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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 10, 2023
It was a strong start to the final month of the regular season for teams ranked in the Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings. Last week’s 30 top teams went a combined 26-4 in Week 6. Two of the teams that lost fell out of the weekly state rankings. Thomas Jefferson...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 10, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with one week left in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season and a few postseason spots up for grabs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
High school roundup for Oct. 10, 2023: Montour beats Moon to climb into 1st place
Andrew Prunier, Jaxon Camp and Parker Brennan scored to lead Montour to a 3-1 victory over Moon in a key Section 2-3A boys soccer matchup Tuesday. Montour (11-2, 11-1) now leads Moon (12-3-1, 10-1-1) in the race for first place in the section with two games remaining. Mike Walenchok scored...
Trevor Kovatch’s PK goal lifts Belle Vernon to key win over Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant’s pep band played at halftime Tuesday night at Viking Stadium, a rare occurrence for a high school soccer game, but an addition that was befitting to the ambiance of such a big first-place showdown. What isn’t a rare occurrence is Trevor Kovatch scoring goals against Mt. Pleasant. He...
Freeport girls volleyball sweeps Derry, moves closer to another section title
The Freeport girls volleyball team hadn’t allowed a Section 5-2A foe to win a set through 10 matches. Derry hoped to be the first to do that Tuesday as the Trojans got a second crack at the Yellowjackets in their home gym. But Freeport had other ideas, and the No....
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Before knee surgery, GCC senior scores one last goal
Senior night could have been a bummer for Ella Machusko, who has a torn ACL and had written off playing the rest of the season. It could have been a grin-and-bear-it kind of game for the senior defender, who is still supporting a team with low roster numbers. Machusko played...
Despite challenges, Southmoreland girls soccer emerges as perennial playoff program
No matter the roster turnover or how many star players it loses, Southmoreland manages to stay in the thick of the WPIAL girls soccer playoff race. While some programs stall out after a few playoff runs, the Scotties keep on trucking. “This is my fourth year here, and the hope...
Moon coach Bill Pfeifer nears 500th win, an unprecedented feat in WPIAL girls soccer
Undefeated state champion, national coach of the year and the winningest coach in Pennsylvania girls soccer history. Moon’s Bill Pfeifer was all of those last fall and says he thought about retiring on top after a season that couldn’t have gone any better. The six-time WPIAL champion stresses team goals,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 10, 2023
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A North Allegheny 10, Hempfield 0 Mt. Lebanon 7, Norwin 1 Peters Township 8, Allderdice 0 Nonsection Oakland Catholic 1, Winchester Thurston 0 Pine-Richland 5, Fox Chapel 0 Tuesday’s schedule Section 2A Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Fox Chapel at Oakland Catholic, 7:30...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff picture through Oct. 9, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has just one week remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the...
Sought-after Franklin Regional slugger Toryn Fulton commits to South Florida
Franklin Regional standout junior Toryn Fulton announced Monday she has made a verbal commitment to play college softball at South Florida. Fulton, a power-hitting outfielder who played second base last season for the Panthers, hit .552 with a 1.755 OPS. She had eight home runs, seven doubles and 32 RBIs....
High school roundup for Oct. 9, 2023: West Allegheny girls clinch playoff spot
Chloe Hart scored the winning goal to lead West Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over Chartiers Valley (4-8, 2-7), clinching a playoff spot in Section 4-3A girls soccer Monday. Kennedi Colinear had an assist and Ally Frueh and Alicia Alwine combined on the shutout for West A (10-6, 6-5). Beaver...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023: As boys soccer season winds down, key matches remain
With one week left in section play, there are several key matches in a fight for a WPIAL boys soccer playoff spot on the 10th day of the 10th month of the year. There are also two big matches Tuesday between teams that have already punched their postseason ticket and...
Latrobe girls soccer picks up pace, ends Franklin Regional win streak
With its offense moving efficiently and fluidly, Latrobe sped up the pace and created frequent scoring opportunities on the way to a 2-0 victory over Franklin Regional on Monday night in a Section 3-3A girls soccer game in Murrysville. Junior midfielder Bri Hoffer and sophomore forward Annalyse Bauer produced goals...
Kiski Area volleyball sweeps Plum in nonsection play
Plum and Kiski Area teams are no strangers to each other as the schools match up in multiple sports across fall, winter and spring. The Mustangs and Cavaliers girls volleyball teams continued that series Monday with a nonsection matchup at Kiski Area High School. With both teams hoping to build...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 6
Coming off a 35-point loss to North Allegheny the previous week, there were not many people outside of the Pine-Richland locker room that gave them a chance in Week 6 against the No. 2 Class 6A team in the state, undefeated Central Catholic. Proof again of why they line up...
4 WPIAL players on watch list, Moon’s Pfeifer to coach in HS All-American soccer game
Four girls soccer players from the WPIAL made the watch list for the 2023 High School All-American Game set for Dec. 9 in Charleston, S.C. The game brings together the top girls and boys senior players from across the country. Moon has two players on the list in forward Sydney...
Frazier new No. 1 team in Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class A rankings
Frazier girls volleyball remained undefeated in Section 2-A last Thursday with a 3-1 win over California. The Commodores, also 11-1 overall, are the new No. 1 team in Class A as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings Monday morning. Serra Catholic (10-0, 8-0...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Danielle Dominick
Tennis looks like an individual sport to the untrained eye, but in high school, the team aspect is as strong as any other sport. For Derry’s Danielle Dominick, who plays soccer as well, it’s pretty easy for her to make sure the team feels like one. “Whether I’m on the...
Talented Latrobe girls volleyball out to prove last year was not a ‘flash in the pan’
Latrobe girls volleyball has something to prove this season. Last year, the Wildcats went undefeated and made it to the WPIAL semifinals before bowing out to South Fayette in four sets. Then, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs, they lost to North Catholic. “We were on track to...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Ambur Orowitz
Kiski Area’s Ambur Orowitz keeps realistic expectations when it comes to tennis. No matter how she plays or how far she advances in the WPIAL playoffs, she is proud of what she has accomplished along the way. She was happy to finish fourth in the section singles tournament this year,...
Division I recruiters come calling for Highlands’ Bradyn Foster
With high school boys basketball season lurking around the corner, it means one last chance for the Class of 2024 to showcase its potential for the next level. Highlands senior Bradyn Foster aims to have his future plans decided before then. “I plan on committing before the season,” Foster said,...
WPIAL sets pairings for 2023 girls tennis playoffs
The 2023 WPIAL girls team tennis playoffs begin with first-round matches Monday in Class 3A and Tuesday in 2A. Mt. Lebanon is the defending WPIAL Class 3A champion while Knoch won Class 2A gold. The Knights will try to win a third team tennis title in the last four years...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 8, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has just over one week remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 8, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with one week left in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for...
