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Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 6
Dom Barca Norwin, sr., RB/LB Barca has rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns for the Knights and has caught four passes for 102 yards. He’s also one of the top tacklers on defense. Mason Beeman Derry, so., QB/LB Beeman is maturing and developing into a good quarterback after having...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 6
Thursday District 8 City League Nonconference Perry Traditional Academy at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Baldwin at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN*) Central Catholic at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Norwin at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Class 5A Allegheny 6 Bethel Park...
Upsets have Birdie’s feathers ruffled while making A-K Valley picks
Last week: 5-6 (45.5%) Overall: 44-18 (71.0%) ^ The final minutes of an upset are often the most thrilling moments in sports. A plucky group overcomes the odds to silence the doubters and accomplish a great feat. Everybody loves an upset, right? Yeah. Not everybody. “Last week really chirped me...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Fox Chapel (3-3, 1-0) at Kiski Area (5-1, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Richard Dilts Stadium, Allegheny Township Fox Chapel opened conference play last Friday with a 28-14 victory over Shaler. The Foxes have won three of four after an 0-2 start. Their three losses have come to...
Bishop Canevin’s defense stands between Leechburg, elusive winning season
Leechburg checked off another item on its to-do list last week by winning at Jeannette for the first time. Now comes another shot at a major goal Friday night when the Class A No. 3 Blue Devils (5-1, 2-1) host No. 4 Bishop Canevin. A Leechburg victory over the Crusaders...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 6
Dom Beyer Plum, So., RB/LB A consistent piece of the defensive puzzle for the Mustangs, Beyer has recorded 38 tackles and a sack in five games of his debut season as a key varsity performer. He made 10 tackles, nine solo, in last Friday’s 23-21 win over Highlands which put...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: GCC goes on field trip
As Greensburg Central Catholic prepared to play No. 1 Springdale in a key rematch, practice was replaced by something more fun: a field trip. The defending WPIAL champion and state runner-up Centurions took a day to spend some time on the “Hill” last week as they watched Seton Hill host...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Eye-popping Belle Vernon goal goes viral
Throughout the soccer season, Pennylvania Soccer and Hudl.com scour the state looking for the top highlight-reel goals. When the website saw Daniel Sassak’s jaw-dropper for Belle Vernon that stunned Trinity, it took the play straight to the top. Pennsylvania Soccer named it the No. 1 goal of the week in...
Ligonier Valley, Imani Christian, Seton LaSalle forfeit Week 6 football games
Serra Catholic is picking up its second forfeit victory of the season after Ligonier Valley announced Wednesday it will be unable to field a team for Friday’s scheduled WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game. The Eagles (8-0, 2-0) received a nonconference forfeit win against Carlynton on Sept. 24. Serra...
Former pitcher expected to be next Hempfield softball coach
Hempfield has recommended a candidate to replace legendary softball coach Bob Kalp, who resigned in July after 25 seasons. The next coach, if approved at a voting meeting Oct. 18, will be Tina (Skelly) Madison, who was an assistant under Kalp for one season. Madison worked with pitchers because she...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: GCC’s Sara Felder
Sara Felder School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Felder had back-to-back hat tricks to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (9-1, 5-1 Section 1-A) to victory last week. Felder’s three goals helped the Centurions to a 4-2 section win over Springdale on Sept. 30. The victory avenged...
Szekely pacing Greensburg Central Catholic cross country youth movement
If you’re at a local cross country meet, Nick Szekely is easy to spot. Just look for the socks. “Ever since seventh grade, when I did track, I’ve always worn socks with designs on them, like dinosaurs and foxes,” said Szekely, a standout sophomore runner at Greensburg Central Catholic. There’s...
A-K Valley teams begin 2021-22 PIHL season
The PIHL season is underway, and A-K Valley teams have begun the six-month grind toward the Penguins Cup playoffs. Teams will play a 20-game regular-season schedule that will stretch into March before the postseason begins. Among A-K Valley teams, four are competing this season in Class A: Fox Chapel, Plum...
