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Teams can compete in additional regular season contests under WPIAL policy change
WPIAL wrestlers can compete in more matches than usual starting this winter, and teams in other sports might see their regular season schedules increase as well. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to make some in-season “conference championships” exempt from the contest limits set by the PIAA for regular season...
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer remains ineligible following WPIAL hearing
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer, a WPIAL runner-up last winter, remains ineligible for his junior season after a hearing Monday at the league office in Scott. The WPIAL board found that Pitzer’s transfer from Mt. Pleasant to Derry was athletically motivated, said WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer. As a result, Pitzer...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s DeMatt will join Bucknell
Allie DeMatt plans to compete in multiple track and field events in college. She had multiple reasons to like her future destination. The senior from Hempfield announced a commitment to Bucknell of the Patriot League. “Bucknell has great athletics but also an amazing academic record, and their campus is beautiful,”...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Makinzie Marcus
The perfect ending to her final season. Franklin Regional girls tennis senior Makinzie Marcus recently won the Section 1-3A doubles championship, a significant step up from her runner-up finish last year. Marcus and her partner Michelle Yan entered the tournament as the No. 1 seeds. “There was definitely expectation there,...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Alexandra Thomey
It’s rare in sports for teammates to have to compete against each other for a chance to move on in a playoff format. Valley senior tennis player Alexandra Thomey encountered that exact scenario when she and her sister Karrigan had to play their teammates Sophie Harclerode and Lena Fabian for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 14, 2024: Girls soccer teams chasing final playoff berths
You always want to control your own destiny, so there is something great about a win-and-in contest. Several WPIAL girls soccer teams are in that situation Monday heading into the final two days of the high school soccer regular season. Thus far, 14 Class 3A girls soccer teams have clinched...
High school sports schedule for Oct. 14, 2024
High schools Football Monday’s schedule Class A Tri-County South Beth-Center at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A South Fayette vs. Franklin Regional at Palmer Imaging Arena, 8:30 p.m. Central Catholic vs. Mt. Lebanon at Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, 9:10 p.m. Class 2A Richland vs. Mars at Baierl Ice...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 13, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two days. Sixty 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 tied for a...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 13, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has only two days remaining. So far, 57 teams have qualified for the district postseason with the possibility of five more teams qualifying. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in...
WPIAL clinched: Girls volleyball playoff qualifiers through Oct. 13, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is down to the final week, and 60 teams have clinched a postseason berth. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 13, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Kymon’e Brown School – Jeannette Class – Junior Height/weight – 6-foot, 145 pounds Position – Quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back What coach says – “The toughness and ability to distribute the football by Kymon’e really stood out,” Jeannette coach Tom Paulone said....
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Oct. 13, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Boys Class 4A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Plum, 15-0-3, 2 2. Peters Township, 14-1-1, 3 3. Fox Chapel, 9-4-1, 5 4. North Allegheny, 13-3-1, 1 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 4 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon, 16-0, 2 2. Thomas Jefferson, 10-1-3, 1...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 14, 2024
The stretch run’ of the 2024 WPIAL football season continues as we hit the final two weeks of play, plus the district soccer and volleyball regular seasons conclude this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 8 with 25 WPIAL,...
2024 WPIAL football playoff picture: Who’s in, on the cusp ahead of Week 8 contests
Time to prepare for the new world order in the WPIAL football playoffs. Wild card teams have expanded and are no longer figured out by the mathematics equations that included the dreaded Gardner Points and the WPIAL tiebreaker system. Now a total of 16 teams will have to wait until...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Puck drops for area’s PIHL teams
Hockey season has a way of sneaking up on people because it pops up late in the fall season. But the PIHL is back, and local teams already have played a few games. Penn-Trafford jumped out to a 2-0 start, scoring six goals in both games. A 6-0 win over...
A star on the court, classroom and community, Quaker Valley’s Molly MacDonald chooses college
Two important facets of Quaker Valley senior Molly MacDonald’s life are academics and athletics, specifically volleyball. MacDonald, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter on the QV girls volleyball team, has verbally committed to the admissions process at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt. She will get the official word from the admissions office...
Penn-Trafford notebook: WVU’s Nick Turowski wins Red Flash Invitational
Nick Turowski wasn’t picked by his golf coach at West Virginia University to compete in the Big 12 Match Play event. Instead, the freshman was sent to Johnstown to play in the Red Flash Invitational at Sunnehanna Golf Club on Oct. 8. The Penn-Trafford graduate used the event to prove...
‘Steady improvement’: Penn-Trafford boys soccer headed to WPIAL playoffs
When Ryan Hankey took over as coach of the Penn-Trafford boys soccer program, his main goal was getting his team back into the WPIAL playoffs. And with two games left in the season, the Warriors secured third place in Section 3-A. Now Hankey wants to see his team win playoff...
Penn Hills notebook: Basketball grad to play professionally in Ireland
Penn Hills graduate Adia Brisker recently signed to play professional basketball in Ireland. The news was shared on X by the Penn Hills Lady Indians basketball account. Brisker recently wrapped up her collegiate career at Queens (N.C.) University. Brisker’s best year in college was during the 2022-23 season. She finished...
Penn Hills boys soccer keeps battling
The Penn Hills boys soccer team didn’t have the benefit of a deep bench when the season started. As the Indians have gone through the rigors of Section 1-4A play, they have been battling against their opponents and a war with attrition. Penn Hills is on a five-match losing streak...
Amari Gans’ breakout season helps Gateway remain in playoff hunt
Amari Gans wasn’t about to let Gateway’s first victory of the season slip through its fingers. The Gators had suffered tough losses to State College and North Allegheny, and their backs were against the wall in Week 2 at Plum. Gans, a senior tailback and outside linebacker, made an impact...
Sewickley sports notebook: Severin Harmon, Ethan Dai shine at WPIAL 2A golf championships
Sewickley Academy’s Severin Harmon and Quaker Valley’s Ethan Dai tied for second and fourth place, respectively, at this year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys golf championships. Harmon shot a 6-over par (150) while Dai, the WPIAL runner-up last season, was right behind at 7-over (151). The first round took place at...
Focused on playing fast, Quaker Valley hockey gets off to quick start
Skate fast and win fast. The Quaker Valley hockey team got off to a fast start to the 2024-25 PIHL season. The Quakers defeated McDowell, 6-1, on Sept. 30 at Baierl Ice Complex. “We played fast and hard,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said. “We ran into a hot goalie but...
Quaker Valley duo overcomes all obstacles en route to WPIAL doubles title
Two down, one to go. Kirsten Close and Avery Allan, Quaker Valley’s leading singles players, joined forces as doubles partners for the postseason. Close, a senior, and Allan, a freshman, advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A doubles tournament by easily winning the Section 5-2A title as the tandem did not...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2024
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Western Beaver 47, Mohawk 20 Class A Big 7 Northgate 49, Summit Academy 12 Eastern Riverview 55, Frazier 20 Monday’s schedule Class A Tri-County South Beth-Center at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Saturday’s summaries Northgate 49, Summit Academy 12 Northgate 28 7 7...
