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Fox Chapel cross country coach Thomas Moul knew what the top goal on the mind of the girls team was. After a few years without a title, the Foxes wanted to get back on top of the section. All five of the Foxes’ top runners placed at the top 10...

The Moon Tigers looked poised to make a statement Friday night in their Class 5A Allegheny 6 Conference matchup against Bethel Park. Despite holding a four-touchdown lead at halftime, the Tigers were forced to withstand a furious Black Hawks rally before holding on to win 42-34. “Bethel Park is dynamic...

Matt Sieg ran for 198 yards and four touchdowns to lead top-ranked Fort Cherry to a 42-13 victory over Cornell (6-2, 3-2) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Sieg also threw a TD pass to Evan Rogers for the Rangers (8-0, 5-0). Khylil Johnson scored both...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 42, Bethel Park 34 South Fayette 28, Baldwin 14 Big East Franklin Regional 38, Hempfield 15 Penn-Trafford 21, Plum 6 Northeast Pine-Richland 38, Shaler 14 Woodland Hills 42, Fox Chapel 7 Class 4A Big Seven Latrobe 50, Connellsville 28...

Isaiah Beckham ran for two touchdowns as Shady Side Academy earned a 43-14 Class 3A Allegheny Conference win over Valley on Friday night. Beckham also had one of three interceptions the Bulldogs (5-3, 2-1) returned for scores. Darnell Coaston caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Tristin Goodwin as Valley (2-6,...

With 2 minutes, 30 seconds remaining on a stopped second-quarter clock, it was hard to imagine the same two teams on the field Friday night at the Mars Athletic Complex had scored a combined 86 points a year ago. “We got it handed to us last year at their place,...

Donald Barksdale ran for 258 yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 2 Steel Valley to a 49-14 triumph over Burrell (4-4, 1-2) in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference on Friday night. Carlos Scott added a blocked punt return for a touchdown for the Ironmen (6-1, 5-0), who held on...

Brock Cornell ran for 75 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as West Allegheny slipped past Blackhawk, 10-6, in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Andy Cosnek added a 39-yard field goal for West Allegheny (6-2, 4-1). Will Brown accounted for the scoring for Blackhawk...

Payton Wehner threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns as Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic earned a 45-12 victory over Class 5A No. 2 Penn Hills (6-2) in a nonconference football game Friday night. Elijah Faulker added 146 rushing yards and three touchdowns for the Vikings (7-1). Julian Dugger...

Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 423 - Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver (14 of 17) 414 - Brad Birch, Gateway (27 of 40) 321 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (18 of 27) 287 - Anthony Piasecki, Connellsville (17 of 28) 285 - Tanner...

McKeesport fullback Keith Spell was losing steam on a 79-yard touchdown run, so the senior turned, stiff-armed the nearest tackler to the ground and continued into the end zone. That pretty much summed up McKeesport’s offense Friday night as the Tigers’ running backs bullied their way to a 38-28 victory...

Serra Catholic has its eyes set on a Class 2A Allegheny Conference title, and it looked the part of a section champion during Friday night’s 47-0 dismantling of Ligonier Valley. Quadir Stribling finished 18 of 27 for 321 yards and five touchdowns, with two each going to De’reon Washington and...

Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night. Grabowski and Whipple combined for 281 rushing yards. The win put the Warriors one step closer to a playoff birth. Grabowski scored all three P-T touchdowns while...

The more progressions he goes through and the more repetitions he gets, the more Chase Lemke looks the part of Franklin Regional’s starting quarterback. “I am getting a lot more comfortable in the pocket,” Lemke said Friday night after he led the Panthers to their fourth straight win, 38-15 over...

For the first time “in a very long time,” Frazier had two players rush for more than 100 yards as the Commodores picked up their first win of the season Friday. Using a hybrid wing-T offense, Derek Diamond carried 19 times for 108 yards, and Chase Fulmer ran nine times...

Looking relaxed and satisfied, Ron Prady stood back and admired his team’s quiet celebration. The Latrobe football coach knows all too well the feeling of success and he wants his players to experience it as well. So far, so good. Quarterback John Wetzel rushed for three touchdowns and passed for...

Teams in the Interstate Conference are well aware that, when it comes to the order of power, there is defending state champion Belle Vernon and then the other five teams. But, despite the Leopards’ 55-7 win over Mt. Pleasant on Friday, there were a few bright moments for the home...

Jeannette celebrated homecoming Friday, but it was a Jeannette resident who spoiled the party. Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Samir Crosby, who lives in Jeannette, scored three touchdowns to rally the Centurions to a 42-24 victory at McKee Stadium. “This is a big game, especially for me,” Crosby said. “I don’t...

Dom Pecora said when you turn on the film to watch his East Allegheny football team, it won’t be the prettiest footage, but it will show toughness. The Wildcats defense certainly had grit when it mattered Friday night. Deer Lakes got inside East Allegheny territory four times in the second...

After a lopsided shutout loss to rival Freeport last season, Knoch wanted to return the favor Friday at Knights Stadium in the latest installment of the battle for the Traveling Pike Trophy. The Knights held a one-score lead at the break, but two touchdowns in the first minute of the...

It was a must-win game for Kiski Area and Highlands when the two squared off Friday night. Every time these two have played, the winner has made the playoffs. Kiski Area (3-5, 2-3 Class 4A Greater Allegheny) came in with the slimmest of playoff hopes and left with a 36-21...

Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night. Grabowski and Whipple combined for 281 rushing yards. The win put the Warriors one step closer to a playoff birth. Grabowski scored all three P-T touchdowns while...

After snapping its three-game losing streak last week, Southmoreland looked to make it a two-game winning streak when it traveled to face Greensburg Salem. Southmoreland (5-3, 2-1) jumped on the Golden Lions early and defeated Greensburg Salem, 46-12, in Class 3A Interstate Conference action Friday night at Offutt Field in...

The final weekend of the regular season for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League is here, and it comes down to the final few games to determine the regular-season champ. West Allegheny owns a 10-2 record and takes on Baldwin (1-9) in a doubleheader Sunday. North Allegheny is nipping at...

Longtime volunteer coach and Yough diehard Jim Schaffer is primed to take over as athletic director on Cougar Mountain. Schaffer was hired this week to replace Bill Flow, who resigned in August after just more than a year on the job. An assistant baseball coach in the district for 15...