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Greensburg Salem football players will wear special helmet decals on their helmets Friday night at Derry to honor assistant coach Rich Bowen, who died earlier this week after a battle with rectal cancer. He was 60. Bowen was in his second year as an assistant coach with the Golden Lions....

The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes Sunday with four doubleheaders. West Allegheny (11-1) and Mt. Lebanon (10-2) meet at Mt. Lebanon’s Middle Field with the regular-season title on the line. Baldwin (3-11) and Bethel Park (9-5) played two games Wednesday to close out their regular season. Bethel...

Call them the “Super 7” of Week 7. The WPIAL schedule includes seven matchups Friday night between teams with undefeated conference records. With only three weeks left in the regular season, these are games that can catapult or crush a team’s conference title hopes. The list includes: • Upper St....

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 11, Norwin 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 0, Fox Chapel 0 Football Thursday’s results WPIAL Nonconference Butler 7, Allderdice 0 Seton LaSalle 65, Shady Side Academy 12 City League Nonconference Carrick 16, Perry Traditional Academy 12 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Central...

The WPIAL’s highest-scoring offense has gone all season without arguably its best player, but that’ll change Friday. Bethel Park wide receiver Ryan Petras has recovered from shoulder surgery and is expected to make his season debut against rival Upper St. Clair, yet the Black Hawks seem like they’ve hardly missed...

It’s hard to imagine a football player making more of an impact in one quarter than Seton LaSalle sophomore Khalil Taylor did Thursday night. Taylor scored five touchdowns in the first quarter, leading the Rebels to a 65-12 nonsection victory over Shady Side Academy. Taylor scored on a 77-yard kickoff...

Rowan Carmichael had two goals and an assist to lead Avonworth to a 4-1 victory over Beaver on Thursday night, clinching the Section 2-2A title for the second straight season. Nathan Kline and Abdul Basit Sleiman Kaijie also scored and Calder Mahan dished out two assists for the Antelopes (14-2-2,...

Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final three days. As of now, 60 teams have qualified for the district postseason with three possible spots still up for grabs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams...

Plum seemed to have a lot going against it in the Section 1-4A boys soccer finale. Already dealing with some injuries, the Mustangs had to set up their bench on the opposite sideline of Norwin, so that meant they had to deal with fan noise. Any would-be distractions were not...

The PIAA board of control voted Wednesday to approve the wrestling steering committee’s proposal to make a major change in the individual regional tournaments. Instead of having five regions in Class 3A, the PIAA reduced the regionals to four with an average of 62.5 teams in each regional. The committee...

One streak continued, two ended and a program-first title was won at the WPIAL team golf championships Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. The streak that continued belonged to the Peters Township girls, who won their third consecutive Class 3A title. It was their fourth in the past five years. The...

Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football regular season and the start of the “Stretch Run” of the 2024 WPIAL campaign. The Stretch Run is the time of year when conference championships are won and postseason berths are clinched. A perfect example comes this weekend where there are...

Ringgold has called off Friday’s football game while investigating unspecified allegations “that involve members of the football team.” The Rams were scheduled to host Thomas Jefferson in a Big Six Conference game. Ringgold superintendent Randall Skrinjorich confirmed the district’s decision, saying in an email: “Currently the game is postponed.” In...

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Valley won a key Foothills Conference home game Oct. 11, 1974, as the Vikings downed Greensburg Salem, 34-6. Johnny Martin scored three Valley...

In what has been the year of the kicker in the WPIAL, local legs are getting into the act. Eleven kickers from Westmoreland County have connected on field goals, with seven of the kicks sailing 35 or more yards through the uprights. Southmoreland’s Jake Kaylor made a school-record 50-yard field...

Six WPIAL coaches earned statewide recognition Wednesday when the PIAA announced its coaches of the year for the 2023-24 school year. The list included two Peters Township golf coaches — David Kuhn (boys) and Michael Lacey (girls) — along with North Allegheny’s Russ Hoburg (girls volleyball), Shaler’s Paul Stadelman (boys...

High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results WCCA championships Boys 1. Jake McGhee, Penn-Trafford, 16:14.30; 2. Enzo Jiancristoforo, Norwin, 16:16.90; 3. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 16:19.50; 4. Samuel Plazio, Kiski Area, 16:25.80; 5. Thomas Gaydos, Norwin, 16:33.90; 6. Benjamin McBride, Norwin, 16:35.00; 7. Jonathan Stetchock, Hempfield, 16:36.10; 8. Charlie Heese, Latrobe, 16:42.60;...

On the 10th day of the 10th month of the year, we have an early start to Week 7 of the high school football season with not one, not two, but three area games Thursday. A busy slate of WPIAL games kicks off with a Class 2A nonconference contest as...

Following big changes to the Trib 10 a week ago, things settled in with the start of October football around the district. The only change from last week in the power rankings came after a clash of unbeaten teams resulted in No. 2 Upper St. Clair defeating No. 9 South...

Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has only four days remaining. So far, 56 teams have qualified for the district postseason with the possibility of seven more teams qualifying. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a...

Annabel Miko and Ari Bosh scored to lead Quaker Valley to a 2-1 victory over Beaver in Section 3-2A girls soccer Wednesday. Sydney Chontos scored for the Bobcats. The Quakers (12-2-1, 8-1) handed Beaver (12-1, 8-1) its first loss of the season and moved into a tie atop the section...

A third straight section crown secured, title contender Mt. Pleasant displayed the offensive muscle and goaltending prowess it will throw at teams in the upcoming WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. Morgan Gesinski scored a season-high six goals and assisted another, Rylin Bugosh had four assists and Laurel Rummel made three saves...

Player of the Week Samir Crosby Greensburg Central Catholic, Jr., QB/DB The 5-foot-8, 157-pound junior rushed for 150 yards and scored three touchdowns and completed 10 of 16 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns in helping the Centurions defeat rival Jeannette. Crosby outdueled good friend Kymone Brown, who also...

On paper, the Franklin Regional and Penn-Trafford football teams are similar. Both have outstanding running backs, the top runners in Westmoreland County. Both are getting solid quarterback play and feature strong defenses. The teams collide at 7 p.m. Friday at Warrior Stadium in Harrison City with a lot on the...

WPIAL team golf championships Boys Class 3A 10 a.m. Thursday, Cedarbrook Golf Course, Rostraver (Gold Course) Teams: Fox Chapel, North Allegheny, Plum, Belle Vernon, South Fayette, West Allegheny 2023 champion: Peters Township (371) Divots: Seven-time champion Peters Township won WPIAL and PIAA titles last season with an all-junior lineup but...