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Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for the A-K Valley in Week 3 of the 2024 season: Class 5A Big East Conference Gateway (1-2, 0-0) at Kiski Area (1-2, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Richard Dilts Stadium, Allegheny Township Last week’s result: Gateway 22, Plum 15; Hempfield 31, Kiski Area...

Last week: 7-2 Season: 17-11 (60.7%) The Birdie is a keen observer of trends in high school football and the way the game has changed over the decades. In other words, he’s old. Generally, when folks in The Birdie’s age group talk about the changes in football, they’re complaining about...

Thursday City League Westinghouse at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Norwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A Big East Gateway at Kiski Area, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Franklin Regional, 7 p.m. Woodland Hills at...

Player of the week Alex Tatsch Latrobe, sr., RB/LB The Penn State commit rushed for 251 yards and scored four touchdowns in leading the unbeaten Wildcats to a 42-28 victory against Norwin last Friday. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker is one of the leading tacklers on defense. He has gained 495...

Even though Latrobe and Franklin Regional don’t have a deep history, they’ve played annually since 2016, and six of the past eight games have been barnburners. Both coaches — Latrobe’s Ron Prady and Franklin Regional’s Lance Getsy — expect the same type of game Friday when they kick off the...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Westmoreland County in Week 3 of the 2024 season: Class 6A No. 1 North Allegheny (3-0) at Hempfield (1-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Spartan Stadium, Hempfield Last week’s result: North Allegheny 18, Penn Hills 14; Hempfield 31, Kiski Area 29 Last year’s meeting:...

Last week: 9-3 (75%) Season: 27-7 (79%) The Birdie had his high school class reunion recently and ran into an old teammate. “Let’s call him ‘Mauler’ (we like to protect identities around here) because he played middle linebacker and led our team in sacks and ejections our senior year,” Birdie...

The storms keep coming. While delays, postponements and no contests reared their ugly heads again last week, the Trib 10 remained unscathed. Nine of the 10 power-ranked teams from last week were victorious while the only team that did not pick up a “W” was Pine-Richland after their game scheduled...

Deer Lakes will attempt to start a season 4-0 for only the second time in school history. Standing in the Lancers’ way is a Freeport team riding a wave of momentum after its two-day victory over Quaker Valley. The rivals know all about each other as consistent opponents, both in...

California has one of the youngest coaches in the state — and one of the better goal scorers in recent Monessen history. Tyler Caterino is only 25 years old, barely out of college, and he is leading the Trojans this fall. The former goal-scoring forward went on to become an...

High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Boys Division I Section 1 Hempfield 20, Penn-Trafford 43 Hempfield 15, Yough 50 Indiana 15, Greensburg Salem 50 Indiana 19, Derry 40 Norwin 17, Latrobe 42 Latrobe 15, Ligonier Valley 46 Section 5 Blackhawk 15, Ambridge 50 Chartiers Valley 15, Ambridge 50 Chartiers Valley...

Aidan Stein and Chase Carney scored to lead Fox Chapel to a 2-1 victory over Seneca Valley in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-4A boys soccer Tuesday. The Foxes (4-1-1, 2-0) built a 2-0 lead before Owen Eastgate scored to bring the Raiders (5-2, 1-1) back within a...

Latrobe strengthened its lead in Section 3-3A boys soccer with a first-half goal and steady play from its defense. It’s a good thing the latter came to play. “We had to be physical and keep working,” Wildcats defender Brady Kring said. “Our communication was good tonight. We had to make...

Twenty three years later, we will always remember the lives that were lost and the many that were affected by 9/11. First and foremost, it’s a day of reflection. In WPIAL sports, meanwhile, the spotlight turns to girls soccer. Current ties for first place in two Class 4A sections will...

When last the Riverview and Springdale girls soccer teams met, the Raiders outlasted the Dynamos in a PIAA Class A quarterfinal classic at Plum en route to the state title game in Mechanicsburg. The win for Riverview completed a three-game season sweep. Coming back this season, a goal of the...

It has been a stormy start to the 2024 high school football season, both weather-wise in some parts of the state and in the weekly PIAA rankings. Last week there were six changes in the state Top 5, and this week there were five as the Trib HSSN state rankings...

Fifty-four players, seven coaches and three teams have been nominated for the third class of the National High School Football Hall of Fame. Once again, the WPIAL will have representation. Longtime Upper St. Clair coach Jim Render, former quarterbacks Dan Marino (Central Catholic), Joe Namath (Beaver Falls), Charlie Batch (Steel...

The Greensburg Central Catholic-Clairton football game will be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Clairton’s Neil C. Brown Stadium instead of noon Saturday at Thomas Jefferson Stadium as previously scheduled. A $6.6 million renovation project is planned for Clairton’s home field, but athletic director Alexis Trubiani said work on the...

The PIAA has until Friday to decide whether it wants to resolve its legal battle with Aliquippa School District through mediation. Aliquippa attorney Tina Miller on Tuesday asked a Beaver County judge to appoint a mediator to settle its lawsuit. However, PIAA attorney Rochelle Koerbel said the state association was...

Penn-Trafford and Latrobe are adjusting to life in WPIAL Class 4A. Both were elevated a classification per the new WPIAL enrollment cycle, which lasts two years. “There have been differences,” Penn-Trafford coach Jimmy Mastroianni said. “The pace of play is faster, and we are still adjusting to that.” Penn-Trafford (4-2,...

High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Norwin 7, Hempfield 1 Golf Monday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 1 Latrobe 182, Hempfield 215 Medalists: Jeremy Lazarchik (L) 35; Nico Yannascoli, Dean Connell (H) 40 Penn-Trafford 212, Indiana 206 Medalists: Aiden Dzurko (PT) 39; Austin Schawl, Chase Force (I) 39...

Tuesday marks another busy day of WPIAL boys soccer section matches on the pitch. From 1997-2015, championships in the highest classification (3A) were dominated by schools located in the South Hills. The combination of Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair, Peters Township, Canon-McMillan and Chartiers Valley captured 17 WPIAL...

Simone Sharpless scored a pair of goals to lead North Catholic to a 3-1 win over Burrell in Section 2-2A girls soccer Monday. Lauren Mealie added a goal and Kathleen Virostek dished out two assists for North Catholic (7-0, 2-0). Maggie Nesko scored for Burrell (3-1-1, 1-1). Allderdice 1, North...

Trib HSSN football team of the week – Jefferson-Morgan Rockets Coach: Shane Ziats (3rd season) Result: Jefferson-Morgan 49, Burgettstown 14 Record: 3-0 #Earned: The Jefferson-Morgan football pot is now starting to boil. Following years of tepid to outright cold water, the Rockets are taking off and leaving their struggling ways...

Mt. Pleasant is dealing with the loss of one of its top boys soccer players, but the Vikings are moving forward with an all-hands-on-deck approach. Senior midfielder Aidan Johnson went down with a lower-body injury in a nonsection game against visiting Belle Vernon last week. He was placed on a...