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Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 9
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 9: Terrell Booth Serra Catholic, jr., WR/OLB Booth (5-11, 175) caught seven passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 7 Serra Catholic upset No. 2 McGuffey, 21-14, in the WPIAL Class 2A opening round last week....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 4, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s result Pine-Richland 3, Peters Township 0 Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Central Catholic (5-2) vs. North Allegheny (6-0) at North Hills, 7 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (6-1) at Pine-Richland (7-0), 7 p.m.; Peters Township (7-0) at...
High school roundup for Nov. 4, 2020: Freshman scores OT winner for North Catholic girls soccer
Freshman Lily Karsman scored the winning goal in overtime, leading No. 3 North Catholic (12-2-1) to a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Shady Side Academy (12-1) in a WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer semifinal match Thursday night. Senior Grace Billmann scored in the first half for North Catholic, the defending...
Peters Township boys soccer team wins in 2OT — again
Andrew Massucci might have a little magic in his shoe as for the second game in a row he scored the winning goal in the final seconds of the second overtime, this time to propel Peters Township to the WPIAL Class 4A championship. Massucci scored twice to lift No. 1...
Pine-Richland field hockey claims back-to-back WPIAL championships
Pine-Richland’s field hockey team can call itself a dynasty. The Rams won their second consecutive WPIAL Class 3A championship and third title in four years. “This feels amazing,” senior captain Elaina Camino said as she held on to the championship trophy. “Coming in as a freshman three years ago, I...
Avonworth surges late to defeat Yough in WPIAL semifinals
For nearly 38 minutes, Yough was on its heels but holding its own at Avonworth. However, two late first-half goals propelled the No. 5 Antelopes into the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer finals with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night at Lenzner Field. Avonworth (14-1-1) will face North Catholic, which was...
GCC headed to volleyball finals after beating Beaver County ChristianVideo
The Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team is headed back to the WPIAL Class A championship for the first time since 2016. That happened to be the first season Courtney Stynchula became the school’s coach. The Centurions won their third WPIAL title that season and went on to become PIAA...
Montour knocks off undefeated Plum in WPIAL Class 3A volleyball semifinals
Going into the WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball semifinals against unbeaten Plum, Montour knew it would have to lean on its diverse offense. The Spartans did, serving well, scoring in a multitude of ways and going on big runs en route to a 3-1 victory to reach their second title...
Firing on all cylinders, Seneca Valley drills Norwin to reach Class 4A title game
It is always a coach’s dream to see his team playing its best heading into the biggest game of the year. It’s another thing to put the ball in the net five times in a semifinal match. Second-seeded Seneca Valley scored five unanswered goals to defeat previously unbeaten Norwin, 5-1,...
Plum girls soccer reaches Class 3A finals with another 1-0 win over West Allegheny
It was déjà vu for the Plum girls soccer team. For the second year in a row, the Mustangs topped West Allegheny, 1-0, in a WPIAL Class 3A semifinal. With Wednesday’s home victory, they now will get another crack at winning the program’s first WPIAL championship. “There’s literally no better...
For second straight year, GCC downs short-handed Springdale in Class A semifinalsVideo
Springdale coach Cesareo Sanchez said he wanted his team to “be careful on defense” heading into Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class A semifinal boys soccer game against top-seeded Greensburg Central Catholic at Norwin. Sanchez knows how fragile opportunities can be this deep in the playoffs, and how things like ill-advised fouls...
Aly Kindelberger, Franklin Regional shut down No. 1 Beaver in Class 3A volleyball semifinals
Franklin Regional showed up to Beaver High School with plenty of passion Wednesday night and knocked off previously unbeaten and top-seeded Beaver to advance to the WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball championship. “Passion, defensive prowess and Aly Kindelberger took away their offense completely,” Franklin Regional coach Mike Feorene said. “They...
WPIAL will start winter sports on time
With the first practices only weeks away, the WPIAL won’t make any changes to the winter sports schedule after receiving mixed feedback from schools. The WPIAL last month sent a questionnaire to schools to gauge readiness for basketball, wrestling and other practices to start next month. The answers were “all...
