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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional’s Hudock makes Norwin pay

Franklin Regional figured if Norwin was going to play single coverage on its receivers, it would take some shots downfield. When you have a player like Ayden Hudock, the potential reward is worth the risk. An underrated college prospect, Hudock continued to show his athleticism and playmaking ability as he...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 7, 2023

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 6-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 6-1, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 4-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 2-5, 5 Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 7-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 6-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 4-3, 5 4....
A-K Valley football notebook: Deer Lakes streaks into matchup with East Allegheny

The Deer Lakes football team won its fifth game of the season Friday night and evened its Allegheny 6 Conference record at 1-1. The Lancers hope to move closer to a WPIAL Class 3A playoff spot when they visit East Allegheny (5-2, 2-0) on Friday. The Lancers gave up just...
Young Plum girls volleyball team growing up fast in time for WPIAL playoffs

When Rachel Satira was hired as head coach of the Plum girls volleyball team, she knew the team would be young with some growing to do to get to where it wanted to be. With just two returning starters and only four seniors, three of which owned prior playing time...
Plum sophomore girls soccer player steps into Bigger role with football team

One day a couple of years ago, Olivia Bigger was delivering soccer kicks toward a goal from about the 40-yard line. A couple of Plum football coaches took notice of her booming boots. “They were impressed with my leg and asked me to try out,” Bigger said. “I told them...
Norwin runner finds perfect pace, shows plenty of potential

While she used to come out sprinting at the start of a cross country race, Annie Czajkowski is more methodical now, pacing herself before a late push to pass. “I used to have nothing left at the end,” she said. Serenity is also part of the plan. A sophomore at...
North Allegheny notebook: NA girls soccer moves to 14-0

Abigail Stager had three goals, and Sam Braden added two to lead the top-ranked North Allegheny girls soccer team to a 10-0 win over North Hills in a Section 1-4A game Oct. 4. Averie Bierker, Addison Heim, Abby Lang, Ally Ruiz and Kieran Shannon also scored for the Tigers, who...
North Allegheny shakes off rivalry loss, focuses on future

North Allegheny’s football stadium was filled nearly to capacity for a hyped-up game with rival Central Catholic. There was an electric atmosphere in the crowd, yet the Tigers ended the night feeling drained after a lopsided loss. But those feelings didn’t last too long. A week later, a re-energized North...
Young, quick Franklin Regional hockey roster has high hopes for season

Despite dropping the opener to Latrobe, Franklin Regional hockey coach John Winebrenner is excited about the upcoming season. The Panthers (0-1) ran into an outstanding goalie in a 4-3 overtime setback Oct. 2. “We pretty much dominated the play,” Winebrenner said, “but the goalie was tough to beat.” Latrobe sophomore...
Defense in peak form for Franklin Regional girls soccer

While the math doesn’t seem to add up, defensive play equates to one-sided play. Through 11 games, Franklin Regional had scored just 20 goals, one of the lowest totals among teams with winning records in WPIAL Class 3A. But on the other side, the Panthers had surrendered just eight goals...
Hampton sophomore sets stage for volleyball team’s formidable front line

Hampton’s Lilly Muczinski knew early on what position she wanted to play in volleyball. When her youth coaches tried to make her a hitter in sixth grade, she spiked the idea. “I was really tall for my age at the time,” she said. “That’s why they put me as a...
Hampton girls soccer teammates go from fierce rivals to best friends

Talk about two peas in a pod. When Hampton junior midfielders Olivia Hoffman and Sara Kenst were asked if they got along when they met in grade school, the two best friends reacted the exact same way. They looked at each other, laughed and said, “No!” Fierce athletic rivals as...
Fox Chapel graduate takes pride in qualifying for U.S. Olympic marathon trials

Colin Martin has all the gizmos and gadgets to properly track his pace, but the Fox Chapel graduate also utilized his intelligence to know if he was on the right track to qualify for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials. Running in Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minn., Martin had an idea...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Tristan Ralph, Riverview’s Lola Abraham

Lola Abraham Class: Senior School: Riverview Sport: Soccer Report card: Abraham tallied three goals and an assist Monday in a 10-0 win over Serra Catholic and added four goals and three assists as the Riverview soccer team beat Steel Valley, 9-0, on Wednesday. She has 42 goals and 17 assists...
WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Pine-Richland upsets top-ranked Central Catholic

Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night. Pine-Richland (4-3) took the lead for good on a 37-yard touchdown run by Talan...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Bishop Canevin holds off Cornell in Black Hills

Kole Olszewski threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 21-13 win at Cornell (6-1, 3-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Jason Cross caught two touchdowns, and Jayden Lindsey had the other for the Crusaders (5-1, 3-1). Laurel 28,...

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