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George Guido: A-K Valley teams add to historical milestones in WPIAL football playoffs
Playoff time is here, and six Alle-Kiski Valley teams will be part of the WPIAL’s 109th quest for football champions. Here is how things look for the local teams. • Allegheny 6 Conference champion Freeport is in the playoffs for the 32nd time. The Yellowjackets will play either West Mifflin...
Ellis School captures WPIAL Class A field hockey championship
So much excitement surged through Ellis School junior Rita Gianakis as she raced to meet her teammates moments after the Tigers secured their third WPIAL Class A field hockey championship on Saturday at Washington & Jefferson College. Gianakis almost single-handedly provided the spark, scoring three fourth-quarter goals to lead Ellis...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Short-handed GCC happy with win
All things considered, Greensburg Central Catholic coach Marko Thomas was thrilled with his team’s result Friday night — a 48-21 win over Leechburg that clinched the Eastern Conference title. “When you have so many guys out and guys playing different positions, you never know,” Thomas said. “We know we can...
WPIAL announces 2022 football playoff pairings
Defending WPIAL champions Aliquippa and Bishop Canevin were among the six teams that earned No. 1 seeds for the upcoming football playoffs when brackets were revealed online Saturday on TribLive HSSN. Aliquippa is the defending Class 4A champion and Canevin is trying to repeat in Class A. The other top...
Norwin notebook: Late season surge leads to strong seed for boys soccer team
The Norwin boys soccer team played some of its best soccer late in the season and it led to a quality seeding in the WPIAL playoffs. The Knights (11-6) received the No. 3 seed in Class 4A and, since there are only eight teams in the bracket, the Knights earned...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers clinch conference title
North Allegheny’s football team claimed its fourth conference title in the past five years this season and now turns its attention to the WPIAL playoffs. The Tigers locked up the No. 1 seed for the Class 6A playoffs after Week 8 games were completed. Central Catholic’s victory over Seneca Valley secured...
Girls wrestling moves closer to goal of being sanctioned by PIAA
Someday, the state’s best female wrestlers will be crowned PIAA champions at Giant Center in matches held alongside the boys, if advocates for the sport get their wish. “We’d like it to be at Hershey with the boys, that’s the goal,” said North Allegheny coach Dan Heckert, part of a...
Franklin Regional notebook: Soccer teams split playoff openers
Soccer season continued for one Franklin Regional soccer team, while another saw its season end abruptly. The girls team advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over South Fayette. Abby Paterline scored for the Panthers (11-5-2) with about 15 minutes to play on a penalty kick....
Hampton wide receiver Benny Haselrig catching eye of colleges
The struggle was real last season for Hampton all-conference wide receiver Benny Haselrig. It was his junior season, by far the most important for potential college recruits, and while the Talbots were rolling to one of the best seasons in program history, Haselrig was rarely targeted in the run-first offense....
Hampton boys soccer team’s WPIAL reign ends suddenly
Hampton boys soccer coach Matt McAwley is practical enough to know this season wasn’t going to end anything like last season. “It’s very, very rare that a (player’s) last moments on a soccer field is a moment of winning everything,” McAwley said. “We were fortunate last year to experience that...
Shady Side Academy soccer teams work their way to playoff victories
Shady Side Academy’s 19th consecutive WPIAL boys soccer appearance got off on the right track as the Bulldogs eliminated Keystone Oaks, 6-1. The opening-round Class 2A match was played Oct. 24 at Michael J. Farrell Stadium on the Shady Side campus. “We’re a young team, and it took us a...
