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Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg named winner of annual Willie Thrower Award as area’s top high school QB
Matt Sieg, a dual-threat quarterback from Fort Cherry, helped the Rangers win a second straight WPIAL Class A title in 2024. The junior and Penn State commit passed for 1,345 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 1,832 yards and 32 scores. He became the first quarterback in WPIAL history...
Seton LaSalle’s Khalil Taylor commits to Penn State
Khalil Taylor, one of the top-ranked sophomores in Pennsylvania, plans to continue his football career at Penn State. The Seton LaSalle wide receiver made a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon, announcing his plans on X after making an unofficial visit this week. 1000% committed ⚪️????! #WEARE????...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin’s Bown commits to YSU women’s soccer team
Back from an injury, midfielder Nicole Bown is ready for a new chapter in her soccer career. Bown, who played only about half a season last fall at Norwin because of a torn MCL and the accompanying surgery, made a verbal commitment to play at Youngstown State. Norwin coach Ashley...
Philadelphia’s West Catholic rallies back to defeat South Allegheny in PIAA Class 3A final
HERSHEY – South Allegheny’s Drew Cook tried to stay even-keeled in the state finals, but he and his teammates found out that’s hard to do with a 14-point lead. Especially in the first quarter. “I felt like we were going to blow them out, honestly,” said Cook, whose shots fueled...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Laney Dineff, Highlands’ Kristian Kocon
Laney Dineff School: Deer Lakes Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: As a starting pitcher, Dineff earned two wins this week. First, in a 6-5 win over Freeport on Monday, she gave up one run on four hits, surrendered three walks and struck out four in three innings. Dineff...
Franklin Regional boys volleyball hits ground running in program’s inaugural season
Getting any first-year program off the ground can be a challenge, but Franklin Regional is handling the move rather seamlessly. The district’s new boys volleyball team is a full-fledged WPIAL program and is competing this spring in Section 2-3A with Armstrong, Latrobe, Hempfield, Norwin and Penn-Trafford. The Panthers are led...
Penn Hills notebook: Boys volleyball team shows competitiveness
The Penn Hills boys volleyball team has a team loaded with juniors and seniors. The Indians also have the benefit of having coach Will Piccolino back for his third season. Penn Hills is more capable of playing his system now. While the Indians dropped their first two matches of the...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel drops section-opening series to Shaler
The Fox Chapel baseball team won its first two nonsection games to start the season but was swept by Shaler last week in the opening series of the Section 3-5A schedule. On March 24, Luke Jarzynka and Max Saban each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Shaler beat...
Fox Chapel youth wrestler on championship track
Fox Chapel eighth grader Olympic Serrao has already shown the ability to learn from his mistakes. Serrao was disappointed with his results against Manheim Township’s Frank Leanza at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling middle school championships. Serrao lost by technical fall, 20-5, to finish second at 132 pounds. When the two...
Veteran lineup has Fox Chapel boys tennis in section title race
The Fox Chapel boys tennis team has the luxury of having a roster filled with depth and experience. Other than Frank Siegel, the No. 3 singles player, everyone else on the varsity roster is a senior. That may make a big difference for the Foxes as they battle for first...
Penn Hills baseball looks for patience, confidence as program rebuilds
Joe Capobianco has never torn a baseball program down and built one back up before. The 1996 Penn Hills graduate is learning on the job with his alma mater. The Indians coach also admits that he may be learning things about himself. Penn Hills is off to an 0-4 start...
Norwin boys volleyball looks to build on playoff season
After winning a section title and earning a first-round bye in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last year, the Norwin boys volleyball team is looking to carry over the momentum. “While we have a strong foundation, it is crucial that we focus on strengthening our backcourt and enhancing our passing...
Norwin notebook: Baseball team gets into win column in dramatic fashion
Norwin trailed 5-0 heading into the home half of the third inning, fell behind 7-5 after four innings and took an 8-5 deficit to the bottom of the seventh. Then, all the momentum shifted to the baseball Knights as they posted their first win of the season. The Knights erupted...
