High School category, Page 14

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...

Alayna Stawovy School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Senior Sport: Golf Claim to fame: She captured the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls golf title for the first time Sept. 4 at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bolivar. She shot a 1-over-par 38. She also helped the Centurions win the Class...

Antonio Perkins is heating up at the right time as a dual threat for the Burrell football team. Friday night against Mt. Pleasant, the Bucs sophomore shined with his feet and his arm. He scored on touchdown runs of 1, 42, 10, and 3 yards to help Burrell get into...

Down but not out. Week 2 was known for its comebacks as several local teams staged late-game rallies. Penn-Trafford trailed Moon, 24-12, early in the fourth quarter before the Warriors scored twice in a six-minute span Friday to upend the 5A No. 5-ranked Tigers, 25-24. Landyn Stikkel hauled in a...

North Allegheny girls volleyball has way too much hardware to let a little slump get it down. One day after the program’s first back-to-back losses in almost 11 years, the eight-time defending state champion Tigers held an energetic, upbeat practice inside the high school’s main gym. “Losing is always bad,...

Isabel Chaparro likes what she sees from the Riverview girls soccer team’s early set of games. The Raiders were 3-0 in nonsection action through a 9-0 victory over Apollo-Ridge last Wednesday at Riverside Park. Junior midfielder Mary Quinlan tallied a hat trick, giving her a team-best eight goals through three...

North Allegheny girls tennis coach Michelle Weniger has watched her team somehow get younger with age. One year after having among the most youthful lineups in her two decades, the newly minted Hall of Fame coach is again relying on a bunch of youngsters. “The freshmen who are coming up...

The Franklin Regional girls tennis team still has section title aspirations despite sustaining an early loss. The Panthers graduated five of seven starters from the 2024 team. Returning are No. 1 singles player Michelle Yan and Anika Jadia at first doubles. Both are seniors. Yan was a WPIAL singles qualifier...

The Fox Chapel football program has prided itself on its versatility since Dave Leasure took over. Max Melocchi and Nathan Johnson were both potential options at quarterback. But both were more focused on finding an opportunity to get on the field than worrying about what position came with that playing...

Jose Caraballo wants to find a way to keep amateur boxers busy and interested in pursuing the sport. The owner of the Ray Schafer Boxing Association in Sharpsburg is hoping his September event will provide another chance to give amateurs experience in the ring. The organization is planning to host...

The Plum girls soccer team ran its current section winning streak to 30 games with a convincing 9-0 home win over West Mifflin last Wednesday. The Mustangs, 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Section 4-3A with the win over the Titans, contributed to that run of section success in their opener...

If the Norwin cross country program formed a “Hands Across America” type of line, it might stretch longer than the trails on which the teams run. And the weather wouldn’t matter. “We have 150 kids (high school and middle school) out there running in the hot weather and elements all...

Winning at Heinz Field is no small feat for opponents of the Aliquippa football team. The Quips had won their past 14 games at their home field before Friday night. Dimitri Velisaris ran for 176 yards and two scores as Class 3A No. 1 Avonworth defeated Class 4A No. 3...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Avella 35, Springdale 6 Avonworth 23, Aliquippa 7 Belle Vernon 25, Central Valley 22 Bentworth 45, Charleroi 0 Bethel Park 56, Armstrong 28 Bishop Canevin 21, Steel Valley 6 Brentwood 41, Sto Rox 0 Burrell 28, Mt. Pleasant 21 Canon-McMillan 37, South Fayette...

Top performers for Week 2 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 367 - Evan Devine, Bethel Park (21 of 30) 288 - Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township (15 of 19) 255 - Aaron Strader, Pine-Richland (13 of 15) 251 - MJ Stuckey, Cornell (13 of 18) 249 - Joey...

There have been some hard times for the Ringgold football team over the past couple of years. In 2024, the Rams offense managed only 112 points in nine games. Fast-forward to this fall, and things are changing for Ringgold. The Rams dominated play Friday night and surpassed last season’s points...

The Southmoreland defense bookended touchdowns, and the offense did its job with six scores in between as the Scotties rolled to a 54-7 nonconference win over Laurel Highlands at Russ Grimm Field on Friday. Both teams entered the conference opener with 2-0 records. “It’s really exciting to see how the...

No touchdown could ease the sorrow Harrison Kolling and his teammates felt for their grieving quarterbacks coach, but the Thomas Jefferson sophomore was adamant that he wanted to win this one for him. “I just did it for Daws,” said Kolling, who pushed across the goal line for a go-ahead...

For all the highlight throws, catches and big numbers it put up in the passing game, Jeannette would just as soon take the big zero it earned in its home opener and hang it on the wall. The zero was on the opponent’s side of the scoreboard in a 31-0...

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...

Penn-Trafford came from behind Friday and tallied 13 unanswered points in the final six minutes to defeat Moon, 25-24. The Warriors forced the Tigers to punt with 53 seconds left, down 24-19. Penn-Trafford then capped a 95-yard drive with a winning Nate Desmond 15-yard touchdown pass to Landyn Stikkel. Desmond...

Noah Stough catching an 11-yard touchdown pass with 7 seconds remaining was a shining example of what Derry football coach Mike Arone knew all week. The Trojans long ago put behind them the 43-point beatdown against Freeport last week, enabling them to score a dramatic win on the road against...

From the start, Hempfield took control. Kiski Area had no chance. Indeed, the Spartans rolled to a 43-10 victory Friday night at home. Deron Hunter returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, Dominic Detruf threw four touchdown passes — two to Jack Kopas — and Class 6A No....

In Week Zero, Plum snapped a seven-game losing streak to rival Franklin Regional. On Friday, the Mustangs ended another long streak. This time to neighboring Gateway. Plum had lost 13 in a row to the Gators, but the Mustangs were able to make the plays they needed to in all...

From the opening kickoff, Quaker Valley’s nonconference game against Freeport on Friday night at Chuck Knox Stadium shaped up a lot differently than the Quakers’ first two games, both victories. The Yellowjackets (3-0) returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and avoided disaster after two early turnovers in...