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North Allegheny girls soccer player copes with tragedy
Life can sometimes feel like a hard kick to the shins for North Allegheny’s Mwende Abai. The junior forward for the Tigers’ No. 3-ranked girls soccer team already has endured more heartache and tragedy than many will ever experience. “I can have a bad day, and it’s really not that...
With multiple players stepping up, Franklin Regional sets stage for special season
Montour has been the nemesis of the Franklin Regional girls soccer team for the past two seasons. The Panthers fell to the Spartans in overtime in the the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs each of the last two years. But when the Panthers got their revenge Sept....
Defending PIAA champ Carson Kittsley of Fox Chapel makes statement at section tournament
Fox Chapel junior Carson Kittsley, the defending PIAA Class 3A boys golf champion, made an emphatic statement at the Section 7-3A WPIAL qualifier Sept. 17 at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course. Kittsley shot a 6-under par 66 to win medalist honors and become a WPIAL qualifier for the third consecutive year....
Youth swimming coach from Aspinwall honored as one of nation’s best
Jim Skirboll has slowly had to let go of some of his favorite references. Skirboll, a 60-year-old Aspinwall resident, has spent 38 years coaching swimming. The owner of Racer X Aquatics has had to alter his messaging. “My style hasn’t changed too much over the years,” Skirboll said. “I’ve had...
Fox Chapel volleyball in search of consistency
The Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is in search of a consistent second hitter. Foxes coach Diana Andreyko saw flashes of what Lucy DiRocco can bring to the table Sept. 16 against Penn Hills. DiRocco finished with a team-high nine kills as the Foxes swept the Indians, 25-15, 25-22, 25-5,...
Fox Chapel boys soccer not resting on laurels
Fox Chapel boys soccer coach Erik Ingram is excited about the attitude the Foxes have approached this season with. The senior class Ingram has isn’t interested in reveling in the past. The Foxes won their first WPIAL Class 4A championship in 30 years last season, which was the sixth championship...
Fisher’s Files: Bethel Park jumping on opponents in 1st half
One month into the season, the Bethel Park football team was 3-1 and averaging a hefty 38.2 ppg. Bethel Park scored 40-plus points in nonconference wins against Seneca Valley (43-26) and West Mifflin (41-7) and eclipsed 50 points in a 56-28 victory over Armstrong. The Black Hawks’ only loss was...
Bethel Park notebook: Pillar of Black Hawks offensive line makes college choice
Bethel Park senior Santino LaMolinare, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound all-conference lineman, drew nine Division I college offers before committing Aug. 3 to Duquesne. LaMolinare was a first-team all-conference pick in the Allegheny Six last season and was part of the highest-scoring offense in Class 5A as the starter at right tackle....
Top-ranked Avonworth exploits ‘any little mistake’ in lopsided win over Hopewell
Hopewell has a young quarterback who’s full of promise, but Avonworth’s Luca Neal pounced when he spotted a risky throw by the sophomore. No do-overs here. “If you give us any little mistake, we jump on it,” said Neal, who returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown Friday night...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 19, 2025
High school Football WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 21, Mt. Lebanon 6 Central Catholic 59, Hempfield 7 North Allegheny 20, Norwin 17 Class 5A Big East Armstrong 17, Latrobe 14 Gateway 33, Franklin Regional 28 Penn-Trafford 42, Kiski Area 0 Northeast North Hills 56, Fox Chapel 7 Pine-Richland 56, Plum 14...
High school football roundup for Sept. 19, 2025: Aliquippa scores walk-off win over Penn Hills
Aliquippa earned a thrilling walk-off victory over Penn Hills on Friday night. Marques Council Jr.’s heave as time expired fell into the hands of Ray Miller for a 28-yard score to give the Class 4A No. 1 Quips a 21-16 victory over Class 5A Penn Hills (1-4) in a nonconference...
South Allegheny routs South Park to avenge loss, solidify contender status in Class 2A
Coming into Friday night’s clash against reigning WPIAL Class 2A champion South Park, South Allegheny had a chip on its shoulder. When the sides last met, the Eagles traveled to Gladiator Stadium and outlasted SA in a 48-38 shootout. Three-hundred and sixty-four days later, it was the Gladiators who traveled...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 313 - Mayson Mitchell, Gateway (14 of 21) 309 - Marques Council Jr., Aliquippa (19 of 30) 282 - Syamir Newkirk, Summit Academy (15 of 27) 259 - Brody Chismar, Greensburg Salem (17 of 27) 250 -...
