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A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 7
Class 5A Big East Plum (3-4, 1-4) at Latrobe (2-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 97.3 FM, 1480 AM Last week: Plum 30, Weir, W.Va. 27; Penn-Trafford 39, Latrobe 7 Coaches: Matt Morgan, Plum; Jason Marucco, Latrobe Players to watch: Reed Martin, Plum...
Fox Chapel ready for anything as girls soccer playoffs approachVideo
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team was less than two minutes away from going to overtime Monday with Class AAAA No. 1 North Allegheny in a Section 1 contest. But the Tigers got the game winner with 1 minute, 45 seconds left to pull out a 2-1 victory and remain...
Fox Chapel girls hunting WPIAL team tennis title
The Fox Chapel girls tennis team lost just once in 12 regular-season matches. That one setback came to Peters Township in a 3-2 decision Sept. 24. The Foxes would love to get another crack at the Indians in the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament, set to begin Thursday afternoon. That...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Oct. 7
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA 1. North Allegheny, 12-1-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-1-1, 2 3. Norwin, 13-1, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 10-3-1, 4 5. Moon, 11-2-1, 3 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 12-0-1, 1 2. Plum, 11-1, 2 3. Belle Vernon,...
Chapla hopes to add to Slippery Rock points record
With six games left in the regular season and possibly one, if not more, playoff contests, Jake Chapla has several opportunities to add to his record for career points at Slippery Rock. The Plum graduate and Rock senior kicker set the record Saturday in a 45-14 rout of Pennsylvania State...
Knoch, Valley tennis teams set for WPIAL team tournament
After several weeks of dual matches and individual players and doubles teams going for WPIAL gold, the Knoch and Valley girls tennis teams turn their attention Tuesday to the WPIAL Class AA team tournament. First-round matches are set for a 3 p.m. start. After a break, the tournament resumes with...
Coaches association releases Week 6 WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
The plots thicken for the girls volleyball teams in the WPIAL as two weeks remain in the regular season and section races from Class A to Class AAAA. With the help of the WPIAL’s 120 head coaches, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its latest rankings and...
A-K Valley girls soccer teams jockeying for playoff position
Seven seconds. That’s all the time that was left on the second-half clock Saturday when Emerson Johngarlo scored the winning goal for Kiski Area in its 2-1 Section 1-AAA girls soccer victory over Franklin Regional that solidified second place in the standings. Many games like the one between the Cavaliers...
Fox Chapel girls golf carries unbeaten record into playoffs
The Fox Chapel girls golf team produced a 15-0 record in the regular season and defended its Section 4-AAA championship. The Foxes now turn their attention to postseason opportunities. They are one of nine hoping to capture gold as the WPIAL Class AAA team championships begin Monday with the semifinal...
Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon has night to remember
Not too many WPIAL running backs have had the type of game Apollo-Ridge junior Logan Harmon did Friday at conference rival Valley. Despite losing three fumbles, Harmon put Apollo-Ridge on his back with 344 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries in a 35-28 victory. “Logan’s a workhorse, and we’re...
Apollo-Ridge dodges Valley upset bid, clinches playoff spotVideo
It was a night of highs and lows for Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon during Friday’s Allegheny Conference game at Valley. Harmon fumbled three times, and two of them led to Valley touchdowns. But the Apollo-Ridge coaches never lost faith in their 210-pound battering ram, and he returned the favor in a...
Fox Chapel grad Deena DeBaldo delivers for Duquesne
Deena DeBaldo assisted on a goal for the Duquesne University women’s soccer team in Thursday’s 2-1 victory over Richmond at Rooney Field. It was just the latest in a series of key contributions from the junior midfielder/forward this season. The Fox Chapel graduate has established herself as a leader on...
