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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...
Girls volleyball rankings: Section races heat up for stretch run to WPIAL playoffs

There were no changes at the top in each of the four WPIAL classifications as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 5 polls Monday morning. Staying at No. 1 were North Allegheny in Class 4A, Hampton in Class 3A, Freeport in Class 2A and Serra Catholic in...
Kiski Area Sports Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2023

The Kiski Area athletic community gathered last month to celebrate a group of Cavaliers greats. Their exploits in competition were recognized with enshrinement as the latest class of the Kiski Area Sports Hall of Fame. Lauded during the Sept. 2 banquet and ceremony were Sean Arnold (Class of 1998, soccer,...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Brooke Kostyak

Brooke Kostyak is an unconventional goalkeeper of sorts. Typically, soccer goaltenders need to be vocal to communicate with their defense to help prevent goals, but Kostyak is of a quiet nature and her coach believes it doesn’t hurt Deer Lakes in the slightest. “We’ve gotten used to it. She has...

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