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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2024
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 6, Norwin 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Fox Chapel 0 Class A Aquinas Academy 2, Oakland Catholic 1 Football Thursday’s result City League Allderdice 33, Perry 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m....
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2024: Mars gets past Indiana in overtime
Miles Frazier, Zack Angoff and Sean Scanlon scored to lead Mars (4-0-1, 2-0-1) to a 3-2 overtime victory over Indiana in Section 1-3A boys soccer Thursday. Russell Crane scored twice for Indiana (4-1, 2-1). Avonworth 10, Mohawk 0 – Nathan Kline scored a pair of goals to lead Avonworth (3-1,...
Hempfield’s Yannascoli wins girls title at WCCA golf event
Milana Yannascoli has ascended to the top at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls golf championship. The Hempfield senior placed in the tournament for the fourth time, but this time she earned a gold medal for winning. She also helped lead Hempfield to its first Class 3A title on the...
Under new coach, Springdale boys in position to add to program’s storied history
It wasn’t that long ago that Mario Liberati played for the Springdale boys soccer team. He was a senior on the 2017 Dynamos team that went to the WPIAL final. Seven years later, he’s back at his alma mater as the team’s new coach, and he sees some similarities between...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for 2024 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the final tuneup for some district teams before conference play begins next week. Hopefully weather is not a factor on this third Friday of the season, but if some of the outcomes resemble last week, then it’s good...
Freeport girls soccer earning respect early in season
The members of the Freeport girls soccer team took part in a light workout Thursday afternoon, less than 12 hours after producing a convincing 3-0 victory over Shady Side Academy in an early-season Section 2-2A clash at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. “We had some calf cramp issues at the end...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Monessen sends scoreboards spinning
Monessen is the highest-scoring team in WPIAL football through two weeks with a brow-raising, 60.5-point average. The Greyhounds, who hadn’t started 2-0 since 2018, have laid out a tapestry of big plays while scoring in a number of ways. A key playmaker is TyVaughn Kershaw, a junior running back, who...
Through the Years: 50 years ago, Freeport spoiled a Deer Lakes housewarming party
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 five seasons at West Deer’s Braves Stadium, Deer Lakes opened Lancers Stadium only to sustain a 30-7 loss against Freeport on Sept....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 4, 2024
High schools Football Thursday’s schedule City League Allderdice at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Baldwin at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Beaver at Imani Christian, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Armstrong, 7 p.m. Burgettstown...
High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2024: Moon holds off Bethel Park rally
Lilly Snyder, Lauren Muhana and Julia Shaver scored to lead Moon to a 3-2 victory over Bethel Park in Section 2-3A girls soccer Wednesday night. Kendall Dydek, Ally D’Alesio and Emma Marquis added assists for the Tigers (3-0, 3-0). Callee Dalbon and Keira Mehalko scored as Bethel Park (2-2-1, 1-2)...
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 5, 2024: Allderdice, Perry kick off City League play
While conference play kicks off for most teams in the WPIAL next week, head-to-head football battles begin this weekend in the City League. The District 8 opener is Thursday at George Cupples Stadium as Allderdice faces Perry. While Westinghouse has been so close, losing in the PIAA 2A championship game...
Freshman lights fuse for Penn-Trafford girls in win over Latrobe
Freshman Tori Yurt said she wanted to be more “useful” to the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team after a slow start to the season. How’s this for useful? The 6-foot forward scored two goals to set the pace and propel Penn-Trafford to a 3-2 victory over host Latrobe in the Section...
Transfer Devin Harris eligible to quarterback Penn Hills in WPIAL playoffs
If Penn Hills makes the football playoffs as the Indians hope, quarterback Devin Harris is eligible to lead them. The WPIAL has granted postseason eligibility to Harris, a junior who transferred from Shady Side Academy, said WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer. The WPIAL held postseason eligibility hearings Tuesday for Harris,...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 2
player of the week Colt Sprankle Knoch, jr., QB/DB The Knights didn’t get the results they were hoping for in a Week Zero loss to Kiski Area, but their fortunes turned around last Friday when they returned to the field. Sprankle was a main cog in the engine that produced...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2024 Week 2
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for the A-K Valley in Week 2 of the 2024 season: Nonconference Burrell (0-2) at Mt. Pleasant (1-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Pleasant Area Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Last week’s results: Shady Side Academy 42, Burrell 7; Mt. Pleasant 36, Greensburg C.C. 35 (2OT)...
Dopey Birdie tries to bounce back from disastrous week of A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 3-7 Season: 10-9 (52.6%) When The Birdie walked into the office Tuesday morning, he carried a crisp piece of paper in his hand — not the wrinkled-up Sheetz foil wrapper he usually takes notes on. He walked solemnly to the boss’s office and placed the paper on the...
2024 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday City League Allderdice at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Baldwin at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Beaver at Imani Christian, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Armstrong, 7 p.m. Burgettstown at Jefferson-Morgan, 7 p.m. Burrell...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 2
Player of the week Tyvaughn Kershaw Monessen, jr., RB/LB The 5-foot-9, 185-pound junior had quite a performance against West Greene last Friday. He scored five touchdowns — three rushing, one receiving and one punt return — and rushed for 183 yards on seven carries. Kershaw went 87 yards on a...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2024 Week 2
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Westmoreland County in Week 2 of the 2024 season: Nonconference Burrell (0-2) at Mt. Pleasant (1-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Pleasant Area Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Last week’s results: Shady Side Academy 42, Burrell 7; Mt. Pleasant 36, Greensburg C.C. 35 (2OT) Last...
The Birdie urges Westmoreland County contenders to not slack off
Last week: 10-1 (90.9%) Season: 18-4 (81.8%) There was a time when teams could slack off. “Not quite like the Pittsburgh Pirates do,” Birdie said. “I don’t mean letting position players lob grapefruits to professional hitters or moving liable fielders to better positions after it’s too late.” No, Westmoreland County’s...
Latrobe, Norwin to meet in early season clash of unbeatens
Two undefeated football teams trying to form an identity collide Friday in a nonconference battle at Norwin Knights Stadium. Latrobe, which found success in Class 4A the past two seasons under coach Ron Prady, tries to continue its upward trend in Class 5A this season. Norwin, only one of two...
Trib 10: On a stormy Friday, just 1 team in power rankings took an L last week
A band of storms that hit parts of the district last Friday resurfaced the term “no contest” on the tongues of many in Week 1 of the high school football season. Several games had already started when the storms hit, forcing stoppages and then cancellations, including the much-anticipated battle of...
Familiar foes Freeport, Quaker Valley hope to gain momentum after early-season losses
The Freeport and Quaker Valley football teams are no strangers to one other. Friday’s 7 p.m. kickoff at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium will mark the third time in as many seasons the Quakers and Yellowjackets will meet in nonconference play. Freeport hopes to continue its dominance in the recent series...
Kiski Sports Hall of Fame’s newest class spans decades
When Brent Kennedy found out he would be enshrined as a member of the Kiski Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024, thoughts immediately turned back to when he made his mark on the Cavaliers cross country, track and field and soccer teams. His successes, he said, were made all...
Hempfield boys soccer revels in streak-snapping win
When Derry scored two goals to pull even with Hempfield, Michael Crowe, Hempfield’s coach, just let it roll. “We, as coaches, didn’t have to say much at halftime,” Crowe said of Tuesday night’s boys soccer game. “Just a few words of calming encouragement, and the boys took it upon themselves...
