece. She returned six of her seven starters from a 2019 season that saw the team miss the WPIAL Class AA team playoffs. Seniors Emily Sanders, Maggie McManus and Gwen Nace were returning along...
Sewickley Academy girls tennis reaches most important goal by simply stepping on court
Over the past few years, the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team has been the one to beat in WPIAL Class AA team tennis. They’ve won the past three WPIAL team titles, defeating Knoch all three times, and they’ve also won the past two PIAA titles, defeating District 3 champion Wyomissing,...
Brentwood boys soccer aiming to remain among section’s elite
The Brentwood boys soccer team has become accustomed to hitting double digits in the win column in recent seasons. The Spartans ended up with 11-6-1 and 10-7 records in 2016 and 2017. They improved to 11-3-2 in 2018 and advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinal round. Last season, Brentwood posted a...
New-look Thomas Jefferson volleyball squad out to keep section title streak going
Thomas Jefferson has won eight consecutive section championships in girls volleyball. The Jaguars under coach Ron Kelly long ago established themselves as annual WPIAL playoff and title contenders. This year’s team is a work in progress. The Jaguars suffered heavy graduation losses — 10 seniors — from last year’s WPIAL...
Coaches’ sons form special bond, lead football, soccer teams at South Fayette
They have been best friends since they can remember. They always had so much in common: a love for sports and playing at a high level on their respective high school teams. One other thing they both do is refer to their dad as Coach. Charley Rossi and Chad Eldridge...
South Fayette golfers ready to be tested at Oakmont
It is postseason time for boys and girls golf and girls tennis. There is great excitement surrounding the WPIAL Class AAA girls golf championships as they are being held for the first time at the historic Oakmont Country Club on Oct. 8. “I think it’s great that the girls get...
Shaler girls soccer cranks up defensive pressure, sees results
Emily Moorey wants the Shaler Area girls soccer team to seize extra opportunities. When the Titans senior defender sees opponents being lax with the ball, Moorey and her teammates want to apply pressure. When everything is humming — as it was during the Titans’ 5-3 win over North Hills on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 3, 2020
Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Northeast Pine-Richland 43, Penn Hills 0 Class A Section 1 Clairton at Bishop Canevin, ppd. Nonconference Western Beaver 47, Seton LaSalle 25 District 8 Nonconference Bishop Canevin 34, Carrick 0 Carrick at Weirton Madonna (W. Va.), ppd. Saturday’s summaries Pine-Richland 43, Penn Hills 0...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2020: Western Beaver stays undefeated
Elias Bishop and Dakari Bradford scored two touchdowns apiece as Western Beaver (3-0, 2-0) stayed undefeated with a 47-25 Three Rivers Conference victory over Seton LaSalle on Saturday. Bishop scored the game’s first touchdown on a 9-yard run and added a 65-yard interception return for a score. Bradford gave Western...
No. 1 Pine-Richland heats up, rockets past Penn Hills
It took Class 5A No.1 Pine-Richland nearly a half to get into gear Saturday night. But the Rams were able to dominate the rest of the way to down Penn Hills, 43-0, in a Northeast Conference game at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium. Pine-Richland got a break when a Penn Hills punt traveled...
5 things we learned in Week 4: Zero tolerance works for Elizabeth Forward
If the other team doesn’t score, it can’t win. Elizabeth Forward’s football coach Mike Collodi has shared that simple philosophy with his defense, and they’ve taken it to heart. After Week 4, Shenango, Central Valley and Washington rank among the stingiest defenses in the WPIAL. But top honors belong to...
Senior Martin does a little bit of everything for undefeated Plum football
In Plum football’s Greater Allegheny Conference game against Mars on Sept. 25, Reed Martin never left the field. The Mustangs senior lined up at wide receiver and running back on offense and at cornerback on defense. He punted, kicked off, converted extra points and returned kicks in the 49-21 win....
Jeannette braces for tough stretch that begins with Springdale
If Jeannette wants to reach the WPIAL football playoffs for the 42nd time overall and seventh consecutive season, a loss in its final three games is out of the question. No. 3 Jeannette (3-1, 3-1) faces a tough stretch of games beginning Friday at unbeaten Springdale (4-0, 4-0). That is...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Penn-Trafford bounces back big
The loss to Peters Township continues to shrink in Penn-Trafford’s rear-view mirror. The Warriors have bounced back emphatically since a 24-21 nonconference defeat that saw the Warriors surrender seven turnovers. They are 2-0 since, including Friday night’s impressive 38-6 win over No. 4 Woodland Hills. “That loss motivated us,” Warriors...
WPIAL Football Rankings for Week 4
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL football rankings: Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 3-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 3-1, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 2-1, 4 4. Seneca Valley, 2-1, 3 5. Mt. Lebanon, 1-2, NR Out: Baldwin (1-1, 5) Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland*, 2-0, 1 2. Gateway,...
Fox Chapel girls golf ready to take step forward
Fox Chapel girls golf coach Tim Lang has no problem with communication. He actually thrives with it. But, when the first-year coach went to send out an inspiring message to his team before they capped off their regular season, he couldn’t find the words. “Every week throughout the times that...
Penn Hills runners aim for improvement after solid opening invitational
The Penn Hills cross country team is looking or consistent improvement throughout the season as a barometer of team success. The Indians, who are battling limited numbers, recently competed in their first meet where they had one runner finish in the top 100. Sophomore Austin Stuchul finished 73rd with a...
After placing second in section, Penn Hills golfer earns Oakmont tee time
Sophomore Lucy Brayton accomplished something many haven’t been able to do at Penn Hills. Brayton qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA Girls individual championship after her performance in the section tournament. Brayton finished second after shooting an 85 in the Section 3-AAA tournament at Murrysville Golf Course on Sept. 23....
Resilient Pine-Richland volleyball team beats odds to contend for playoff spot
North Allegheny seemed poised to slam the door shut on Pine-Richland. Down 2-0 to the three-time defending state volleyball champions, the Rams weren’t willing to give in. “We were playing very well and with lots of emotion, and we knew we just needed to make a couple more breaks for...
Norwin notebook: Recruiting back open for Anthony Giansante
Norwin senior lineman Anthony Giansante is no longer committed to Western Kentucky. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder, who was recruited as an offensive guard, said WKU made the decision to not bring in any high school offensive linemen this year. He said he was told the program is focusing solely on junior...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny volleyball returns to court
It was a triumphant return to the court for the North Allegheny girls volleyball team last week. Covid-19 exposure concerns and quarantine sidelined the three-time defending PIAA Class 4A champion Tigers for the first three weeks of the season, but the top-ranked team in the state got up to speed...
Senior Michael Wareham leads Franklin Regional golf to memorable season
Franklin Regional golfer Michael Wareham is looking to end his high school career in style. The senior qualified for the WPIAL individual championship on Oct. 6 at South Hills Country Club, where he hoped to be one of the 10 golfers to qualify for the PIAA championship in York later...
Franklin Regional girls soccer benefit from new style of play
Sitting atop Section 1-3A with a game-and-a-half lead as this late-starting girls soccer season nears its halfway point pleases Franklin Regional. But the Panthers didn’t exactly expect to be in this position. It’s happened organically, a byproduct of a commitment to a new coach and his new style of play....
Hampton girls cross country ‘moving in the right direction’
The Hampton girls cross county team has hit the ground running. An improving group of youngsters are pacing coach Heather Dietz’s squad, with four sophomores and a freshman as the Talbots’ top five finishers at the 18th annual Red, White and Blue Classic last month. “They are well on their...
