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Southmoreland the surprise of WPIAL girls soccer
Southmoreland is by no means a girls soccer powerhouse. The program has five wins combined the past two seasons and has not been to the WPIAL playoffs since 2012. It has not won a playoff game in a decade. But suddenly, there were the Scotties upsetting not one, but two...
WPIAL schools start allowing more spectators as governor’s limits become voluntary
Gov. Tom Wolf would prefer schools adhere to his gathering limits at sports events, but acknowledged Tuesday they’re not legally binding “at least for the moment.” A week ago, the state’s gathering limits of 250 individuals outdoors and 25 indoors were ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. On Tuesday, a...
WPISL teams gearing up for stretch run
With four weeks of action left in the regular season, the varsity teams in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League are preparing for the stretch run to the playoffs. Seneca Valley, Peters Township, Montour, North Allegheny and North Hills swept doubleheaders from their competition Sunday. North Allegheny (6-0) remains the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 21, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Class 2A Penn-Trafford 3, Fox Chapel 1 Football Monday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Kiski Area 36, Connellsville 35 Monday’s summary Class 5A Nonconference Kiski Area 36, Connellsville 35 Kiski Area 0 17 0 19 —36 Connellsville 7 14 14 0 —35 C: Jason McBride 90 pass...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2020: Peters Township girls soccer edges Mt. Lebanon
Irene Doleno scored 12 minutes into the second half and Emma Sawich recorded the shutout to lead No. 4 Peters Township (3-0, 3-0) to a 1-0 victory over Mt. Lebanon (1-1, 1-1) in Section 2-4A girls soccer Monday. Avonworth 3, Beaver 1 – Ava Wert had two goals and Joey...
Trib HSSN Team of the Week for Week 2
Last fall, Peters Township enjoyed one of the best football seasons in school history. The Indians finished 12-2 and lost in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game to Gateway, 21-20. After having to sit out Week 1 due to covid-19 restrictions, Peters Township got very defensive in its 2020 season...
Kiski Area opens season with wild comeback win over Connellsville
Kiski Area opened its season Monday night with a thrilling 36-35 victory over Connellsville on a last-minute touchdown by Calvin Heinle. Quarterback Logan Johnson hit Heinle with a 3-yard scoring strike with 52 seconds left to complete a fourth-quarter comeback for Kiski Area. Fueled by a Kiski Area fumble, Connellsville...
New Westmoreland County athletic directors working to keep high school sports humming
The athletic director carousel hasn’t stopped turning in Westmoreland County this year with new faces at new places and newcomers to the position tackling the daily grind of safety protocols and schedule-crunching during covid-19 times. Brandon Rapp was Norwin’s athletic director for seven years and became a fixture there for...
WPIAL chooses alternate site for cross country championships
Cross country runners who competed last week in the Red, White and Blue Classic got an early look at the WPIAL championship course. The WPIAL board agreed Monday to move its championship meet to White Oak Park in White Oak, likely on Oct. 28-29. WPIAL administrators visited the site last...
WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings for Sept. 21, 2020
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A 1. Fox Chapel (2-0) 2. North Allegheny (2-0) 3. Pine-Richland (0-1) 4. Peters Township (2-0) 5. Norwin (1-2) Class 3A 1. Mars (3-0) 2. Plum (2-0) 3. Belle Vernon (2-1) 4. Oakland Catholic (2-0) 5. Connellsville (2-0) Class 2A 1. North...
Top-ranked girls volleyball teams keep positions in coaches rankings
WPIAL girls volleyball competition turns to Week 2, and section races are heating up in the four classifications. The top-ranked teams in each class from last week’s preseason Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association top-10 poll — North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Franklin Regional (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop...
Gov. Wolf vetoes House Bill 2787, leaving high school sports spectators in limbo
Gov. Tom Wolf followed through on his promise Monday and vetoed legislation that would have let school districts set their own attendance limits for sports. Now what? The primary sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Mike Reese, said he expects the General Assembly to override Wolf’s veto and give schools...