Guyasuta youth football organization prioritizes fun, learning the game this season
Victories were at a premium this season for the Guyasuta youth football organization, but fun and learning the game proved to be a positive experience. One example was the flag football program, known as the “Little Hawks.” The team serves as a feeder system for the Tomahawks team that plays...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2022 football playoff pairings
The WPIAL football playoff brackets will be revealed at 2 p.m. Saturday on TribLive HSSN. In the meantime, here’s a look at what those brackets might look like, according to HSSN’s Don Rebel and Chris Harlan. Class 6A Chris Harlan’s bracket No. 4 Canon-McMillan at No. 1 North Allegheny No....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 31, Canon-McMillan 0 North Allegheny 27, Seneca Valley 26 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 27, Peters Township 26 Moon 41, Baldwin 34 Upper St. Clair 35, South Fayette 0 Big East Hempfield 34, Norwin 7 Penn-Trafford 28, Franklin Regional...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Matt Sieg runs for 363 yards, 6 TDs in Fort Cherry win
Matt Sieg ran for 363 yards and six touchdowns and threw for 38 yards and a TD to lead Fort Cherry to a 48-34 victory over Burgettstown (6-3, 5-2) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. The Rangers (7-3, 5-2) finished second in the Black Hills standings....
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Liam Gibson’s 3 TDs help Beaver clinch playoff berth
Liam Gibson rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead Beaver to a 48-13 win over Hopewell (3-7, 2-4) in Class 3A Western Hills Conference play on Friday night. Isaac Pupi threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Beaver (7-3, 4-2), which clinched a playoff spot with the...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen tosses 4 TD passes in victory
Cadin Olsen threw for four touchdowns, including three to his brother, Ian, as No. 4 Armstrong notched a 40-21 win over Kiski Area (1-9, 0-6) in Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference play Friday night. The River Hawks (9-1, 6-0) finished as the conference champions. Connor Flemm and Carson Heinle had...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: North Allegheny rallies past Seneca Valley
Logan Kushner threw for 218 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to earn a 27-26 victory over No. 3 Seneca Valley (6-4, 1-3). Andrew Gavlik ran for 123 yards and a touchdown for North Allegheny (9-1, 4-0), which will be the No. 1...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Beaver Falls locks up MAC title
Jaren Brickner threw for 100 yards and ran for three touchdowns as No. 2 Beaver Falls scored a 44-8 win over Western Beaver (7-3, 4-3) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Trey Singleton added two rushing touchdowns for Beaver Falls (9-1, 7-0). Freedom 51, New Brighton...
Capacity crowd sees Aliquippa defeat rival Central Valley with dominant 3rd quarter
Aliquippa’s DJ Walker saw fans standing rows deep along the fence, heard cheers of a capacity crowd and felt the excitement in the cold, October air. That fueled his big night. “It’s the energy,” he said. “You felt the vibe in the stadium. You felt the vibe on the field....
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 9
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 359 - Keegan Smetanka, Shaler (13 of 16) 245 - Payton Wehner, Central Catholic (17 of 29) 228 - Sam Hughes, Riverside (14 of 25) 218 - Logan Kushner, North Allegheny (16 of 23) 218 - Chase...
Bethel Park completes breakout regular season with win over rival Peters Township
Two seasons ago, Bethel Park went winless. Last year, the Black Hawks rebounded and made the playoffs, falling in the first round to Woodland Hills. This year, Bethel Park wasn’t getting a lot of preseason love from the outside, but the Black Hawks and coach Brian DeLallo knew what was...
Thomas Jefferson ends regular season by beating McKeesport
Thomas Jefferson has been a completely different football team over the past few weeks, and it capped off that turnaround by traveling to McKeesport and handing it its first loss in a 20-10 Big 7 Conference matchup Friday night. “Since that loss at Laurel Highlands, we’ve totally regrouped and concentrated...
Cruce Brookins steals the show as Steel Valley bests Serra Catholic
It was the Cruce Brookins show atop “The Nest” at Serra Catholic on Friday night. The Steel Valley senior scored four first-half touchdowns on the ground and added a pair of interceptions on defense as he helped guide the Ironmen to an Allegheny Conference title with a 28-0 win over...
Mars gets past North Catholic, grabs playoff spot
Mars needed a victory Friday against North Catholic, and it also needed to secure the proper amount of Gardner points. The magic number was seven, and it hit it precisely. The Fightin’ Planets earned a 21-14 victory, secured the fourth and final playoff berth in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny...
