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Penn Hills coach proud of team’s progress in classroom
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris is excited about his team’s progress in the classroom this season. The Indians, who have qualified to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs for the second straight season, have made major strides in the classroom. Ninety-five percent of the team has a GPA above 2.5,...
After claiming Northeast Conference title, Pine-Richland turns attention toward WPIAL playoffs
The road to a third consecutive appearance in the WPIAL Class 5A championship started with another conference title for the Pine-Richland football team. A 31-21 win over Penn Hills on Oct. 4 clinched the Northeast Conference crown, and the Rams aimed to complete a perfect 5-0 record in conference play...
Tennis standout Ronit Yurovsky among 2024 inductees to Plum Sports Hall of Fame
The Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2024 on Nov. 14, at Edgewood Country Club. This year’s inductees are Scott Benzel (Class of 1993), Nolan Cressler (2012), Andrew DeFazio (1995), Richard Foutz (1970), Scott McGough (2008), William Rometo (1970), William Wilmore (1990), Ronit Yurovsky...
Norwin notebook: Girls basketball standout headed to West Virginia Wesleyan
Norwin senior basketball player Bella Furno announced a commitment to Division II West Virginia Wesleyan. Furno, a 5-foot-8 swing guard, was a key contributor to last year’s WPIAL Class 6A championship chase. She often came off the bench to give the team a spark. Furno also had a Division II...
Linebacker Joey Lutz makes his voice heard on North Hills defense
Like most kids his age, Joey Lutz enjoys playing video games in his free time. But one game has captured his attention the most of late. Lutz, a junior linebacker at North Hills, frequently plays the new EA Sports NCAA Football video game. Thanks to some creativity and a downloadable...
North Hills boys soccer turnaround punctuated by last-second playoff win
After years of quiet, beaten down bus rides home following matches, the North Hills boys soccer team let loose as it made its way from North Huntington to Ross Township on Oct. 22. For the first time in a quarter-century, the Indians were able to celebrate a playoff win. North...
Trib HSSN to break down matchups on 2024 WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings Show
Trib HSSN writers and broadcasters will analyze the WPIAL football playoff pairings at 3 p.m. Saturday with a live broadcast on the network. Don Rebel will be joined by Chris Harlan and Jerin Steele to break down the pairings and preview the first-round matchups. Watch the broadcast here. Also be...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2024 football playoff pairings
Outside of wild cards, the 2024 WPIAL playoff field is set. In the new playoff format, wild card teams are no longer determined by Gardner Points or WPIAL tiebreaker points. So now, 16 additional teams will have to wait until Selection Saturday before the district football committee makes its decisions...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 25, 2024
High school Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 38, Canon-McMillan 13 Mt. Lebanon 42, Norwin 20 North Allegheny 38, Seneca Valley 0 Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 28, South Fayette 7 Peters Township 31, Bethel Park 28 Upper St. Clair 59, Baldwin 14 Big East Franklin Regional 29,...
High school football roundup for Oct. 25, 2024: No. 3 Peters Township edges No. 4 Bethel Park in Allegheny Six
Nick Courie ran for 133 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as No. 3 Peters Township clinched second place in the Allegheny Six Conference with a 31-28 victory over No. 4 Bethel Park (8-2, 3-2) on Friday night. Nolan DiLucia threw for 137 yards and a touchdown...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 370 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (25 of 31) 332 - Jeff Thompson, Clairton (10 of 14) 305 - Michael Pastirik, Seton LaSalle (17 of 22) 288 - Houston Guseman, Jefferson-Morgan (10 of 22) 251 - Jaydon...
Beaver knocks off Avonworth, creates 3-way tie for Western Hills title
Beaver won its first conference title in almost two decades, but coach Cort Rowse didn’t care to ponder whether this was the biggest win in recent history. “Tonight, it is,” he said. That’s all that mattered to him. Fourth-ranked Beaver forced a three-way tie for the Class 3A Western Hills...
