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WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 21, 2021: Girls volleyball
The 2021 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has come to an end as 72 teams have earned a ticket to ride into the postseason starting next week. 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...
Ringgold sophomore repeats, runners get WPIAL preview at Tri-State cross country meet
Cross country runners competing in the WPIAL championship on Oct. 28 were able to preview the Cal (Pa.) course Thursday at the annual Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet. Because covid-19 forced the WPIAL to find a new home — White Oak Park — in 2020, many underclassmen got to test...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Welcome to Week 8, as the “stretch run” of the WPIAL football season continues. Twenty-eight district football teams have punched their ticket to the 2021 WPIAL playoffs with many more expected to clinch this weekend. Don’t miss the latest WPIAL football playoff picture article on Trib HSSN on Sunday as...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 8
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 8: Bobbie Boyd Jr. McKeesport, Jr., RB Boyd (5-9, 163) ran for 173 yards and a touchdown as McKeesport beat Laurel Highlands, 42-7, last week. The Tigers (7-1, 4-0) face another tough test in the Class 4A Big...
Sorry NFL fans, Chick’s Picks’ crystal ball is reserved for H.S. football prognosticating
Welcome to Week 8. As a long-time local celebrity, it is not often that Chick’s Picks is star struck. This past weekend, however, was an exception. Chick’s Picks was invited to take part in the Steelers halftime celebration honoring recent Hall of Fame inductees. All of her years of fame...
Through the years: Huge crowd watched unbeaten Kiski Area, Hempfield meet in 1971
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. In what has been called the largest crowd ever at Davis Field, some 9,500 fans watched the battle of unbeatens...
Westmoreland County high school football notes: Southmoreland preps for massive game
Southmoreland coach Dave Keefer and his staff have prepared for some meaningful games since they took over in 2018. “There were some big ones that first year,” Keefer said. “We had a big one (against McGuffey) two years ago. This one Friday ranks right up there.” Southmoreland (6-2, 3-1 Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 20, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 6, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, (n) Class A Winchester Thurston at Shady Side Academy, (n) Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Oakland Catholic at Ellis School, 4 p.m. Hockey Thursday’s schedule Class 3A North Allegheny at...
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2021: Canon-McMillan tunes up for playoffs with shutout win
Ryan Galicic netted two goals to lead Canon-McMillan to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Central Catholic (8-6-1) on Wednesday in a nonsection playoff tune-up between two teams in the WPIAL Class 4A field. Anthony Bellino and Mason Le added a goal apiece for the Big Macs (14-2-1). Belle Vernon...
16 players get 2-game suspensions for Valley-Yough fight
A second-half brawl last week looks like it will cost 16 players the rest of the football season. Nine players from Valley and seven from Yough will serve a two-game suspension for their involvement in a fight Friday night at Valley Memorial Stadium. PIAA rules say players who get ejected...
Derry dismisses football coach Vince Skillings
Vince Skillings said he doesn’t believe he did anything to warrant a dismissal, but Derry apparently saw otherwise. While neither Skillings nor Derry would go into detail about what transpired, Skillings was relieved of his duties as head football coach Wednesday with two games remaining in the season. Derry is...
Upper St. Clair, Sewickley Academy claim WPIAL team tennis titles
It was a great day to be a Panther at the WPIAL girls team tennis championship. That’s because Upper St. Clair in Class 3A and Sewickley Academy in Class 2A captured titles with impressive 4-1 wins Wednesday at the Washington & Jefferson College Tennis Center. Upper St. Clair defeated 2020...
What to watch for in high school sports for Oct. 21, 2021: City League playoffs kick off
So, they meet again. A week after wrapping up the City League regular season with a Thursday night clash, Allderdice and Brashear square off again a week later. This time, a berth in the City League championship game is at stake. Last week, Brashear senior Daquan Griffin rushed for 173...
Trib 10: Upset shuffles WPIAL football power rankings
The top eight teams from last week’s Trib 10 power rankings remain the same, but a Class 5A surprise in Week 7 led to some movement at the bottom of the poll heading into Week 8. Pine-Richland’s four-game winning streak brought the Rams back into the power rankings, but their...
4 WPIAL coaches earn statewide honor from PIAA
Four WPIAL coaches earned state coach of the year honors from the PIAA for the 2020-21 school year. The four were New Castle baseball coach Bill Cook, Central Valley football coach Mark Lyons, Seneca Valley boys soccer coach George Williams and North Hills softball coach Libby Gasior. The PIAA revealed...
Greensburg CC soccer teams land No. 1 seeds in WPIAL playoffs; Norwin boys, Latrobe girls have a bye
Greensburg Central Catholic’s soccer teams seemed to follow each other around last fall during the WPIAL postseason, figuratively and physically. The boys and girls teams won WPIAL Class A championships and reached the PIAA finals, finishing runners-up in Hershey. The Centurions shared Norwin as a home field throughout the playoffs,...
In the middle of a weird season, Birdie makes Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 71-27 (72.4%) It’s time to get weird. Then again, what else is new in this column? The PIAA’s playoff footballs, soccer balls and volleyballs were stuck on a boat somewhere, and there was a chance they wouldn’t get here in time for the postseason. The...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Class 6A Canon-McMillan (4-4, 2-3) at Norwin (2-6, 0-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium After winning two straight, Canon-McMillan takes a two-game losing streak into Friday after falling to Seneca Valley and North Allegheny in consecutive weeks. Mike Evans threw for 114 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Angott...
After come-from-behind win, Franklin Regional prepares to face No. 2 Penn-Trafford
If the Penn-Trafford football team was thinking this year’s battle with neighboring rival Franklin Regional was going to be an easy one, the Panthers’ impressive come-from-behind win last week definitely caught their eye. Franklin Regional, under first-year coach Lance Getsy, rallied from a 26-point deficit in the first half to...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 8
Conlan Greene Penn-Trafford, jr., TE/DE Greene has recorded eight sacks, six tackles for losses and has forced three fumbles. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior has four catches for 60 yards and is a solid blocker. Chase Ruokonen Belle Vernon, jr., WR/DB The junior has rushed for 39 yards and is the...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 8
Thursday District 8 City League semifinals Allderdice at Brashear, Cupples Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Hempfield at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Seneca Valley at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN, 1020 AM) Class 5A Allegheny 6 Bethel Park at Moon, 7 p.m. (HSSN**)...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Class 5A Northeast Fox Chapel (4-3, 2-1) at North Hills (5-3, 2-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Martorelli Stadium, Ross Township Both teams are locked in a four-way tie for the top spot in the conference with Pine-Richland and Penn Hills. … The Foxes saw a two-game win streak snapped with a...
Plum shakes off eligibility snafu, focuses on making playoffs
Plum’s week didn’t start out very well. The Mustangs hope it has a better ending. The WPIAL determined Monday that Plum used an ineligible player during two games earlier this season, with one being a conference game. But a victory over Armstrong on Friday night would keep the Mustangs in...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 8
Garrett King Freeport, Sr., RB/QB/DB Back in the lineup after missing all of last season, King has taken advantage of his opportunity with strong play for the surging Yellowjackets. He owns 39 tackles, a sack and an interception for the Freeport defense, while he has proven to be a threat...
Springdale, Plum land No. 2 seeds for WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
The Springdale and Plum girls soccer teams each captured section championships in the regular season, and both the Dynamos and Mustangs lead the Alle-Kiski Valley with No. 2 seeds for the upcoming WPIAL playoffs. The pairings for each of the four boys and four girls tournaments were released Wednesday afternoon....
