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Freeport football team clinches playoff spot, stomps East Allegheny
Freeport knew what was on the line Friday against East Allegheny Friday night. Win, and it would be in the playoffs. Lose, and the picture would get muddy. From the jump, the Yellowjackets were determined to make it to the playoffs for a 34th time after missing out on the...
West Mifflin knocks off Knoch behind Armand Hill’s 334 yards rushing, 4 TDs
Any available space was the perfect amount of room for West Mifflin sophomore running back Armand Hill to make something happen. Hill’s frequent long dashes tormented Knoch’s defense Friday night during a 48-21 Greater Allegheny Conference victory at Titans Stadium. Hill finished with 334 yards and four touchdowns to give...
Elizabeth Forward runs away from Southmoreland, takes over 1st place in Interstate Conference
Fans expecting a shootout between Southmoreland and Elizabeth Forward on Friday were instead treated to a battle between two stout defenses for one half of football. In the second half, it was all Warriors as they came away with a 31-3 win over the Scotties to take hold of first...
Freeport kicks off girls volleyball playoffs in unfamiliar role of section runner-up
For the first time in 20 seasons, the Freeport girls volleyball team doesn’t head into the WPIAL playoffs as a section champion. The Yellowjackets (10-3) finished tied for second with Hampton at 7-3 behind undefeated Mars (10-0) in Section 2. Despite that unfamiliar feeling, coach Tom Phillips said he is...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 19, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class A First round 13-Riverview (10-6) vs. 4-Beaver County Christian (13-3) 2 p.m. Saturday, Tiger Stadium, Moon Township Winner plays: Winner of 12-Greensburg Central Catholic (6-7-1)/5-Aquinas Academy (12-3) on Wednesday in quarterfinals Corner kicks: Riverview has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since...
North Allegheny, Beaver, Quaker Valley, Frazier earn No. 1 seeds as WPIAL releases girls volleyball playoff brackets
All of the section and nonsection matches have concluded, and invitational tournaments are in the past. The WPIAL girls volleyball postseason is here, and the playoff pairings committee on Friday assembled and released the four classification brackets. North Allegheny (Class 4A), Beaver (Class 3A), Quaker Valley (Class 2A) and Frazier...
Westmoreland County soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 19, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 3A First round 13-Ringgold (10-7-1) at 4-Latrobe (12-4-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Rossi Field, Latrobe Winner plays: Winner of 12-Montour (9-8)/5-Bethel Park (11-5) on Wednesday in quarterfinals Corner kicks: Ringgold finished fourth in a strong Section 2 that also includes No. 2 seed Thomas Jefferson, No....
5 things to watch in Week 8: WPIAL playoffs seem to have started for some teams
There are two weeks left in the regular season, but Mt. Lebanon coach Greg Perry told his team that their playoffs start Friday. Many other WPIAL teams can surely relate. The Blue Devils see a narrow path to the playoffs despite a 1-7 record, but they’re among a group of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 17, 2024
High schools Cross country Thursday’s results TSTCA Championship At White Oak Park Boys Class 3A: 1. Ethan Vaughan, Fox Chapel, 15:38.31. 2. Andrew Peigh, North Allegheny, 15:43.35. 3. Max Smith, Seneca Valley, 15:52.84. 4. David Black, Fox Chapel, 15:53.34. 5. Griffin Martin, South Fayette, 15:54.55. 6. Jacob Nedimyer, St Marys,...
High school roundup for Oct. 18, 2024: Skyler Gates leads Brownsville volleyball to WPIAL playoff-clinching win
Skyler Gates had 24 kills and 10 blocks to lead Brownsville to a 3-1 victory over Chartiers-Houston (5-12, 5-9) in Section 3-2A girls volleyball Thursday night to clinch a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. Payton Evanchak added 28 assists and 13 service points, Mia O’Hern had eight service points and...
Belle Vernon nets OT winner to beat West Mifflin in WPIAL playoff opener
It took 104 minutes to decide a winner at “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium in Thursday night’s WPIAL Class 3A playoff qualifier between No. 16 Belle Vernon and No. 17 West Mifflin, but after a hard-fought battle between two evenly matched teams, the Leopards claimed a 2-1 win in...
