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Penn-Trafford advances to 8th straight WPIAL field hockey final after shutting out Latrobe
There is nothing about making the WPIAL Class 2A field hockey championship game that feels routine to Ava Hershberger. Avoiding complacency through Penn-Trafford’s dominant stretch has a personal motivation. The Warriors qualified for the championship game for the eighth consecutive season by beating Latrobe, 2-0, in a semifinal playoff game...
Hampton girls tennis reflects on historic season
The Hampton girls tennis team stopped at a restaurant on the way home from its PIAA Class 2A playoff match Oct. 24 in Erie. The most successful season in program history had come to a halt with a 5-0 loss at Cathedral Prep. But the tears had dried, leaving only...
Hampton senior running back climbs school’s all-time rushing list
The first time Hampton running back Brock Borgo touched the football in a meaningful varsity carry, he raced 58 yards for a touchdown. He was a sophomore at the time and, after getting only four varsity carries as a freshman, burst onto the scene against Valley in the 2021 opener....
Norwin notebook: Forward Lauren Palangio makes college decision
One of the top forwards in WPIAL Class 6A basketball has decided on a college destination. Norwin 6-foot-2 senior Lauren Palangio will play at Holy Family, an NCAA Division II school in Philadelphia. Palangio played a key role in Norwin’s run to the WPIAL and PIAA semifinals last season. She...
Tristyn Tavares making impact running Norwin spread offense
Asked if he expected to find his name among the top passers in the WPIAL, Tristyn Tavares didn’t hesitate, like how he doesn’t hesitate when he runs the Norwin offense. Same assurance. Same confidence. Move the sticks, next question. “Yeah, I did,” the sophomore quarterback said. Tavares was the second-leading...
North Allegheny plans ‘Learn to Row’ event to teach students, prospective team members
Bailey Chick wasn’t someone who grew up rowing, and in fact didn’t try the sport until she was a college student at Temple. But one day the rowing team there was inviting novices to practice, so she went and gave it a try. Seventeen years later, Chick is the rowing...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers cross country teams defend WPIAL titles
North Allegheny again swept the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships as the boys and girls teams captured titles last Thursday at White Oak Park. The boys won their sixth straight title, scoring 59 points to edge Butler (67), Fox Chapel (124), Norwin (155) and Upper St. Clair (179). North...
Chase Lemke, Ayden Hudock have become must-watch connection for Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional quarterback Chase Lemke and receiver Ayden Hudock were in a rhythm at just the right time as the Panthers pursued a playoff spot. Franklin Regional (6-2, 3-1) was primed for a Week 9 matchup against Penn-Trafford (4-4, 3-1) in the Class 5A Big East Conference finale. Lemke and...
Playoff losses make high-scoring Fox Chapel hockey ‘hungrier to win’
Fox Chapel hockey coach Cam Raidna knows the pain from the last two seasons has been part of the building process for the team. Two seasons ago, Fox Chapel bowed out of the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs in the semifinals. Last season, the Foxes coasted through the regular season in...
Fox Chapel toughs it out through rash of injuries, rebuilding season
Fox Chapel offensive tackle Kristofer Bandurski had a few options after having his ankle rolled up during a mid-September game against Upper St. Clair. He could either have gotten surgery, which would have likely ended his season, or done physical therapy. With how many of Bandurski’s teammates were already out...
