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Longtime equipment manager is heart and soul of Latrobe football program
Search the downtown streets or the outskirts of the Chestnut Ridge. Check the terminal of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport or the campus of Saint Vincent College. You can try, but you aren’t going to find anybody happier to see the Latrobe football team winning again than Jim Feather. The man...
Grab a rake and check out Chick’s Picks’ WPIAL playoff predictions
Halloween is one of Chick’s Picks’ favorite holidays. Each year, she embraces the Halloween spirit by dressing up as one of her most beloved WPIAL mascots. This year, Chick’s Picks chose to be one of the Mapletown Maples. Since fall foliage seemed to be at its peak around the WPIAL...
Through the Years: Kiski Area added to collection of coal buckets 50 years ago
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. Kiski Area won its fourth consecutive Foothills Conference title with a 36-6 victory over Greensburg Salem before 12,000 fans Nov. 3, 1972, at...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Playoff berth not enough for Ligonier Valley
Inclusion is no longer a goal for Ligonier Valley, which has warmed up to the WPIAL after rejoining District 7 in 2020. The team clearly looks like it belongs here. What the Rams want now is postseason success to follow their torrid runs through District 6. For years, playoff time...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 2, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2022: Quaker Valley tops South Park, moves on to states
After a pair of upsets in the semifinals, a matchup of the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoff bracket happened in the third-place match Wednesday night. Cameron Diggins and Carter Turk scored goals as No. 2 Quaker Valley knocked off No. 1 South Park, 2-1...
Trib 10: As playoffs open, Quips sit comfortably atop power rankings
The regular season in WPIAL football is now complete. For those fortunate to move on to November football, it is playoff football in which they now must compete. Yes, the postseason brings out the poet in all of us. After a wild Week 9, the WPIAL has 27 games on...
After reaching playoffs, Mt. Pleasant, East Allegheny set new goal: A postseason win
One of the goals for almost every high school football team is to qualify for the playoffs. The next goal is to advance. That’s what No. 9 East Allegheny and No. 8 Mt. Pleasant will be attempting Friday during the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Mt....
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 10
Class 5A 7-Penn-Trafford (6-4) at 2- Pine-Richland (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday at Pine-Richland Stadium, Gibsonia Winner plays: Winner of 6-Woodland Hills (5-5) at 3-Franklin Regional (6-3) in semifinals at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 The reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champions rallied to defeat Franklin Regional, 28-21, to qualify for...
Deer Lakes carries growing confidence into WPIAL finals matchup with Beaver
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team made an early exit from the WPIAL playoffs last year, falling as the No. 7 seed to East Allegheny, 2-1, in the first round. The returning players, including the seven Lancers seniors, veteran forward Ryan Hanes said, dedicated themselves to getting back to the...
1st-year coaches look to lead Highlands, Latrobe into playoff win column
Two teams with first-year coaches will square off Friday night in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Latrobe’s Ron Prady will lead the No. 11 Wildcats into Golden Rams Stadium to play No. 6 Highlands, led by coach Matt Bonislawski. Prady came to Latrobe after serving as...
Meeting or no meeting, The Birdie is psyched to make Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 96-24 (80%) The playoffs get the Birdie’s wings flapping. He is one proud peacock at this time of year, walking the halls at work confident in his postseason picks. But he still gets bummed out there is no WPIAL pairings meeting, a time-honored tradition that...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 10
Da’sjon Craggette Greensburg Central Catholic, Jr., RB The junior has come on strong this season, rushing for 1,067 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also has caught seven passes for 72 yards. GCC opens the WPIAL playoffs Friday against Rochester. Dan Dozier Monessen, So., QB He threw for 137 yards and...
