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Penn Hills senior Lucy Brayton earned a spot in the WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championship at Valleybrook Country Club. Brayton shot an 83 in the first round Sept. 26 at Youghigheny County Club to sit in sixth place heading into the final round at Valleybrook Country Club on Monday,...

Sawyer Kinney can usually see the people he races against are feeling what he is feeling. After crossing the finish line, Kinney sees, and emphasizes with, the suffering. The Penn Hills junior cross country runner feels those moments are what build camaraderie in the sport. “I love cross country and...

Ryan Palmieri’s mindset is doing everything he can to help the team win. That’s a goal shared by many high school football players, but Palmieri’s actions throughout his career at Pine-Richland show that he is committed to do anything he’s asked to do. Last year, when Cole Boyd went down...

Four years ago, Jessica Albertson found her passion with field hockey. Now she’s found her position on the field. Albertson moved from midfield to forward for Pine-Richland this season and has been filling up the cage. She’s had a five-goal game, a four-goal game and a hat trick. It’s been...

Riley Koziatek Class: Senior School: Kiski Area Sport: Soccer Report card: Koziatek scored four goals for the Cavaliers in Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Ligonier Valley. The next day she netted two goals in a 9-0 triumph over Obama Academy. The senior attacking midfielder, who was an all-section selection last fall,...

WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championship, final round When: Tuesday Where: Valley Brook Country Club, McMurray Defending champion: Marissa Malosh, South Fayette Who moves on?: The top seven finishers advance to the PIAA championship Oct. 17-18 at Penn State University. Tee times Chip shots: A new, 36-hole format is in...

WPIAL Class 2A boys golf championship, final round When: Tuesday Where: Oakmont Country Club Defending champion: Brian McDonnell, Eden Christian Who moves on?: The top 18 finishers advance to the PIAA championship Oct. 17-18 at Penn State University’s Blue Course, State College. Tee times Chip shots: Neither Derry nor Brownsville...

High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Western Beaver 18, Freedom 6 Class A Big 7 South Side 49, Summit Academy 0 Eastern Jeannette 38, Riverview 6 City League Nonconference Steubenville C.C. 29, Carrick 0 Westinghouse at Kennedy Catholic, ppd. Saturday’s summaries Western Beaver 18, Freedom 6 Freedom...

Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher was 0-3 against conference foe Thomas Jefferson, and his Mustangs were outscored 160-3 in the first three years of his high school football career. This series was as one-sided as could be. Laurel Highlands was 0-28 all-time against the WPIAL powerhouse, but that winless record changed...

Tyson Florence ran for 162 yards and a touchdown to lead Western Beaver to an 18-6 victory over Freedom in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference football Saturday. Xander LeFebvre added two rushing touchdowns for Western Beaver (5-1, 2-1). Damian Grunnagle ran for 102 yards for Freedom (2-4, 1-2). South Side...

Lily Fenton School: Latrobe Sport: Volleyball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Fenton, a standout setter, led unbeaten Latrobe to wins over Armstrong, Indiana and Highlands. She had 42 assists and nine digs in a 3-2 win over Armstrong, added 45 assists and six kills in a 3-2 win over Indiana,...

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 5-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-2, 3 3. Mt. Lebanon, 2-4, 4 4. Central Catholic, 3-3, 5 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-4, 2 Class 5A Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 6-0, 1 2. Bethel Park, 5-1, 2 3. Gateway,...

While Riverview employed ball control through the remnants of Hurricane Ian on Saturday afternoon, Jeannette employed a quick-strike offense. The Raiders ran 37 plays from scrimmage in the first half, compared to just 10 for the Jayhawks. But Jeannette made the most of its opportunities and rolled to a 38-6...

It was one spectacular night for Highlands junior Aaran Randolph, the area’s newest football standout. Randolph’s quick rise to prominence came from working out of the wildcat formation for the Golden Rams. He ran twice for 94 yards in the Sept. 23 game against Indiana. But in Friday’s game against...

Connor Flemm rarely leaves the field for the Kiski Area football team. The starter at running back and linebacker also kicks off, punts, converts extra points and is the field goal kicker. For the Cavaliers senior, every day on the field with his teammates is one he savors. He knows...

The Westmoreland County Coaches Association is adding an event to its fall/winter schedule. The first WCCA All-Star Volleyball Match will be Nov. 22 at Ligonier Valley. It will feature top senior players on East and West teams. Team selections and rosters will be announced closer to the event. Ligonier Valley...

The run-pass option can be effective, but it relies on timing between the quarterback and his running backs and receivers and blocking schemes that clear space to allow for a clean exchange or throw. Greensburg Central Catholic quarterback Tyree Turner made several “RPOs” work to perfection in the Centurions’ 34-18...

Hempfield junior softball player Peyton Heisler will continue her playing career in the Ivy League. Heisler, who played left field and did some pitching last season for the Lady Spartans, announced a verbal commitment to Penn. She said she was recruited an a utility player and pitcher. An Ivy League...

As libero for Hampton’s No. 2-ranked girls volleyball team, Avery Koontz is not allowed to jump above the height of the net or attack the ball. Instead, she does her best work much closer to the ground. Koontz, a 5-foot-3 junior, is a defensive specialist and energetic fireplug for the...

After a rough start, the Shady Side Academy football team finally broke through with a resounding 41-0 victory over South Allegheny. The victory was at the Gladiators’ new stadium in Liberty Borough, near McKeesport. The key performers for the Bulldogs were senior Joey Bellinotti, who scored touchdowns on a 5-yard...

It’s a high school girls tennis season where Fox Chapel is once again at its accustomed spot among the WPIAL’s elite. The Foxes were 6-0 in the section and 7-2 overall heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Fox Chapel was a strong candidate to bring home the...

It’s three down and two to go for the Plum football team in Big East Conference play in its quest to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. “To beat any teams left on our schedule, we have to keep up the intensity for four quarters and play a complete...

When Nikki Polens went down for a pushup, Lola Abraham was clinging to her back. When Polens did situps, Abraham would be sitting on her stomach. Lola’s dad Sean Abraham coached Riverview’s junior high team and was an assistant for the Raiders varsity squad when Polens went through the program....

The Norwin boys soccer team is all about streaks this season. The Knights lost three in a row early on but quickly recovered to win five in a row and climb back into the WPIAL playoff race in Section 2-4A. Not that the Knights ever considered themselves “out” of it....

Three members of the North Allegheny boys golf team advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Class 3A tournament. Sophomore Chris Hoffman and juniors Collin Wang and Jake Watterson advanced after finishing among the top 36 at the first-round competition Sept. 27, at Champion Lakes Golf Club in Bolivar....