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Westmoreland County high school notebook: GCC coach hopes for homecoming
The road to Hershey could lead to a homecoming for Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Tyler Solis. The WPIAL Class A champion Centurions (15-1) open the PIAA playoffs at 2 p.m. Saturday against Rockwood (19-0) at Norwin. If GCC can win two more games, it will play for a...
Everyone’s excited for Jeannette-Clairton rematch, including The Birdie
Last week: 3-0 (100.0 %) Season: 71-21 (77.2 %) The Birdie’s burner cell phone has been blowing up all week as close friends and family members have been texting him about Jeannette-Clairton tickets. It could be the last football game he picks this season. “Not everybody has my number,” said...
Deer Lakes goalie Nick Braun bursts onto scene in WPIAL title game
Over the past two years, Deer Lakes sophomore goalkeeper Nick Braun has had a strong defense in front of him, led by senior captain Colton Spence. Together, the Lancers have 19 shutouts and have allowed only 28 goals in the two-year span — with only seven of those coming this...
WPIAL football championship factoids: From the North Side to the North Hills
With district football championship games being split between Newman Stadium at North Allegheny and Martorelli Stadium in West View, this is the first time no title games have been played at either Heinz Field or Three Rivers Stadium since 1982. Thirty-eight years ago, the district crowned North Hills the Division...
Chick’s Picks grateful for another WPIAL football season
Another WPIAL football season is nearly in the books. After more than two decades of prognosticating, Chick’s Picks has never seen a season quite like this one. This season had no Highway to Heinz. This week does not look like a typical championship week at all. Chick’s Picks even had...
WPIAL Class 6A champion Central Catholic to open state playoff run at McDowell
The WPIAL champion playing in the highest classification has usually hit the Road to Hershey by heading east. In the last dozen years, whichever team won the 6A (or prior to 2016, the Class AAAA) football championship went on to face the District 6 champion, usually State College, 10 of...
WPIAL Class 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township
Peters Township (8-0) vs. Pine-Richland (8-0) 7 p.m. Saturday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium On the air: Audio stream at TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays: Governor Mifflin (7-0) in PIAA semifinals Nov. 20-21. WPIAL titles: Peters Township 0; Pine-Richland 4 (2003, ‘14, ‘17, ‘18) Peters Township (8-0) Player to watch: Donovan McMillon Senior,...
Finalists announced for Bill Fralic Memorial Award
Six finalists, one from each classification, have been selected for the second Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the best senior football lineman in the WPIAL. They are: 6A: Dorien Ford, Baldwin 5A: Miguel Jackson, Pine-Richland 4A: Colin Lyons, McKeesport 3A: Eli Podgorski, South Park 2A: Mitch Miles, Laurel A:...
High school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 10
Note: WPIAL championship football games in Class 3A, 2A and A will be video streamed exclusively at TribHSSN.triblive.com. Friday Class 3A WPIAL championship No. 1 Central Valley (9-0) vs. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward (8-0) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. (HSSN**, 1020 AM, 100.1 FM, 1230 AM, 99.3 AM, 1460 AM,...
Belle Vernon’s Grace Henderson commits to Akron
Grace Henderson is one of those rare, multi-sport athletes who can impact more than one sport in the same season. She also has been known to affect the outcome of multiple sporting events over a few days’ time. She might win a cross country meet one day and contribute to...
Potent Pine-Richland offense, star-studded Peters Township secondary meet in Class 5A finals
A prolific passing game. A dynamic defensive secondary. Put them together and you have Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship. The teams’ strengths will be tested when they clash at 7 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny. It’s no secret that the top-seeded Rams (8-0) love...
City League football championship breakdown: Westinghouse vs. Allderdice
No. 1 Westinghouse (6-0) vs. No. 2 Allderdice (5-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at George Cupples Stadium Winner plays: City League teams will not participate in the PIAA playoffs. City titles: Westinghouse 36 (1921, ‘27, ‘28, ‘30, ‘34, ‘38, ‘39, ‘41, ‘42, ‘44, ‘45, ‘46, ‘47. ‘48, 49, ‘51, ‘54, ‘55’,...
