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Belle Vernon stars come out in rout of South Allegheny
A week after suffering its first loss of the season at the hands of Thomas Jefferson in nonconference play, Belle Vernon bounced back in dominant fashion Friday night. The Leopards scored 50 first-half points and relied on big offensive performances from Quinton Martin and Braden Laux in a 57-6 rout...
Penn-Trafford pulls away late to defeat Norwin behind freshman RB’s 4 TDs
There was a fireworks display Friday night in North Huntingdon after the Penn-Trafford and Norwin football game. But it was nothing like the firepower the football teams displayed at Norwin Stadium. Penn-Trafford defeated Norwin, 56-28, for a WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference victory. The teams broke the series record...
Mt. Pleasant sticks with hot hand, rolls past Greensburg Salem
Through its nonconference slate, Mt. Pleasant made a living by bullying its opponents on the ground with its tool shed of running backs, and that was no different for the fourth-ranked team in Class 3A on Friday as it rolled to a 38-7 victory over Greensburg Salem. The dominant win...
No. 4 Imani Christian rolls past Burrell for Allegheny Conference win
Going into its matchup against Class 2A No. 4 Imani Christian, Burrell knew it needed to execute when it got into the red zone. But, unfortunately for the Buccaneers, a handful of their drives stalled deep in Saints territory. Imani Christian scored on its first two drives of the game,...
Knoch finds winning formula in conference victory over Deer Lakes
Sometimes when things are working, there isn’t a need to change anything. That’s the philosophy Knoch coach Tim Burchett put to use Friday night for Knoch’s offense. And that led to five straight possessions with a touchdown and a 41-21 victory over Deer Lakes in the Class 3A Allegheny 6...
Jeannette starts fast, wins 4th straight with victory over Riverview
Once the odds-on favorite most weeks, Jeannette is more dark horse these days as the football team continues to heal from a couple of thin years. But that is fine with the Jayhawks, who are regaining their footing week by week, game by game and win by win. Don’t look...
Shady Side outlasts Freeport in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference opener
The Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference was one of two in the WPIAL to have none of its teams play a conference game before Friday night. Shady Side Academy and Freeport hoped to get off to a winning start in conference action after five nonconference contests to start the season....
Nigut helps Elizabeth Forward rally past Southmoreland
Southmoreland coach Tim Bukowski was steadfast when discussing the outcome of the Scotties’ game with Elizabeth Forward on Friday at Warriors Stadium. “I don’t think the better team won tonight, but the team with the best player did,” Bukowski said. The Warriors scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to...
Leechburg athletic director Angela Franke resigns
Angela Franke’s brief tenure as athletic director at Leechburg has come to a close. Her last day in the position was Friday, high school principal Doug Rodgers confirmed. Rodgers said he believes Franke is leaving for a full-time athletic director position in eastern Pennsylvania. The Leechburg AD job is part...
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 5: Finally, every team has reached conference play
WPIAL teams are now five weeks into the football season and 14 schools had yet to play a conference game. That’ll change Friday when the Interstate and Allegheny 6 open conference play. Both are WPIAL Class 3A conferences, not to be confused with the similarly named Allegheny Six in Class...
Top 4 teams in WPISL standings pair off for Sunday doubleheaders
Mt. Lebanon brought previously undefeated Plum back to the pack in a doubleheader sweep of the Mustangs last Sunday in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League action. The wins bumped the Blue Devils up to 6-2, while Plum fell to 6-2. West Allegheny dominated North Hills over two games to also...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 28, 2023
High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Boys Nonsection Hampton 17, Thomas Jefferson 42 Field hockey Thursday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 9, Ellis School 0 Aquinas Academy at Upper St. Clair, (n) Latrobe at Winchester Thurston, (n) Norwin at Oakland Catholic, (n) Football Thursday’s result City League Allderdice 24, Brashear 8 Friday’s...
