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Penn Hills boys soccer looking to stay on even keel
Entering a season with high expectations has the Penn Hills boys soccer team trying to reign in its emotions in the early going. The Indians were scheduled to enter a Section 3-3A match with Penn-Trafford last Thursday missing two of their top attacking players, neither due to injuries. Penn Hills...
Returning runners step into key roles for Pine-Richland cross country team
The Pine-Richland girls cross country team graduated two runners who are now competing at NCAA Division I schools, but there’s still a wealth of talent in the program. There’s four returning varsity runners and some youth with good resumes. The two runners who graduated are Meredith Price (Utah State) and...
Riverview boys cross country begins quest to defend WPIAL title
Amberson Bauer and Christopher Barnes finished near the top — third and fourth, respectively — at the traditional season-opening Gateway Invitational cross country meet Sept. 3 at Boyce Park in Plum. Bauer, a senior, and Barnes, a sophomore, helped the Raiders take second to only Class 3A Fox Chapel in...
Plum runners off to strong start after performance at Gateway Invitational
Plum’s Connor Pivirotto and Riverview’s Christopher Barnes were next to each other down the final straightaway to the finish line in the boys varsity race at the Gateway Invitational cross country meet Sept. 3 at Boyce Park. Barnes edged Pivirotto by less than a second for fourth place overall. Pivirotto...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Golfers place 2nd at WCCA tournament
The Penn-Trafford boys golf team finished second in the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Sept. 2 at the Latrobe Elks. Norwin took top honors with a 403 score. The Warriors and Franklin Regional tied for second with a 406. Junior Nick Turowski finished second with a 1-over par 73. The...
Penn-Trafford sets course to win another field hockey title
It’s been an unusual start of the field hockey season for Penn-Trafford coach Cindy Dutt. Illnesses have kept numerous players and coach Cindy Dutt away from practices. Despite the absences, Penn-Trafford is 2-1 with wins against Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon, both Class 3A teams, before falling to Class 3A...
Kefimba Cisse claims title at host Gateway Invitational
Kefimba Cisse finished second to the now-graduate Brady Sundin in Gateway cross country races last year. The junior, who placed 67th at the WPIAL Class 3A championships in 2021, now is the top runner on a Gators boys team that includes a number of returning competitors who still possess a...
High school roundup for Sept. 10, 2022: No. 2 OLSH tops Clairton
Nehemiah Azeem threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns as No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Clairton, 28-13, in a nonconference football game Saturday night. Dereon Greer caught seven passes for 138 yards, including touchdowns of 30 and 63 yards for the Chargers (3-0). Michael Ruffing returned...
High school sports scores, summaries for Sept. 10, 2022
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Red, White and Blue Classic At White Oak Park Class 3A Individual: 1. Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 15:31; 2. Jack Bertran, North Allegheny, 15:46; 3. Kamden Kramer, McDowell, 16:01; 4. Jacob Puhalla, Moon, 16:04; 5. Michael Gauntner, North Allegheny, 16:05; 6. Hayden Parks,...
George Guido: Armstrong County gets new passing king
There’s a new all-time career passing leader in Armstrong County. Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen has 5,242 passing yards after throwing for 201 yards in Friday’s 49-13 victory by the River Hawks at New Castle. It surpasses the mark of 5,132 yards set by West Shamokin’s Trevor Henderson from 2001-04. Olsen, who...
Five things we learned in Week 2: WPIAL’s longest losing streak is over
Team captains Aaron Hobel and Brighton Mariacher are fourth-year players on Ellwood City’s football team, yet their senior class never had celebrated a win. That changed Friday night. Ellwood City snapped the WPIAL’s longest active losing streak with a 46-6 nonconference win over Carlynton, the team’s first since Oct. 26,...
