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Trib HSSN state football rankings for Oct. 27, 2020
It was another week of very little movement for the HSSN football teams ranked in the Top 5 in each classification across the state. Only two teams were bumped from last week. They were Imhotep Charter in 5A, replaced by Governor Mifflin, and a swap of WPIAL teams in Class...
Southmoreland girls soccer backs up strong regular season with playoff win
In his first season as coach of the Southmoreland girls soccer team, Josh Pajak couldn’t have asked for a better regular season from the Scotties. Southmoreland posted a 12-1 record, which included a section title and an eight-game win streak. But Pajak believes that for those accomplishments to mean even...
Burrell beats buzzer to take OT win from Mt. Pleasant in WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Despite being the higher seed, Burrell could not play at home in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs due to a track renovation at Buccaneer Stadium. Instead, the Lady Bucs’ opening matchup against Mt. Pleasant was moved to their opponent’s home field. Burrell, though, still...
Springdale boys score 3 unanswered goals to top Bentworth
Springdale sophomore Chris Mitchell was peppering Bentworth goalkeeper Landen Urcho with shots all night Tuesday, just waiting for one to go in. It took longer than expected, but Mitchell eventually scored the go-ahead goal with just more than eight minutes left in the Dynamos’ 3-1 victory in a WPIAL Class...
WPIAL cross country championships to feature numerous changes
One thing is for certain this fall in high school sports: Things are a lot different because of the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the WPIAL cross country championships Wednesday and Thursday. Yes, that’s the first change for this year’s meet. It will be held over two days rather than the...
North Allegheny defeats Seneca Valley to win WPISL playoff championship
North Allegheny defeated Seneca Valley, 21-10, to capture the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League varsity championship Sunday at Middle Field in Mt. Lebanon. It is the Tigers’ first WPISL title since 2011 and fourth overall since the league’s first season in 2006. North Allegheny entered the two-day playoff tournament as...
Upper St. Clair field hockey forfeits playoff game after covid exposure
Upper St. Clair has forfeited its WPIAL Class AA field hockey semifinal to Penn-Trafford after a person associated with the Panthers’ team tested positive for covid-19. The team will quarantine immediately. The match was scheduled for Tuesday night at Penn-Trafford. Upper St. Clair athletic director Dr. Kevin Dietrick said no...
Greensburg Central Catholic opens football coach position
Greensburg Central Catholic opened its head football coaching position, consequently parting ways with Bret Colbert after two seasons. Colbert had a record of 9-9, including 2-5 this season as the Centurions tied for sixth place in the WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference with Imani Christian. GCC, which began the season...
WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Oct. 28
Boys Class AAA Quarterfinals 10-Indiana (9-4-2) at 2-Franklin Regional (14-2) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Panther Stadium, Murrysville Winner plays: Winner of 6-Moon (12-3) at 3-West Allegheny (14-1) 6:30 p.m. Monday in semifinals (site TBD) Hat tricks: Indiana staved off No. 7 Belle Vernon (14-3) in a shootout (4-3) Saturday, and Josh...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 26, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon at Pine-Richland, 6:30 p.m.; North Allegheny at Peters Township, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Upper St. Clair at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m.; Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Class A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Winchester Thurston at Shady Side...
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2020: With varsity roster back, North Catholic boys soccer wins Class 2A opener
Ryan Shantz scored a first-half goal and Dylan Greggs converted a penalty kick with less than seven minutes left to lead No. 3 North Catholic (13-1-1) to a 2-0 victory over No. 14 Leechburg (7-7) in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer first-round match Monday night. North Catholic used its...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Week 7
After the result came in Friday and fans throughout the WPIAL raised a collective eyebrow, one had to wonder what McKeesport coach Matt Miller said to motivate his Tigers prior to their big Class 4A Big Eight Conference showdown at Thomas Jefferson. “Nothing different than any other game,” Miller said....
Fearless Franklin Regional edges South Fayette in WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer first round
South Fayette pressed Franklin Regional from the start Monday night, but the Panthers tried to overcome the Lions’ push-back speed with patience, waiting for quality scoring opportunities. Panthers first-year coach Scott Arnold said he kept using the same word over and again as his team tried to flip the pace...