Westinghouse, Allderdice square off for City League title to cap season that almost wasn’t
The fact that the Pittsburgh City League football championship game is approaching can be called an accomplishment in itself. It wasn’t too long ago that the season was in jeopardy and Saturday’s Westinghouse-Allderdice matchup was unlikely. Superintendent Anthony Hamlett’s office announced there would be no fall sports on Aug. 6,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 11, 2020
Field Hockey PIAA playoffs Class AAA Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Honesdale at Emmaus, 1 p.m. Class AA Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Marie Academy vs. Archbishop Carroll, TBA; Crestwood vs. Southern Lehigh at Emmaus, 11 a.m.; Selinsgrove at Penn-Trafford, 1 p.m. Class A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule New Hope Solebury at Wyoming Seminary,...
Trib 10: WPIAL finalists fill Trib HSSN power rankings
With only 11 teams left standing after the second week of the WPIAL football playoffs, teams that have been eliminated are merely spectators in more ways than one. Sure, when the final rankings come out, perhaps a team currently on the outside looking in finds its way back into the...
WPIAL Class 3A football championship breakdown: Central Valley vs. Elizabeth Forward
No. 1 Central Valley vs. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward 7 p.m. Friday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium On the air: Streamed exclusively on TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays: Winner of Bedford vs. Hickory in PIAA semifinals Nov. 20-21. WPIAL titles: Central Valley 3 (2010, ‘14 ‘19), Elizabeth Forward 0 Central Valley (9-0) Player...
Stingy Elizabeth Forward defense stands in way of No. 1 Central Valley’s run to Class 3A titleVideo
When No. 1 Central Valley and No. 3 Elizabeth Forward take the field at 7 p.m. Friday at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium to decide the WPIAL Class 3A football championship, some may consider it a battle of David vs. Goliath, despite both teams being undefeated. Central Valley (9-0) has been...
Norwin’s Lacey Bernick, Katelyn Kauffman among those to sign with Pitt soccer
Lacey Bernick and Katelyn Kauffman were a dynamic one-two punch for the Norwin girls soccer team. Fast on the outside, nimble on possessions and often marked, the forward/midfielders drew college attention early in their careers as they helped the Knights remain a top-end team in WPIAL Class AAAA. The All-WPIAL...
Alle-Kiski Valley players make next-level commitmentsVideo
A little over a year ago, Makayla Jackson verbally committed to join the women’s volleyball team at Pitt. The Plum senior made that decision final Wednesday as she signed with the Panthers. “It felt like forever,” said Jackson, who help lead the Mustangs this fall to their first section championship...
Fresh off program’s first WPIAL title, Franklin Regional volleyball heads into state playoffs
This has been a year of firsts for the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team. On Saturday, the Panthers captured their first WPIAL Class 3A volleyball title, rallying late to upend No. 3 Montour, 3-2. The Panthers trailed 14-13 in the fifth set but leaned on Division I recruit Aly Kindelberger...
Deer Lakes boys soccer program’s present, future on display in playoff run
Last Thursday, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team captured the first WPIAL title in school history by defeating No. 1 Shady Side Academy for the second time this season. Although senior captains Colton Spence, Devin Murray and Mike Sullivan, who scored the equalizer to send the game to overtime, made...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 10, 2020
Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic (6-2) at McDowell (7-0), 7 p.m. Central York (8-0) at Delaware Valley (6-1), 1 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Championships Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland (8-0) vs. Peters Township (8-0) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (9-0) vs....
High school roundup for Nov. 10, 2020: Peters Township hockey stings Mt. Lebanon
Gavin Dabrowski had two goals to lead Peters Township to a 4-1 victory over Mt. Lebanon in PIHL Class AAA hockey Tuesday night. Dylan McElhinny and Bray Sehnert also scored for Peters Township (1-0-0). Marcus Simmonds had a goal for Mt. Lebanon (0-1-0). Greensburg Salem 2, Westmont Hilltop 1 –...
Mars girls soccer team rockets to No. 1 in national rankings
Fresh off its second consecutive WPIAL championship, the Mars girls soccer team blasted off in the national rankings. Mars is the new No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Fall Top 20 rankings. The Fighting Planets (16-0), who haven’t lost in the regular season in two years, moved up a...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 10, 2020
After several weeks of very few changes, the Trib HSSN state rankings underwent a major facelift heading into the state quarterfinal round. Nine teams saw their dreams of state gold and their prized spot in the state Top 5 vanish. Most of the teams lost on the field in district...
