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“The most average line you’ve ever seen.” Bethel Park center Logan Pettigrew heard that description about his offensive line earlier this season and it still makes him laugh. Individually, there are no monster-sized blockers on the Black Hawks’ line, but the unsung and undersized group can be scary together. Upper...

Randy Walters gazed around McKee Stadium — a storied venue in Jeannette — and he was proud in the moment. Walters, Leechburg’s proud football coach — especially on this night — witnessed his team again dismantle a Jeannette squad that represents the school with the most victories all-time in the...

Jake Gedekoh is old school. He listens to classic rock. He tells it like it is. He likes to get his uniform dirty. “I love to run the football,” the Belle Vernon junior said. “I love the contact.” Infused by the play of Gedekoh and standout Quinton Martin, third-ranked Belle...

Franklin Regional didn’t play a perfect game Friday at Norwin. But the Panthers made enough big plays to defeat the Knights, 35-0, spoiling their homecoming at Norwin Stadium. Senior running back Zach Bewszka rushed for 166 yards and scored on runs of 23 and 68 yards, and junior Ayden Hudock...

Freeport might not be the biggest team around, but the Yellowjackets have the ability to dominate the line of scrimmage. That’s what happened Friday night as Freeport posted a key Allegheny 6 Conference victory, 35-13 over East Allegheny. The Yellowjackets ran for 407 yards — 263 by senior Ben Lane...

A quick-strike offense and a shutdown defense helped lead Elizabeth Forward to a 42-14 win over visiting Mt. Pleasant in Class 3A’s Interstate Conference on Friday night at Warriors Stadium. EF’s Zach Boyd continued to show he’s one of the most dominant players in the WPIAL, and the Warriors defense...

Haden Sierocky’s teammates have given him the nickname “Mr. Big Play.” He certainly lived up to it Friday night. Sierocky rushed for two scores, caught a touchdown pass, had a long kickoff return to start the second half and made a crucial interception in the end zone in the fourth...

Last year’s Allegheny Conference matchup between Valley and Deer Lakes was low scoring at Lancers Stadium as the Lancers came away with the win thanks to a single touchdown accounting for the only points. Points again were at a premium Friday night as the teams renewed their rivalry at Valley...

At the WPIAL girls tennis doubles championships Friday, a Knoch team gave its school a four-peat while a Mt. Lebanon duo put its school back on top after a long time away. In Class 2A, Knoch’s Ally Bauer and Lindsey Greb, the top seed, defeated Sewickley Academy’s Rayna Thakkar and...

This could be a make-or-break week for some teams with conference title hopes. There are five matchups on the Week 6 schedule pitting teams with undefeated conference records. Among them is a Century Conference matchup between fourth-ranked Washington (5-1, 2-0) and No. 5 Sto-Rox (3-2, 3-0). Each team celebrated an...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s result Section 3A Peters Township 9, Hempfield 0 Pine-Richland 6, Norwin 0 Football Thursday’s results WPIAL Class A Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic 47, Frazier 0 City League Nonconference Perry 54, Carrick 7 Friday’s schedule Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A...

Nick Allan had three goals and two assists to lead Quaker Valley to a 6-0 boys soccer victory over Mohawk (5-9, 4-7) on Thursday, clinching the Section 4-2A title. It’s the 27th section championship for the Quakers. Cameron Diggins added two goals and two assists and Bennett Haas had a...

Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair have combined for a few dramatic regular-season finales in recent years, but WPIAL schedule makers decided there’s no need to wait. It’s only Week 6, but the South Hills rivals meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Upper St. Clair with first place in the...

The 2021 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has 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. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2022...

Section play in the regular season in the 2022 WPIAL boys soccer season has just over one week 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...

Greensburg Central Catholic scored on all five of its first-half possessions en route to a 47-0 victory over Frazier on Thursday night in Eastern Conference play at Frazier Stadium. The Centurions (5-2, 3-0) forced the Commodores (0-7, 0-4) to punt on their first possession. Samir Crosby pulled in a 19-yard...

When you’re considered the top golfer in the WPIAL, you’re always favored to win a title. Central Catholic senior and Canonsburg native Rocco Salvitti had come up short in three previous attempts until Thursday in the Class 3A championship. Salvitti got tired of people asking why he hadn’t won a...

We begin the second half of the 2022 regular season with gray skies, a threat of rain and temps in the 50s … in other words, October football is upon us. With little margin for error, especially in Class 6A (with a four-team playoff field) and Class 5A (with eight...

Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 6: Jason Cross Bishop Canevin, jr., QB Cross completed 11 of 13 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns to guide Bishop Canevin to a 60-7 win over Fort Cherry. The top-ranked Crusaders (5-1, 3-0) will host Cornell...

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Night football came to Freeport on Oct. 4, 1947 as the Yellowjackets blanked Washington Township, 19-0. Bud Carson’s 40-yard toss to Eddie Crognatti...

Gateway made the loudest statement in the WPIAL last Friday night when it dismantled upstart Hempfield, 60-7, reminding everyone that it is still very much a part of the conversation in the Class 5A Big East Conference. The Gators were, after all, the preseason No. 1 in the classification. Hempfield...

Tensions were running high this week at Trib HSSN headquarters. It was that time, that highly anticipated week of the fantasy football season when Chick’s Picks faced off against The Boss. Chick’s Picks came into this week with a 1-2 record as she took on The Boss with his 2-1...

High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results Division I, Section 4 Boys Fox Chapel 17, Franklin Regional 44 Fox Chapel 19, Gateway 44 Fox Chapel 22, Kiski Area 36 Fox Chapel 16, Penn Hills 45 Fox Chapel 23, Plum 36 Kiski Area 19, Franklin Regional 41 Kiski Area 21, Gateway 40...

The second half of the high school football regular season begins with a bang with not one but two district games slated for Thursday. In a rare WPIAL Thursday matchup, Greensburg Central Catholic will try to maintain its focus as it travels to Perryopolis for a Class A Eastern Conference...

Tessa Romah, Hailey Longwell and Kayla Leseck scored to lead undefeated Moon (13-0, 10-0) to a 3-0 victory over Montour (6-5-2, 5-4) in Section 4-3A girls soccer Wednesday night. Aquinas Academy 7, Carlynton 0 – Bella Hite had a hat trick for Aquinas Academy (8-4, 5-3) in a Section 4-A...