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North Allegheny notebook: Connor Chang competes at Junior Pan American Championships
Connor Chang earned a spot with Team USA and competed in karate last week at the Junior Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile. Chang, a North Allegheny student who competes for Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club, made the team for the first time and competed in Mexico City, coming up just...
North Allegheny girls soccer looks to combine returning stars with young talent
In three of the past four years, the North Allegheny girls soccer program has been standing on top of the WPIAL’s Class 4A heap. Even after the graduation of a well-decorated senior class, the Tigers still have the firepower to defend their title. If they are going to be successful...
Franklin Regional boys look to reload, climb WPIAL soccer ladder
Lukas Petersen remembers the empty feeling in his body as he watched Montour celebrate a 2-1 upset of his Franklin Regional Panthers in the WPIAL Class 3A first round late last October. He doesn’t want to feel that again. He doesn’t want his players to experience it, either. But nothing...
After key losses, Hampton girls soccer to rely on deep pool of talent
The Hampton girls soccer team lost two all-WPIAL players to graduation and then lost another one to something nobody saw coming. Three-time all-WPIAL midfielder Madison Hurst will miss her senior season after suffering a torn ACL in November playing Cup soccer. With a recovery timeline of eight to nine months,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 25, 2023
High schools Field hockey Friday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 6, Upper St. Clair 1 Football Friday’s results Nonconference Apollo-Ridge 18, Leechburg 16 Armstrong 49, Valley 16 Avonworth 35 Grove City 14 Baldwin 56, Brashear 0 Beaver Falls 28, Blackhawk 7 Bentworth 42, Brownsville 6 Bethel Park 33, North Hills 10...
High school football roundup for Aug. 25, 2023: Penn Hills tops Seneca Valley in battle of ranked teams
Julian Dugger threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns as Class 5A No. 2 Penn Hills got off to a strong start with a 33-20 victory over Class 6A No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-1) in a nonconference game Friday night. Amir Key added 108 rushing yards and a touchdown for...
Central Catholic routs Woodland Hills in Ryan Lehmeier’s debut as Vikings coach
There’s no question Ryan Lehmeier’s reputation as a motivator and sharp offensive mind enticed Central Catholic to hire him as a first-time head coach. One game into his Vikings tenure, that reputation remains solidly intact. Wide receiver Peter Gonzalez caught a touchdown on Central Catholic’s opening drive, the first of...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week Zero top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week Zero of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 429 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (32 of 48) 350 - Vann Kavals, OLSH (19 of 27) 304 - Payton Wehner, Central Catholic (17 of 19) 270 - Vitali Daniels, Bentworth 243 - Luke Goodworth, Mars (17...
Montour pulls away in 2nd half of win over Mars
The Montour Spartans defeated the Mars Fightin’ Planets in Week Zero action Friday night at the Mars Athletic Complex, 37-28. Montour led 10-7 at halftime but had an offensive explosion in the second half, scoring 27 points. The offense was spearheaded by Jake Wolfe, who completed 12 of 22 passes...
Mt. Lebanon makes WPIAL take notice with win over Gateway
After a two-touchdown game, Mt. Lebanon sophomore Patrick Smith declared his team is ready to shock the state. While those lofty expectations are for later in the season, the Blue Devils did stun the district on opening night. Mt. Lebanon dominated the line of scrimmage and kept the high-powered Gateway...
Strong 2nd half helps Greensburg Central Catholic top Mt. Pleasant in coach’s debut
After nearly being shut out in the first half, Greensburg Central Catholic broke through on a Samir Crosby 40-yard touchdown reception as the Centurions never looked back to clinch the first victory of the JT Thompson era, defeating Mt. Pleasant, 37-24, on Friday. After 20 years of coaching in college,...
Strong 2nd half performance leads Southmoreland past McGuffey
What a difference 20 minutes can make. Handcuffed by turnovers, penalties and lack of execution, Southmoreland went to the locker room at halftime trailing by six points to visiting McGuffey. A different team emerged from the halftime break, scoring six touchdowns and riding the legs of Da’sjon Cragette to a...
