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High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 25, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule North Allegheny (8-8-2) at Pine-Richland (17-0), noon; Mt. Lebanon (10-3-3) at Peters Township (12-4-2), noon Class 2A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Latrobe (5-6-2) at Penn-Trafford (16-2), noon; Upper St. Clair (5-9-1) at Fox Chapel (11-6), noon Class A Semifinals Saturday’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2023: Postseason action in cross country, soccer, volleyball
Welcome to one of the busiest days of WPIAL fall sports postseason action on Thrive and Survive Thursday. There are plenty of quarterfinals matches in boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball, as well as district gold at stake for some of the top area runners. The 2023 WPIAL cross...
High school roundup for Oct. 25, 2023: Hampton makes Class 3A semis with OT win
Aidan Cole and Coleman Docherty scored as second-seeded Hampton survived a scare in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinals Wednesday night with a 2-1 double overtime win over No. 7 Thomas Jefferson (15-2). The Talbots (16-2-1) will meet No. 11 Franklin Regional in the semifinals Monday. Bentworth 5, Sewickley...
11th-seeded Franklin Regional wins again, shocking Moon in OT in WPIAL quarterfinals
Franklin Regional junior midfielder Tyler Pipon scored both goals for the Panthers, including the golden goal about four minutes into the second overtime Wednesday night, to propel the Panthers to a 2-1 win over Moon and into the next round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. “Very surreal. It didn’t...
Rare call helps South Fayette boys upset Plum in boys soccer playoffs
It was one of the rarer calls rarely seen in a soccer match. In the 56th minute, Plum keeper Owen Zalewski was punting the ball away when the whistle blew and officials deemed he handled the ball outside the 18-yard box before he kicked it and awarded South Fayette a...
Kiski Area’s Miller, A-K Valley’s top runners ready for WPIAL cross country meet
Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller sounded an optimistic tone on the eve of her final WPIAL Class 3A cross country championship race. After taking 10th last year at Cal (Pa.) and making a return trip to the PIAA championships in Hershey, Miller is one of eight top-10 finishers back among...
Trib 10: Ranked teams face tough tests in Week 9
It was another calm-before-the-storm week in the latest Trib 10 power rankings. All 10 teams were victorious in Week 8, but things will be changing heading into the WPIAL postseason once the dust settles from what should be a scintillating Week 9. There are two heads-to-head showdowns this Friday with...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 9
Player of the week Jayden Floyd Leechburg, Jr., QB/DB With his 138 passing yards and 134 rushing yards on 23 carries last week, Floyd became just the 16th player in WPIAL history to pass and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. He has 1,261 passing yards and eight...
Freeport, Deer Lakes face off with WPIAL playoff berth in the balance
The regular season and the race for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff spot in the Allegheny 6 Conference is down to one head-to-head matchup for Deer Lakes and Freeport. The Yellowjackets and Lancers will renew their rivalry Friday at Deer Lakes’ Lancers Stadium in a matchup rife with playoff scenarios....
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9
Class 5A Northeast Conference Shaler (4-5) at Fox Chapel (0-9) 7 p.m. Friday, James Burk Complex, O’Hara Township Last week: Penn Hills 14, Shaler 0; Kiski Area 39, Fox Chapel 8 Last year’s result: Shaler 55, Fox Chapel 25 Winless (0-4) in the Northeast Conference, both teams are looking to...
The Birdie gets playoff hopefuls fired up before making Week 9 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 75-26 (74.3%) With the final week of the regular season upon us, it was crystal clear to The Birdie what his column needed to be this week. It needed to be a motivational speech. There are four teams in the A-K Valley fighting for their...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 9
Thursday WPIAL Class A Big 7 Union at Summit Academy, 12:30 p.m. Friday Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Moon, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at South Fayette,...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 9
Player of the week Ahmad Ward Derry, Sr. RB/SS The junior scored four touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 59-yard run in the fourth quarter, and rushed for 250 yards on 22 carries as Derry defeated Burrell, 29-22, on Friday. His performance helped the Trojans clinch a berth in the...
