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A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 6
Nick Odom Plum, so., RB/DB Odom is second to Eryck Moore with more than 40 carries and 350 rushing yards through six games. His 4-yard TD run in the second quarter last week at Franklin Regional was his seventh of the season. He also has made his presence felt on...
Freeport, East Allegheny battle for upper hand in Allegheny 6
Veteran East Allegheny coach Dom Pecora is happy about his team’s 5-1 start. And he feels his team might be ahead of schedule. “The surprising thing is, we might be a year early,” Pecora said. “We’re a junior-heavy team. We’ve definitely exceeded expectations so far.” The Wildcats will get a...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Penn Hills (3-3, 1-1) at Fox Chapel (0-6, 0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, James Burk Complex, O’Hara Township The Indians hope to shake off a two-game losing skid. Quarterback Julian Dugger is a veteran presence for the Indians. He has thrown for 706 yards, rushed for 329 more...
The Birdie stays grounded, like Burrell, as he makes his Week 6 picks in A-K Valley football
Last week: 12-0 Season: 61-8 (88.4%) The Birdie has taken notice of the outstanding year the Burrell Bucs are having: a 5-1 record with a great shot at making the WPIAL playoffs. Here’s why he thinks that’s such great news: It shines a light on the fact that there are...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 6
Today WPIAL Class A Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic at Frazier, 7 p.m. (HSSN, 590 AM, 101.1 FM) City League Nonconference Perry at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1020...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 6
Zach Bewszka Franklin Regional, Sr., RB The senior scored two touchdowns as the Panthers rallied to defeat Plum, 31-28, last week. His 82-yard kickoff return for a score to start the second half began the rally. Bewszka has rushed for a team-high 527 yards and three touchdowns. He’s caught four...
Mt. Pleasant, Elizabeth Forward set to battle for top spot in Interstate Conference
No one should be surprised by the success of the Elizabeth Forward football team this season. The undefeated Warriors returned numerous four-year starters who have won the past two WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference titles and reached the WPIAL championship game in 2020. Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas said upsetting...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 6
Class 5A Big East Franklin Regional (3-2, 2-0) at Norwin (1-5, 0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon After a tough, 42-41 loss to Shaler in double overtime, Franklin Regional rebounded with a comeback victory over Plum, 31-28. Ayden Hudock had five receptions for 136 yards and a...
Birdie sings praises of H-back, makes Week 6 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 10-2 (83%) Season: 55-16 (77.5%) The Birdie was a sixth-string holder on the junior varsity team when he played high school football, so he has a soft spot for the perfect snap, hold and kick. But watching hours of game film each week has given him a new...
Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley Academy earn top seeds for WPIAL tennis playoffs
Last year was the Year of the Panthers in WPIAL girls team tennis. Upper St. Clair won the Class 3A team tennis title while Sewickley Academy won 2A gold, its fourth district championship in five years. Now the brackets have been unveiled for the 2022 WPIAL girls team tennis playoffs,...
1st-time winners Beaver, Ligonier Valley among WPIAL Sportsmanship Award recipients
First-time winners Beaver and Ligonier Valley were among five schools named Wednesday as recipients of the annual WPIAL Sportsmanship Award. Hampton, Penn-Trafford and St. Joseph also received the award, which honored schools that demonstrated “the elements of good sportsmanship” in the 2021-22 school year. This was the 26th year for...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Scoring duos filling the nets
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...
Penn-Trafford boys soccer fights through injuries, stays in playoff chase
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...
WPIAL boys soccer clinchings through Oct. 4, 2022
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...
High school roundup for Oct. 4, 2022: Jeannette’s Taylor hits 100-goal milestone
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 school sports scores, schedules for Oct. 4, 2022
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...
A-K Valley girls soccer notebook: Springdale maintains section lead despite tough loss
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...
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 5, 2022: Top 4 Section 1-A soccer teams to face off
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...
Trib HSSN state high school football rankings for Oct. 4, 2022
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...
Derry’s Hunter Jurica adds WPIAL golf title to list of accomplishments
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...
South Fayette’s Marissa Malosh, Quaker Valley’s Eva Bulger repeat as WPIAL girls golf champions
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...
Despite tiny roster, Yough girls soccer team making plays by the dozen
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...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Latrobe senior set for international play
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 preview
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 school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 4, 2022
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....
