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Defending 4A boys champ Norwin expecting similar draw in WPIAL soccer playoffs
Scott Schuchert expects his team to get a similar to draw to last season’s playoffs when Norwin ran the table as a No. 8 seed and won its first WPIAL championship in boys soccer. “Hopefully, it’s the same result, too,” Schuchert said. The WPIAL will announce playoff seedings and matchups...
Jackson Vacanti grows into big-play threat for Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer
From a 5-foot-3, 97-pound freshman to a senior who now stands 5-foot-7 and weighs 125 pounds, Jackson Vacanti has grown. But so has his game. All the diminutive soccer player does is make big plays. “I feel like I have gotten better every year,” the midfielder from Greensburg Central Catholic...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2024
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class A Aquinas Academy 0, Winchester Thurston 0 (OT) Nonsection Latrobe 2, Hempfield 0 Football Monday’s results Class A Tri-County South Beth-Center 46, Mapletown 6 Monday’s summary Beth-Center 52, Mapletown 6 Beth-Center 20 16 8 8 —52 Mapletown 0 6 0 0 —6 B-C:...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 15, 2024: Final playoff spots, sections titles to be decided Tuesday
A new rule passed by the PIAA may come back to haunt the Beaver boys soccer team. On Sept. 28, the Bobcats defeated Keystone Oaks, 2-1. However, that win was later overturned by a PIAA regulation passed in June that punishes a team if an ejected coach does not promptly...
Trib HSSN High School Football Team of the Week for Oct. 14, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Woodland Hills Wolverines Coach: Brian Tarrant (second season) Result: Woodland Hills 28, Gateway 27 Record: 6-2 overall, 4-0 in Class 5A Big East Conference #Earned: The Wolverines matched their win total from a year ago while trying to take their playoff chances...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 14, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final day. As of now, 61 teams have qualified for the district postseason with two possible spots still up for grabs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers as of Oct. 15, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is over and done as 61 teams qualified for the district postseason and will begin preparations for the playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2024: Peters Township beats Fox Chapel in late-season clash of section leaders
Paige Malley scored a pair of goals to lead Peters Township to a 3-0 victory over Fox Chapel (15-1-1) in a nonsection matchup of unbeaten girls soccer section leaders Monday night. Marina Hajnosz also scored and Molly Kubistek preserved the shutout for Peters (15-0-1). Albert Gallatin 7, Brownsville 2 –...
WPIAL launches investigations into Baldwin, Imani Christian over ‘possible recruiting violations’
The WPIAL has launched separate investigations into the Baldwin and Imani Christian athletic departments over potential recruiting violations. The board voted Monday to empower WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer to conduct the investigations. He said the allegations stemmed from information gained in previous eligibility hearings involving Baldwin football and Imani...
Greensburg Central Catholic volleyball beats St. Joseph in matchup of playoff teams
The Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team used its experience and skill Monday evening to defeat St. Joseph, 3-0, in a nonsection game at St. Joseph’s Walter Dublak Athletic Center. The Centurions improved to 12-3 overall. They wrapped up Section 4-A play last week with a 6-2 record and finished...
Teams can compete in additional regular season contests under WPIAL policy change
WPIAL wrestlers can compete in more matches than usual starting this winter, and teams in other sports might see their regular season schedules increase as well. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to make some in-season “conference championships” exempt from the contest limits set by the PIAA for regular season...
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer remains ineligible following WPIAL hearing
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer, a WPIAL runner-up last winter, remains ineligible for his junior season after a hearing Monday at the league office in Scott. The WPIAL board found that Pitzer’s transfer from Mt. Pleasant to Derry was athletically motivated, said WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer. As a result, Pitzer...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s DeMatt will join Bucknell
Allie DeMatt plans to compete in multiple track and field events in college. She had multiple reasons to like her future destination. The senior from Hempfield announced a commitment to Bucknell of the Patriot League. “Bucknell has great athletics but also an amazing academic record, and their campus is beautiful,”...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Makinzie Marcus
The perfect ending to her final season. Franklin Regional girls tennis senior Makinzie Marcus recently won the Section 1-3A doubles championship, a significant step up from her runner-up finish last year. Marcus and her partner Michelle Yan entered the tournament as the No. 1 seeds. “There was definitely expectation there,...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Alexandra Thomey
It’s rare in sports for teammates to have to compete against each other for a chance to move on in a playoff format. Valley senior tennis player Alexandra Thomey encountered that exact scenario when she and her sister Karrigan had to play their teammates Sophie Harclerode and Lena Fabian for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 14, 2024: Girls soccer teams chasing final playoff berths
You always want to control your own destiny, so there is something great about a win-and-in contest. Several WPIAL girls soccer teams are in that situation Monday heading into the final two days of the high school soccer regular season. Thus far, 14 Class 3A girls soccer teams have clinched...
High school sports schedule for Oct. 14, 2024
High schools Football Monday’s schedule Class A Tri-County South Beth-Center at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A South Fayette vs. Franklin Regional at Palmer Imaging Arena, 8:30 p.m. Central Catholic vs. Mt. Lebanon at Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, 9:10 p.m. Class 2A Richland vs. Mars at Baierl Ice...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 13, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two days. Sixty teams have qualified for the district postseason with three possible spots still up for grabs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 13, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has only two days remaining. So far, 57 teams have qualified for the district postseason with the possibility of five more teams qualifying. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in...
WPIAL clinched: Girls volleyball playoff qualifiers through Oct. 13, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is down to the final week, and 60 teams have clinched a postseason berth. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 13, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Kymon’e Brown School – Jeannette Class – Junior Height/weight – 6-foot, 145 pounds Position – Quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back What coach says – “The toughness and ability to distribute the football by Kymon’e really stood out,” Jeannette coach Tom Paulone said....
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Oct. 13, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Boys Class 4A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Plum, 15-0-3, 2 2. Peters Township, 14-1-1, 3 3. Fox Chapel, 9-4-1, 5 4. North Allegheny, 13-3-1, 1 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 4 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon, 16-0, 2 2. Thomas Jefferson, 10-1-3, 1...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 14, 2024
The stretch run’ of the 2024 WPIAL football season continues as we hit the final two weeks of play, plus the district soccer and volleyball regular seasons conclude this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 8 with 25 WPIAL,...
2024 WPIAL football playoff picture: Who’s in, on the cusp ahead of Week 8 contests
Time to prepare for the new world order in the WPIAL football playoffs. Wild card teams have expanded and are no longer figured out by the mathematics equations that included the dreaded Gardner Points and the WPIAL tiebreaker system. Now a total of 16 teams will have to wait until...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Puck drops for area’s PIHL teams
Hockey season has a way of sneaking up on people because it pops up late in the fall season. But the PIHL is back, and local teams already have played a few games. Penn-Trafford jumped out to a 2-0 start, scoring six goals in both games. A 6-0 win over...
