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2022 WPIAL 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Upper St. ClairVideo
WPIAL Class 5A football championship No. 2 Pine-Richland vs. No. 5 Upper St. Clair Noon Saturday, Norwin Video stream: tribhssn.triblive.com Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Winner plays: Erie’s Cathedral Prep in PIAA quarterfinals Nov. 25 of 26 WPIAL titles: Pine-Richland 5 (2003, ‘14, ‘17, ‘18, ‘20), Upper St. Clair...
How to watch Saturday’s 2022 WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football championships on Trib HSSN
Unable to make it to Norwin Knights Stadium on Saturday? The TribLIVE High School Sports Network has you covered. Trib HSSN is the only place to watch the WPIAL Class 5A and 6A football championships. Here’s how to watch Saturday’s games, sponsored by U.S. Air Force and First National Bank:...
2022 PIAA girls volleyball preview: North Allegheny, North Catholic, Freeport chasing titles
Three WPIAL teams will compete for PIAA girls volleyball championships Saturday at Cumberland Valley. Here’s a look at each game: Class 2A York Catholic (23-1) vs. Freeport (22-2) 1 p.m. Saturday, at Cumberland Valley On the air: Streaming on PCN Select Seeds: York Catholic 3-1; Freeport 7-1 How they got...
Program-boosting coaches lead North Allegheny, Central Catholic into WPIAL Class 6A title game
Whether he deserves some credit or blame depends on your perspective, but Art Walker certainly helped set Central Catholic on a path to become a WPIAL powerhouse. As a 27-year-old first-time head coach, Walker was hired there before the 1998 season to take over a team that had never won...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 17, 2022
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championships Saturday’s schedule At Cumberland Valley Class 3A Wilson (21-2-1) vs. Lower Dauphin (21-3-1), 3 p.m. Class 2A Mechanicsburg (19-4-1) vs. Palmyra (20-2-2), 1 p.m. Class A Wyoming Area (22-2) vs.Boiling Springs (25-0), 11 a.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule North...
High school roundup for Nov. 17, 2022: Thomas Jefferson hockey earns comeback win
Ryder McGuirk scored the tying goal in the third period as Thomas Jefferson rallied from three goals down to defeat Latrobe, 5-4, in a shootout in PIHL Class 2A hockey Thursday night. Andrew Oliver and Liam Mahoney also scored as TJ (3-3) erased a 4-1 deficit. Peyton Meyers had a...
Guard play could provide spark for Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball team
A move to a new section is just logistics to Greensburg Central Catholic. The new digs come with no guarantees and don’t mean another perfect record in section games like last season. And they surely do not ensure a 23rd straight WPIAL playoff berth. That still has to be earned,...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball returns plenty
Greensburg Central Catholic will open boys basketball practice Friday with no starters. Sure, there are three players who appeared regularly in the starting five last season, but fourth-year coach Christian Hyland is not labeling them as first-stringers just yet. “Everything is on the table,” Hyland said. “The guys who compete...
5 things to watch in Week 12 of high school football
Aliquippa is trying to reach the WPIAL football finals for the 15th year in a row, meaning some of the players on the Quips roster weren’t born the last time the team failed to get there. That was in 2007. But as impressive as that record streak may be, Aliquippa...
In coach’s 2nd season, Deer Lakes girls ready to make climb over .500 mark
Deer Lakes has only one thing in mind as another girls basketball season approaches — to come away with a winning record for the first time in three years. Perhaps the time is ripe? “We have the potential to be as good as anyone in the section,” said coach Sam...
Through the Years: In 1947, Ken High shut out Har-Brack
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. Ken High won its second consecutive WPIAL title over Har-Brack, 27-0, at Forbes Field on Nov. 27, 1947. Vince Pisano scored two touchdowns...
Tradition-rich programs clash when Pine-Richland, Upper St. Clair play for WPIAL Class 5A crown
Pine-Richland and Upper St. Clair have each been to plenty of WPIAL championship games. But both have arrived to this year’s finals with a rare similarity. The Rams and the Panthers have advanced with quarterback changes. Pine-Richland has gone with Ryan Palmieri since midseason and Upper St. Clair has been...
