Ted Sarneso stories, Page 2
Mt. Lebanon pair repeats, Winchester Thurston duo makes comeback at WPIAL girls tennis doubles finals
It didn’t begin well, but it ended all the same. The Mt. Lebanon girls tennis doubles duo of seniors Jackie Tang and Michelle Yang appeared a little off Thursday to start the WPIAL Class 3A final, which was a rematch of last year’s contest as the Blue Devils once again...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Bryanna Simonetti, Highlands’ Ryan Maloney
Bryanna Simonetti School: Deer Lakes Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Simonetti scored a pair of goals in a Deer Lakes (10-1, 5-1) shutout win over Yough on Wednesday. The Lancers sit in second place in Section 4-2A and have won five games in a row for the second...
Elizabeth Forward pulls away for rout of Greensburg Salem
The opening Class 3A Interstate Conference game between Elizabeth Forward and Greensburg Salem was a one-score contest through a quarter and a half. The Warriors (5-1, 1-0) proved to be bigger and faster, pulling away for a 49-7 victory over the Golden Lions (2-4, 0-1) at Offutt Field in Greensburg....
New coach brings changes to Chartiers Valley girls volleyball
Over the past two-plus years, Cullen Vereb has been an assistant coach on the Peters Township girls soccer team under his father Pat, who is the head coach. When Cullen was contacted by former Chartiers Valley girls volleyball coach Mackenzie Greene about taking the head coaching position with the Colts,...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Jillian Bloch, Freeport’s Ethan Crooks
Jillian Bloch School: St. Joseph Class: Junior Sport: Volleyball Claim to fame: Bloch, the Spartans libero, has stepped up when needed. On Tuesday against Springdale, she had to slide into the setter role because of a number of players being out sick. On Thursday, she produced 21 digs to lead...
Penn-Trafford rebounds with dominant performance vs. Kiski Area
Coming off a tough loss to Woodland Hills last week, the expectation was for Penn-Trafford to rebound at home against a struggling Kiski Area team. The Warriors (4-1, 1-1) wasted no time putting up 35 points in the first half en route to a 42-0 drubbing of the Cavaliers (1-4,...
Ben DiNucci, Class of 2025 enter Pine-Richland hall of fame
It all began Thursday, June 12, when the Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame selection committee convened to review numerous submitted nominations for its 2025 class. After careful consideration and adherence to the committee’s bylaws that state five individual athletes and one team must be chosen, the committee had their selections....
Pine-Richland girls golfers have short memories, plenty of talent
The Pine-Richland girls golf team is coming off a brilliant 2024 campaign that included a 12-1 overall record and 11-1 mark in Section 1-3A. The squad finished fifth in the WPIAL team championships. That led coach Jared Slimm to borrow a quote from Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni when speaking...
Pine-Richland boys golfers dismiss doubts, earn shot at successful postseason
As the summer air gives way to a brisker, autumn feel, the regular season begins to wrap up in high school golf and the postseason picture begins to come into focus. The Pine-Richland boys golf team has been playing well all season and has held on firmly to the second...
Derry holds off Burrell in another thrilling finish
Derry and Burrell performed some late-game magic in their games last week against Deer Lakes and Mt. Pleasant, respectively. When the teams squared off Friday night at Trojan Stadium at Derry, all anyone had to do was sit patiently and wait for the last minutes of the fourth quarter. The...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Emily McKee and Kiski Area’s Samuel Plazio
Emily McKee School: Fox Chapel Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: McKee scored a pair of goals in a 7-0 win versus Penn Hills on Tuesday and recorded a hat trick as Fox Chapel (4-1, 2-0) routed Obama Academy, 10-0, on Wednesday night. McKee has scored 45% of the...