Thomas Jefferson makes quick work of Franklin Regional
Thomas Jefferson is hoping to extend its string of WPIAL playoff appearances in football to 29 this season. Judging by Friday’s opening night performance, the Jaguars could be well on their way. Running an offense using alternating quarterbacks, Thomas Jefferson, the No. 2-ranked WPIAL Class 4A team, jumped on Class...
Schrock carries load for Apollo-Ridge in win over Leechburg
Karter Schrock missed almost the entire 2022 season with a left knee injury. The Apollo-Ridge senior got back to game action Friday, and his return against rival Leechburg was triumphant. Schrock carried the ball 28 times for 134 yards and touchdown runs of 2 and 4 yards in the second...
Jeannette rallies in 4th quarter to defeat Burrell
Many people might think the Jeannette Jayhawks aren’t the same as years past. However, this year’s team started off on the right foot with a fourth-quarter comeback as they try to restore the program back to its former glory. The Jayhawks traveled to Burrell to defeat the Bucs, 16-13, in...
Franzi, Odom lead Plum to victory over Kiski Area
For the second straight season, Plum and Kiski locked up in the season opener. Last year at Plum, the score was tied at halftime before the Mustangs pulled away. This year at Kiski Area, the Mustangs held a one-point halftime lead before scoring on their first two second-half drives on...
Rogan Katchur, special teams lead Hempfield to win against Greensburg Salem
Two special teams plays and a three-touchdown performance by junior Rogan Katchur helped make new Hempfield coach Nick Keefer smile. The young Spartans overcame a sluggish first quarter to defeat rival Greensburg Salem, 45-6, on Friday in the 58th meeting between the neighboring schools at Spartan Stadium. It was the...
Highlands football recovers to rout Ambridge in opener
The second quarter of Friday’s season opener against Ambridge didn’t go quite as planned for Highlands. Seven penalties and some mental mistakes curtailed the Golden Rams, and they found themselves in a game at halftime. Their response? A dominant performance the rest of the way. Aaran Randolph and Luke Bombalski...
Latrobe gets all phases clicking in convincing opening-night win over Derry
A few weeks ago, Latrobe Memorial Stadium hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual “Friday Night Lights” practice. About 14,000 people showed up to catch a glimpse of the team. While the crowd wasn’t quite as large this time, Latrobe fans filled the bleachers and looked on with similar interest as their...
Yough athletic director resigns
Yough is looking for an athletic director after the resignation of Bill Flow. Flow, who was hired last June, is leaving to teach English at Highlands High School in Harrison Township, Allegheny County. A Norwin graduate, Flow oversaw the replacement of Yough’s basketball court and made other updates aimed at...
After breakout season, Westinghouse embraces heightened expectations
Last season, Westinghouse had a fairy tale season that ended at the doorstep of a state championship. However, the Bulldogs have turned the page as they head into a new season with a new cast. The Bulldogs (14-1, 4-0) were the first City League school to reach the state finals...
University Prep working to rejoin top tier of City League contenders
After winning three City League championships in the first 10 years of program history, University Prep has its sights set on taking its first title since 2016. The Panthers (3-6, 2-2) are looking to bounce back from losing to Allderdice, 14-6, in the semifinals of the City League playoffs last...
Perry looks for Julian Walker to lead young team back to postseason
After consecutive seasons of missing the City League playoffs, the Perry Traditional Academy football team clinched a playoff berth in 2022. This season, the Commodores are looking to take the next step in year two under Stephen Hale. For the Commodores to sustain that success throughout the impending campaign, they...
New coach hopes to bring about change at Carrick
There’s a theme of change surrounding the Carrick football program. Dennis “Shor D” Wolford, who was the Raiders’ offensive coordinator last season, has moved into the head coach position, replacing Greg Johnston, who was 2-14 in two seasons at the helm. And he is focusing on making changes, starting in...
New mentality taking root for Brashear after winless campaign
A winless season was not on the menu last year for the Brashear Bulls, especially with a roster that boasted several key seniors. However, the Bulls came up empty in the victory column for just the second time in program history. Even with a young group this time around, Bulls’...
