TribLIVE

| Sports


Northgate sports page

Individual High School Selector:
| A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| Y

Hazaga pitches Serra baseball to victory

 By Mark Kaboly
The way Serra Catholic baseball coach Brian Dzurenda determines whether a home game will be played is based solely on the infield conditions at Boston Field. Weather conditions never factor in, and that was quite evident during Friday’s season opener against visiting Saltsburg. It didn’t really concern Dzurenda that temperatures …
High school notebook: Central Catholic’s Cosentino commits to Florida State
By Kevin Gorman
Central Catholic junior quarterback J.J. Cosentino has verbally committed to Florida State. A 6-foot-4, 218-pounder who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds, Cosentino passed …
WPIAL teams to face off for final playoff berths
By Chris Harlan
Belle Vernon fans will be rooting for Ringgold this weekend, and Freedom would surely welcome a New Brighton victory. It’s Week 9 of the WPIAL …
Springdale’s Sean Dugan breaks school’s career-rushing record
By Paul Kogut
Springdale senior running back Sean Dugan broke the school’s career-rushing record, and the Dynamos rolled to a 35-0 win Friday night in a key Class …
Apollo-Ridge tops Northgate on late field goal
By Dave Yohe
Apollo-Ridge’s most impressive win in recent memory came down to the toe of kicker Lonny Wells. The junior’s 19-yard field goal was true as time expired, and it lifted the Vikings to a 20-19 upset of Class A No. 9 Northgate on Friday night in an Eastern Conference clash at …
Northgate tops Leechburg behind Walter’s 260 rushing yards
By D.j. Vasil
Led by a stifling defense and a dominant ground game, No. 9 Northgate downed Leechburg, 20-0, in Class A Eastern Conference play Friday night at Veterans Memorial Field. Defensively, Northgate (5-1, 5-0) held Leechburg To 134 total yards and recorded three interceptions. Northgate senior quarterback Cody Walter rushed for 260 …
WPIAL coaches succeed with multiple QBs
By Chris Harlan
Montour coach Lou Cerro wanted his three quarterbacks to prove which one deserved to replace a graduated 6,000-yard passer. They all would play until someone …
Northgate pounds West Shamokin
By Jonathan Cyprowski
Northgate quarterback Cody Walter needed just one play to remind West Shamokin of his talents Friday. Walter rolled out and threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Georgie Floyd in the Flames’ first play from scrimmage during a 47-12 home win that improved Northgate to 2-0 in Eastern Conference play. He …
After 1st playoff appearance in 8 years, Northgate hoping to continue growth
By George Guido
Coach T.J. Wiley started his tenure at Northgate High School with a splash last year. Despite being appointed as coach less than two months before …