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Zoey Liu feels fortunate to share a home with the sparring partner she has on the tennis court. Zoey, who is Fox Chapel’s No. 1 singles player as a freshman, will often play with her 11-year-old brother, Luca. “My dad used to hit with us a little bit,” Zoey said....

JJ Work felt like he’d already let his teammates down once, so the Aliquippa running back was determined not to let that happen again. A week ago, Work couldn’t play because of an off-the-field school issue. This week, he barreled into the end zone for two fourth quarter touchdowns Friday...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 57, Mt. Lebanon 0 North Allegheny 56, Hempfield 13 Norwin 56, Seneca Valley 13 Class 5A Big East Gateway 34, Kiski Area 31 Latrobe 13, Franklin Regional 7 Woodland Hills 49, Penn-Trafford 21 Northeast Penn Hills 49, Fox Chapel 14...

Dmitri Velsaris ran for two touchdowns and Evan Loutzenhiser scored on fumble and interception returns as Class 3A No. 1 Avonworth earned a convincing 41-14 victory over Class 4A No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (3-1) in a nonconference football game between top-ranked teams Friday night. Jaden Jones caught a 92-yard pass...

Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 391 - Travis Clear, Beaver (18 of 38) 346 - James Armstrong, Hopewell (14 of 27) 333 - Ryan Messina, Elizabeth Forward (26 of 35) 331 - Aaron Strader, Pine-Richland (14 of 27) 304 - Deo Beck,...

After a defensive battle for the vast majority of the first half in Friday’s Class 4A/Class 5A contest between West Allegheny and Moon, it was a wild final minute at West Allegheny High School to close the first half of a 21-3 Tigers win. After a blocked punt, West Allegheny...

A bizarre beginning to Friday’s game between Monessen and Serra Catholic foreshadowed a contest marred by turnovers and mistakes. In the end, it was Monessen that picked up a 13-6 win to kick off Black Hills Conference play. After six-and-a-half minutes of action, there already were five turnovers as Serra...

Belle Vernon and McKeesport were locked in a tight battle throughout the Friday night beach party at James Weir Stadium. And though the Tigers were able to come away with a 20-7 victory, neither team was particularly pleased with its performance. McKeesport bullied its way to the win, using eight...

In its first Eastern Conference matchup of the season, Frazier fell short against powerhouse Jeannette, dropping a 61-19 decision. The Jayhawks set the tone early, and momentum never swung back. Jeannette struck first. After opening with a 10-yard run, quarterback Kymon’e Brown broke off a 68-yard touchdown run, juking defenders...

It has become a fierce football rivalry when Latrobe and Franklin Regional meet. The latest encounter Friday night — a 13-7 Latrobe victory in the Class 5A Big East Conference opener — followed the script. “Every year since I’ve been the coach at Latrobe, it’s been the same kind of...

After a pair of tough losses, the Mt. Pleasant football team was hoping a homecoming night visit from winless Ambridge would help to change the Vikings’ fortunes. Although two second-half turnovers cost the injury-plagued Vikings in the form of Ambridge touchdowns, the hosts rallied and held on for a 28-27...

Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns as Highlands (2-2, 1-0) dismantled East Allegheny (0-3, 0-1), 42-15, for the Golden Rams’ first Section 3-3A win. Highlands had 237 yards of total offense, with 120 of those coming on the ground. The Golden Rams also recorded 17 first downs...

North Allegheny (4-0, 1-0) throttled Hempfield (3-1, 0-1), 56-13, with a heavy run attack Friday night at Newman Stadium to kick off Class 6A play. NA junior quarterback Brady Brinkley ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Rohan added 88 yards and a score on eight carries. “He beat...

It was a crazy start to Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference opener. The game, which featured two top-five teams, began with some electrifying plays. It was one that saw the teams combined to score four touchdowns in 40 seconds, which included two kickoff returns by Scoop Smith. The...

Derry and Burrell performed some late-game magic in their games last week against Deer Lakes and Mt. Pleasant, respectively. When the teams squared off Friday night at Trojan Stadium at Derry, all anyone had to do was sit patiently and wait for the last minutes of the fourth quarter. The...

Apparently, Clairton used an unwanted bye week to work on its passing game — a passing game that was nearly flawless in the team’s return to action. Still miffed over a postponement last week after Shady Side Academy called off their matchup because of multiple alleged injuries, the Bears took...

Gateway freshman quarterback Mayson Mitchell was hoping to lead a drive to close out a game. Instead, Mitchell saw a snap go over his head, forcing him to dive on the ball Friday night at Antimarino Stadium. While Mitchell, who was making his first varsity start, had ups and downs...

It was another complete win for the Freeport football team. The Yellowjackets, like they have in games before Friday’s Allegheny 7 Conference opener against Deer Lakes at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, scored in all three phases and put their stamp on the game with a 37-point first half en route...

Leechburg running back Timmy Andrasy started off his season with 89 yards in a loss against Apollo-Ridge. It was small potatoes in comparison to his 310 yards against Bethlehem Center a week later, 219 yards a week after that versus Serra Catholic and 162 yards in a 27-18 win Friday...

Charlie Heese looked ahead of him down the home stretch of last year’s boys race at the Kiski Area Invitational and saw a trio of seniors win the title and take silver and bronze. The Latrobe junior was right behind them in fourth. On Friday, Heese returned to the Northmoreland...

With fewer than 10 healthy players, Rochester has postponed Saturday’s football game against Neshannock. The game — a Class A Big 7 Conference contest — could be rescheduled for later in the season, said WPIAL chief operating officer Vince Sortino. If so, Sortino suggested the game might be played on...

High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Boys Division II Section 3 Keystone Oaks 27, Avella 28 Keystone Oaks 15, Carlynton 50 Avella 15, Carlynton 50 Girls Division II Section 3 Keystone Oaks 17, Avella 43 Keystone Oaks 15, Carlynton 50 Avella 15, Carlynton 50 Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A...

Gage Safran drilled a 39-yard field goal with 5:37 left in the fourth quarter to send Riverside to a 9-7 victory over Union in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference opener Thursday night. Riverside (2-1, 1-0) took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Mason Holler scored on a...

Golf tournaments can often cause surprises. Just take the 2025 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Thursday at the Latrobe Elks Golf Course. The winner of the annual event, Latrobe senior Parker Berk, surprised himself by taking the crown with a 1-under-par 71 and edging the 2024 champion, Kiski Area senior...

Girls soccer season is over at Jeannette before it started. The district canceled the team’s season because of a lack of players. The WPIAL has been informed, and Jeannette’s Section 4-A opponents could receive two forfeit wins apiece. Five games already were postponed on the Jayhawks’ schedule before the difficult...