Burrell QB Perkins puts on a show in win over Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant came into its game against Burrell happy to have one half of its running back tandem back in the starting lineup. But what the Bucs brought offensively was something the Burrell fans hadn’t seen in a long time. Sophomore quarterback Antonio Perkins put on a show for the...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Mary Quinlan, Kiski Area’s Austin Beck
Mary Quinlan School: Riverview Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Quinlan is on fire to begin the season. On Monday, she scored a pair of goals as the Raiders (2-0, 2-0) defeated Greensburg Central Catholic 9-1 to open Class 1A Section 4 play. Two days later, she scored a...
Norwin dominates Kiski Area from start to finish, evens record at 1-1
What a difference a week makes. Coming into their matchup Friday night at Norwin Knights Stadium, the hosts and visiting Kiski Area Cavaliers would experience opposite outcomes from how they finished the week prior. Kiski Area (1-1) came into the game after shutting out Knoch despite racking up more than...
With renovations complete, Chartiers Valley soccer teams happy to be home
After spending the past couple of years in the wilderness due to field renovations, the Chartiers Valley boys and girls soccer teams are glad they can finally play and practice on their home turf. “The construction created so many challenges with us as far as busing players to another field,...
Kiski Area opens new era under coach Colin Haugh with shutout of Knoch
Not a bad start for Kiski Area and new coach Colin Haugh. It wasn’t as clean as they would have liked, but the Cavaliers (1-0) persevered through their mistakes in a 21-0 win over Class 4A foe Knoch (0-1) at Richard Dilts Field at Kiski Area High School. Despite miscues,...
Kiski Prep opens year with new coach, new QBs and game overseas
It’s not often that an opportunity like the one the Kiski School Cougar football team will experience comes along. The coaches and players understand that, and the excitement at the school is palpable. “I’ve never been outside the country,” said junior Levi Porter. “It’s pretty cool to get the chance...
Carmichaels counting on stacked reps leading to stacked wins
Carmichaels coach Ryan Krull has long since thrown his crystal ball to the ground, shattering it into pieces. “I thought I had a good feel for our team a couple years ago and where we would be once the season started and I couldn’t be more wrong,” Krull said. Krull...
After big step forward last season, New Brighton seniors still want more
After two consecutive seasons without a single win, New Brighton coach John Macuga set a goal in 2024 to change the mentality of his players and help them establish a winning persona. “It’s been a point of emphasis for the players,” Macuga said before camp in 2024. “We must learn...
Freedom football looking to follow baseball team’s example
For visitors meeting with Freedom football coach Ron Balog before the start of preseason camp, the most striking sight on campus was probably the baseball turf being torn up awaiting a new surface. But what really grabbed attention was the large banner hanging from the back of the bleachers reminding...
Kiski Area’s Shirley brothers work toward playoff berth in final season as teammates
Throughout their lives, as brothers often do, Aven and Teegan Shirley have found different avenues to be competitive with each other. When they were younger, it involved them tackling each other in the attic, which later would turn into fistfights, or going against each other on one-on-one passing routes with...
New coach from college ranks looking to inject new life at Chartiers Valley
After spending nearly 20 years on college sidelines, new Chartiers Valley coach Steve Spence was searching for a change, something new. “Being at the college level for that long, I wanted to shake things up,” Spence said. “Coming here, it’s been nice to run the show.” Being an assistant at...
Under new coach, Kiski Area determined to ‘get ready, be ready, stay ready’
When new Kiski Area coach Colyn Haugh sat down and looked at the team’s film from last year, he saw a team with lot of talent but lacking on details. To correct this, Haugh had his players start very simply on something as innocuous as putting the weights back correctly...
‘Where the story ended’: Knoch pitcher Zane Pacek commits to Central Michigan
Zane Pacek made what ended up being an easy decision while fishing with his dad July 21. Having gotten interest from a handful of Division II and Division III colleges, Pacek chose the only Division I offer he received and committed to play baseball for Central Michigan. “They were the...
Named state 6A player of the year, Pine-Richland’s Calle Henne leaves mark on program
Calle Henne was working on sharpening her craft, taking some swings at the local cages, when she received a text from her dad. The message she read contained outstanding news. Henne had been selected on July 8 as the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association’s player of the year in...