Tight bond brightens North Allegheny girls lacrosse
The North Allegheny girls lacrosse team hopes chemistry is the ideal formula for success. Coach Courtney Killian said this year’s roster is the tightest-knit group in her three seasons, and senior midfielder Maddy Lemmon agrees. “I think our team bond is definitely a lot better this year than it has...
North Allegheny boys lacrosse hopes to ride defense back to WPIAL title game
The North Allegheny boys lacrosse team is feeling a bit defensive. After losing a 64-goal scorer to graduation and a 39-goal scorer to injury, the Tigers are counting on a talented, experienced backline in their bid to return to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. “Defensively, we have a good...
2025 PIAA Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Archbishop Wood
PIAA Class 5A girls basketball final South Fayette vs. Archbishop Wood 6 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Fayette 0, Archbishop Wood 9 (2024, ’23, ’22, ’21, ’17, ’16, ’12, ’11, ’10) South Fayette (28-2) Coach: Bryan Bennett Projected starting...
2025 PIAA Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. West Catholic
PIAA Class 3A boys basketball final South Allegheny vs. West Catholic 2 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Video livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Allegheny 0, West Catholic 1 (2023) South Allegheny (27-3) Coach: Tony DiCenzo Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 28, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Moon 7, Peters Township 6 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Revere (OH) 11, West Greene 2 City League Obama Academy 21, Perry Traditional Academy 0 Nonsection Chartiers Valley 9, Hopewell 1 Indiana 9, Beaver 3 Shady Side Academy 13, Penn...
High school roundup for March 28, 2025: Moon baseball holds on for win over Peters Township
Jarrod Golden went 2 for 3 with a triple as Moon held on to defeat Peters Township, 7-6, in Section 2-5A baseball Friday night. Max Thomas drove in three runs for the Tigers (2-4, 2-1). James Tygard went 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs and Colin Stofik...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 29, 2025: 2 teams take their shot at state gold on final day of basketball season
Welcome to final day of the state finals in Hershey and the 2025 high school basketball season. Two more WPIAL teams will hit the Giant Center court playing for state basketball gold Saturday. For one of those district teams, it’s their first appearance in the PIAA basketball title game in...
Upper St. Clair goes cold against powerful Perkiomen Valley in era-ending state final
HERSHEY — The outcome was decided long before the clock reached zeroes, but Upper St. Clair coach Pete Serio insisted the lopsided score couldn’t drain the emotion out of Friday’s loss. He knew an era was ending. “I was going to get emotional whether we won or lost because I...
Sewickley Academy misses last-second shot in 1-point PIAA finals loss to Linville Hill
HERSHEY – Two seconds were almost enough. With that little bit of time left, Sewickley Academy got a short jumper in the paint by Mamadou Kane, but it bounced away at the buzzer Friday leaving the Panthers one shot short in a 55-54 loss to Linville Hill in the PIAA...
Battle-tested South Allegheny looks to finish PIAA run against West Catholic
The final game of the season has arrived for the South Allegheny boys basketball team, and the Gladiators have a chance to do something only 11 other teams will do this season. Win it. While the majority of teams end their season with a loss, the Gladiators can end their...
South Fayette set to face juggernaut Archbishop Wood for PIAA title
The ongoing debate about boundary and non-boundary schools has surfaced again in these PIAA basketball championships. Of the 24 teams that qualified for the state championship in Hershey, only seven are public schools despite the fact nearly 70% of all high schools in the state are public schools with set...
Behind defending section singles champion Landon Harclerode, Valley tennis off to unbeaten start
Landon Harclerode feels he is playing the best tennis of his life this spring. “In the offseason, I had to put my racket down and take a break,” said the Valley senior, who plays No. 1 singles. “I focused on getting stronger and faster to improve my game.” Those improvements...
