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Former Pitt volleyball standout brings new ideas to Pine-Richland program
Angela Seman was a big part of Pitt volleyball’s resurgence, helping the Panthers win back-to-back ACC titles in 2017 and ’18 as the starting libero. Now, as a first-time head coach, she’s hoping to build a sustainable culture with Pine-Richland’s volleyball team. Seman, who ranks second all-time at Pitt with...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski performs well at Fairmont State
Penn-Trafford grad Alex Turowski began his collegiate career on a solid note. The freshman golfer at Fairmont State, which is part of the Mountain East Conference, tied for 14th at the California University Vulcan Invitational on Sept. 5 at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. He finished with an even-par 216...
Penn-Trafford field hockey chasing 6th consecutive WPIAL title
Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt liked what she saw from her squad in two scrimmages this season. It was a time for her to see her team’s weaknesses. After identifying what her team had to work on, Dutt watched the Warriors open the season by shutting out Norwin, 7-0....
Penn Hills girls tennis showing competitive streak
The Penn Hills girls tennis team already has shown an increased acumen for having competitive matches. Indians coach Richard Parks hopes this trend will lead to more victories in individual matches as well as for the team. Penn Hills is off to a 1-3 start, including a 5-0 sweep of...
Win in section opener boosts confidence for Penn Hills boys soccer
The path to the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs is a road the Penn Hills boys team is working on paving. The Indians have found ways to avoid letting potholes sink the early part of their schedule. Playing without senior Lenny Duncan, Penn Hills found a way to score...
Pine-Richland field hockey comfortable as favorites to take 3rd straight WPIAL crown
Donna Stephenson started the Pine-Richland field hockey program in 2004, literally from scratch. She posted a signup sheet in the athletic office and didn’t have a home field secured or any nets to practice with, but she did have a vision of building a program that would one day become...
NA notebook: Tigers girls soccer team posts pair of shutouts
Jadyn Coy and Lucia Wells each had a goal and Allie Burns scored and had an assist for North Allegheny’s soccer team in a 3-0 victory over Penn-Trafford last week in nonsection play. Penn-Trafford’s Taylor Lloyd made 18 saves in the loss. The two-time defending WPIAL champion Tigers improved to...
Nearly forced to move with NFL free agent father, Tyree Alualu excelling as North Allegheny linebacker
North Allegheny linebacker Tyree Alualu is already making an impact as a first-year starter in the middle of the Tigers defense, but the sophomore standout nearly spent this fall playing football for another high school, likely in Florida. His father, defensive tackle Tyson Alualu, was searching for a new NFL...
Gateway runners kick off season at host invitational
The Gateway cross country teams have a lot on their plate in the early portion of the season, and coach Tom LaBuff said workouts and challenging competition are helping the boys and girls runners gauge where they are in their progression and also set goals for the end of the...
Sewickley Academy boys soccer aims to maintain winning standard under new coach
Sewickley Academy experienced a productive season in boys soccer a year ago, advancing to the WPIAL semifinals and finishing 10-2-1 overall. The Panthers, now led by first-year coach Alessandro Moreira, are looking to build off last year’s regular-season success. “My expectations are to make the playoffs and try to win...
After untimely end to last season, Quaker Valley boys soccer driven to reign again
Quaker Valley boys soccer is synonymous with success. As is second-year coach J.J. Veshio, a longtime assistant in the program. Veshio guided then-defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A champ Quaker Valley to an 11-1-1 record last season, as the Quakers outscored the opposition 114-8 and had three double-digit scorers. Unfortunately,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 11, 2021
High schools Cross country Boys Red, White & Blue Classic At White Oak Park Saturday’s results Class AAA Team: 1. North Allegheny, 38; 2. Allderdice, 128; 3. Fox Chapel, 192; 4. Altoona, 227; 5. Morgantown, W.Va., 241. Individual: 1. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 15:53; 2. Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 15:53;...
