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High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2024: Western Beaver beats Mohawk in MAC showdown
Jaivin Peel threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns and added a 35-yard touchdown run to lead Western Beaver to a 47-20 win over Mohawk in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Saturday. Wyatt Sparbanie had touchdown runs of 69 and 76 yards and Chris Kirkland scored on an...
5 things we learned in high school football Week 7: Class 2A has new look
In some WPIAL football classifications, the names near the top of the conference standings don’t change too much from year to year. But take a look at Class 2A. With two weeks left in the regular season, the three conference leaders are Ellwood City (7-0), Seton LaSalle (7-0) and South...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Emerson Skatell and Greensburg CC’s Braden Riley
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Emerson Skatell School: Latrobe Class: Senior Sport: Cross country Claim to fame: Skatell ran to victory at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship, completing...
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 13, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 6-2, 1 2. North Allegheny, 7-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 3-4, 4 4. Hempfield, 3-5, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 7-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 8-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-1, 4 4. Bethel...
Knoch’s Mullen is 1-man wrecking crew in remarkable game
Tim Burchett has been a high school football coach for 14 years including the past two-plus seasons at Knoch, and he said he can’t remember many single-game performances like the one senior quarterback and defensive back Codi Mullen put on Friday in a 38-14 victory over Hampton on homecoming at...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Greensburg Salem honors Rich Bowen
Greensburg Salem wore special helmet decals Friday night to honor late assistant coach Rich Bowen, who died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. It wasn’t the standard initials on the crowns, either. No, the Golden Lions made sure the name was loud and proud. The decals stretched down the back...
Riverview gets back on track with rout of Frazier
Prince Govan saw a celebration on TikTok he liked and planned to employ it when he scored. The Riverview junior defensive back had his opportunity Saturday afternoon at Riverside Park against Frazier. Teammate Dom Williams reminded Govan, and the pair ran across the field holding one arm above their shoulder,...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Samantha Liput, Fox Chapel’s Aidan Stein
Samantha Liput School: Freeport Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: On Oct. 5, Liput scored a goal in Freeport’s 4-2 win against North Catholic. On Monday, she scored the winning goal in double overtime to defeat Burrell, 2-1. The win put Freeport (11-1-1, 8-1-1) in the driver’s seat heading...
Behind experienced roster, Plum hockey eyes return trip to playoffs
Plum hockey coach Jon Gratton said his team remained positive despite tough losses to Chartiers Valley and Quaker Valley to start its PIHL Class A season. “Everybody had a good understanding of what we were up against with two really tough opponents right off the bat,” said Gratton, who leads...
Behind stingy defense, North Allegheny girls eye return to WPIAL finals
North Allegheny’s 0-0 double-overtime tie at top-ranked Seneca Valley on Oct. 7 was emblematic of the Tigers’ season. The defense was again outstanding, while the attack remains a work in progress. “We feel very good about the style of soccer that we play, and we can compete with the other...
New coach Gabby Baldasare excited to fill big shoes with North Allegheny girls basketball
Gabby Baldasare found herself in coaching limbo this spring when she resigned after two seasons with Pine-Richland girls basketball. But one phone call from Spencer Stefko changed all that. Stefko, the highly successful North Allegheny coach who stepped down unexpectedly after the 2023-24 season, recommended Baldasare pursue the job opening...
Franklin Regional hockey has new coach, new classification but same goals
The Franklin Regional hockey team not only has a new coach for the 2024-25 season, the Panthers also are in a higher classification. The Panthers are now under the direction of Bryan Bearly, who was assistant coach for former coach John Winebrenner, who was fired after the season. The team...
Freshman WPIAL champ, improving veteran players form backbone of Shady Side Academy girls golf team
There were many proud moments this year for Shady Side Academy girls golf coach Betsy Thompson. Watching a young freshman like Alyssa Zhang build the confidence to become a WPIAL champion was certainly on the list. But seeing juniors Nora Bryan and Ariyah Nahata step up to become leaders and...
