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Despite winning just five games last year, Deer Lakes was in contention for a WPIAL playoff spot in Section 3-3A down to the final day of the section schedule. A sweep of Ligonier Valley and an upset of playoff qualifier Mt. Pleasant put the Lancers in a winner-take-all game at...

After winning a subregional game last week, City League champion Westinghouse officially begins PIAA play with a first-round matchup against Central Clarion on Friday night. Don’t forget after the games on Friday to tune in to the WPIAL football scoreboard show for all the results and plenty of recaps starting...

Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class A, two undefeated teams are hoping to clear the final four hurdle of a district traditional power. Don’t forget after the...

PIAA Class 2A boys soccer championship Camp Hill (19-2-2) vs. Quaker Valley (20-4) 1 p.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Camp Hill 3-2, Quaker Valley 7-2 How they got here: Camp Hill defeated Scranton Prep, 4-1; Northwestern Lehigh, 1-0; and Blue Mountain, 1-0. Quaker...

PIAA Class 2A girls soccer championship Central Columbia (23-1) vs. Avonworth (22-1-2) 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Central Columbia 4-1, Avonworth 7-1 How they got here: Central Columbia defeated Schuylkill Valley, 6-0; Wyomissing, 3-0; and Northwestern Lehigh, 4-0. Avonworth beat General McLane,...

Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 2A, there remains one defending champion, one first-time semifinalist and a 10th seed hoping to repeat what No. 10 Union did...

A scratched Atlanta Falcons helmet. A Pitt helmet dotted with reward stickers. A shiny national player of the year trophy. A Penn Hills No. 79 jersey that casts a shadow like the man who wore it. Those items and more will be part of a special exhibit honoring local football...

The Hampton girls volleyball team gathered Wednesday afternoon to watch videos of their PIAA championship opponent, Pope John Paul II. They could have been looking at a mirror. “I think we’re the two most offensively powerful teams in the state,” Hampton all-state senior outside hitter Emmy Schrom said. “Both of...

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. With the wind chill in single digits at Kittanning High Field on Nov. 9, 1973, Springdale defeated Burgettstown in a Class...

When Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls run their continuation sets on the basketball court, the offense is constantly resetting, coach Chris Skatell said. There is passing and cutting, rotating to new spots and a constant refresh to create shots. This season will be one big reset for the Centurions, who could...

With its top two scorers back and four more players who spot-started at times last season joining them, Greensburg Central Catholic is a contender again in WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball. “I like that this team has guys that are ready to step up,” senior guard Tyree Turner said. “A...

High schools Field hockey PIAA championship At Cumberland Valley Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus (25-1) vs. Manheim Township (21-1-1), 3 p.m. Class 2A Villa Maria (21-4) vs. Palmyra (21-1-1), 1 p.m. Class A Lackawanna Trail (15-4-2) vs. Oley Valley (22-1-1), 11 a.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule...

Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 3A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals led by defending champion and top seed Belle Vernon. Don’t forget...

Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 4A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals, led by defending champion and top seed Aliquippa. Don’t forget after...

There are a couple of changes to the weekly Trib 10 power rankings this week as we prepare for Final Four Friday in Class A through 4A and Championship Saturday in 6A and 5A. Penn Hills and Thomas Jefferson saw their seasons end last week, so their loss is a...

When the Cheswick Christian boys basketball team followed a 3-11 record in the 2020-21 covid-shortened season with a 7-11 mark and a playoff berth in 2021-22, it was a big step forward. Last season was more like a giant leap. Cheswick Christian went 18-10 and appeared in the Southwest Christian...

Last season saw the Cheswick Christian girls basketball team win just four games after making the postseason in 2022-23, but under a new but familiar head coach this season, the Chargers are primed for improvement across the board. Clinton Blazevich takes over for Paul Kostick, whose work schedule changed, forcing...

Franklin Regional junior Toryn Fulton doesn’t want to see the Panthers’ girls basketball program run out of gas. All offseason, Fulton and her teammates have been looking to make sure they have the legs to keep up with the challenges that lay ahead. “We need to compete at the same...

The PIAA said there is no penalty for a team that does not bring the proper colored uniform to a playoff event. Philadelphia-area school Central Bucks South and Norwin wore white uniforms in a PIAA Class 4A boys soccer semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg, causing a stir among Norwin fans,...

Championship Weekend is set for the PIAA in both soccer and girls volleyball. Five WPIAL soccer teams and two girls volleyball squads are headed east in the hunt for a state championship. The eight PIAA soccer championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg...

After a successful inaugural We Serve First Foundation all-star girls volleyball event last year, many involved in the sport locally are gearing up for this year’s festivities Dec. 2 at Kiski Area High School. Seniors from throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley and other schools in the region have been selected to...

CHAMBERSBURG — Unable to produce the tying goal like they had done so many times before, and unable to push for overtime and penalty kicks to fit their calling card, Norwin fell to Central Bucks South on Tuesday night, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals to bring a historic...

Cam Rowell was worried he didn’t quite have the spring in his step anymore. The 6-foot-4 Franklin Regional senior forward suffered a hip flexor injury that kept him out for most of last season. After four months off, Rowell said it took about a month of playing in games before...

The last time East Allegheny reached the WPIAL semifinals was in 1992, when the Wildcats were Class 2A champions. Coincidentally, the quarterback of that team was Dave Loya, who is now East Allegheny’s athletic director. Loya and some of his teammates attended last week’s 28-21 victory over South Park in...

Last week: 3-0 (100%) Season: 106-28 (79.1%) The pigeons are back at Acrisure Stadium. Now, can the Birdie get there again? His only hope is the Belle Vernon Leopards, who are the last Westmoreland County team left in the WPIAL playoffs. And then there was one. “I had a blast...