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The kids are all right, The Birdie says, as he makes his Week 6 picks in the A-K Valley
Last week: 8-1 Season: 54-11 (83%) The Birdie has something sticking in his craw this week. “You know the kerfuffle last week about Fox Chapel and Baldwin asking their opponents to take it easy on them? “It could lead to a worthwhile discussion about solutions to the problem of competitive...
2025 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 6
Week 6 football schedule Friday WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at Norwin, 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Moon at Peters Township, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m....
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 6
Player of the week Dom Detruf Hempfield, Sr., QB The Spartans’ signal-caller had a career game last Friday. He completed 26 of 34 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-27 victory against Canon-McMillan. This season, he has completed 88 of 120 passes for 1,258 yards and 14...
Hempfield-Norwin rivalry takes on added importance with both in playoff contention
One of the longest-standing rivalries in Westmoreland County will be on display Friday at Norwin Stadium. For the 68th time, neighbors Hempfield and Norwin will square off, and for the first time in a long time the game has significant meaning in the chase for the WPIAL playoffs. Both teams...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2025 Week 6
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 6 in Westmoreland County: Class 5A Big East Gateway (2-4, 2-1) at No. 5 Penn-Trafford (5-1, 1-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Warrior Stadium, Harrison City Last week: Armstrong 29, Gateway 28; Penn-Trafford 33, Plum 14 Last year’s meeting: Penn-Trafford 32, Gateway 13...
The truth is out there as Birdie makes his Week 6 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 11-2 Season: 57-21 (73%) We interrupt this regularly scheduled column to bring you this special bulletin: The Birdie has been spotted in Derry. Witnesses say a large, hairy creature was seen stomping through a wooded area near Trojan Stadium. “Are we sure that wasn’t Bigfoot?” Birdie asked, looking...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Scrappy Norwin still in title hunt
Don’t count Norwin out of the Section 1-4A boys soccer title race just yet. The Knights, who had dropped back-to-back one-goal games, rebounded with two straight section wins, the second one a dandy against a team it previously tied. Yes, the Knights have learned how to win close games. Tyler...
Mark Madden: Begging for mercy isn’t solution for Baldwin, Fox Chapel
High school football used to be a big deal in Western Pennsylvania. Not just in selected communities, but everywhere. Now it’s come down to negotiated surrender. Baldwin and Fox Chapel high schools have teams so bad that they’ve contacted opponents about playing shorter games: eight-minute quarters instead of 12 minutes,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 30, 2025
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Division I Section 3 Boys Seneca Valley 17, Central Catholic 41 Seneca Valley 15, Mars 50 Central Catholic 22, Mars 35 Girls Seneca Valley 21, Oakland Catholic 40 Seneca Valley 20, Mars 43 Oakland Catholic 20, Mars 36 Section 5 Boys Chartiers Valley 24,...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers as of Sept. 30, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two weeks with 27 teams having already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does...
High school roundup for Sept. 30, 2025: Fox Chapel outduels Seneca Valley in Class 4A clash
Carson Torres, Sean Regan and Rocco Poli scored to lead Fox Chapel to a 3-2 victory over Seneca Valley in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 3-4A boys soccer Tuesday night. The Foxes (11-1, 7-0) swept the season series with the Raiders (10-2, 5-2). Michael Pokrzywinski and...
Mt. Pleasant boys control possession, shut out Yough in key section showdown
Yough and Mt. Pleasant play with contrasting styles. Yough is more direct and physical, while Mt. Pleasant is organized and tactical. The latter approach prevailed in the teams’ second Section 4-2A boys soccer matchup of the season. Playing a near perfect game schematically and tilting the field, Mt. Pleasant blanked...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 1, 2025: 1st-round leaders in good position at girls golf championships
Welcome to October, a month that can be very scary the closer we get to the end. However, in the world of the WPIAL, October will be a golden month with individual and team championships determined. We open October with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL Class 3A and...
Freeport girls soccer team inching toward goal of section title with big match vs. North Catholic looming
At the beginning of the season, Freeport girls soccer players came together and established their expectations for the season. A section title, a deep run in the WPIAL playoffs and a trip to the PIAA tournament were some of the high marks on that list. But they also broke it...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 30, 2025
As we prepare to kick off October football, the final weekend of high school football in September was rough for a couple of top-ranked teams. The big District 12 showdown between ranked teams went to Class 5A Roman Catholic in a nail-biter, as it edged Class 6A No. 1 LaSalle...
OLSH’s Schollaert holds on to win WPIAL Class 2A golf title
Jonah Schollaert did something Tuesday no other Our Lady of the Sacred Heart golfer has ever done: win a WPIAL title. The senior, the first-round leader, held off a late charge by Greensburg Salem sophomore Luke Sikora to win by two shots at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. Schollaert...
Fox Chapel proposes WPIAL football alignment based on roster size, win-loss records
Rather than separate football teams by school enrollment, should roster size and win-loss records be considered when the WPIAL creates new conferences? A proposal recently sent to the WPIAL office would do just that. In a plan spearheaded by Fox Chapel athletic director Mike O’Brien that was made public Tuesday,...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Quality over quantity works for Latrobe
Soccer teams in the WPIAL’s largest classification generally are not supposed to have problems with depth. Benches are expected to be deep, and fresh lineups are meant to be common. Not at Latrobe. The girls soccer Wildcats are making their way through another season in Class 4A with only 18...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 29, 2025
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 2A Latrobe 0, Peters Township 0 (OT) Golf WPIAL championships Boys Class 3A At Butler Country Club Par: 70 Yards: 6,611 Final round Carson Kittsley, Fox Chapel, 66-68–134, -8 Jack Sacriponte, Latrobe, 80-70–140, -2 Nico Ward, West Allegheny, 70-72–142, E Max Mottura, Kiski...
WPIAL clinched: WPIAL girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 29, 2025
Section play in the WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks and 37 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break...
High school roundup for Sept. 29, 2025: North Catholic blanks Burrell
Simone Sharpless had a goal and an assist to lead North Catholic to a 2-0 victory over Burrell (9-3-1, 6-2) in a matchup of playoff teams in Section 2-2A girls soccer. Frankie Liberati also scored and Jules Tralongo recorded the shutout for North Catholic (9-3, 5-2). Allderdice 1, North Hills...
WPISL regular season enters stretch run
Two weeks remain in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season, and Bethel Park (10-0) and Montour (8-0) hope to remain undefeated. Montour will get a chance to move to 10-0 on Tuesday with a rescheduled doubleheader against West Allegheny (3-5). Bethel Park and Montour will clash in a...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team continues to roll with 3-0 win over Deer Lakes
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer coach Rich Garland called it his team’s best effort of the season. He will get no argument from Deer Lakes. The fourth-ranked Lady Vikings rang up their 10th shutout of the season and stayed on track for a Section 4-2A title with a 3-0 victory over...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 30, 2025: Class 2A golf title up for grabs
We close out September with the final round of the WPIAL boys Class 2A golf championships. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Jonah Schollaert leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 2-under par 69 from the first round played at the Hill Crest Country Club in Lower...
Fox Chapel’s Kittsley bounces back, wins WPIAL golf title
Carson Kittsley was not about to let history repeat itself. For the second consecutive year, the Fox Chapel junior was leading the WPIAL Class 3A golf championship heading into the final round. Kittsley opened last year’s final round with a triple-bogey and ended up tying for fourth. Peters Township senior...
