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Carlo Denis and Kyler Miller have formed a formidable one-two scoring punch at Greensburg Central Catholic. The senior pair combined for 54 goals through 10 games, making them the top scoring tandem in the WPIAL. Denis had 32 goals and Miller 22. But they are not alone. Several other local...

Staggered by injuries, Penn-Trafford has managed to stay in the WPIAL boys soccer playoff chase in its first year in Class 3A. A grind-it-out mentality permeates the program. “We’re not unique,” Warriors coach Sotiri Tsourekis said. “But our boys will fight.” Consider: The Warriors started 1-4, including losses to proven...

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...

Jeannette’s Jordan Taylor hit a milestone Tuesday night, eclipsing 100 goals for his career in a 6-3 win over Freeport (5-8, 5-6) in a Section 2-2A boys soccer game. Taylor scored four times for the Jayhawks (6-7, 4-7) in the win. He has 101 goals in his career. Austin Emery...

High schools Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results Division I Section 1 Hempfield 17, Penn-Trafford 46 Hempfield 25, Indiana 30 Section 5 Blackhawk 22, Montour 35 Blackhawk 15, West Allegheny 49 Montour 16, West Allegheny 45 Division II Section 4 Avonworth 15, Knoch 44 Freeport 17, Avonworth 41 Freeport 15, Knoch...

The Springdale girls soccer team still is in the driver’s seat in Section 1-A with a full-game lead, but the Dynamos’ grip was loosened Monday with a 5-1 loss at Seton LaSalle. Springdale (8-2, 7-1) came into the game off a dramatic 3-2, last-second victory over Greensburg Central Catholic last...

As time winds down on section play in WPIAL girls soccer, the focus turns toward capturing one of the top four spots in each section to earn a berth in the district postseason in two and a half weeks. There are 35 girls soccer section matches slated for Wednesday, including...

It’s the midway point of the 2022 high school football regular season, and it’s time for the elite teams in the state to flex their muscles heading into the second half. Of the 30 teams ranked last week in the Trib HSSN state football rankings, only two lost and were...

The kid with the bucket hat keeps crossing things off his bucket list. Hunter Jurica won the Ligonier Country Club championship, a Westmoreland County Coaches Association title and a section title earlier this season. Now, the Derry senior golfer can add a WPIAL championship. “Honestly, I was such a big...

It was repeat Tuesday at the WPIAL girls golf championships at Valley Brook Country Club. South Fayette senior Marissa Malosh breezed to her second consecutive Class 3A title by shooting 5-over-par 77 and finishing the 36-hole event with a six-shot lead over Seneca Valley junior Lihini Ranaweera. In addition, Quaker...

With substitutions in short supply, Yough tries to conserve and persevere. Every game, with a defensive-minded approach and their fingers crossed, the Cougars make do with what they have. Right now, that is 12 players. Eleven starters and one reserve. A microcosm of their situation: In an impressive, 1-0 overtime...

Latrobe senior Chloe Boyette plays defender on the Wildcats’ back line, but, come December, she will be lining up as a goalkeeper on a national stage. Boyette was selected to play for the U19 U.S Youth Futsal International Team set to compete in two months in Lisbon, Portugal. Boyette, a...

WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship final round When: Thursday Where: Allegheny Country Club, Sewickley Defending champion: Nick Turowski, Penn-Trafford Who moves on?: The top 14 finishers advance to the PIAA championship Oct. 17-18 at Penn State University’s Blue Course, State College. Tee times Chip shots: Rocco Salvitti of Central...

High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 15, Allderdice 0 Peters Township 1, North Allegheny 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 2, Norwin 0 Football Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class A Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic at Frazier, 7 p.m. City League Nonconference Perry at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Class 6A Mt....

Mikayla Coury scored the decisive goal, assisted by Lily Householder, to lead Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Freeport in Section 2-2A girls soccer Monday. It was the first loss of the season for the Yellowjackets (9-1, 6-1), who split the season series with the Bucs (9-2-2, 6-2-1). Ali Hughes...

With such a light bench, Yough is often content playing more defense than offense. The idea is to defend like crazy and conserve energy for the stretch run. Southmoreland, on the other hand, wants to crank up the scoring. The strategies canceled each other out Monday night as the teams...

With three weeks left in WPIAL girls volleyball section play, five matches are set for Tuesday with at least a share of first place up for grabs. • Section 1-4A: Pine-Richland (3-1) visits North Allegheny (4-0) in a match you can hear on HSSN. The Tigers beat the Rams in...

Montour quarterback Jake Wolfe was enjoying a good season through the first five games. He had thrown for 347 yards on 32 completions with four touchdown passes and two scoring runs as the Spartans entered Week 5 and the midway point of the regular season with a 2-3 overall record....

Four seasons, five coaches. The seniors on the Deer Lakes girls volleyball team have been through it all the past couple of years. The Lancers sought a new beginning and the foundation for consistency in the program as they began their offseason of preparation. Mike Nypaver, a student of the...

There is a new No. 1 in Class 3A this week as the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest WPIAL girls volleyball top-10 rankings. Moon, last week’s No. 1 team in the classification, suffered 3-1 losses to both Class 3A No. 6 South Fayette and Trinity in Section...

In 2019, with Libby Conlan and in 2020 with Brooke Bauer, Ally Bauer of Knoch was part of the winning duo that won WPIAL girls tennis doubles gold. In 2021, the Greb sisters, Lindsey and Emily, also of Knoch, won the district girls double tennis title. Now, Ally Bauer and...

The Mt. Pleasant boys soccer team got off to a solid start this season, going 5-4-1 overall with an even more impressive 5-1-1 section record. It was good enough to put the Vikings in the Section 3-2A title conversation, in second place behind Belle Vernon. Senior midfielder Dylan Donitzen is...

With just one senior on its roster, the Ligonier Valley girls volleyball team has been looking to its younger veterans for a spark this year. And there are many. On a team with 21 girls, a total of 14 are either sophomores or freshmen, many with prior varsity experience. Outside...

Deer Lakes is one of the teams to beat in WPIAL boys soccer, starting the season with a record of 6-0 in section play and 8-1 overall. Mason Metzler, captain and center back for the Lancers, has a very important role on the team. “My main goal is to keep...

West Allegheny, Penn-Trafford, Montour, Mt. Lebanon, Baldwin and North Allegheny all recorded doubleheader sweeps in game play from last Thursday to Sunday as the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League continues its stretch run to the playoff tournament. Mother Nature again got the better of several scheduled doubleheaders, including three on...