High School category, Page 209
Freeport spoils Highlands homecoming with conference win
A few weeks ago, Freeport coach John Gaillot started seeing his defense hit like the team a couple years ago that won a conference championship. On Friday, the Yellowjackets defense exceeded even Gaillot’s expectations. The Yellowjackets had five sacks and forced a pair turnovers to spoil Highlands’ homecoming with a...
Beaver football team dominates undefeated Deer Lakes
The Beaver football team has been hardened by the challenges that come from playing a difficult schedule. The Bobcats, ranked fifth in the WPIAL Class 3A Trib HSSN rankings, showed the benefits of that type of experience Friday night at Deer Lakes High School. Beaver bullied No. 2 Deer Lakes...
Upper St. Clair faces yet another undefeated Allegheny Six foe, this time South Fayette
With the regular season already half over, Upper St. Clair will likely face three undefeated teams in a row. The Panthers handed defending WPIAL champion Peters Township its first loss last week, and their reward was a clash this week with undefeated South Fayette (6-0, 1-0). And waiting for USC...
5 things to watch in Week 6: Move over quarterbacks, is the WPIAL now the cradle of kickers?
Which decades-old kicking record might be broken this week? This season has already been a memorable year for WPIAL kickers, with record-tying performances celebrated on each of the past two Friday nights. In Week 5, Hopewell’s Rocco Marcantonio made a 55-yard field goal that tied the longest in WPIAL history....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 3, 2024
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s result Class 3A Pine-Richland 8, Hempfield 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Peters Township at Moon,...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 3, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final 10 days. As of now, 41 teams have qualified for the district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2024: West Allegheny gets past Montour
Anthony Mimna scored the lone goal of the game to lead West Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over Montour (8-6, 6-3) in a matchup of potential playoff teams in Section 4-3A boys soccer Thursday night. Chris Pons set up the winning goal for West A (7-5, 6-3). Avonworth 3, Hopewell...
Norwin remains in boys soccer section title hunt with gritty win over Gateway
It has been said sophomore Chase Molinaro has a nose for the soccer ball. The Norwin sophomore showed it in a Section 1-4A game Thursday night, using his face to score an insurance goal as the Knights got control of a slow start and held back Gateway, 4-2, in Monroeville....
Springdale girls, boys sweep soccer doubleheader from rival Riverview
The Springdale girls soccer team suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday against Class 2A power Burrell. But the Dynamos got that winning feeling back Thursday evening with a convincing 3-0 triumph over rival Riverview in a Section 4-A clash under the lights at Riverside Park in Oakmont....
Beaver boys soccer must forfeit section win under new PIAA rule
The Beaver boys soccer team must forfeit a section win because of a new rule that school administrators say should be reconsidered. The Bobcats defeated Keystone Oaks, 2-1, on Saturday, but that win was later overturned by a PIAA regulation that punishes a team if an ejected coach does not...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 6
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the kick off of October football. October football is different. The heat of August and September football has faded to that special chill in the air on Friday nights. Teams try to establish an identity and then fine...
Mt. Lebanon, Quaker Valley tandems capture WPIAL girls tennis doubles gold
In the first set of the Class 3A girls tennis doubles match Thursday between top-seeded Mt. Lebanon and second- seeded Shady Side Academy, the Blue Devils needed to rally in the first set and used momentum to sweep the Bulldogs in the second. The Mt. Lebanon junior duo of Jackie...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Offers coming in for Hempfield lineman
Connections can mean a lot in college football recruiting. The guy who knows a guy could be a recruit’s way in the door. Case in point: Hempfield, where junior lineman Brock Heisler is an NCAA Division I-FBS prospect after he received an offer to play at Arkansas State. First-year Hempfield...
‘Best friends’ collide when Jeannette, Greensburg Central Catholic QBs meet
When Kymon’e Brown and Samir Crosby played on the same youth football team with the Jeannette Midgets, they accounted for more than 50 touchdowns in one season. “Nobody could stop us that year,” Brown said. Crosby threw scoring passes to Brown, and Brown helped block for Crosby on long runs....
Freeport boys fight through injuries to stay in playoff hunt
The phrase “next man up” is used by many teams as a rallying cry, but the Freeport boys soccer team has had to manage more bumps and bruises than most. A total of 19 players have been in the starting lineup because of injuries forcing some shuffling around, but there’s...
Through the Years: With coach back on sideline, Highlands shut down Valley in ’99
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. After missing the first month of the season because of a teachers strike, Highlands coach Tim Karrs returned just in time to guide...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2024
High schools Cross country Boys Section 4-3A championships At Northmoreland Park Fox Chapel 15, Franklin Regional 47 Fox Chapel 15, Gateway 49 Fox Chapel 15, Kiski Area 46 Fox Chapel 15, Plum 50 Fox Chapel 15, Armstrong DNQ Fox Chapel 15, Penn Hills DNQ Fox Chapel 15, Woodland Hills DNQ...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 3, 2024: Boys soccer teams jockey for playoff position
While there is no City League football Thursday to kick off the weekend schedule, there is plenty of WPIAL boys futbol on the docket. Both Plum and Norwin have clinched a district playoff berth in Section 1-4A and Gateway is one win away from earning a spot; however, the fourth...
Trib 10: Big shakeup at the top of WPIAL power rankings
David Bowie and Black Sabbath, among others, have sung about it, autumn is all about it, and over the years, the human body goes through a lot of it. Changes. That is what the power rankings had to go through following losses last week by both the No. 1 and...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 2, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is down to the final week and a half. So far, 40 teams have qualified for the district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which...
High school roundup for Oct. 2, 2024: Seneca Valley shuts out Pine-Richland in key Class 4A match
Ashlee Libby and Karly Majeski scored first-half goals to lead Seneca Valley (10-2-1, 7-0) to a 2-0 victory over Pine-Richland (7-5, 5-3) in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-4A girls soccer Wednesday night. Baldwin 2, Connellsville 0 – Mary Vargo and Kelsey Meyer scored Laila Ruvolo recorded an...
Hempfield junior chooses James Madison for softball
Hempfield junior softball pitcher Julia Varhola can bring it on the radar gun, reaching upwards of 65 mph on her fastest deliveries. In two years, she plans to take that speed to the NCAA Division I level. Varhola announced she has made a verbal commitment to James Madison of the...
Norwin girls log another shutout, this time beating Latrobe
Momentum continues to build at Norwin as the girls soccer team returns to relevance. First, the girls looked to make fundamental improvements and learn a new coach’s system. Then, they looked to stay healthy, manage minutes in a deep rotation and pace themselves for a productive stretch run. Now, the...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 6
Player of the week Carson Heinle Kiski Area, sr., QB/DB The veteran signal caller helped put his team in position to grab a victory Friday against Big East rival Franklin Regional. Heinle completed 16 of 27 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns and added 91 yards and a TD...
Battle of the Bypass continues to hold extra meaning for Burrell, Valley
Valley assistant football coach Jason Ballard attended Burrell and graduated in 1994. He knows exactly what the Battle of the Bypass rivalry between the schools is all about. While he does hold an affinity for his alma mater, he said he will work to make sure his current team comes...