Playoff berth on the line when Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional collide
The WPIAL playoffs don’t officially begin until Nov. 3. But for the Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional football teams, the playoffs start Friday in Murrysville. The Warriors (4-5, 3-1) and the Panthers (6-3, 3-1) will battle for second place in the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference behind Gateway (5-4, 5-0),...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9
Class 5A Big East Conference Hempfield (1-8, 0-4) at Norwin (2-7, 1-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Plum 38, Hempfield 20; Gateway 48, Norwin 20 Last year’s result: Hempfield 34, Norwin 7 • Neither team is going to the playoffs, so this is their bowl...
Strike up the band and get ready for The Birdie’s Week 9 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 13-1 (92.9%) Season: 86-25 (77.5%) When the Birdie heard about Hempfield and Franklin Regional staying on the field after home games to watch their bands play, he drew inspiration for this week’s column. He was touched by the sentiment. You might even say he, well, he jumped on...
Westmoreland soccer preview capsules: Games for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 5-Belle Vernon (15-2) at 4-Avonworth (15-2-1) 7 p.m. Thursday Winner plays: Winner of 8-Keystone Oaks (12-5)/1-South Park (19-0) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Bryce Burkhart, Belle Vernon; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth Throw-ins: After regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, Belle Vernon needed penalty...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
WPIAL girls soccer playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Fox Chapel (10-4-2) at 3-Peters Township (14-1-2) 7 p.m. Thursday Winner plays: Winner of 7-Butler (10-6-1)/2-Upper St. Clair (15-1) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Emily McKee, Fox Chapel; Camryn Klein, Peters Township Throw-ins: The Foxes missed the WPIAL playoffs last season, but...
4 runners looking to defend WPIAL cross country titles
Butler senior Drew Griffith set a course record during the Tri-State Coaches Association cross country championship a week ago at White Oak Park. And with weather conditions expected to be almost perfect Thursday, Griffith could be on track for another record performance. The WPIAL championship meet returns to White Oak...
2023 All-WPIAL boys soccer teams, players of year, released
Here are the 2023 boys soccer All-WPIAL lists for each classification, as selected by the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association: Class 4A Dante Acamanado, Sr., GK, North Allegheny Nathan Bang, Sr., MF, Pine-Richland Caden Bennett, Sr., GK, Pine-Richland Liam Burlovic, Jr, MF, Upper St. Clair Owen Christopher, Sr., MF, Norwin...
Plans taking shape for return of Plum Sports Hall of Fame
The Plum Sports Hall of Fame is coming back in 2024. From 2005-2017, Mustangs athletic greats were celebrated and enshrined each November. In 2018, the hall of fame committee decided to make the induction of classes a biennial occurrence. Because of a number of factors, including the covid pandemic, the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule North Allegheny (8-8-2) at Pine-Richland (17-0), noon; Mt. Lebanon (10-3-3) at Peters Township (12-4-2), noon Class 2A Semifinals Saturday’s schedule Latrobe (5-6-2) at Penn-Trafford (16-2), noon; Upper St. Clair (5-9-1) at Fox Chapel (11-6), noon Class A Semifinals Saturday’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 25, 2023: Boys soccer quarterfinals kick off
The first round of the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs was Shutout City. Seven of the eight losing teams were held to nil on the scoreboard, and the only goal scored by an eliminated team came from No. 16 seed Chartiers Valley in a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Plum....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 24, 2023
As we inch closer to the district playoffs starting across Pennsylvania in Week 10, the top teams are trying to hit the finish line of the regular season strong. Last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football ranked teams were a combined 28-2 in Week 8. Only Exeter Township in 5A and...
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2023: Freshman nets pair as Freeport gets past Beaver in Class 2A 1st round
Freeport entered the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs winners of eight in a row, and the fourth-seeded Yellowjackets added to that streak Tuesday in a first-round matchup against No. 13 Beaver. Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference in a 2-1 victory...
