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What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 26, 2024: Westinghouse, Allderdice set for City showdown
The Week 5 weekend of high school football begins Thursday with what is expected to be one of the top regular season contests in the City League this season. First place in District 8 is at stake at Cupples Stadium on Thursday when two-time defending champion Westinghouse squares off against...
Derry javelin champ Sophia Mazzoni commits to Auburn
Derry javelin thrower Sophia Mazzoni, an elite talent with state and national titles, committed Wednesday to Auburn. The senior announced her college decision on social media. Mazzoni won a PIAA Class 2A title in May with a personal-best throw of 161 feet, 10 inches at the state meet in Shippensburg....
Trib 10: New team moves into top spot of power rankings
The 10 teams ranked in last week’s HSSN power rankings were a collective 9-1 in Week 4. However, that one loss was a headline maker. The No. 1 team throughout the 2023 season lost for the first time in 16 games and suffered its first regular season loss since 2021...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 5
Player of the week Amos Glenn Freeport, jr., RB/DB Glenn is making the most out of a breakout season for the Freeport football team. The shifty and speedy tailback again was a big factor in the Yellowjackets’ offensive game plan last Friday as he contributed to a 42-0 rout of...
Deer Lakes, Highlands renew rivalry in Allegheny 7 Conference clash
The Deer Lakes and Highlands football teams have met four times, with the most recent matchup coming in 2015 when the Lancers and Golden Rams competed in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. Highlands got the better of Deer Lakes in 2014 and 2015 as well as the games in 2000...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2024 Week 5
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for the A-K Valley in Week 5 of the 2024 season: Class 5A Big East Conference Kiski Area (1-4, 0-2) at Franklin Regional (4-1, 2-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Franklin Regional Panther Stadium, Murrysville Last week’s result: Penn-Trafford 33, Kiski Area 7; Franklin...
Are some wins on the menu for A-K Valley teams in The Birdie’s Week 5 picks?
Last week: 8-3 Season: 34-16 (68%) With the season reaching its halfway point, The Birdie was making some notes where he always makes his notes: on the back of a foil Sheetz wrapper. Just then it hit him. He could combine both his passions and sum up the first half...
2024 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 5
Thursday City League Westinghouse at Allderdice, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Moon at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Peters Township at...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 5
Player of the week Kyle Dupill Franklin Regional, sr., RB The 5-foot-7, 189-pound senior rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers defeated Gateway, 36-34, last Friday. He has rushed for 783 yards and seven touchdowns this season. The Panthers host Kiski Area on Friday night in a...
After strong starts, Southmoreland, Derry looking forward to Interstate Conference opener
There isn’t much of a football tradition at Southmoreland High School. After the first team in school history in 1964 went 8-0, the Scotties’ best records since were 7-1-1 in 1968 and 7-2-1 in 1979, when they won their only conference title. They have had only 17 seasons in which...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2024 Week 5
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Westmoreland County in Week 5 of the 2024 season: Class 6A Hempfield (1-4, 0-2) at Canon-McMillan (2-3, 1-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Canon-McMillan Stadium, Canonsburg Last week’s result: Central Catholic 42, Hempfield 0; Canon-McMillan 17, Mt. Lebanon 14 (OT) Last year’s meeting: Did...
The Birdie lights it up with his Week 5 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 11-4 (73%) Season: 45-18 (71%) Neighbors reported “bright flashing lights” coming from a third-floor window of the newspaper building Friday night, but authorities said it was “not a distress signal.” That was a news brief The Birdie read to Mrs. Birdie at breakfast this week. He had a...
Deer Lakes girls soccer team makes hay in new section
Deer Lakes girls soccer coach Frank Accetta said he, his coaches and his players were surprised when the new two-year cycle alignments came out in the winter. and the Lancers no longer would be facing familiar opponents Freeport, Knoch, Shady Side Academy and Burrell. Instead, they were grouped with unfamiliar...
