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Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Big East Conference Gateway (3-3, 3-0) at Penn-Trafford (3-3, 2-0) 7:30 p.m., Friday, Warrior Stadium, Harrison City Last week: Gateway 63, Hempfield 21; Penn-Trafford 56, Norwin 28 Last year’s result: Gateway 21, Penn-Trafford 10 Who will get to ring the bell after this game? It’s the annual “Battle...
The Birdie provides bulletin-board fodder, Week 6 picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 10-2 (83%) Season: 53-20 (72.6%) Before the season started, when the Canada wildfires were burning out of control and casting a haze over Westmoreland County, and Matt Canada was turning the Steelers playbook into a dumpster fire, the Birdie was predicting how good (or bad) local teams would...
Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan blasts past field to win WPIAL golf championship
Sophomore Mya Morgan had to miss a tryout for a school musical because she was competing in the WPIAL girls golf championship. Instead, Morgan landed the starring role on the golf course Wednesday. The musical is “Big Fish.” Her performance was more like something out of “Jaws.” Morgan, a sophomore...
A defensive battle the past 2 seasons, plenty on the line in Valley-Deer Lakes matchup
Points were at a premium in the past two meetings between the Deer Lakes and Valley football teams. The Vikings and Lancers combined for 15 total points as Deer Lakes won 7-2 last year and 6-0 the year before. Vikings coach Mark Adams and Lancers coach Tim Burk expect a...
Blue-collar approach works wonders for Mt. Pleasant boys soccer
Mt. Pleasant boys soccer players don’t do a lot of trash talking during games. In fact, they don’t do a lot of talking at all. Floyd Snyder, the team’s 16th-year coach, called them a “reserved group.” But he loves their approach. “They are not showboaters,” Snyder said. “They are bring-your-lunch-pail-to-work,...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic junior unleashes ‘screamer’ of a goal
It started with an innocent throw-in by Greensburg Central Catholic deep in Ligonier Valley territory. It ended with junior Jackson Vacanti delivering a nominee for goal of the year. His game-winner that propelled the Centurions to a 2-1 victory came with seven seconds left in regulation. GCC coach Ryan Kanner...
Freeport volleyball rolls past Deer Lakes, stays perfect in section play
The Freeport girls volleyball team didn’t let visiting Deer Lakes gain any momentum in a Section 5-2A match Tuesday at Freeport Middle School. The Yellowjackets were impressive from the start and swept the Lancers, 3-0, with scores of 25-11, 25-5, and 25-4. “I think tonight was a very clean game...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 3, 2023
High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results Boys Division I Section 5 Blackhawk 19, West Allegheny 40 Montour 22, Blackhawk 35 Section 6 South Fayette 21, Upper St. Clair 36 South Fayette 15, Canon McMillan 50 Upper St. Clair 16, Canon McMillan 39 Division II Section 4 Hampton 15, Shady Side...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 4, 2023: Girls golfers battle for gold at Diamond Run
The top district girls golfers return to Sewickley for the final round of the WPIAL girls Class 3A and 2A individual golf championships Wednesday. The girls final round will take place at the Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley with 26 golfers from Class 3A and seven from Class 2A...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 3, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with less than two weeks 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...
Realignment changes PIHL landscape, but champs are back to defend their titles
The 2023-24 PIHL season has begun, and while the alignment of the league has undergone changes, the contenders and talent on the ice are back for another year of puck. Last winter, Peters Township. South Fayette, Kiski Area and Ringgold took home Penguins Cup titles. All four champions can defend...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 3, 2023
The best teams in the state finished September strong. Teams ranked in the Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings were a combined 27-3 with most of those 27 wins coming in runaway victories as 18 of the winning teams scored 40 points or more. The 27 ranked teams from a week...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2023: Peters Township blanks Norwin in matchup of section contenders
Nathan Froelich scored in the first half and Adam Smiga connected in the second half to lead Peters Township (9-3, 8-3) to a 2-0 victory over Norwin (10-4, 8-3) in a matchup of playoff contenders in Section 2-4A boys soccer Tuesday. Armstrong 5, Kiski Area 4 – Jordan Callipare scored...