Hempfield brings back wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine
Hempfield Area School District board hired a familiar face to coach its wrestling team at Monday’s meeting. By a vote of 7-0, the board hired board member Vince DeAugustine as its coach. DeAugustine did not vote on the motion. DeAugustine coached at Norwin the past two seasons, where he helped...
High school schedules for Sept. 21, 2020
High schools Football Monday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Kiski Area at Connellsville, 7 p.m. Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 4 New Brighton at Hopewell, 8 p.m. Class A Section 1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Neshannock, 7 p.m. Section 2 Winchester Thurston at Serra Catholic, 7 p.m....
This week’s Trib HSSN broadcasts
As summer turns to autumn, we celebrate with plenty of high school fall sports action this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We turn our attention to Week 3 of the high school football season with 37 video and audio broadcasts with a special Monday night edition,...
Trib HSSN High School Football Player of the Week for Week 2
Keystone Oaks coach Greg Perry has a reputation of being a “quarterback whisperer.” In his successful career as an assistant and head coach at Seton LaSalle and Keystone Oaks, he has coached standout scholastic quarterbacks such as Bruce Gradkowski, Bill Stull, Luke Brumbaugh, Tyler Perone and Alex Smith. All of...
Alle-Kiski Valley flush with volleyball prowess
When Plum girls volleyball coach Kelsey Bonk observed her team’s senior night ceremony Thursday before a match with McKeesport, she was reminded of the potential for the season with a rather experienced squad. The Mustangs, who dropped to Class AAA in the offseason, feature eight seniors, including 6-foot-2 all-state middle...
Kiski Area football deals with ‘weird’ times in prep for Monday night game
The Kiski Area football team is in an interesting position. The Cavaliers didn’t play their second game of the season Friday, as many teams did. Actually, they haven’t even played their first. Because of a coronavirus exposure, the Cavaliers shut down in-person football practices Sept. 1. They postponed their first...
Penn Hills girls volleyball looks to develop new leaders this season
With the departure of a handful of seniors, sophomore outside hitter Sarah Miller will not only be called upon to excel on the court but will be asked to fill a leadership role on Penn Hills volleyball team. Penn Hills, which only won three matches last season, dropped from Section...
Gateway runners stay dedicated to lowering times throughout season
While the PIAA and WPIAL wrangled with the decision to maintain the fall sports seasons or postpone them to 2021, the Gateway boys and girls cross country teams kept churning out miles to be ready to go when called upon. Veteran Gators coach Tom LaBuff said his runners have made...
Gateway volleyball adjusts to move to Class 4A
Gateway girls volleyball coach Phil Randolph said last season ended with a framework established that can lead to a turnaround in the program’s fortunes. “Last year was one of those things where the scoreboard didn’t really tell the honest story of our season,” said Randolph, whose Gators were 4-10 in...
Paszkowski, Paris lead Shaler cross country team into promising season
Running at North Park and the river trails in Millvale helped Tyler Paszkowski and Ryan Paris pass a lot of time during quarantine. Doing so was only natural for the two Shaler Area junior cross country runners. “Training with Tyler has been great,” Paris said. “We’ve been training together since...
Shaler boys soccer adapting to change early on this season
Peering at the scoreline of the Shaler Area boys soccer team’s season opener,coach Adam Hunter doesn’t find what he anticipates seeing all season. The Titans were blanked by Fox Chapel, 3-0, in their Section 1-4A opener last Monday, conceding two goals late in the contest. What Hunter believes is that...
South Fayette, Chartiers Valley have pieces in place to return to volleyball playoffs
After a delay of a couple of weeks, the 2020 WPIAL girls volleyball season has begun. A pair of local Class AAA teams that reached the playoffs last year entered this season with great expectations. South Fayette was the Section 2-AAA champion a year ago. The Lions reached the WPIAL...
Seniors energize Brentwood volleyball team
Two impact players on the Brentwood girls volleyball team are seniors Sidney Wuenschell and Calli Kammermeier. Coach Kayla Hubsch offered her appreciation for both talented athletes. “Sidney and Calli have stepped up in the hitting positions this year and should make a big impact with both their blocking and hitting,”...
