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Quaker Valley runners Cohen, Otto stay ahead of the pack
One is a senior. One is a sophomore. Individually, Anna Cohen and Matt Otto represent the top competitors on the Quaker Valley girls and boys cross country teams. Cohen, a senior who is known as a cerebral student-athlete, has been a solid runner throughout her high school career. Second-year QV...
Quick start, experienced roster boost Quaker Valley hockey team
After one game, the Quaker Valley hockey team already was ahead of last year’s pace. QV lost its first four PIHL games last season en route to a 6-11 record and didn’t attain its first victory until Jan. 12 against Westmont Hilltop. The Quakers opened the 2021-22 season Oct. 4...
Penn-Trafford high school sports notebook: Hershberger helps Warriors to another win
Ava Hershberger scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the Penn-Trafford field hockey team to a 4-0 victory against Oakland Catholic on Oct. 5. Hershberger assisted on Ella Morocco’s goal to open the scoring and assisted on Maddy Keenan’s goal. Morgan McBriar scored two unassisted goals as...
Penn Hills boys soccer team avenges losses to stay in playoff hunt
Results haven’t changed Penn Hills boys soccer coach Ryan Hankey’s message. Not even a stretch where the Indians won four of five matches, including two victories over Section 4-3A opponents they lost to the first time around. Their recent success was spurred on by the lessons learned from the team’s...
New-look offensive line helps pave way for Penn Hills
Khalil Barley-Morrow didn’t dream of being the starting center for the Penn Hills football team. Throughout much of this preseason, the 6-foot-1, 260-pound senior thought he would be playing guard. But the Indians have a roster full of versatile players, and Barley-Morrow wanted to help his team any way he...
Pine-Richland girls volleyball navigates tough schedule, remains in playoff hunt
Angela Seman played for four years in Section 1-4A with Seneca Valley, and now as the coach at Pine-Richland, she is getting a different perspective. One thing that remains the same? It is uber-competitive. The section features the top two teams in Class 4A, Shaler and North Allegheny, as well...
Senior captains help Pine-Richland field hockey adjust to pressure of favorite status
When describing how Pine-Richland field hockey was able to grind out a 1-0 win over Peters Township earlier this year, midfielder Fiona Kortyna said her team has the ability to keep going no matter what. That’s true in the micro sense of one match, but it’s also apt for the...
Riverview boys cross country team celebrates 4th straight section title
The Riverview boys cross country team has set several top goals for itself this season, and the deep group of runners checked one of the boxes last week by capturing a fourth consecutive section championship. The Raiders completed an undefeated Division II, Section 4 dual-meet season at 9-0 with a...
Plum runners prepare for postseason meets
The Plum boys and girls cross country teams have their eyes focused on preparation for the WPIAL Class AAA championships in a couple of weeks at Cal (Pa.). The Mustangs were able to test their progress with competition at last week’s Division I, Section 4 championship meet at Northmoreland Park....
Rocco, Serra Catholic have high expectations amidst unbeaten run
As a quarterback, Max Rocco appreciates the work of the center along the offensive line. The Monroeville resident and senior starter at Serra Catholic has first-hand knowledge of what it takes to anchor the line from his time as a center for one year on the Gateway middle school team....
Sandor, Sundin, Cisse lead Gateway runners at Section 4 championship meet
The Gateway boys and girls cross country teams have their eyes focused on preparation for the WPIAL Class AAA championships in a couple of weeks at Cal (Pa.). The Gators were able to test their progress with competition at last week’s Division I, Section 4 championship meet at Northmoreland Park....
5 things we learned in Week 6 of H.S. football: ‘You can’t control the weather’
After rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on Friday, Mt. Lebanon running back Alex Tecza didn’t sleep well that night. The senior was thinking about all the work to be done Saturday morning. The Central Catholic vs. Mt. Lebanon matchup was one of three WPIAL games delayed Friday by...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 9, 2021
High school Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Slippery Rock Invite Team: 1. Allderdice, 48; 2. Seneca Valley, 69; 3. Butler, 69; 4. North Catholic, 100; 5. Freeport, 123. Individual: 1. C.J. Singleton, Butler, 15:16; 2. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:45; 3. Jack Barnhisel, Allderdice, 15:58; 4. Sage Vavro, Butler, 16:39; 5....
