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Pine-Richland notebook: Senior golfer makes states
With an 11th-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship, Pine-Richland senior Blaise Masciantonio qualified for the state tournament. The PIAA Class 3A championships were scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at Penn State’s White Course in State College. Masciantonio is the first Rams golfer to qualify for states since...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2022
High schools Football Saturday’s results Class 3A Allegheny 6 Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Class A Black Hills Burgettstown 41, Carlynton 0 Saturday’s summary Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Valley 0 0 0 0 —0 Shady Side Academy 3 13 7 7 —30 SSA: Harran Zureikat 25 field...
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2022: Plum boys soccer wins matchup of section champs
TJ Schrecongost had two goals and an assist and Aldi Flowers and Brady French also scored to lead Plum (16-1-1) to a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Shady Side Academy (13-2) in a nonsection matchup of section champs Saturday. Bentworth 9, Uniontown 1 – Jerzy Timlin had four goals and...
5 things we learned in Week 7: Central Catholic blocked FG touchdown scorer: ‘I heard no whistle’
As a 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive lineman, Anthony Shovlin says he’d accepted the fact that scoring touchdowns wasn’t in his future, but that changed dramatically Friday night. The Central Catholic junior scored an almost unbelievable winning touchdown after a blocked field goal with no time left, earning him and the Vikings...
TribLive HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 16, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 7-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 6-2, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 3-5, 3 4. Central Catholic, 4-4, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-4, 5 Class 5A Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 7-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 5-3, 3 3. Gateway, 6-2, 2...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Sara Felder, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis
Sara Felder School: Greensburg Central Catholic Year: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Felder, a Youngstown State commit, scored her 100th career goal when GCC ran past Steel Valley, 11-0, for its third straight win. She had four goals and two assists in the win for the Centurions (8-3, 8-2),...
Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace passes 4,000-yard mark
Leechburg senior running back and Pitt commit Braylan Lovelace needed 217 yards against Riverview on Friday in an Eastern Conference matchup to become just the fifth Alle-Kisk Valley runner to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark for a career. Lovelace accomplished that, and then some, against the Raiders, totaling five touchdowns and...
Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon star Quinton Martin to narrow college choices
Belle Vernon star junior Quinton Martin plans to narrow his list of college scholarship offers to a top 10 soon. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, who made a “Pitt stop” at Belle Vernon on Friday night, hopes his Panthers make the cut, especially after watching the senior playmaker. Martin, a running...
Shady Side Academy football shuts out Valley
Favorable field position in the second quarter propelled Shady Side Academy to a 30-0 victory over Valley on Saturday afternoon at Michael J. Farrell Stadium. A three-play scoring drive from the Valley 29 and a punt return to the Vikings 1 by Naiziim Daniels lifted the Bulldogs (2-1, 3-4) to...
Guido: Quarterbacks highlight Greater Allegheny clash between Highlands, Armstrong
The stage is set for Friday’s big showdown between Highlands (8-0, 4-0) and Armstrong (7-1, 4-0) at Golden Rams Stadium. The winner will clinch at least a share of the Greater Allegheny Conference title. Both teams already have secured WPIAL playoff berths in Class 4A. Two of the WPIAL’s top...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Leechburg’s Macy Kubla, Burrell’s Caden Canfield
Macy Kubla Class: Senior School: Leechburg Sport: Volleyball Report card: Macy Kubla helped Leechburg’s girls volleyball team to a pair of victories this week as the Blue Devils moved to 10-3 overall and 7-3 in Section 4-A. An all-section selection last year, the senior outside hitter had 14 kills and...
Norwin uses ‘pack mentality’ to rack up cross country success
From the youth level to varsity, the Norwin cross country teams are outpacing the field with regularity. The boys and girls varsity teams posted perfect 8-0 records during the regular season and were primed for strong finishes at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet and in the WPIAL playoffs. “This...
