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Athleticism, instinctiveness help Dallas Harper make impact for Gateway defense
Gateway needed a play early in the fourth quarter at North Hills on Sept. 9. The Gators trailed 17-10 and the Indians had the ball hoping to close out an upset victory. That’s when Dallas Harper stepped up. North Hills had a fourth and 3 from near midfield, and it...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley cross country team shines at White Oak Park
Quaker Valley’s boys cross country team celebrated in style at the 20th annual Red, White & Blue Classic on Sept. 9 at White Oak Park. The Quakers zeroed in on third place with 132 team points, slightly behind first-place Hampton (121) and runner-up Blackhawk (131). Uniontown and North Catholic tied...
Senior-heavy Sewickley Academy boys soccer team chasing another section title
Sewickley Academy has traditionally been a significant force in boys soccer. The Panthers are maintaining that tradition so far in 2022. Through six games, SA was undefeated with wins over Freeport (7-0), Eden Christian (2-1), Beaver County Christian (3-1), South Side (7-0), Greensburg Central Catholic (4-2) and Our Lady of...
Waller, defense help Quaker Valley secure 4 early-season shutouts
The respect is well-earned for the Quaker Valley boys soccer team. The Quakers were ranked No. 1 in Class 2A in the Trib HSSN WPIAL soccer rankings for the week ending Sept. 11. A year ago, Quaker Valley won PIAA, WPIAL and Section 4-2A championships and finished with a 24-2...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Field hockey team scores 2 big wins
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team opened section play by defeating Latrobe, 4-2, and Fox Chapel, 2-1. Against Fox Chapel, Emily Bloom and Ava Hershberger scored goals. Hershberger and Maddy Keenan had assists. Against Latrobe, Keenan tied the score before Hershberger tallied a hat trick. Penn-Trafford finished a strong nonsection schedule, defeating...
Freshman sensation boosts Penn-Trafford tennis team
Helped by a freshman sensation, the Penn-Trafford girls tennis team is having one of its best seasons. The Warriors (4-1) are in a position to qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs if they can win the rest of their matches, including a first-place showdown with Franklin Regional (5-0) on...
Multi-sport athlete holds her own at No. 1 singles on Penn Hills tennis team
Talia Russell knows when she glances across the net at her opponent on the tennis court, every match will be a challenge. Russell, who is a senior and the Penn Hills girls tennis team’s No. 1 singles player, doesn’t have nearly as much experience as many of her opponents. “It’s...
Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team learning on job
Inexperience has made the early season difficult for the Penn Hills girls soccer team. The Indians had to drop right into the snakepit that is WPIAL Section 3-3A play without any nonsection games to warm up. The Indians, who lost 7-0 to three-time defending WPIAL runner-up Plum on Wednesday night...
Pine-Richland girls volleyball raises funds, awareness during ‘Spike Out Cancer’ event
Angela Seman coached nine individuals affected by cancer. Kaili Doctor played for her aunt and grandfather, who both passed away from cancer. Those are just two anecdotes of many between the Pine-Richland and North Allegheny girls volleyball programs of knowing someone affected by a disease that has impacted so many...
Team captains guide Pine-Richland boys soccer toward playoff berth
In seventh grade, Ben Rishel took a year off from playing for the Pine-Richland middle school boys soccer team, but he caught wind of a new player who was turning heads. “I heard through the grapevine of some amazing player that had just moved in from Virginia,” Rishel said. That...
Plum girls volleyball aims to ‘seize the opportunity’ again
The Plum girls volleyball team faced a measure of déjà vu this past offseason as it looked to transition after losing seven seniors from the 2021 season. Seventh-year Mustangs coach Kelsey Bonk entered this season optimistic because of what happened last year. Eight seniors moved on from the 2020 team,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 17, 2022
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Neshannock 48, Western Beaver 20 Class A Big 7 Rochester 58, Summit Academy 20 Union 46, Shenango 7 Eastern Clairton 54, Riverview 0 Saturday’s summaries Neshannock 48, Western Beaver 20 Neshannock 3 14 17 14 —48 Western Beaver 6 0 8...