High school roundup for Sept. 11, 2021: Bishop Canevin zips past Northgate to go 3-0
Lesae Lacks caught three touchdown passes and Jason Cross threw three scoring strikes as Bishop Canevin improved to 3-0 with a 27-8 nonconference victory over Northgate on Saturday night. Lacks caught scoring passes of 33, 62 and 45 yards, two from Cross and one from Kole Olszewski. Cross also hit...
Shawn Curry runs for 256 yards as Carlynton pulls away from Riverview
Saturday afternoon did not start well for visiting Carlynton. For a Cougars team that entered their nonconference game at Riverview with an 0-2 record and with only six total points scored, the Cougars’ first two possessions went this way: interception, then a 1-yard loss, 2-yard gain, 2-yard gain and punt....
Moon’s Cochran a champion again at Red, White & Blue Classic
Moon senior Mia Cochran truly has the hang of the White Oak Park cross country course. The Moon senior and two-time WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A champion defended her Red, White & Blue Class 3A title Saturday, holding off Morgantown (W.Va.) junior Irene Riggs by three seconds. Cochran won with...
5 things we learned in Week 2 of H.S. football
Time inevitably erases memories from blowout games with lopsided scores, regardless of whether you’re on the winning or losing side. That has been Greg Perry’s experience in his 30 years of coaching, but the Keystone Oaks coach says memories from wild games like Friday night’s against Chartiers Valley stick around...
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Sept. 12, 2021
Class 6A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 2-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 3-0, 2 3. North Allegheny, 2-1, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 2-1, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Moon, 3-0, 4 2. Gateway, 2-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 2-1, 1...
Teska-Rubrecht connection working wonders for Greensburg Salem
When Greensburg Salem quarterback Hayden Teska has dropped back to pass this season, he’s connected with seven receivers through three games. But the player he has clicked with the most is senior Cody Rubrecht. The duo connected six times Friday against Mt. Pleasant for 153 yards and three touchdowns. Rubrecht...
Westmoreland H.S. football notebook: Ligonier Valley finding home in WPIAL
Ligonier Valley might have a WPIAL membership like all of the other football teams in District 7. Member since: 2020. But the Rams are missing a couple of things many of those other schools have: artificial turf and home games. One of the few teams left in Westmoreland County with...
Springdale dominates Summit Academy to stay unbeaten
After what has become a customary sluggish start for visiting teams at Summit Academy’s Steve Sherer Field, the Springdale Dynamos put it all together for a 26-point second quarter and cruised to a 40-14 victory Saturday afternoon. Legend Ausk threw for 100 yards and scored a pair of rushing touchdowns...
George Guido: Fox Chapel’s 1st football season among anniversaries to celebrate in A-K Valley
All kinds of birthdays, anniversaries and milestones galore are part of the late summer and fall of 2021. To start off, the greatest football season in A-K history was 75 years ago in 1946, when the area produced WPIAL champions in all three divisions. New Kensington won Class AA, Springdale...
Riverview boys cross country eyes return to PIAA meet
The Riverview boys cross country team finished second to Winchester Thurston at last year’s WPIAL Class A championships at White Oak Park. But the Raiders were not able to advance to the PIAA meet as covid restrictions reduced the number of state Class A qualifiers from the WPIAL from four...
Plum runners start strong at Gateway Invitational
The Plum cross country teams are regular attendees of the season-opening Gateway Invitational at Boyce Park. The Mustangs, junior Connor Pivirotto said, fared well on the always-tough course Sept. 4 and felt it was a springboard for both teams to bigger things this fall. “I think overall, our teams had...
Norwin girls volleyball motivated to find success
Years ago, Norwin’s girls volleyball program was the standard bearer for WPIAL championships. The Knights won 13 straight WPIAL titles from 1973-86, then added two more in ’88 and ’89. This year’s team might not be considered a title contender. Then again, 14th-year coach Mary Ellen Ferragonio is still trying...
Norwin notebook: Kicker Joe Castle piling up ‘tackles’
How did Norwin junior kicker Joe Castle get credit for four tackles when he did not hit anyone? Norwin coach Dave Brozeski credits the kicker with a tackle if his kickoff reaches the end zone for a touchback. Four of Castle’s six kickoffs did so Sept. 3 against Latrobe. He...
