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Liam Corcoran scored on a 3-yard run with 15 seconds left in the game to give Class 4A No. 5 Mars a 17-13 win at Class 5A No. 5 Bethel Park (1-1) in a nonconference football game Friday night in the South Hills. Corcoran then intercepted a pass on the...

Top performers for Week 1 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Javon Johnston, Shady Side Academy (14 of 19) 306 - David Kessler, Brashear (23 of 51) 281 - Marques Council Jr., Aliquippa (12 of 15) 281 - Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair (16 of 20)...

On its first drive of the game, West Mifflin had a bad snap that went over the head of the quarterback and landed inside the 5-yard line. That was a portent of things to come, as good teams like Avonworth will pounce on mistakes. The poor field position led to...

Moon scored 27 unanswered points to charge past Montour, 41-13, picking up a solid road win Friday night. The Tigers were powered by Antoine Arnett, who tallied 161 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns. “It’s all about hard work at practice,” Arnett said. “We go 100% in practice, and...

In preparation for a clash with a top Class 5A opponent in Peters Township, the McKeesport football team took a big blow Wednesday night when it learned that five-star running back Kemon Spell would be sidelined with an ankle injury. A week after he rumbled for 292 rushing yards and...

What a difference a week makes. Coming into their matchup Friday night at Norwin Knights Stadium, the hosts and visiting Kiski Area Cavaliers would experience opposite outcomes from how they finished the week prior. Kiski Area (1-1) came into the game after shutting out Knoch despite racking up more than...

Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last season, and he came away impressed with his Quips. Aliquippa used multiple big plays in the first half and rolled to a 42-7 win over Belle Vernon on The Beach at James Weir...

The Greensburg Salem and Ligonier Valley football teams were looking to bounce back Friday night from last weekend’s season-opening losses, and the Golden Lions managed to succeed. Barely. “A win’s a win. That’s the line,” Greensburg Salem coach Ty George said. Brody Chismar passed for two first-quarter touchdowns, and Greensburg...

With bookend highs overshadowing mid-game lows, Hempfield went from nearly self-destructing to 2-0 with a commanding second half. Big lineman Brock Heisler loved every gritty second of it. “We knew we could out-physical them and size-wise,” said Heisler, the 6-foot-3, 260-pounder who is going to Harvard. “We started slow, but...

Samir Crosby put on quite a show Friday night at Mt. Pleasant. The Greensburg Central Catholic senior rushed for 121 yards and a score, caught seven passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns and returned a punt 50 yards to set up the game’s first score to help the Centurions...

The South Park football team got a measure of payback and remained undefeated on the young season Friday night at Deer Lakes’ Lancers Stadium. The Eagles, who lost just twice last season with one of the defeats coming at the hands of the Lancers on their home field, got three...

Freeport and Derry entered Friday night’s matchup coming off impressive season-opening wins. Something had to give. And it was Derry that buckled, as the Yellowjackets prevailed 49-6. It didn’t take long for Amos Glenn to continue his strong start to the season, scoring from 25 yards out 1 minute, 11...

Plum and Latrobe spent nearly three hours trading blows and momentum Friday night before the triple-overtime contest came down to one play. Mustangs quarterback John Nonnenberg needed 6 yards to score on fourth down but overthrew his man in the back of the end zone, enabling the Wildcats to hang...

Javon Johnston made waves this summer by winning the triple jump in the freshman division at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. The Shady Side Academy sophomore quarterback is quickly adding items on the gridiron for what will be a diverse athletic resume. After leading a come-from-behind win over Greensburg Central...

Three-time state champion Mike Warfield is back coaching Aliquippa after a one-year hiatus and ready for his first game in 20 months following a surprising decision last summer to step away. What brought him back? “I missed it,” Warfield said after a preseason practice at the school’s Heinz Field. “Not...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 14, Hempfield 0 Class 2A Peters Township 7, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, North Allegheny 1 (OT) Football Thursday’s results City League Nonconference Albert Gallatin 54, Carrick 30 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Laurel...

Players worked together to put up a canopy on the Franklin Regional boys soccer sideline Thursday so the team could stay dry on a rainy night. Then the Panthers wrung out Latrobe. Showing similar teamwork on the pitch, the Panthers blanked the defending Section 3-3A champions 3-0 on Thursday night...

The Plum boys soccer team is known for its strong play and success at its annual season-opening kickoff tournament. The Mustangs’ two games Aug. 22-23 against Shaler and North Hills were no exception. They topped the Titans, 3-0, and then captured the tournament title by rolling past the Indians, 4-0....

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2025 WPIAL football regular season. While most of the district teams are hitting the field for a second time this season, seven teams are making their 2025 debuts. It is the season opener for Aliquippa, Belle Vernon, Burgettstown, Carmichaels, Springdale, Union and West Allegheny....

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Valley’s Donny Booker shook off the effects of an asthma attack and ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries...

Some Westmoreland quarterbacks did more damage with their legs than their arms in the opening week of the football season. Consider: Four county teams had their quarterback lead them in rushing in Week Zero. It could be an indicator that this year’s crop of signal callers has sneaky dual-threat depth....

High schools Football Thursday’s schedule City League Nonconference Albert Gallatin at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Laurel Highlands, 7 p.m. Avella at Carlynton, 7 p.m. Avonworth at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Beaver at Blackhawk,...

Cuyler Crim had a goal and an assist to lead Deer Lakes to a 3-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (1-1, 1-1) in Section 1-2A boys soccer Thursday night. Jacon Orseno and Collin Rogers also scored, Keegan Landsberg had an assist and Wesley Boyle recorded the shutout for the Lancers...

Most WPIAL football teams hope Central Catholic doesn’t appear on their nonconference schedule, but Pine-Richland isn’t one of them. The Rams, in fact, have defeated Central Catholic three years in a row. The big-school rivals meet again at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Carnegie Mellon for one of the most anticipated...

When section play began in WPIAL boys soccer Tuesday, the four winners in the eight-team Section 2-3A had zero tolerance for their opponents. All four teams currently tied for first place with 1-0 section pitched shutouts to open section play with victories. Two of those four will square off Thursday...