WPIAL football playoff preview capsules for Nov. 18-19, 2022
Let the gold rush begin on the gridiron. The WPIAL will hold its first two championship games Saturday at Norwin, crowning winners in Class 5A and 6A. Meanwhile it’s Final Four Friday in the other classifications as eight semifinals games are set for Friday to set the stage for the...
New coach keeps bar high for Deer Lakes boys basketball
There have been great expectations in recent years for the Deer Lakes boys basketball team, which enters a new season with a new coach in a new classification. Don’t count on those expectations changing. Albie Fletcher, a Deer Lakes graduate and former basketball assistant at the school, certainly doesn’t see...
4 WPIAL teams set to play for PIAA soccer championships
Four WPIAL teams will compete for PIAA soccer championships Friday and Saturday in Mechanicsburg. Here’s a look at each game: Girls soccer PIAA Class A championship Southern Columbia (17-6-1) vs. Freedom (20-4) 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Southern Columbia 4-2; Freedom 7-1...
Aliquippa, McKeesport collide again in WPIAL semifinals after 2OT battle last season
For a year, McKeesport has wondered what might’ve been. What if the Tigers had won that dramatic double-overtime semifinal game last season against Aliquippa? Would they have followed the Quips’ path as WPIAL and PIAA champions? Nobody knows. “It’s something that’s kind of left a bad taste in our mouths,”...
Players selected for We Serve First All-Star Classic girls volleyball event
The inaugural We Serve First All-Star Classic girls volleyball event will be Dec. 10 at Kiski Area High School, and the 36 seniors set to take part have been selected. They represent 16 schools in the Alle-Kiski Valley and surrounding communities: Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Franklin Regional, Freeport, Hampton,...
Chick’s Picks makes sure she doesn’t come up short while making WPIAL playoff predictions
Each year, at this critical point of the season, Chick’s Picks often finds herself needing a little more inspiration to carry her over the finish line. Chick’s Picks spent some time this week seeking that extra motivation. After reading about Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak earning his 300th career win...
Shaye Bailey’s hat trick torches Greensburg CC, sends Freedom to Class A state title game
Looking more like she was ready for the homecoming court than someone who had just played a soccer game, Shaye Bailey cradled a bouquet of roses as she talked to reporters on a bitter cold Wednesday night in Monroeville. White, pink, red: The flowers complemented the Freedom junior’s scarlet uniform....
Freeport girls volleyball team outlasts Philipsburg-Osceola, reaches state final
A pair of district champions battled for five games Wednesday at Punxsutawney High School with a trip to the PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball championship on the line. In a packed gym, a boisterous crowd saw District 6 champion Philipsburg-Osceola deliver the first shot with a dominant win in Game...
Moon fends off Mars again to return to state championship game
Just 11 days ago, Mars and Moon met for the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship. The Tigers bested the Planets by a goal that day to capture their fifth title. The high stakes rematch tonight took place Wednesday night at North Allegheny with a spot in the PIAA championship...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team comes up short in PIAA semis
Mt. Pleasant’s dream run to the PIAA Class 2A girls soccer championship ended Wednesday at Slippery Rock. A stifling defense and a lucky bounce off the post helped District 10 runner-up General McLane to a 3-0 victory in the semifinals. General McLane (16-5-1) will face Central Columbia at 10 a.m....
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 12
Friday WPIAL Playoffs Class 4A Semifinals Aliquippa (10-0) vs. McKeesport (11-1) at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1460 AM, 1020 AM) Central Valley (10-1) vs. Thomas Jefferson (8-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Class 3A Semifinals Avonworth (10-1) vs. Shady Side Academy (7-4) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Belle...
Birdie runs advance scouting mission for Belle Vernon, makes semifinal pick
Last week: 3-0 (100%) Season: 104-28 (78.8%) If you watched the Pittsburgh Steelers play the New Orleans Saints last Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, you may have caught a glimpse of the Birdie during the telecast. “They showed a quick shot of me and my cronies,” the Birdie said, rewinding his...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 16, 2022
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Wednesday’s results Wilson 2, Emmaus 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Conestoga 2 (OT) Championship Saturday’s schedule Wilson (21-2-1) vs. Lower Dauphin (21-3-1) at Cumberland Valley, 3 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Wednesday’s results Mechanicsburg 1, Villa Maria Academy 0 Palmyra 3, Gwynedd Mercy...