Northgate uses explosive plays to defeat Riverview
Northgate’s big-play offense proved to be too much Saturday afternoon for the Riverview Raiders. The Flames scored five touchdowns on plays of 45 yards or more in a 32-26 victory over the Raiders at Oakmont’s Riverside Park. Junior Austin Mitchell ran for 156 yards on six carries and scored from...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Olivia Cernuto and Luke Rivardo
Olivia Cernuto School: Southmoreland Sport: Soccer Year: Senior Claim to fame: Cernuto has been scoring goals at a torrid pace and reached a career milestone in the process. The standout forward scored her 100th career goal Thursday in the Scotties’ 7-1 victory over Penn Hills. She had four scores in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 10, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 2-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 3-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 1-2, 5 4. Mt. Lebanon, 1-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 1-2, 3 Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Gateway, 3-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 2-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford,...
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Wetzel nearly sets Freeport field goal mark
Early in the second quarter of Friday’s 61-7 victory over Quaker Valley, the Freeport offense faced a fourth-and-6 from the Quakers 40. The Yellowjackets didn’t go for it or punt in the hopes of pinning QV near its goal line. Instead, Isaac Wetzel jogged onto the field to attempt a...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Annabel Arhin, Freeport’s Garrett Risch
Annabel Arhin Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Arhin had two goals and an assist to help Class 3A No. 3-ranked Plum (3-0, 3-0 Section 3) to a 4-2 win over No. 4 Latrobe on Wednesday. The Mercyhurst recruit scored 11 goals last season in helping the Mustangs...
Hampton cross country team working on encore after historic season
The Hampton boys cross country team is learning how to run with a target on its back. The Talbots return four of their top five runners from the school’s first WPIAL Class 2A cross country championship and are looking to become the first Class 2A boys team to repeat since...
Runner-up finishes motivate Hampton girls volleyball to grab gold
The most successful season in program history was just the start for the Hampton girls volleyball team. Silver was nice, but they want gold. “(Last year) was such a great year and I think that placing silver twice adds fire to a lot of us,” all-state junior outside hitter Emmy...
Fox Chapel girls volleyball shows early-season progress
After some recent struggles, it appears the Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is headed in the right direction. The Foxes were 0-12 in section play last season, 0-16 overall. But Fox Chapel started out 1-2 and coach Diana Andreyko, in her sixth year with the program, has reason for optimism....
Franklin Regional girls golfers sit atop Section 3 again
It would be understandable if the Franklin Regional girls golf team struggled at the start of the season after losing its top two players. The opposite, however, has occurred. The Panthers are sitting at a familiar spot in Section 3-3A — on top. The Panthers are 7-0 and coach Kane...
Franklin Regional girls volleyball leaning on senior-heavy rotation
Rachel Carter’s first season as coach of the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team was a getting-to-know-you time for the team’s new leader and its players. Now that her system is taking root, the Panthers are ready to build toward the future. “We put a lot of work in last year...
North Allegheny notebook: Water polo teams sweep past McDowell
North Allegheny’s water polo teams continued their strong start to the season with a pair of victories over McDowell on Sept. 6. Carissa Jones scored seven goals and Rebecca Melanson added six to guide the NA girls team to a 15-7 win. Katyusha Peregoncev and Lily Tang also scored. Izzie...
New coach overhauls boys soccer program at ‘University of North Allegheny’
As a soccer coach who’d reached the college ranks, Manuel Montero wasn’t interested in coaching high school soccer again, but North Allegheny’s unofficial nickname intrigued him. “The University of NA,” he said. “That’s what attracted me.” Montero had coached high school, club and college soccer on the West Coast before...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 9, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 33, Seneca Valley 21 Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair 53, Baldwin 14 Northeast Penn Hills 33, Pine-Richland 28 Nonconference Aliquippa 26, North Catholic 0 Armstrong 49, New Castle 13 Avonworth 21, Sto-Rox 18 Beaver 28, Freedom 18 Beaver Falls...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 2
Top performers for Week 2 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 323 - Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox (12 of 24) 317 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (18 of 34) 286 - Zion Frye, Carrick (17 of 35) 279 - Gavin Owens, Chartiers Valley (11 of 18) 268 - Keyshawn...
