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Freshman Doering scores OT winner as Steel Valley beats GCC for 1st WPIAL soccer title
Therese Doering was in the right place to win it for Steel Valley, but earlier this season, it seemed like she might not be on the field at all. Doering, a freshman midfielder, redirected a free kick into the goal nine minutes into the overtime period to give Steel Valley...
Greensburg Salem runners look to end on high note at state cross country meet
Greensburg Salem’s boys cross country team has built a tradition under coach Nathan Snider. The Golden Lions were WPIAL Class 2A champions in 2016, 2018 and 2020 and PIAA champions in 2018. During that time, numerous individuals have contributed to the team’s success. While the Golden Lions aren’t in contention...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer coach goes into labor on championship game day
The Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team will be without its head coach Friday night for the WPIAL Class A championship. Olivia Kruger went into labor Friday morning. She and her husband, Zak Kruger, are expecting their first child. GCC (15-1) will take on Steel Valley (17-3) at 6 p.m....
5 things to watch: First-round byes create new twist for WPIAL football playoffs
Byes, byes, byes. The WPIAL football playoff brackets have a different look this season with the addition of 15 first-round byes. Which begs the question: Do coaches want a week off at this time of year? With a laugh, Clairton coach Wayne Wade said he’d answer that question after next...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 4, 2021
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Canon-McMillan (4-6) at North Allegheny (6-4), 7 p.m. Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12 Canon-McMillan/North Allegheny winner at Mt. Lebanon (10-0), 7 p.m. Seneca Valley (7-3) vs. Central Catholic (8-2) at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A First round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills...
High school roundup for Nov. 4, 2021: Montour girls make state playoffs
Salveria Ulizzi and Jessica Molitoris scored goals to help No. 5 Montour to a 2-0 victory over No. 6 South Fayette (13-9) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer consolation finals Thursday night, sending the Spartans (15-7) into the state playoffs. Montour will meet the District 8, 9 or 10...
North Hills, Peters Township hope to out-perform their seeds in ‘wide open’ 5A
The No. 11 is listed next to Peters Township’s name on the WPIAL football brackets, but the Indians sure don’t feel like a double-digit seed. “If you look at the No. 1 seed, we went toe to toe with them,” coach T.J. Plack said. “And the No. 2 seed, we...
Greensburg Central Catholic football team staggered by death of 2 assistant coaches in 5 days
Greensburg Central Catholic is dealing with the unfathomable loss of two assistant football coaches. A pair of assistants died within five days of each other this week, leaving the Centurions stunned and saddened on the eve of their WPIAL playoff opener. Joseph Oslosky was killed Thursday in a vehicle accident,...
Quick-strike offense, airtight defense carry Moon to WPIAL title win over Seneca Valley
The Moon girls soccer team got off to a quick start and didn’t slow down. Elizabeth Hoff scored in the third minute and the second-seeded Tigers added two more goals in the first half en route to a 4-0 victory over No. 4 Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A...
Southmoreland girls rally late to win, advance to PIAA soccer tournament
The thought of playing in the PIAA playoffs motivated Southmoreland. The program, after all, hadn’t been to the state tournament since 2009. The thought is now a reality. With a late, relentless surge, the Scotties rallied past Shady Side Academy, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class 2A consolation/PIAA play-in game Thursday...
Keller Chamovitz one-ups dad, leads Quaker Valley past North Catholic in WPIAL finals
Keller Chamovitz has some bragging rights in his household. In 1996, his father Sam scored twice in a WPIAL championship game for Quaker Valley. The younger Chamovitz doubled his total Thursday night. Chamovitz scored four times, helping Quaker Valley earn its 10th WPIAL championship in a 5-0 victory over section...
Freeport, Hampton meet for third time, this time with WPIAL title on the line
The first two matchups between the Freeport and Hampton girls volleyball teams were five-game slugfests that decided the Section 5 championship. The Talbots won the first match at home, but the Yellowjackets returned the favor at Freeport Middle School a couple of weeks later. The teams ended up sharing the...
