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Esme Farmakis and Harper Gibbons scored to lead Hampton (2-1, 1-0) to a 2-1 victory over Mars (3-1, 0-1) in an early season clash of Section 1-3A girls soccer contenders Wednesday night. Mars was No. 3 in the Trib HSSN Class 3A rankings. Allderdice 2, Connellsville 0 – Brooklyn Potter...

Some eyebrow raisers up and down the WPIAL led to some early changes in both the big and small school power rankings heading into Week 1. In the big school Trib 10, top-ranked Central Catholic lost to District 12 power LaSalle College in Week Zero, but it wasn’t enough to...

Seeing was believing for the Norwin girls soccer team. When senior Cameryn Reed scored off a corner kick from sophomore Tatum Casper just three minutes in — for the team’s first goal of the season — the Lady Knights’ confidence began to rise in their matchup against No. 5-ranked Mt....

Player of the week John Nonnenberg Plum, Jr., QB/DB Junior John Nonnenberg fronted the Plum quarterback group last year by throwing for more than 500 yards and six touchdowns. Wanting to take that next step in the Mustangs offense this season, he is off to a strong start. Nonnenberg got...

South Park lost just once last year en route to the WPIAL Class 2A championship. The only blemish through its first 13 games? A 35-22 home loss to Deer Lakes. “They took care of business against us last year, and we took that and used that as a positive piece...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 1 in the A-K Valley: Nonconference Baldwin (0-1) at Fox Chapel (0-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Last week: Thomas Jefferson 69, Baldwin 6; Allderdice 30, Fox Chapel 7 Last year’s meeting: Fox Chapel 38, Baldwin 7 Baldwin is...

The Birdie walked into the office Monday morning sporting the smuggiest smug smile that ever was smugged. “How’s it going, Birdie?” a co-worker asked, knowing full well how insufferable the answer would be. “Just perfect,” the bird crowed. Smugly. In last week’s column, the Birdie wrote the following: “It’s time...

Thursday City League Nonconference Albert Gallatin at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday 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, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Burgettstown,...

Player of the week Tavian Taylor Monessen, Sr., RB Taylor had a strong season opener against Charleroi in the Battle for the Bridge, which Monessen won 44-0. He carried the ball six times for 111 yards and scored three touchdowns. He also intercepted a pass and returned it 34 yards....

Almost every high school football coach will say they see the most improvement from their team between Week Zero and Week 1 of the season. That is when coaches will decipher the game film and make corrections. Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas and Greensburg Central Catholic coach John Thompson saw...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 1 in Westmoreland County: Nonconference Aliquippa (0-0) at Belle Vernon (0-0) 7 p.m. Friday, James Weir Stadium, Rostraver Last year’s meeting: Aliquippa 12, Belle Vernon 0 This is the season opener for both teams. Belle Vernon has a new coach in...

Last week: 6-5 (55%) If you follow this space, then you know how much the Birdie hates change. It makes him cringe. Westmoreland County’s prep pigskin partridge wears old band T-shirts to work — “I have 100 but wear about six,” he said — and has lived in the same...

A Belle Vernon soccer tradition continues this weekend with the Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic. The event will be Saturday and Sunday at James Weir Stadium. Sasko, a former BVA soccer coach, died in 2016. Proceeds go toward scholarships in his name. The Belle Vernon boys will play twice Saturday. The...

High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Nonsection Boys Derry 22, River Valley 35 Top finisher: Haydan Hood (D) 18:10 Girls Derry 15, River Valley 50 Top finisher: Addison Hood (D) 23:36 Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, Shady Side Academy 0 Peters Township 3, Aquinas Academy 0 Golf Tuesday’s...

Eammon Nagle, Liam Frey and Victor Slack scored to help Mt. Lebanon (3-0) to a 3-1 win over Central Catholic (2-1) in an early matchup between undefeated teams in nonsection boys soccer Tuesday night. Plum 1, North Allegheny 0 – Andy Strasser scored the decisive goal and Chase Eber recorded...

Franklin Regional was as opportunistic as it was technical in its first Section 3-3A boys soccer game of the season. It also had no choice but to be composed with Penn-Trafford hot on its bumper. The visiting Panthers had to overcome hard-charging Penn-Trafford’s late surge to hold on for a...

The section spotlight shines on three sections in 3A, one 2A section and all four Class A sections on a busy evening of girls soccer Wednesday. Plum was undefeated Section 4-3A champion a year ago, finishing 12-0 and earning the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL 3A playoffs. Following postseason...

The 2025 high school football season is underway and while zero means nothing, Week Zero around the state was very meaningful. So much that four teams already lost their grip on a Trib HSSN Top 5 state rankings spot before Week 1 takes place. The exits of Garnet Valley, Danville,...

Bishop Canevin junior quarterback Brady Wagner, ruled ineligible by the WPIAL and PIAA, can play at least for the next two weeks, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan granted a request for a temporary restraining order against the PIAA that allows Wagner to compete in the...

The Franklin Regional girls soccer program appears to have a bright future. Need proof? The Panthers (1-1) started three freshmen in their first two games, and one of them scored all of the goals so far. Freshman Reese Regelski fired in her first career goal from 20 yards as Franklin...

High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Nonsection Fox Chapel 1, North Allegheny 1 Golf Boys Class 3A Section 1 Latrobe 198, Armstrong 232 Medalists: Jeremy Lazarchik, Nate Meeder, Jaxon Makrevski (L) 39; Kaz Duncan (A) 40 Section 2 Belle Vernon 188, Albert Gallatin 236 Medalists: Jordan Mocello (BV) 34; Tyler...

Welcome to opening night of the WPIAL boys soccer section schedule in two of the four classifications: 3A and 2A. Just days into the new season, section play begins in all four sections in the two district middle classes. A year ago, the South Park boys soccer team won 20...

Marina Hajnosz and Rylie Busch scored to lead defending WPIAL Class 4A champ Peters Township (1-0-1) to a 2-0 victory over Penn-Trafford (0-1) in nonsection girls soccer Monday. Belle Vernon 4, Steel Valley 1 – Ali Watson, Saylor Lee, Payton Walsh and Chessa Mertz scored to lead Belle Vernon (1-0,...

Plum opened the season doing what it does best: It won another section game. Led by a productive defense that did more than prevent goals, the Mustangs girls soccer team ran their section winning streak to 28 with a 3-1 victory over rival Franklin Regional in a Section 4-3A game...

William Ronald Todd was more than a football coach and teacher in the Washington, Pa. School District. “Ron Todd was a great guy. He’s going to be dearly missed,” said one of his colleagues, Mike Bosnic Sr. The elder Bosnic, like Todd, is on the Prexies coaching staff led by...