North Allegheny athletic director concerned by changing definition of amateurism
A groundbreaking name, image and likeness policy proposed by the PIAA cleared a second hurdle this month, meaning Pennsylvania high school athletes soon could be eligible to make money from NIL deals this winter. But some school administrators and coaches still have concerns about potential negative impacts, including those raised...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers’ boys soccer team gets key victory
Ben Christian’s goal in the 38th minute lifted North Allegheny boys soccer to a 1-0 victory over Central Catholic in a Section 1-4A game Oct. 11. Dante Accamando secured the team’s seventh shutout of the season. The win helped the Tigers move to 9-6-1 overall and 7-6 in section play....
Franklin Regional runner pleased to improve finish at WCCA cross country meet
Franklin Regional senior Paityn Blakley improved on her finish from a year ago at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association cross country meet on Oct. 12 but not her time. Still, Blakley wasn’t disappointed with her overall performance. Blakley finished sixth in a time of 20:11.7 and was Franklin Regional’s top...
Plum boys soccer team ready for postseason
It’s time for a postseason rumble, and the Plum boys soccer team is ready, coach Raf Kolankowski said. The Mustangs again are a favorite to challenge for the WPIAL title in Class 3A, but Kolankowski said they will be entering a bracket with a stacked field. “Obviously, it’s not going...
Future of Hampton tennis program in good hands with successful JV squad
The building blocks appear to be in place. Hampton’s girls junior varsity tennis team racked up an impressive 11-2 record this season, offering hope for a firm playoff push by next year’s varsity squad. “The future looks great,” coach Milt Squires said. “The players are excited and are planning to...
Hampton boys soccer team braces for title defense
The defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Hampton boys soccer team is ready to try to make another postseason run. Most of the names are different, but the goal remains the same. “These boys have worked very hard to put themselves in a position to be successful,” coach Matt McAwley said...
Plum girls aim to make another long run in WPIAL soccer playoffs
The Plum girls soccer team is no stranger to postseason pressure and opportunity, and the Mustangs will get a chance in the coming days to prove it. Plum coach Jamie Stewart said his team, which expected to garner one of the top seeds among the likes of defending WPIAL and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 56, Moon 0 South Fayette 45, Baldwin 0 Big East Franklin Regional 56, Hempfield 21 Penn-Trafford 35, Plum 21 Northeast Pine-Richland 42, Shaler 7 Woodland Hills 43, Fox Chapel 14 Class 4A Big Seven Latrobe 43, Connellsville 13 Laurel...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 7
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 349 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (19 of 25) 272 - Ray Miller, Seton LaSalle (16 of 29) 267 - Michael Cahill, East Allegheny (12 of 19) 264 - Payton Wehner, Central Catholic (19 of 25) 262 -...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Landon Smith’s 5 TDs lead No. 4 Laurel past No. 3 South Side
Landon Smith ran for 253 yards and five touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, as No. 4 Laurel upended No. 3 South Side, 33-16, in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Friday night. C.J. Sunseri threw for 76 yards for the Spartans (6-1, 4-0). Ryan Navarra and Brody...
Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen capitalizes on Mars’ mistakes in high-scoring Greater Allegheny win
Giving Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen short fields, time to pass and extra possessions is a dangerous combination. The Penn recruit passed for 349 yards, threw four touchdowns and rushed for two more Friday night as Armstrong capitalized on four Mars turnovers to win 55-31 in the highest-scoring game in River...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks rallies past McGuffey
Nick Buckley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Robinson in the fourth quarter lifted Keystone Oaks to a 32-30 win against McGuffey (5-3, 3-2) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night. Buckley threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns for KO (6-2, 3-1). Philip McCuen threw for 62 yards...
Central Catholic beats Penn Hills on improbable blocked field goal for TD
Trailing by a point with one second left, Central Catholic lined up for a 49-yard field goal that would have won its nonconference game with Penn Hills on Friday night. Instead, the Vikings won in an even more improbable way. The kick was blocked, but while Penn Hills players celebrated...