High school roundup for Oct. 9, 2021: Beaver holds off New Castle rally
Wyatt Ringer ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns to lead Beaver to a 20-14 Class 4A Parkway Conference victory over New Castle. The game was completed Saturday morning after it was suspended due to lightning Friday night. Beaver (4-2, 1-1) led 20-0 when the game was suspended with 6:29...
Bellinotti makes big plays as Shady Side Academy beats Apollo-Ridge
Shady Side Academy’s Joey Bellinotti made a considerable number of big plays Saturday afternoon. Among them a 32-yard touchdown catch, an interception and a blocked extra point. But a play Bellinotti made that started with a bobble turned out to be a key to the Bulldogs’ 28-14 victory over Apollo-Ridge...
George Guido: Time to start thinking WPIAL playoffs
The football season is set for the stretch run, and now might be a good time to go over WPIAL playoff qualification. No Alle-Kiski team has clinched a playoff spot yet, but several are on the precipice of getting into the postseason. Here’s a rundown on classifications specific to the...
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Oct. 9, 2021
Class 6A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 7-0, 2 2. Central Catholic, 5-2, 1 3. North Allegheny, 4-3, 4 4. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 5 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-3, 3 Out: none Class 5A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Moon, 7-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 4-3, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 5-2, 5...
Westmoreland H.S. football notebook: P-T still savoring win over Gateway
Penn-Trafford’s Warrior Stadium was alive with goings-on Friday night. It was the hub of Harrison City as the stadium lit up a rainy community. It was homecoming, which featured the annual parade that comes with it. Nearby roads were closed for a short time for all of the bells and...
Playoff-bound Jeannette boys soccer setting new standards for program
When Art Cicero was offered the Jeannette boys soccer job in 2018, the Jayhawks were coming off a 1-16-1 season and facing another rebuild. A floundering program since its inception in 1997, Jeannette had a three-year stretch from 2007-09 when it couldn’t even field a team. Cicero, a Hempfield grad...
Mt. Lebanon shows ‘toughness’ in lightning-delayed win over No. 1 Central Catholic
Mt. Lebanon quarterback Joey Daniels dislocated a finger on his left hand Friday night while catching a trick-play touchdown, but he was back behind center Saturday morning to finish the lightning-delayed game. Opponents in years past used to test this team’s grit, yet these Blue Devils pride themselves on their...
Top-ranked Moon edges Peters Township to stay undefeated
The difference between the first half and the second half of the Moon at Peters Township Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference football game was night and day. Literally. Both halves were tight throughout and the game that started Friday evening and ended Saturday morning came down to a little Tigers...
Norwin notebook: Football players happy to be back on field after covid shutdown
Norwin’s football players were itching to get back on the field after a covid-related forfeit Sept. 24 and some unexpected down time. The Knights may never have been so anxious. Players were on the field at Knights Stadium on Sept. 30 after the girls soccer game, and they were bursting...
Norwin girls soccer battling injuries, tough section slate
With the number of injuries and player rotations Norwin has had this season, you might expect the Knights to be struggling to stay in the playoff race. But it has been quite the contrary for the girls soccer team, which has navigated the absences and lineup changes with poise. Injuries...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers tandem wins section doubles title
Emily Wincko and Abbey Swirsding earned a spot in the WPIAL doubles tennis tournament after capturing the Section 2-AAA championship on Oct. 1. The juniors defeated Moon’s Maria Lounder and Amanda Koren, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5) and 6-1, in the championship match. Lounder and Koren were the section’s top seeds....
Defending PIHL champion North Allegheny plans to enjoy the ride
The lake wasn’t frozen, so the North Allegheny hockey team traded its sticks for oars and competed in the Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival at North Park. In a long, skinny canoe that seats 20 rowers, they zipped across the water last month. On that day, the goal was to go...