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Knoch’s Yumiko Kuo
Yumiko Kuo Class: Senior School: Knoch Sport: Cross Country Report card: Kuo posted a time of 22 minutes, 13 seconds and won by 7 seconds at a tri-meet with Riverview and Freeport on Sept. 28, in Oakmont. She helped the Knoch girls win the tri-meet and move to 8-0. She...
Milestone games part of Deer Lakes’ 3-game winning streak
Deer Lakes reached a milestone recently with its 500th football game in school history resulting in a 6-0 victory over Valley. That milestone was quickly obscured last Friday with a 9-7 upset over East Allegheny in Game 501 to give the Lancers three consecutive victories after an 0-3 start. Deer...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 5, 2021
High School Cross country Tuesday’s results Boys Division I Section 1 Hempfield 15, Derry 50 Hempfield 20, Ligonier Valley 43 Section 5 Blackhawk 25, West Allegheny 30 Moon 22, Blackhawk 37 Section 6 Chartiers Valley 27, Canon-McMillan 28 Chartiers Valley 18, Trinity 45 Canon-McMillan 18, Trinity 38 Division II Section...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 5, 2021: Girls volleyball
There are still three weeks left in the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season, but a handful of teams have already clinched a spot in the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
High school roundup for Oct. 5, 2021: Allderdice boys soccer rolls
Ben Beale, Ezra Dubowitz and Milo Larson scored to lead Allderdice (11-2, 7-2) to a 3-1 boys soccer victory over Penn-Trafford in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-4A on Tuesday. Brady Paliscak scored for the Warriors (7-4, 6-4). Ambridge 6, Freedom 2 — Will Gruca scored a hat...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 5, 2021: Boys soccer
Section play in the regular season is winding down and the 2021 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs are just around the corner. 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 not break the tie qualify for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 6, 2021: Franklin Regional, Hampton square off
A year ago, Hampton and Franklin Regional finished first and second in the WPIAL Section 1-3A standings with the Talbots beating out the Panthers for the section crown by only a half-game. This season, the roles are reversed. Entering their girls soccer section showdown at Hampton on Wednesday, Franklin Regional...
Deer Lakes girls soccer to keep pedal down during stretch run
The Deer Lakes girls soccer team is on the cusp of clinching its fifth straight trip to the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, but coach Frank Accetta doesn’t want his players to slow down as they enter the stretch run in the regular season. That stretch run begins Wednesday at Freeport....
Belle Vernon girls soccer sees shutout streak end but shows off offense at Greensburg Salem
Belle Vernon ran its winning streak to seven, but the Leopards made a rather quick exit after Tuesday’s early evening game in Greensburg. Only minutes after the final horn, the girls soccer team’s bus was on the move, kicking up gravel in the parking lot behind Offut Field. This was...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski wins duel to claim WPIAL Class 3A golf title
The WPIAL Class 3A golf championship was shaping up for a great finish Tuesday at Nemacolin Country Club in Beallsville. Penn-Trafford sophomore Nick Turowski and Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti were tied heading to No. 15, two shots up on the field. They were batting head-to-head along with Shady Side Academy’s...
Trib HSSN state high school football rankings for Oct. 5, 2021
The calendar turning from September to October wasn’t the only big change last week. Several teams found out that it’s not always easy being No. 1. Three top-ranked teams lost their showdown matchup in Week 5 and also lost their grip on the top spot in their respective classifications. Class...
No-nonsense running back gaining ground for Mt. Pleasant
Robbie Labuda isn’t one for frills. The junior tailback at Mt. Pleasant won’t wow anyone with his gameday gear and accoutrements. He just lets his play do the talking. “I don’t wear any of those arm sleeves or the leg sleeves or anything, really,” Labuda said. “Just the gloves to...