Mt. Pleasant blows out Laurel Highlands for nonconference win
Looking for momentum moving into its Interstate Conference schedule, the Mt. Pleasant football team dominated in a 49-0 nonconference win at Laurel Highlands on Friday. Mt. Pleasant (3-2) started quickly for the first time in five games, scoring twice in the first four minutes. The Vikings immediately capitalized when Gage...
Yocum rushes for 3 TDs, more than 300 yards as Mars holds off Montour
Behind a masterful performance from senior tailback Ayden Yocum and a defense that stood tall when it needed to, No. 4 Mars (4-1) took a 2024 Class 4A quarterfinals rematch at Montour High School by a final of 29-21 over Montour (3-2). Yocum, who entered with 410 yards on the...
Canon-McMillan scores 21 unanswered, beats Mt. Lebanon
After an 0-2 start, Canon-McMillan coach Brian DeLallo stressed calm within the storm of the season. Since, the Big Macs have won three straight games with a 21-6 victory Friday night against rival Mt. Lebanon (0-5, 0-2) at AHN Field at Big Mac Stadium in Canonsburg. “I think we asked...
Freeport pulls away from Burrell, moves to 5-0 for 1st time in 35 years
Freeport is 5-0 for the first time since 1990. But Burrell didn’t make it easy for the visiting Yellowjackets on Friday in an Allegheny 7 Conference clash of rivals at Buccaneers Stadium. The Bucs were within striking distance in the fourth quarter, but the Yellowjackets made the plays they needed...
Backup quarterback helps Gateway rally for victory over Franklin Regional
Gateway coach Don Holl doesn’t quite understand how his Gators football team is doing it, but he’s not about to question the process of back-to-back wins without the team’s star quarterback. With freshman Mayson Mitchell filling in for injured starter Elvis Koutsakis Jr., Gateway continued to rally Friday night from...
Jackson-led Southmoreland gets statement win against Ringgold
When it comes to his football team, first-year Southmoreland coach Dustin Shoaf often says he wants all of the arrows pointing in the same direction. On Friday night, they were pointing at stud sophomore defensive end Jackson Mickens, who was a wrecking ball against upstart Ringgold. Mickens had three sacks,...
Riverview runs wild over Springdale in 64-14 win
Kaden Levy’s 39-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter gave Riverview a 50-0 lead, feeding the fire in what would become a dominant 64-14 win for the Raiders (3-2, 1-1) against Springdale (0-4, 0-1) on Friday night. Levy had only three rushing attempts, but he racked up a game-high...
Penn-Trafford rebounds with dominant performance vs. Kiski Area
Coming off a tough loss to Woodland Hills last week, the expectation was for Penn-Trafford to rebound at home against a struggling Kiski Area team. The Warriors (4-1, 1-1) wasted no time putting up 35 points in the first half en route to a 42-0 drubbing of the Cavaliers (1-4,...
Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg sets WPIAL TD record in win over Monessen
Matt Sieg and the Fort Cherry Rangers extended their WPIAL winning streak to 29 games in a 55-6 victory over the Monessen Greyhounds at Joe Garry Field. Sieg made history, breaking Clairton’s Tyler Boyd and Lamont Wade’s shared record of 117 career touchdowns with a three-touchdown game. The clincher came...
North Allegheny rallies then holds Norwin on 4th down to seal victory
It was oh, so close for the Norwin football team but another heartbreaker befell the Knights, a team looking for its first victory against No. 2 North Allegheny. The win was within their grasp, only to have the Tigers swipe it from them. The No. 3 Knights came up a...
Andrasy, Leechburg pound away at Jeannette, edge Jayhawks in Eastern Conference showdown
Measuring Timmy Andrasy’s ability goes well beyond a potential disagreement between PennDOT and the football roster about his height. The Leechburg senior running back went barreling into the heart of the Jeannette defensive line 37 times Friday night at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. Andrasy ran for 257 yards and scored four...
North Hills capitalizes on mistakes to roll past Fox Chapel, pick up 1st win
Both North Hills and Fox Chapel came into Friday searching for Class 5A Northeast Conference win No. 1. The Indians were also in search of their first win of the season, and they used three first-half turnovers on the way to a 56-7 victory over the Foxes. “I thought we...