Westmoreland County boys high school soccer notebook: ‘Great goals’ boost Franklin Regional
Connecting on crisp passes is the key to any good build-up at any level of soccer. Franklin Regional can make it look easy at times. Take last week’s game against Allderdice. In an impressive, 2-0 shutout in a key Section 3-3A game, the Panthers moved the ball with purpose, sending...
Girls soccer rivalry between Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy boosted by teams’ success
The girls soccer programs at Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley have enjoyed the results of the first half of the 2024 season. Sewickley stood at 5-0-1 in Section 3-A and 5-1-1 overall. The Panthers scored 30 goals and surrendered 11 in seven games. “Our season has gone fairly well so...
Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley girls soccer teams enjoy robust rivalry
It’s showtime for the Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley girls soccer teams. The players on both sides have been patiently waiting for Friday to arrive. On that date, the Quakers play the Panthers at 4 p.m. in nonsection action. It’s a significant game for both teams. “Growing up in Sewickley...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 24, 2024
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Boys Division I Section 1 Norwin 24, Hempfield 31 Hempfield 15, Indiana 50 Penn-Trafford 15, Greensburg Salem 50 Penn-Trafford 15, Ligonier Valley 45 Ligonier Valley 15, Greensburg Salem 50 Latrobe 20, Derry 35 Latrobe 15, Yough 50 Section 5 Blackhawk 25, New Castle 31...
High school roundup for Sept. 24, 2024: Penn-Trafford nets OT winner vs. Allderdice
Yuriy Bidochko scored the winning goal to lift Penn-Trafford to a 2-1 overtime victory over Allderdice (6-2-1, 4-1-1) in Section 3-3A boys soccer Tuesday night. Noah Haslam also scored for the Warriors (5-3-1, 4-2-1). Belle Vernon 7, Uniontown 1 – Trevor Kovatch scored four goals and Brandon Yeschenko had two...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 25, 2024: 1st place up for grabs in Class 4A girls soccer
A busy Wednesday of WPIAL girls section soccer action has the spotlight on two of the races in Class 4A. The top spot in Section 1-4A is at stake when first-place Penn-Trafford (8-3) hosts second-place Latrobe (4-2-1). The Warriors are a perfect 5-0 in the section and had won eight...
Mars girls volleyball sweeps stalwart Freeport
A program on the rise was up against one of the established favorites in girls volleyball when Mars hosted Freeport on Tuesday night, and the Fightin’ Planets showed they are a force with which to be reckoned. Mars built big leads early in sets and went on to secure a...
Westmoreland girls soccer notebook: Penn-Trafford rolling through Class 4A
So much for that difficult transition going from Class 3A to 4A. Penn-Trafford has handled it with relative ease. The Lady Warriors (8-3, 5-0) began the week a game ahead of Latrobe in Section 1. They host Latrobe on Wednesday night. The plan for coach Jimmy Mastroianni was to blend...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 24, 2024
The previous few weeks were active when it comes to the PIAA Top 5, but all was quiet in Week 4 as the elite across the state took care of business. The 30 teams from last week’s Trib HSSN rankings were a combined 27-3 this past weekend with only one...
Resurgent Westmoreland County soccer teams reaching rebound goals
An energetic group jogs onto the field as one practice ends and another begins at Russ Grimm Field. Body language is a giveaway that the Southmoreland’s boys soccer players can’t wait to get to work, so the football guys can’t exit soon enough. The Scotties get even more pumped up...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 23, 2024
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 2A Fox Chapel 2, Penn-Trafford 0 Golf Monday’s results WPIAL championships Boys Class 2A At Youghiogheny CC Par: 72 First round 1. Logan Crowe, McGuffey, 73 2. Landon Mauser, Shady Side Academy, 74 2. Ethan Dai, Quaker Valley, 74 4. Eli Bintrim, Laurel,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 24, 2024: Class 3A tees off with Oakmont tee times as prize
The first round of the WPIAL boys Class 2A and girls Class 3A and 2A golf tournaments were held Monday with the final round in all three championships set for next week. Junior Ellie Benson shot a 3-over-par Monday at the Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo to carry a three-stroke...