West Allegheny beats Montour in OT to scramble Class 4A playoff picture
West Allegheny spoiled Montour’s senior night and threw the WPIAL Class 4A playoff bracket in a blender, claiming a share of the section championships with a 13-7 win in overtime Friday night at Montour. The Indians won their last three games of the regular season en route to their first...
Steel Valley runs away from South Allegheny football team in rout
No. 5 Steel Valley and No. 4 South Allegheny were among the better offensive squads coming into a de facto second-place game in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The Gladiators scored 48.5 points per game in their last four games, and the Ironmen averaged 47.8 points in their previous five...
Neshannock claims conference title with win over Laurel
For the second straight year, Bob Bleggi Stadium held a conference championship game between two undefeated teams on the last week of the regular season. For the second straight year, the Neshannock Lancers took home the victory and the conference title. Neshannock scored once in each quarter and racked up...
Trinity stuns Belle Vernon to clinch playoff spot; Leopards now at mercy of selection committee
With a playoff spot up for grabs between two highly competitive teams, it was Trinity that pulled away from Belle Vernon with a 31-21 victory Friday night to clinch the second postseason spot out of the Big 6 Conference in Class 4A. The Hillers (5-5, 4-1) and the Leopards (4-4,...
Conference champion Elizabeth Forward rallies past playoff-bound Mt. Pleasant
Interstate Conference leader Elizabeth Forward seemed on the way to another dominating victory at Mt. Pleasant on Friday when an unexpected delay led to a change of momentum that created a first-half barnburner. Elizabeth Forward used its potent offense and eventually fought off the Vikings’ challenge to pull away to...
Franklin Regional edges Armstrong, now must get serious for playoffs
Lance Getsy loves his team, loves his players. All of them. But even after Franklin Regional’s thrilling 29-26 victory Friday night over Armstrong, the Panthers football coach wishes they’d turn serious now that the WPIAL playoffs are upon them. “They take things for granted,” Getsy said, forcing a smile after...
Greensburg Salem beats Southmoreland, joins wild-card conversation
With its first winning season since 2011 secured, Greensburg Salem is ready to take the next step. The question is, will the WPIAL think it deserves to? Southmoreland, on the other hand, is playoff bound but isn’t sure if it will have a full lineup next week after a blitz...
Penn-Trafford dominates time of possession, defeats Latrobe
The Penn-Trafford football team played a game of keep-away Friday at Latrobe. The Warriors were clinging to a four-point lead in the second half at Memorial Stadium, and coach John Ruane decided to put the ball into the hands of running back Tasso Whipple and quarterback Derek Carr. And the...
WPIAL clinched: Field of automatic qualifiers set for football playoffs
Here’s a look at teams that have automatically qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The WPIAL football committee will choose the wild card qualifiers Saturday. The playoffs begin next Friday. Watch the Trib HSSN playoff pairings show at 3 p.m. Saturday. Class 6A (4 qualifiers) 1. Central Catholic, 2. North...
Imani Christian routs Freeport in regular-season finale
Using some explosive plays on both offense and defense, Imani Christian cemented an outright Allegheny 7 Conference championship and likely the top seed in the Class 3A playoffs. In a span of four minutes in the second quarter, the Saints scored two long touchdowns on offense and had a score...
Greensburg CC holds off Leechburg in Eastern Conference showdown
Second place in the Eastern Conference and a possible home playoff game were up for grabs between Leechburg and Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday at Leechburg Veterans Stadium. The Blue Devils and Centurions went down to the wire. The GCC defense made one final stand with just over a minute...
Conference champ Woodland Hills holds off Kiski Area in regular-season finale
Heading into the regular-season finale, Kiski Area needed a win at the Wolvarena to solidify a chance at one of the three Class 5A wild-card spots in the WPIAL playoffs. The Wolverines already had clinched the Big East Conference championship, but in addition to extending their winning streak to seven...
Deer Lakes cruises past Burrell, ties school record for most wins in a season
Deer Lakes already had clinched a playoff berth before its game against Burrell began Friday. The only question that remained was where the Lancers would finish in the conference. The Lancers’ victory, coupled with Imani Christian’s win over Freeport, gave them second place in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference....
