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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Latrobe focused on minimizing gaffes on offense
Latrobe’s offense was hitting on all cylinders in the first three games as the Wildcats put up 41, 32 and 42 points in wins over Connellsville, Plum and Norwin. But lately, the Wildcats have not sustained drives, a product of strong defensive play from Franklin Regional and Armstrong, yes, but...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Mary Quinlan, Freeport’s Stephen Evans
Mary Quinlan School: Riverview Class: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Quinlan scored four goals and added an assist for Riverview (6-1, 5-1) in a 10-1 Section 4-A win over Jeannette on Wednesday. On Friday, Quinlan scored a pair of goals and had an assist against Valley. On the year,...
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Leechburg rolling at 5-0
Leechburg senior quarterback Jayden Floyd rushed for 209 yards and five more touchdowns Friday in a 35-13 victory over Jeannette, giving him 10 rushing scores over the past two weeks for a Blue Devils team that is 5-0 for the first time since 1981. Floyd tallied 157 of his yards...
Riverview uses varied offensive attack to roll to 41-0 win over Springdale
Riverview quarterback Rio Stotts believes in watching game tape and thoroughly preparing for each week’s game. But when it comes to implementing the game plan, Stotts likes having the opportunity to make decisions on the fly. Stotts and his teammates kept Springdale guessing Saturday at Riverside Park. The Raiders put...
North Allegheny notebook: Preston Troiano earns medalist honor at golf qualifier
North Allegheny junior Preston Troiano shot a 1-under par 69 to take medalist honors at the Section 3-3A boys golf qualifier Sept. 16, at Slippery Rock Golf Club. Troiano was one of five North Allegheny golfers to advance to the WPIAL individual championships. The WPIAL first round was to be...
Diabetes, torn ACL can’t slow Hampton runner
Like everyone else, Hampton junior Marissa Bigante has good days and bad days. But lately, there are so many more good ones. Roughly one year since being diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic and suffering a torn ACL in a one-month span, Bigante is blossoming as a first-year cross country...
Fox Chapel notebook: Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy golfers dot leaderboard
The Fox Chapel girls golf team had a strong day at the WPIAL Section 4-3A tournament. The Foxes had three golfers hit the target score and qualify for the WPIAL championships. Fox Chapel sophomore Clara Koteski won the section by shooting an 82 at the Murrysville Golf Club. Foxes junior...
Timely offense, stingy goalkeeping boost Fox Chapel field hockey
Fox Chapel field hockey coach Kellee Cribby was happy to get a chance to coach her favorite sport again. While Cribby played lacrosse at Allegheny College, she always had a deep appreciation for field hockey, which she played while growing up in Maine. When Cribby, who coached the Foxes’ lacrosse...
Bethel Park notebook: Black Hawks football an early WPIAL leader in scoring
Notebook items from around the Bethel Park High School campus: One of the many strengths of the Bethel Park football team appears to be a formidable senior class. There are 18 seniors listed on the team’s varsity roster and most, if not all, will have a say in the fortunes...
New leaders emerge, hope to keep Bethel Park boys soccer on top of section
The Bethel Park boys soccer team racked up a 13-0-1 record in section play and ended up 15-3-1 overall in 2023. What can the Black Hawks do for an encore? “It will be very difficult to replace our strong senior core from last season,” coach Doug Fink said, “which included...
Penn-Trafford notebook: 4 golfers advance to WPIAL championships 1st round
Penn-Trafford boys’ golf team isn’t having the season it had hoped for, but four individuals achieved their goal of making the WPIAL Class 3A championship first round Sept. 24 at Southpointe Golf Club, Canonsburg. There they hope to finish in the top 36 to advance to the final round Oct....
Penn Hills notebook: Soccer team takes positives from defensive improvement
The Penn Hills boys soccer team is searching for positives in every result this season. The Indians are rebuilding, and they are seeing turnover in the program from last year to this year. Penn Hills coach Kevin Truman was proud of how the Indians recently played against Norwin in Section...