High school roundup for Sept. 28, 2023: Shady Side Academy takes care of Deer Lakes in clash of top 2A teams
Drew McKim scored a hat trick as Shady Side Academy earned a season split with Deer Lakes with a 6-2 boys soccer victory in Section 2-2A on Thursday night. Amir Awais, Santiago Maiz and Mark Bence also scored for the Bulldogs (9-1, 8-1), who avenged a Sept. 5 loss to...
Jeannette starts fast, wins 4th straight with victory over Riverview
Once the odds-on favorite most weeks, Jeannette is more dark horse these days as the football team continues to heal from a couple of thin years. But that is fine with the Jayhawks, who are regaining their footing week by week, game by game and win by win. Don’t look...
Fear the Antelopes: Under-the-radar Avonworth to meet West Mifflin in key conference clash
Would there be more buzz for a type of cat, bear or angry bird? Avonworth has started 5-0 this season, a year after reaching the WPIAL finals, but coach Duke Johncour says the Antelopes don’t seem to draw the attention others do. “I think we kind of fly under the...
Canon-McMillan boys soccer scores upset of No. 3 Norwin
Both boys soccer teams had given up 10 goals coming into their latest Section 2-4A matchup. But only one of them kept that total intact. Canon-McMillan, led by its coach with Westmoreland County ties, notched a goal in each half and locked down on defense throughout in a 2-0 upset...
Derry athletic director Brett Miller resigns
The Derry Area school board accepted the resignation of athletic and transportation director Brett Miller on Thursday. Miller, 37, has been hired at Seton Hill in the institutional advancement staff as the major gift officer. He spent the past 10 years at Derry. He replaced Brandon Rapp. He previously was...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 5
Week 5 of the WPIAL high school football season allows us all to exhale after a huge week of showdown football last week. Not that there aren’t any big games this weekend, some of which are previewed below, but there aren’t the ranked clashes that dominated the district in Week...
Texans DT, Whitehall native, Central Catholic grad Kurt Hinish to face Steelers for 1st time
Four days before what will be his 19th regular-season game as a professional, Houston Texans defensive tackle Kurt Hinish couldn’t speak with any degree of certainty about whether he could count on the support of his family for Sunday’s game. Hinish, who’s from Whitehall, was asked this week if his...
Plum’s Aldi Flowers chasing professional dream with FC Cincinnati development academy
Aldi Flowers’ story is a case study in a phrase that has been told to young athletes over and over again. Always be at your best because you never know who’s watching. For Flowers, it was a scout from FC Cincinnati who was watching, and he had no idea until...
Through the years: Kittanning stayed unbeaten at Burrell’s expense in 2013
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. Kittanning remained undefeated with a 48-14 victory at Burrell on Sept. 27, 2013. Alek Schaffer caught scoring passes of 54 and...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Elizabeth Forward coach set to face old pals at Southmoreland
Peering across the field and trying to get a win against his buddies will be an interesting proposition for John DeMarco. There was a time when Southmoreland losing was the last thing he wanted to see. DeMarco, the first-year football coach at Elizabeth Forward, will lead his No. 2 Warriors...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 27, 2023
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Section 3A Allderdice at Norwin, (n) North Allegheny 0, Mt. Lebanon 0 Hempfield at Pine-Richland, (n) Section 2A Upper St. Clair at Latrobe, (n) Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Winchester Thurston, 4 p.m. Norwin at Oakland...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 28, 2023: Deer Lakes, Shady Side Academy renew rivalry
Last fall, the Deer Lakes and Shady Side Academy boys soccer teams split their two regular season matches and ended up as co-champions in Section 2-2A. SSA was the No.3 seed in the WPIAL 2A playoffs and was upset by Beaver in the district quarterfinals while the No. 4 Lancers...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in weekly power rankings
With so many big games around the WPIAL, there was some shuffling of the deck in the latest Trib 10 power rankings, including a new team at No. 1. There were three head-to-head battles between ranked teams last week, including the much-anticipated showdown in 6A with a rematch of the...