Alle-Kiski Valley campus clippings: Grubbs sets up pair of wins for Thiel volleyball
With two wins in its past three matches, the Thiel women’s volleyball team hopes to recover from a 1-14 start. Freeport graduate and sophomore setter Courtney Grubbs is leading that charge for a team with one senior and one junior. Grubbs helped Thiel score a 3-2 upset of Bethany on...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: ‘Competitive’ start for Highlands volleyball reboot
When the Highlands girls volleyball program returned last month after a three-year hiatus, 68 players came to tryouts. New coach Caroline Bain, an Oakland Catholic grad and former player at Robert Morris, was amazed at the amount of interest. Five seniors and 22 others formed the team that began a...
Burrell blanks Deer Lakes, maintains hold on section lead
The Burrell girls soccer team broke through 12 minutes into the first half of Wednesday’s Section 2-AA clash with rival Deer Lakes. The Bucs, No. 2 in this week’s Trib Class AA rankings, then added on in the second half and came away with a 3-0 victory at Lancers Stadium....
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 6
Josh Boak Burrell, jr., RB/LB The leading tackler in the Bucs’ defensive effort last Friday against a potent Deer Lakes offense, Boak has totaled 44 stops on the season, good for second on the team to fellow linebacker Mike Scherer (48). Dean Cecere Riverview, so., RB/DB The Raiders’ running game...
Title implications heighten Burrell-Deer Lakes girls soccer clash
It’s been three weeks and two days since the first meeting between the Burrell and Deer Lakes girls soccer teams. The Bucs posted a 5-1 win on their home turf Sept. 9, and they haven’t lost since, scoring 40 goals over a seven-game stretch and surrendering four. The Lancers, likewise,...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 30, 2019
Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 9-1-1, 2 2. Peters Township, 10-1-1, 1 3. Moon, 10-1-1, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 8-2-1, 4 5. Norwin, 10-1, 5 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 9-0-1, 1 2. Plum 10-1, 3 3. Belle Vernon, 9-2, 4 4. West Allegheny, 9-2, 5...
Section 4 cross country teams to face off at Northmoreland Park
Cross country titles will be on the line Wednesday afternoon when the Division I, Section 4 teams gather at Northmoreland Park. The one-day championship meet will feature Armstrong, Central Catholic/Oakland Catholic, Fox Chapel, Gateway, Indiana, Kiski Area, Penn Hills, Penn Hills, Plum and Woodland Hills. Individual and team crowns will...
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6
Class 4A Northwest 8 Highlands (2-4, 2-2) at Montour (2-4, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium, Robinson Township Last week: Highlands 33, Ambridge 0; Montour 14, Knoch 7 (OT) Coaches: Dom Girardi, Highlands; Lou Cerro, Montour Players to watch: Chandler Thimons, Highlands (Fr., 6-0, 190, QB/LB);...
Fox Chapel duo among girls golfers set for WPIAL Class AAA championships
Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch and Erin Drahnak cut their teeth as freshmen in a deep field at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA girls individual golf championship at Diamond Run Golf Club. Both returned this season with a goal of getting back to Diamond Run for another shot at the course...
Doubles teams gear up for WPIAL tournament
During the Knoch girls tennis team’s quest for a Section 3-AA championship this fall, senior Libby Conlon and freshman Ally Bauer find themselves on different courts for matches. Conlon is at No. 1 doubles, while Bauer plays at No. 3 singles. But last week, when the duo drew on past...
Leaders hold on to top spots in volleyball coaches association WPIAL rankings
For the fourth consecutive week, North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) own the top spots in their respective Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings. All 120 WPIAL head coaches had the opportunity to vote in the latest poll released Monday...
Plum girls soccer prepares for showdown with Oakland Catholic
The Plum girls soccer team last captured a section championship in 2016 when it tied Fox Chapel for the top spot of Section 3-AAAA. The Mustangs hope to have that title feeling again, and Monday’s Section 3-AAA rematch with Oakland Catholic will go along way in determining that. The Eagles...
Alle-Kiski Valley football notebook: Kiski Area ‘excited’ about milestone win
With wins over Allderdice in Week Zero and Fox Chapel on Sept. 13, the Kiski Area football team put itself in position for the 300th win in program history. The Cavaliers came close last week in a 7-3 loss to Penn Hills. Wins 100 and 200 came against the Indians....