Plum boys rally from 2-goal deficit to avoid soccer upset vs. Latrobe
Everything seemed to be going right for Latrobe, until it wasn’t. Visiting Plum erupted for three second-half goals to avoid an upset and overcome the Wildcats in a 3-2 Section 4-3A boys soccer victory Tuesday night. Plum recovered nicely from its first 2-0 deficit of the season, staging a great...
It’s quality over quantity as Greensburg Central Catholic girls battle low roster numbers
Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls soccer team will play a game for the first time since Sept. 20 when it visits Seton LaSalle on Wednesday night. The Centurions (5-1), ranked No. 3 in the WPIAL and No. 6 in the state in Class A, had to postpone three consecutive games —...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Mt. Pleasant climbs to top of rankings
There is a new No. 1 team in Class 2A. Mt. Pleasant (10-2), which has won 10 straight — all shutouts — since a 2-0 loss to 3A No. 2 Moon, slid ahead of North Catholic and Avonworth. A result between those teams also led to the Vikings’ ascent to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2023
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 13, Allderdice 0 Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, (n) Tuesday’s schedule Section 3A Peters Township at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Penn-Trafford at Aquinas Academy, 3:45 p.m. Latrobe at Ellis School, 4:30 p.m. Oakland Catholic at Shady Side Academy, 6 p.m. Winchester...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 3, 2023: 1st place on the line as boys soccer season reaches crunch time
There are just under two weeks left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer, so nearly every game has meaning in the fight for section crowns, playoff seeding and a postseason berth. The top four teams in two district sections go head to head Tuesday. In Section 2-4A, first-place Upper...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 2, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has less than two weeks 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...
High school roundup for Oct. 2, 2023: South Park maintains grip on 1st place with win over Shady Side Academy
Emelyn Schlater scored the winning goal as South Park (9-3, 7-0) maintained sole possession of first place in Section 4-2A girls soccer with a 1-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (9-3, 5-2) on Monday night. Ambridge 2, Hopewell 1 (OT) – Hayden Grant scored to tie the game and Norah...
Plum girls soccer defeats Latrobe in overtime thriller
The Plum and Latrobe girls soccer teams needed overtime to decide their Section 3-3A matchup Monday evening at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium. Freshman Emily Grubich made sure the homestanding Mustangs came away with the crucial three points. She raced down the middle of the field, possessed the ball after passes from...
Deer Lakes girls soccer learning on fly, gaining confidence
Deer Lakes sophomore Bryanna Simonetti spelled out a simple formula for the Lancers’ Section 2-2A clash with section power Freeport last Wednesday. “It just came down to us sticking together as a team and playing solid at both ends,” Simonetti said. “We had been playing pretty well, and I had...
Penn-Trafford’s Turowski captures second WPIAL Class 3A golf title
Nick Turowski was so relaxed during the final round of the WPIAL Class 3A golf championship Monday at Valley Brook Country Club he laid down on the 17th fairway waiting for the green to clear. “The plan today was to come out and have fun,” Turowski said after his five-shot...
Unflappable Nixen Erdely of Frazier wins WPIAL Class 2A golf title
If there was any pressure going into the second and final round of the WPIAL Class 2A individual golf championship, Frazier’s Nixen Erdely wasn’t showing it. On the one hour, 20 minute drive with his dad from Frazier to Butler Country Club, Erdely wasn’t thinking about the round ahead of...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for 2023 Week 5
There are a lot of “dual” threat football players in the WPIAL, but none are as unique as Mohawk quarterback Jay Wrona. Yes, Wrona can hurt you with his passing and running, but he can also do damage with his woods and irons too. The senior is participating and shining...