Field of 69 teams set for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has come to an end with 69 district teams advancing to the postseason. The top four teams in each of the sections with seven or more teams and the top three teams in each of the sections with six teams or fewer qualified for...
Greensburg Central Catholic beats California in WPIAL playoff battle of short-handed teams
Four soccer players, four cheerleaders, two cross country runners and two basketball players are moving on in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. That is the makeup of the team at Greensburg Central Catholic, which cruised to a 10-0 victory over host California on Thursday night in a matchup of short-handed...
St. Joseph volleyball tops Apollo-Ridge, caps historic regular season with unbeaten section record
The St. Joseph girls volleyball team already knew it had won its first section championship before taking the floor Thursday night. One question remaining was if the Spartans could finish the Section 1-A slate unbeaten. It took fighting off a spirited effort from Apollo-Ridge, but they got the job done....
Fox Chapel senior among runners picking up wins at rain-softened TSTCA cross country meet
After a stretch of cold, damp weather this week, the sun broke through Thursday just in time for the annual Tri-State Track Coaches Association Cross Country Championship Meet at White Oak Park. Conditions on the 5,000-meter course near the border of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties were soft but not muddy....
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 8
Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football regular season as the stretch run continues entering the final two weeks of the 2024 WPIAL campaign. Only 49 WPIAL football playoff spots are guaranteed up and down the six classifications with another 16 wild card spots to be determined by...
Frazier calls off Friday night football game vs. Greensburg Central Catholic
Friday night’s Greensburg Central Catholic at Frazier Class A Eastern Conference football game has been postponed due to a shortage of players on the Frazier team. The school district said the team is overwhelmed with injuries and would have trouble filling out a lineup. “We have determined that it is...
Through the Years: 75 years ago, Joe Giordano scored Ken High’s only points in win
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Joe Giordano’s 21-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter was all Ken High needed in a 6-0 victory over Central Catholic on Oct....
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Teams close in on playoff berths
The WPIAL playoffs are drawing nearer, with the league set to release seedings and pairings Oct. 26. No Westmoreland County team has clinched a playoff berth yet, but several could this week. The top four out of seven teams in Class 6A qualify. Central Catholic and North Allegheny have clinched....
Dual-threat quarterbacks give defenses fits in Westmoreland County
If they don’t beat you with their arms, they’ll beat you with their legs. A number of quarterbacks from Westmoreland County fit the dual-threat description, with the ability to make throws or take off and run with each developing snap. The measure of the best dual-threat QBs often is the...
Mt. Lebanon wins 15th WPIAL girls tennis team title, North Catholic earns 1st
For the second time in three years, the Class 3A WPIAL girls tennis team championship came down to the match involving Mt. Lebanon junior Michelle Yang. Just like 2022, Yang came through, although in different circumstances, to give the top-seeded Blue Devils a 3-2 win over defending champion and No....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 16, 2024
High schools Football Thursday’s schedule City League semifinals Allderdice at University Prep, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Norwin at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley vs. Central Catholic at Carnegie Mellon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Peters Township, 7 p.m....
High school roundup for Oct. 16, 2024: South Fayette beats Fox Chapel in battle of reigning WPIAL girls soccer champs
Gabby Beinecke and Emily Sinton scored a goal apiece to lead South Fayette to a 2-1 victory over Fox Chapel in a girls soccer playoff tuneup Wednesday night. The Lions (15-3) and Foxes (15-2-1) were both Class 3A section champions this year and WPIAL champions last year, with South Fayette...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 8
Player of the week Darian Nelson Plum, sr., WR/DB The Mustangs were looking for a spark after a rugged three-game stretch with losses to Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford and North Hills. Nelson was able to provide that lift last Friday against Fox Chapel as he carried the ball eight times for 153...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2024 Week 8
Class 5A Northeast Conference Fox Chapel (1-6, 0-4) at Shaler (2-6, 0-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Titan Stadium, Glenshaw Last week’s results: Plum 49, Fox Chapel 10; North Hills 34, Shaler 10 Last year’s meeting: Shaler 47, Fox Chapel 13 • Both teams are seeking their first Northeast Conference win of...