Senior leaders set Shady Side Academy boys golf on right course for big season
It has been a season of success, both individually and as a team, for Shady Side Academy boys golf. The Bulldogs won a section title, advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A team final and sent two individuals, Landon Mauser and Alex Avi, to states. For Bulldogs coach David Lieberman, all...
Fox Chapel’s Carson Kittsley shakes off early hiccup at Oakmont to make states
There had to be some creeping doubt from Fox Chapel sophomore Carson Kittsley about his chances of reaching the PIAA Class 3A boys golf championships. But you couldn’t see it in his face or body language. Kittsley simply kept playing his style of golf. After opening the WPIAL Class 3A...
Fox Chapel football sees opportunity in closing weeks of season
Fox Chapel coach Dave Leasure equated the Foxes’ football schedule to being like a mountain. There were a few games for Fox Chapel to prepare for the climb, followed by an arduous journey to the top while playing against some of the best teams in Class 5A. The Foxes hope...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 11, 2024
High school Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 59, Norwin 14 North Allegheny 38, Canon-McMillan 6 Seneca Valley 27, Hempfield 15 Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 55, Baldwin 26 Peters Township 38, South Fayette 3 Upper St. Clair 14, Bethel Park 10 Big East Kiski Area 21, Armstrong...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 366 - Kymon’e Brown, Jeannette (21 of 32) 310 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (21 of 33) 296 - Cedric Davis, Brentwood (10 of 23) 275 - Anthony Smith, Southmoreland (15 of 27) 255 - Trey Hopper,...
High school football roundup for Oct. 11, 2024: Woodland Hills holds off Gateway in Big East
Nico Mager ran for two touchdowns and Amir Smith caught a 12-yard TD pass from Cam Walter as Woodland Hills held on for a 28-27 victory over Gateway (3-5, 2-3) in a WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference football game Friday night. After Amari Gans scored on a 12-yard run...
Dominant Peters Township defense stops South Fayette cold
Peters Township put on a dominant defensive display Friday night, defeating South Fayette, 38-3, in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference clash. Peters Township racked up 436 of total offense and held the Lions to minus-20 rushing yards and 3 total yards in the game. Mickey Vaccarello spearheaded the Indians...
Run-heavy Upper St. Clair takes to air for winning points in showdown with Bethel Park
The goldfish maybe isn’t the most intimidating of animals, but that’s the one Upper St. Clair’s Charlie Bywalski was thinking about Friday night. Not a shark. Not a whale. A goldfish. “It’s always about ‘Be a goldfish,’ ” said Bywalski, a senior wide receiver and defensive back. “Coach Junko says,...
Rushing trio of Spell, Cromerdie, Boyd leads McKeesport past Mars
McKeesport’s trio of Kemon Spell, Anthony Cromerdie and Anthony Boyd combined for 350 yards on the ground and four touchdowns (two each by Spell and Cromerdie), giving the Tigers sole possession of first place in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference with a 28-7 victory over Mars. McKeesport wasted no...
Belle Vernon grinds out victory over Laurel Highlands
A week after hitting big play after big play, the Belle Vernon Area football team showed it can be methodical if needed. The Leopards didn’t hit as many big plays, but they steadily chewed up yardage on their way to a 47-10 win over Laurel Highlands in Big 6 Conference...
Greensburg Salem making playoff push with victory over Derry
Ty George’s second season as Greensburg Salem’s football coach is developing into a potential game-changer for the playoff-starved Golden Lions program. Despite a recent skid. Kai Brunot scored two touchdowns, and the Greensburg Salem defense limited Derry to 84 yards of total offense as the Golden Lions ended a three-game...
Penn-Trafford gets ‘special’ victory against Franklin Regional
It was a special win for the Penn-Trafford football team Friday. The Warriors special teams blocked a field goal, blocked a punt, recovered a muffed punt that turned into a touchdown and had a couple of long kickoff returns to help pull out a hard-fought 26-10 victory over rival Franklin...