Plum girls soccer team routs Gateway in playoff opener
Plum needed penalty kicks in last season’s WPIAL Class AAA first-round girls soccer matchup to get by neighboring Gateway on its way to an eventual championship-game appearance. There was no overtime drama in Monday’s WPIAL rematch. The undefeated and No. 2 Mustangs scored three times in the first half and...
Lucas Toohey strikes twice to lead Mt. Pleasant past Burrell in WPIAL soccer playoffs
For about a two-minute stretch in the first half, the WPIAL Class 2A first-round matchup between No. 6 Mt. Pleasant and No. 11 Burrell turned into the Lucas Toohey show. The senior midfielder scored a pair of goals two minutes apart late in the first half to put his Vikings...
WPIAL golfers settle for silver at state team championships
Sometimes your best just isn’t enough. The Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf team found that out Monday at the PIAA team championships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The Centurions shot their best score ever in the tournament, a 31-over par 247, but District 10 champion North East was...
Freeport faces challenging road in quest for another WPIAL volleyball title
The Freeport girls volleyball team finished in a four-way tie for the Section 5-3A title with Mars, Armstrong and Hampton. Each team went 9-3 in section play. Yellowjackets coach Tom Phillips said he was surprised Monday when he found out where his team and the other three from Section 5...
WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for games of Tuesday, Oct. 27
Here are WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules for Tuesday’s games involving teams from Westmoreland County and the A-K Valley: Boys Class 4A First round 12-Latrobe (6-2-1) at 5-Upper St. Clair (7-5-1) 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Upper St. Clair Stadium, Upper St. Clair Winner plays: At 4-Fox Chapel (10-3), noon Saturday Hat...
North Allegheny, Beaver, North Catholic, Bishop Canevin earn top seeds for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
North Allegheny, Beaver, North Catholic and Bishop Canevin were selected as top seeds as the WPIAL girls volleyball committee finalized and released the playoff brackets Monday afternoon. The playoff tournaments begin Tuesday with four preliminary-round matches in both Class 3A and Class 2A. First-round matches Wednesday kick off the tournaments...
North Allegheny, Beaver, North Catholic, Bishop Canevin top final girls volleyball rankings
With the regular season in the books, hopes turn to WPIAL gold as the playoffs begin this week. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday morning released its final rankings for the 2020 season. North Allegheny (Class 4A), Beaver (Class 3A), North Catholic (Class 2A) and Bishop Canevin (Class...
Trib HSSN unveils WPIAL girls volleyball playoff pairings
Sixty-eight high school girls volleyball teams learn their path to the WPIAL finals today. The TribLive High School Sports Network is revealing the opening-round matchups at 1 p.m. Monday on the WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoff Pairings Show. Click here to watch the broadcast. Host Don Rebel and broadcaster Sam Hall...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 6
The victory in Week 7 for Clairton to seal the deal on another outright Eastern Conference championship came against a playoff-bound team and was historically significant. But it was just another day at the office for senior running back Dontae Sanders. For the fifth time in six games, Sanders rushed...
Battle-tested Penn-Trafford girls soccer grows into playoff contender
It has been decades since Penn-Trafford missed the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. This was not going to be the year the run ended. While the Warriors had to grind a little more than usual to lock down a postseason spot, the team looks to have grown along the way. Tight...
WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Oct. 26
Boys Class 2A First round 11-Burrell (7-4) at 6-Mt. Pleasant (11-1) 6:30 p.m., Monday, Viking Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Winner plays: Winner of 14-Leechburg (7-6) at 3-North Catholic (12-1-1), 6 p.m., Monday, Mars Athletic Complex, Mars Hat tricks: Mt. Pleasant has allowed two goals all season and has 11 shutouts. Charleroi...
Fox Chapel boys cross country putting team mentality to use after winning section
When the 2020 track season got canceled because of coronavirus, the Fox Chapel boys cross country team put all its effort toward the fall sports season. The foxes followed a maintenance-type of training schedule throughout May, ramped it up in June and by July, coach Tom Moul said the boys...