Final WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2023 football playoff pairings
Let the guesswork begin. The field is set for the 2023 WPIAL football playoffs with four teams in Class 6A, eight in 5A, 13 in 4A, 12 in 3A, 14 in 2A and 16 in A. Visit TribLive HSSN at 3 p.m. Saturday to see the official playoff brackets announced....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 27, 2023
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 41, Mt. Lebanon 28 North Allegheny 49, Seneca Valley 14 Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 42, Baldwin 16 Peters Township 68, Bethel Park 28 Upper St. Clair 34, South Fayette 21 Big East Norwin 47, Hempfield 21 Penn-Trafford 27, Franklin Regional...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Matt Sieg runs for 251 yards, 7 TDs for No. 1 Fort Cherry
Matt Sieg ran for 251 yards and seven touchdowns to lead top-ranked Fort Cherry a 55-22 win over Burgettstown (5-4, 4-3) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Sieg scored on runs of 22, 19, 8, 20, 12, 11 and 5 yards. Ethan Faletto added 156 rushing...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Washington tops McGuffey in battle for the Century
Tristan Reed threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 5 Washington to a 13-7 win at McGuffey (7-3, 5-1) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night. Zxavian Willis caught five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown for the Little Prexies (9-1, 5-1), who clinched...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Freshman Armand Hill carries West Mifflin past South Park
A week after running for nearly 500 yards, freshman Armand Hill rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns as West Mifflin scored a 35-0 win at South Park (6-4, 3-3) to lock down second place in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. Darnell Carswell and Jose Perez...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Late TD lifts Mars to Greater Allegheny Conference title
Luke Goodworth hit Aidan Alessio with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left in the game to give Mars a 17-14 victory over North Catholic in a Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference game Friday night at J.C. Stone Field in North Park. With the win, Mars claimed the Greater...
Neshannock controls clock, stops Mohawk to win MAC championship
The best way to stop a high-powered offense is to keep it off the field. The Neshannock offensive line took that to heart Friday night. The Lancers offense ran twice as many plays as Mohawk did, mainly working the rushing attack, in a 13-7 victory at Bob Bleggi Stadium. The...
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Pitt recruit Julian Dugger guides No. 2 Penn Hills to Northeast title
Julian Dugger threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 140 yards and two TDs to lead No. 2 Penn Hills to a 26-21 win over No. 5 Woodland Hills (6-4, 3-2) in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night. Penn Hills (8-2, 5-0) clinched the conference...
Wolfe leads way as Montour beats rival West Allegheny
The Montour Spartans, led by Jake Wolfe and a talented crew of skill-position players, capped off their season defeating their rival West Allegheny Indians, 49-17, at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium. The Spartans (9-1, 6-1 Parkway Conference) were down 10-7 but tallied 28 unanswered points to go up 35-10. Montour’s...
Aliquippa uses 1-play touchdown drives to top rival Central Valley, clinch Parkway title
The biggest worry for a defense facing Aliquippa isn’t a long, grinding touchdown drive that eats the clock and wears you away physically. It’s the one-play drive that crushes your spirit. Central Valley felt that Friday night when Aliquippa’s John Tracy and Tikey Hayes scored on consecutive one-play drives in...
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Canon-McMillan tops Mt. Lebanon for 3rd place
Mike Evans threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Canon-McMillan to a 41-28 victory over No. 4 Mt. Lebanon (5-5, 1-3) in a Class 6A football matchup Friday night. The victory locked up third place in Class 6A for the Big Macs, who will play No....
Highlands defeats Hampton, gets needed help to qualify for WPIAL playoffs
Highlands entered senior night with a lot on the line. Playoff implications, of course, were the main topic of conversation Friday night at Golden Rams Stadium. Highlands needed a win over Hampton, plus help from Kiski Area, if it hoped to reach the postseason. Not only did Kiski Area need...
Peters Township earns conference title with emphatic win over Bethel Park
There’s not much of an argument when it comes to the top teams in the WPIAL. Week in and week out, Class 5A top-ranked Peters Township has trounced its opponents. One more stood in its way but with much more on the line in the regular-season finale. Bethel Park was...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 320 - Jake Wolfe, Montour (20 of 25) 318 - Dayshaun Burnett, Imani Christian (18 of 25) 318 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (19 of 30) 295 - Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township (15 of 24) 253 - Jaydon...
McKeesport rallies quickly to defeat Thomas Jefferson, win title
McKeesport used a big first-half performance and a strong defensive showing to showcase its conference supremacy in enemy territory Friday night. After going down by seven points early in the first quarter, the Tigers scored 28 unanswered, including 21 in the first half, and held Thomas Jefferson in check for...