OLSH girls soccer looks to slow down high-scoring GCC in WPIAL title game
When Greensburg Central Catholic collides with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the WPIAL Class A girls soccer championship Thursday at Gateway, it will be a battle of opposites. The No. 1 Centurions feature a high-powered offense that averages 7.9 goals per game. The No. 6 Chargers (12-2) have...
Trib 10: Ranked teams clash in second week of WPIAL playoffs
All 10 teams in last week’s HSSN football power rankings were home in Week 8, and all 10 scored victories to keep their district championship hopes alive. However, while there are no changes to the Trib 10 this week, that certainly won’t be the case next week. The challenges become...
Westmoreland County soccer playoff preview capsules: Nov. 5
Boys Class 3A Championship 2-Franklin Regional (16-2) vs. 1-Mars (17-0) 8 p.m. Thursday, Newman Stadium, North Allegheny, McCandless Coaches: Rand Hudson, Franklin Regional; Chris Knauff, Mars How they got here: Franklin Regional defeated Knoch, 7-0; Indiana, 4-0; and West Allegheny, 2-1 (OT); Mars defeated Laurel Highlands, 5-1; Hampton, 1-0; and...
Deer Lakes, Shady Side Academy prepare to settle score in 3rd matchup of season
In the past four years, the No. 2 Deer Lakes Lancers and No. 1 Shady Side Academy have met 10 times: eight times in the regular season, and twice in the postseason. On Thursday at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium, the teams will meet for the third time this season with...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview: Nov. 5
Today’s game Class AA Championship 2-Deer Lakes (14-1) vs. 1-Shady Side Academy (14-2) 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Newman Stadium, North Allegheny, McCandless Coaches: Dan Yates, Deer Lakes; Ed Ellsworth, Shady Side Academy How they got here: Deer Lakes defeated Southmoreland, 7-0; South Park, 1-0 (OT); and Mt. Pleasant, 7-1; Shady Side...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock grabs headlines
Devin Whitlock’s importance to the Belle Vernon football team cannot be understated. The junior star who moved from receiver to quarterback is having a special season. As in, WPIAL player of the year-caliber stuff. He has led the Leopards (6-1) to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals Friday night at Aliquippa...
WPIAL singles, doubles champions to begin quest for state titles
The PIAA singles and doubles tennis tournaments kick off Wednesday for the four WPIAL champions at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford. All four quarterfinals matches are set to begin at 11:30 a.m. Knoch senior Laura Greb, the four-time WPIAL Class AA singles champion, opens against District 6 champion Alyssa...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 3, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Central Catholic (5-2) vs. North Allegheny (6-0) at North Hills, 7 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (6-1) at Pine-Richland (7-0), 7 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2020: Freeport hockey takes opener
Nico DiSanti had a hat trick and Caleb Hoffman scored twice as Freeport opened its PIHL season with a 7-4 victory over Kiski Area on Tuesday night. Keith Smilowitz and Addison Stewart each had a goal and two assists for Freeport. Tyler Lane got his first varsity win in net,...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 3, 2020
As district tournaments wind down and the Road to Hershey begins, tops teams across Pennsylvania start falling by the wayside with golden dreams turned to season-ending nightmares. All things considered, though, only three HSSN football teams ranked in the top 5 in each classification across the state were bumped from...
Springdale itching for another shot at No. 1 Greensburg Central Catholic in WPIAL semifinals
For the past year, Springdale has been waiting for another opportunity to take on Greensburg Central Catholic. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the No. 5 Dynamos (12-1) will get their chance when they meet up with the No. 1 Centurions (13-1) in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Norwin with a...
WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Nov. 4
Boys Class 4A Semifinals 4-Fox Chapel (11-3) at 1-Peters Township (12-1-1) 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, ClearEdge Stadium, McMurray Winner plays: Winner of 3-Norwin (11-0-2) at No. 2 Seneca Valley (12-1-1) in championship, 3 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny Hat tricks: After earning a first-round bye, the Foxes scored six goals to...