WPIAL Class A volleyball powers Bishop Canevin, GCC meet again for title
Two familiar foes will be battling for the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball title Saturday. Bishop Canevin and Greensburg Central Catholic have dominated the WPIAL’s smallest classification for the past 10 seasons, with the Crusaders winning six times, including the past four, and the Centurions winning three (2012, ‘14 and...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls go for WPIAL repeat in title game vs. Steel Valley
Nobody told Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls soccer players a WPIAL repeat would come easy. The Centurions have found that out for themselves in the last two rounds of the Class A playoffs. For every finesse goal they have scored, teams have punched back and tailed them all the way to...
WPIAL title game shaping up to be classic between Greensburg CC, Winchester Thurston boys
If there is one thing Rob Fabean wasn’t afraid to do when he took over the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team, it was experimenting. He has been a soccer mad scientist, configuring systems that best fit his personnel against particular opponents. The formations he has used in games look...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football playoff matchups for 2021 Week 10
Welcome to the 2021 WPIAL football playoffs. The postseason kicks off Friday with one game on the Road to Norwin in 6A, and 28 games on the Highway to Heinz. There are 15 district teams that can relax and enjoy the first Friday of November as they earned a bye...
Familiar postseason foes Mars, Plum meet again for WPIAL Class 3A soccer title
For the third consecutive season, the Mars and Plum girls soccer teams will meet in the WPIAL Class 3A championship, with the latest installment taking place at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The top seeded Planets (15-0-1) won the past two meetings, but the No. 2 Mustangs (19-1-1) are...
Westmoreland County soccer playoff capsules for Nov. 5, 2021; GCC goes for title sweep
Girls Class A Championship 3-Steel Valley (17-3) vs. 1-Greensburg Central Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium, Station Square, Pittsburgh Coaches: Bill Abraham, Steel Valley; Olivia Kruger, GCC How they got here: Steel Valley — Defeated 14-Riverview, 12-0; 6-Chartiers-Houston, 6-1; and 2-Springdale, 1-0; GCC — Defeated 16-Eden Christian, 9-0; 8-Riverside,...
Through the years: With heavy hearts, Knoch topped West Allegheny in 2011
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Knoch’s Ky Kenyon passed for three touchdowns and Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin ran for 109 yards in a 28-7 victory over West...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 10
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 10: Julian Dugger Penn Hills, So., QB Dugger (6-3, 180) threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 9 of 13 passing and also ran for 65 yards and a score in Penn Hills’ 42-22 victory over Kiski...
WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: 3 teams look to defend titles
A pair of WPIAL schools will be playing for the Triple Crown this week. Both North Catholic and Greensburg Central Catholic have teams playing for WPIAL championships in boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A year ago, the Mars and Greensburg Central Catholic boys and...
With trade deadline in rear view, Chick’s Picks makes 1st-round football playoff predictions
Welcome to Week 10. The days leading up to the trade deadline are always a frantic time for high school football prognosticators throughout the country. Though Chick’s Picks has felt secure in her spot as top prognosticator at the TribLive High School Sports Network, one never knows what kind of...
With state playoff berth on the line, Franklin Regional tops Plum in shootout
A quickly scribbled together crib sheet that coaches drew up during the second overtime helped Franklin Regional extend its season. Although this wasn’t cheating. It was precise execution. The piece of paper had all the answers sophomore goalkeeper Aryan Selokar needed for the shootout session against Plum on Wednesday night...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2021: Freedom girls, Ambridge boys make states
Renae Mohrbacher scored four goals to lead No. 5 Freedom to a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Springdale in the WPIAL Class A girls soccer consolation game Wednesday night at North Allegheny. Shaye Bailey and Grace White also scored. As the third-place finisher from the WPIAL, the Bulldogs (15-4) will...
Trib 10: 7 undefeated teams fill power ratings as playoffs open
The regular season is in the books and playoff fever is spreading throughout the district. However, for the Trib 10 teams, Week 10 is like a Billy Squier song: Lonely is the Night. Eight of the 10 teams in this week’s power rankings have byes this weekend and will be...
