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Coach pays off bet as Hampton wins school’s 1st WPIAL cross country title

Hampton boys cross country coach Dean Longwell dyed his hair bleach blonde on Oct. 31, but it had nothing to do with Halloween. Longwell was keeping his word. The longtime coach made a bet with his young team over the summer. If they earned a top-three finish at the WPIAL...
Hampton girls soccer team came a long way during another playoff season

A girls soccer season that began with the program’s most lopsided loss in a decade ended with the players’ heads held high. Hampton rebounded from a shaky start to place second in Section 1-3A and reach the WPIAL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The No. 7-seeded Talbots defeated No....
Freshmen runners help North Allegheny boys, girls again sweep WPIAL titles

The starting line at a cross country championship can be a stressful scene for first-timers, yet North Allegheny’s freshmen clearly weren’t fazed. With five ninth-graders making their WPIAL championship debuts, the NA boys and girls swept the Class 3A team titles Oct. 28 at Cal (Pa.). In fact, two of...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers teams compete in postseason

The Pine-Richland Rams proved once again to be the dominant force in WPIAL Class 3A field hockey as they defeated North Allegheny, 3-1, to capture a third straight title Oct. 30, at Washington & Jefferson. The Rams’ game-breaker — senior midfielder Rylie Wollerton — put the Rams ahead 1-0 when...
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls soccer team falls painfully short of semis

Franklin Regional girls soccer coach Scott Arnold gathered his team together after a WPIAL 3A quarterfinal playoff game that was as emotionally draining as it was physically exhausting. Then, he tried to put a 2-1 shootout loss to South Fayette into perspective. “Strong emotions lead to strong memories,” Arnold said....
Chase Williams leading Franklin Regional to strong start

When the Franklin Regional hockey team needs a spark, senior center Chase Williams usually provides it. Williams has three goals and seven assists in four games, all wins for the Panthers in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League play. “He leads by example,” Franklin Regional coach John Winebrenner said. “He works hard,...
Long passes let No. 11 Peters Township upset North Hills in WPIAL playoffsVideo

In many ways, Peters Township quarterback Sam Miller epitomizes his football team. Like others on the Indians roster, Miller entered his senior season as a starter with limited experience, missed some time with an injury and wasn’t nearly the impact player in August that he is right now. As he’s...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 10

Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 260 - Logan Kushner, North Allegheny (8 of 13) 257 - John Green, North Hills (13 of 19) 255 - Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox (11 of 16) 235 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (10 of 22) 224 -...
WPIAL Class 3A/2A/A roundup: No. 13 New Brighton upsets No. 4 Washington in overtime

Keandre Williams scored on a 10-yard run in overtime and No. 13 New Brighton’s defense stopped No. 4 Washington’s two-point rushing attempt to claim a 21-20 upset victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A football playoffs Friday night in Washington County. Eddie Lewis ran for two touchdowns,...
Sto-Rox beats Shady Side Academy, pushes way into WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals

After Friday’s game, Sto-Rox’s football players lined up in the end zone, got down and started doing push-ups. It was far from a punishment. Instead, the Vikings went up and down, loudly spelling out their ultimate goal in the 2021 season: S-T-A-T-E-C-H-A-M-P-S. No. 2 Sto-Rox (11-0) took a step in...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A/4A roundup: Laurel Highlands, Armstrong earn 1st postseason victories

Tahji Hooper ran for two touchdowns and caught another as No. 10 Laurel Highlands picked up its first playoff win in school history by defeating No. 7 Beaver, 28-27, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A football playoffs Friday night. Wyatt Ringer scored on a pair of 1-yard...
Deontae Williams moves chains, leads Woodland Hills to 5A win over Bethel Park

Woodland Hills’ Deontae Williams rarely leaves the field for the Wolverines. So it was fitting that the senior quarterback was able to convert several fourth-down conversions in leading Woodland Hills to a 27-23 win on the road over Bethel Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs...
Mourning Greensburg Central Catholic loses 1st-round game to OLSH

Shaken by a double dose of tragedy, Greensburg Central Catholic took the field on its first series Friday night with only five players, all of them linemen. The Centurions were flagged for a delay of game, but Our Lady of the Sacred Heart declined it. The moment was subtle yet...
Early surge pushes South Side past Ligonier Valley in Class 2A

From one end of the WPIAL to the other, Ligonier Valley traveled to South Side Beaver on Friday — a span of 83 miles — for its first appearance in the WPIAL football playoffs. When the Class 2A first-round game was over, the Rams were on top, 34-14 — the...
Winchester Thurston uses big 2nd half to deny Greensburg C.C. its 3rd straight boys soccer title

At halftime, the WPIAL Class A boys soccer final looked to be on the same script as the past two seasons. The last 40 minutes, however, turned out quite different. Winchester Thurston scored three second-half goals to overturn a halftime deficit and knock off two-time defending champion Greensburg Central Catholic,...
East Allegheny’s quickness too much for Southmoreland

There was plenty of excitement in Alverton on Friday. Even though the coke ovens that once burned beyond Russ Grimm Field weren’t glowing, the Southmoreland football community was ready to celebrate the school’s first WPIAL home football playoff game. But visiting East Allegheny had other ideas about which team would...

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