Birdie counts down highlights of season, makes A-K Valley playoff picks
Last week: 8-1 Season: 96-15 (86.5%) Nothing gets The Birdie more excited than the start of the postseason. He’s been sitting at his keyboard, literally shaking in anticipation all week. (Might be anticipation. Might be a reaction to Mounds and Almond Joys he’s been jamming in his beak every 15...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 10
Nick Cristillo Deer Lakes, sr., TE/LB If there is a play to be made on defense, Cristillo is up for the challenge. The linebacker owns 101 tackles through 10 games and posted a trio of interceptions — one each in wins over Knoch and Southmoreland and a third in the...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 10
Class 3A First round 10-Deer Lakes (4-6) at 7-Beaver (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday, at Gypsy Glen Stadium, Beaver Winner plays: At 2-Avonworth (9-1) in quarterfinals 7 p.m. Nov. 11 Players to watch: Derek Burk, senior, QB/DB, Deer Lakes; Liam Gibson, senior, RB/WR/LB, Beaver Extra points: Deer Lakes and Beaver met...
Westmoreland, A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Nov. 3, 2022
WPIAL girls soccer playoffs Class 3A Third-place consolation 3-Plum (16-2) vs. 5-Latrobe (12-3-2) 6 p.m. Thursday, at Norwin High School, North Huntingdon Winner plays: District 8/District 10 champion in first round of PIAA playoffs. Loser plays: WPIAL champion, either Moon or Mars, in PIAA first round. Players to watch: Ella...
WPIAL 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: North Allegheny vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship No. 1 North Allegheny (19-1) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (14-1-3) 8 p.m. Thursday at Highmark Stadium Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Playoff path: Top-seeded North Allegheny beat No. 8 Bethel Park, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Seneca Valley, 3-2, in the semifinals. No....
2022 All-WPIAL girls soccer list announced
With WPIAL soccer finals weekend approaching, league coaches came up with this year’s All-WPIAL girls soccer list. Here are their selections (alphabetical by school): Ella Shorkey, Sr., MF, Allderdice Isabella Hite, Sr., MF, Aquinas Academy Mylea Riggle, Jr., MF, Armstrong Gianna Babusci, Jr., F, Avonworth Fiona Mahan, So., MF, Avonworth...
3 finalists announced for Moe Rosensteel Award
The winner of the fourth Moe Rosensteel Player of the Year Award for the WPIAL’s top girls soccer player will be announced following the PIAA championships. Three finalists were announced Wednesday. They are Moon senior midfielder Hailey Longwell, North Allegheny senior forward Lucia Wells and Mars senior forward Piper Coffield....
WPIAL rules Lincoln Park transfers eligible, requests hearings for Imani newcomers
The WPIAL cleared Lincoln Park transfers Maddie Syka and Abbi Jannuzi to play girls basketball in the regular season this winter after holding separate eligibility hearings Tuesday in Green Tree. Blackhawk had flagged their transfers as maybe motivated by athletics since both played for the same AAU program, but the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
High school roundup for Nov. 1, 2022: Defending champion Seneca Valley gets back to WPIAL finals
Will Bruno, Max Marcotte and Beaux Lizewski scored as defending WPIAL champion Seneca Valley earned a return trip to the WPIAL Class 4A finals with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 Fox Chapel (13-4-2) on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Raiders (18-0-1) will meet No. 6 Pine-Richland in Saturday’s championship game...
Mt. Pleasant girls advance to WPIAL Class 2A title game on Riley Gesinski’s OT goal
The Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team had to put in a little extra work, but it was well worth it as the second-seeded Vikings secured their spot in the WPIAL Class 2A championship by defeating third-seeded South Park, 1-0, in overtime in a semifinal Tuesday night at Peters Township. Junior...
No. 2 Moon blanks No. 3 Plum in Class 3A girls soccer semifinals
Moon scored so fast, some late-entering fans had not even found a seat. The momentum from an early goal carried the second-seeded Tigers back to the WPIAL girls soccer championship and sets the table for the finals matchup everybody wanted. Sydney Felton found the back of the net just 22...