Penn Hills getting healthier, building confidence as section schedule approaches
The Penn Hills football team got plenty of reinforcements back on defense for its Northeast Conference opener against Fox Chapel. Following three straight close calls to start the season, playing a clean game and getting the band back together helped the Indians earn their first win of the season. Darrell...
Georgia Rottinghaus carries on family’s championship tradition at Pine-Richland
Georgia Rottinghaus has two older sisters, Molly and Ella, that she looked up to growing up and that included watching them play field hockey. Both Molly and Ella made an impact on the Pine-Richland field hockey program and Georgia has continued to build on the legacy the family has in...
Pine-Richland notebook: Volleyball team plans annual cancer benefit
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team will host its annual “Spike Out Cancer” event Oct. 3 during a home match against North Allegheny. The event will start at 6 p.m. It has become an annual fundraising event since Angela Seman took over the Rams program in 2021. Various activities will be...
Plum runners use Kiski Invite to prepare for section championship race
The Plum boys and girls cross country teams have run three meets so far in the 2024 season, and coach Brent Kennedy and his coaching staff have seen good things from the mix of returning runners and those new to varsity and junior varsity competition. The Mustangs put their skills...
Plum looks to build on victory in conference opener
Plum senior wide receiver and linebacker Darian Nelson said that despite the tough start to the season, with losses to Franklin Regional, Latrobe and Gateway, he and his Mustangs teammates had to concentrate on going 1-0 when they faced Shaler in their Northeast Conference opener on Sept. 13 at Mustangs...
With defense leading way, special season brewing for North Hills
North Hills felt like it had something fairly special brewing during the summer. That feeling has turned into a reality. The Indians — combining a veteran roster and exceptional speed on defense — have gotten off to their best start since 2019, a 3-1 record through the season’s first four...
Hampton grad Dawson Dietz hoping for ‘amazing’ final season at Washington & Jefferson
Hampton graduate Dawson Dietz is already among the most decorated Washington & Jefferson football players in the past 25 years. This season, he can join an elite list on the national level. After earning first-team All-American honors by D3Football.com each of the past two seasons, the senior defensive tackle is...
Behind determined defense, Penn Hills hands Aliquippa 1st regular-season loss since 2021
The night ended much the way it started with the Penn Hills defense celebrating a stop. The Indians shut out Aliquippa for the first three quarters Friday night, built a three-touchdown lead and made a game-ending stand late in fourth to hand the Quips their first regular-season loss in three...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 20, 2024
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 17, Mt. Lebanon 14 (OT) Central Catholic 42, Hempfield 0 North Allegheny 36, Norwin 14 Class 5A Big East Franklin Regional 36, Gateway 34 Latrobe 14, Armstrong 0 Penn-Trafford 33, Kiski Area 7 Northeast North Hills 48, Fox Chapel 7 Pine-Richland...
High school football roundup for Sept. 20, 2024: Canon-McMillan beats Mt. Lebanon in OT
Zach Barzd kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime to lift No. 5 Canon-McMillan to a 17-14 Class 6A win against Mt. Lebanon (0-5, 0-2) on Friday night. Barzd earlier kicked field goals of 27 and 26 yards. Ty Jansma completed 17 of 33 passes for 208 yards for the...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 363 - Ceric Mack, East Allegheny (28 of 46) 352 - Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township (14 of 23) 343 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (14 of 25) 275 - Elsidro Bryant, Gateway (15 of 30) 223 -...
No. 3 South Park tops No. 4 South Allegheny in Class 2A clash
After dominating time of possession a week ago in an Allegheny Conference win over Steel Valley, South Park’s next meeting turned into a bit of a track meet. Class 2A’s third-ranked Eagles became the first to down No. 4 South Allegheny this season in a 48-38 victory at Gladiator Stadium...
Central Valley looks battle-tested in high-scoring win over Beaver in conference opener
After a 1-3 start that featured three losses to Class 4A schools, the Central Valley Warriors were battle tested and ready for the Class 3A competition that was ahead. The Warriors showed as much in a wild 51-37 victory against Beaver in their Class 3A Western Hills Conference opener Friday...
