Michael Love stories, Page 125

Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures greeted golfers from Fox Chapel, North Allegheny and Latrobe on Thursday at the Pittsburgh Field Club for the annual Fox Chapel Richard Cullinan Invitational. The event each year brings together some of the top high school golfers for what turns out to be competitive competition....

Max Garda has been part of a turnover party through Washington & Jefferson’s first two football games. The Burrell graduate and junior starting free safety caused a fumble that set up W&J with a short field for its first touchdown in the season-opening 16-8 win over then-No. 18 Wittenberg on...

Dylan Cook Leechburg, jr., QB/DB With the Blue Devils’ backs against the wall last Friday against Greensburg Central Catholic, Cook helped bring his team back. He threw two touchdowns in the final minutes of regulation to rally Leechburg from a 21-7 deficit and force overtime. He now has four TD...

Class 5A Big East McKeesport (2-2, 1-1) at Plum (2-2, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last week: Penn-Trafford 29, McKeesport 12; Plum 49, Connellsville 14 Players to watch: Devari Robinson, McKeesport (Sr., 5-11, 180, QB/DB); Jake Miller, Plum (So., 6-0, 175, QB) Four downs: 1. Plum broke...

The Southern Conference 1 all-stars, a co-ed team of golfers ages 13 and under from the Pittsburgh region, placed third at a PGA Jr. League regional over the weekend at Woodlands Resort. The winner of the four-team round-robin event, Mallard Creek All-Stars from Columbus Station, Ohio, will represent the region...

The Freeport girls soccer team began its season with cautious optimism as youth was served in several areas on the field and paired up with veteran talent. Right out of the gate, the Yellowjackets put six goals on the board and pitched a shutout in their opener against Highlands on...

Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Monday’s games: Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 6-0-1, 1 2. Norwin, 6-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 6-1, 5 5. North Allegheny, 6-1, — Out: Seneca Valley, 3-2-1, 4 Class AAA 1. Mars, 5-0-1,...

Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta has been named the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the U18 U.S. national team that will take part in USA Football’s International Bowl on Jan. 14 and 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “It’s an honor to be selected to represent the United States and...

Charlotte James stepped away from high school tennis in 2018 to concentrate on USTA junior tournaments. But the Fox Chapel senior, one of the top college prospects in Pennsylvania, is back making waves in the Foxes lineup. She will be in the hunt for a WPIAL singles title when the...

The WPIAL girls volleyball section slate enters Week 3 as teams in all four classifications jockey for position in the standings. North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) are undefeated in section matches at the start of play this week, and...

After an 0-3 start in which it was outscored by 80 points and shut out twice, the Valley football team broke through Friday with a 22-6 home victory over Imani Christian. The Vikings trailed 6-0 at halftime, and three first-half turnovers deep in Saints territory snuffed out scoring opportunities. “I...

John Gaillot, in his 11th season as football coach at Freeport High School, said he has had a good track record of his players also being involved in wrestling, basketball and baseball. He realizes the pull other that sports sometimes have. Offseason camps, leagues and workouts help an athlete continue...

Sunny skies, reduced humidity and a slight breeze welcomed runners to Friday’s third annual Kiski Area Cross Country Invitational at spacious Northmoreland Park in northern Westmoreland County. Nearly two dozen schools entered athletes — close to 800 in all — who competed in boys and girls varsity, junior varsity and...

Jake Chapla had a record-setting effort in Slippery Rock’s 62-37 victory Saturday at Wayne State. The Plum graduate and senior punter and place kicker for The Rock broke the school career record for extra points. His eight PATs brought his career total to 166, surpassing the mark of 161 that...

A co-ed all-star team of junior golfers ages 13 and under will tee off Saturday and Sunday at a PGA Jr. League Regional at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for the right to advance to October’s national finals in Arizona. The Southern Conference 1 All-Stars, a group of 10 representing Valley Brook...

Trey Darrah Deer Lakes, sr., WR/DB Darrah was a key target for quarterback Aris Hasley against Uniontown last week as he hauled in seven passes for 161 yards and a pair of touchdowns. That gives him season totals of 14 catches for a team-best 285 yards and five scores. Brandon...

Class 5A Big East Connellsville (1-2, 0-2) at Plum (1-2, 0-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 41, Connellsville 7; Gateway 44, Plum 0 Coaches: Marko Thomas, Connellsville; Matt Morgan, Plum Players to watch: Ky’Ron Craggette, Connellsville (Jr., 5-10, 215, RB/LB); Billy...

The Springdale football team, in the midst of last Friday’s 28-7 nonconference victory over Monessen, was dealt a blow when sophomore starting quarterback Legend Ausk suffered a broken collarbone on a tackle early in the third quarter. “I’ve never been in a situation like the one he is in, but...

Reagan Frederick didn’t expect to finish last season as the top goal scorer for the Kiski Area girls soccer team in its charge to the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals. “I wasn’t the only forward up top, and we had a lot of players who could score,” said Frederick, an All-WPIAL...

Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Monday’s games: WPIAL girls soccer rankings Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 5-0, 1 2. Norwin, 3-0, 3 3. Pine-Richland, 3-1, 4 4. Seneca Valley, 3-1, 2 5. Penn-Trafford, 3-1, — Out: North Allegheny, 3-1, 5 Class...

Kiski Area wrestling standout Jack Blumer did his due diligence in seeking out a school to continue his athletic and academic careers once his time with the Cavaliers concludes. He finalized that search Sunday evening by giving a verbal commitment to West Virginia and making the announcement on Twitter. “I...

WPIAL boys soccer rankings Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Canon-McMillan, 5-0, 1 2. Norwin, 4-0-1, 4 3. Seneca Valley, 3-1, 2 4. North Allegheny, 3-1, 3 5. Fox Chapel, 3-0, — Out: Connellsville, 3-1, 5 Class AAA 1. Franklin Regional, 3-0, 1 2. Moon, 3-1, 3 3. South Fayette,...

-The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is in full gear with two sets of weekend tournaments and a week of section and nonsection matches in the books. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association, in a poll of the 120 WPIAL head coaches, released its Week 2 rankings lists Monday. North...