High school roundup for Sept. 17, 2022: Neshannock runs past Western Beaver
Jonny Huff and Matthew Ioanilli each scored three touchdowns to lead Neshannock to a 48-20 victory over Western Beaver in Class 2A Midwestern Conference football Saturday. Huff ran for 82 yards and Ioanilli 80 for the Lancers (4-0, 1-0). Xander LeFebvre threw for 110 yards and a touchdown and ran...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 17, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 2 2. Mt. Lebanon, 2-2, 4 3. Central Catholic, 2-2, 1 4. Canon-McMillan, 1-3, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 2-2, 5 Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 3-1, 3 2. Penn Hills, 3-1, 2 3. Upper...
5 things we learned in Week 3 of high school football
Pick a word: Unpredictable? Competitive? Chaotic? They all describe WPIAL Class 6A football this season, where top-ranked Central Catholic surprisingly lost its conference opener Friday night. Mt. Lebanon prefers the word “fun.” “It’s fun because there are five teams and we’re all very even,” said Mt. Lebanon senior Mike Beiersdorf,...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Izzy Aigner, Hempfield’s Owen Dzurko
Izzy Aigner School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Golf Year: Junior Claim to fame: In nine rounds this season, Aigner is averaging 35 strokes for Greensburg Central Catholic. The recent champion of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship with a 1-under-par 36 at Champion Lakes Golf Course, Aigner has finished under...
Clairton runs past Riverview for first win
Clairton, with its first 0-3 start in more than 40 years, finally entered the victory column Saturday in a big way. In the Eastern Conference opener, the Bears scored on each possession and rolled to a 54-0 victory over Riverview. Twelve players touched the ball as Clairton shared the load....
George Guido: Dominant Leechburg proving well-rounded
Leechburg’s offense is certainly prolific, but the Blue Devils have been playing some stellar “D.” Fourth in this week’s TribHSSN Class A rankings, Leechburg shut out a third consecutive opponent Friday night with the 77-0 dominance of Springdale. It’s the first time Leechburg has blanked three in row since 1955...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller, Anders Bordoy
Eliza Miller Class: Junior School: Kiski Area Sport: Cross country Report card: Miller ruled the cross country course at Northmoreland Park on Friday by winning the girls varsity race at the Kiski Invitational. She surpassed her own course record with a new top time of 18 minutes, 55.21 seconds. It...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional gets physical
Lance Getsy channeled his inner Greg Botta on Friday night. Getsy, the Franklin Regional coach who replaced Botta, the longtime leader of the Panthers, drew up a Botta-like gameplan to pull off the upset of the night in the WPIAL, a 16-7 stunner over No. 1 Gateway in the Class...
Norwin girls volleyball to rely on deep senior class entering Section 3-4A play
Norwin girls volleyball returns most of its rotation from last season’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff team. But can all of that talent translate into another postseason bid? The 16th-year coach of the Knights girls volleyball team hopes so. “The players work hard and won’t give up on a play or...
Franklin Regional girls tennis players eye section title
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team finds itself in a familiar spot as the regular season nears its midway point — atop Section 1-3A. The Panthers (5-0, 4-0) have defeated returning section champion Latrobe, 4-1, and are eyeing a big match Sept. 23 against Penn-Trafford, which features section singles champion...
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls golf team celebrates WCCA championship
With four top-10 finishers and a little determination to repeat as champion, the Franklin Regional girls golf team defended its Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship on Sept. 9 at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bolivar. The event was nine holes. Panthers freshman Gionna Johnson shot 43 to finish third. A...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers shut out Pine-Richland in section volleyball opener
North Allegheny girls volleyball came away victorious over host Pine-Richland last week at a “Spike Out Cancer” event. The Tigers defeated the Rams, 3-0, by game scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-14, in the Section 1-4A opener. Carissa Treser had 10 kills, and Mia Tuman had eight kills, 29 assists and...
Despite revamped roster, North Allegheny girls soccer again off to strong start
The North Allegheny girls soccer team had six starting spots open this season, more than half of the lineup, but what the Tigers also had was depth. So, they have options. “It’s competitive from the seniors down to the freshmen,” said NA coach Chuck Kelley, who’s in his eighth season....
