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Westmoreland PIAA boys soccer playoff capsule: Games for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 4A semifinals Norwin (17-5-1) vs. Central Bucks South (18-5-2) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Chambersburg High School, Chambersburg Winner plays: Winner of Council Rock North (19-3-1)/Conestoga (22-0-1) in championship, 7 p.m. Friday at Eagle View Middle School, Mechanicsburg Coaches: Scott Schuchert, Norwin; Kyle Pettican, Central Bucks South...
Hit hard by graduation, Belle Vernon girls basketball team will lean on youth
The Belle Vernon girls basketball team heads into the season needing to adjust. After losing in last season’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals, the team had to say goodbye to five seniors who played the bulk of the minutes. “Last year, we were a veteran team. We’re going to have to...
Belle Vernon boys basketball might be without college football commits Martin, Laux for season
The Belle Vernon boys basketball team could be without its star player for 2023-24. Quinton Martin committed in April to play football at Penn State next year and might leave early for Happy Valley. “I haven’t talked to him yet. I’ll talk to him after football’s over and go from...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Aaron Haney
Aaron Haney set his sights on starting for the Deer Lakes hockey team last year. He lost out to senior goaltender Benjamin Korol but got a chance to show what he could do in a game against Wilmington in January. Haney stopped all 20 shots he faced, and the Lancers...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Owen Burmeister
Norwin’s hockey team got off to a good start to the season in Class 2A, going 3-1-0-1 in its first five games. This is the team’s first year at that level, and it’s an understatement to say it deserved the move up in class. After winning the Penguins Cup two...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 13, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Lower Dauphin (20-3) vs. Emmaus (24-1) at Hamburg, 6 p.m.; Manheim Township (20-1-1) vs. Warwick (17-5-1) at Donegal, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria (20-4) vs. Gwynedd Mercy (15-10) at Wissahickon, 6 p.m.; Hershey (15-6) vs....
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
Over the last three years, the Beaver Falls football team has been a No. 1, No. 5 and No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, reaching the district semifinals and eventually the title game every season this decade. This year, the Fightin’ Tigers finished in fourth place in...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Nov. 12, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points North Allegheny, 5-1-0 = 10 Pine-Richland, 4-2-0 = 8 Seneca Valley, 4-2-0 = 8...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 13, 2023
We hit the ice again for more high school hockey action and also focus on the district football playoffs winding down this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our PIHL feature game this week is a Class 3A clash between south and north Thursday. We also have the...
PKs are OK for Norwin boys soccer team as it marches on in PIAA tournament
CHAMBERSBURG — These days, when regulation ends and two overtimes conclude with no result, the Norwin boys soccer team doesn’t clock out and go home. No, when it is time for penalty kicks, Norwin calls in the Knight Shift. The team’s penalty-shooting unit is 3-0 this postseason and has the...
Westmoreland high school notes: Area players selected to All-WPIAL volleyball lists
The area was well represented on the All-WPIAL lists for girls volleyball. WPIAL semifinalist Greensburg Central Catholic had two Class A first-team selections: sophomore right-side hitter Ashlyn Black and junior outside hitter Eva Denis, who held her own quite well at 5-foot-4. Senior setter Ella Dindak and senior outside hitter...
4 WPIAL girls volleyball teams set for PIAA semifinal matches
Both the WPIAL and the 2023 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs are down to the final four midway through the state postseason. There are four District 7 teams still alive for state gold, and two of them will be going head-to-head in the third round. Here is the rundown of the...
10 WPIAL soccer teams advance to PIAA semifinals
The WPIAL will have representation in all but one of the classifications in the upcoming state soccer semifinals. Following nine boys and 11 girls first-round victories, District 7 teams were not as dominating in the PIAA quarterfinals Saturday, going a combined 4-5 for the boys and 6-5 for the girls,...
Gateway welcomes newest class of Sports Hall of Fame honorees
Four years separated the opportunities for the Gateway athletics family to honor its own. More than 150 people gathered together Nov. 4 at Edgewood Country Club to again celebrate memorable sports accomplishments with the enshrinement of the Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Celebrated this year were Shayla...
Quaker Valley junior spearheads charity to benefit women in El Salvador
Kirsten Close is not your average transfer student. The standout tennis and lacrosse athlete launched a unique program almost immediately upon walking through the doors of her new school, Quaker Valley. Close, a 16-year-old junior who transferred from Sewickley Academy, has dedicated much of her time over the past year...
With lofty expectations, Penn-Trafford football team expects more in ’24
When you have recently won the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A football titles, expectations for future remain high. You get spoiled. Once you break through that barrier, you expect another, and the next one should be easier to obtain because you know how it’s done. For Penn-Trafford, after winning those...
Penn Hills notebook: Kelly hits court for Quinnipiac
Daemar Kelly was on the court for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball season opener Nov. 6. The Bobcats destroyed Coast Guard, 116-48, to open the season. Kelly, a freshman guard, contributed 17 minutes off the bench, scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds and had two assists. Kelly also made the first...
Strong playoff performance led to Penn Hills’ biggest offensive explosion in 5 years
Charles Morris had to wait until his second season to coach his first playoff game as the Penn Hills football coach. The Indians’ performance left quite the impression on anyone who saw it. Penn Hills blasted Penn-Trafford, 63-28, in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. It was the first time the...
Plan comes together for Pine-Richland sophomore in cross country postseason
Lucas Thompson left last year’s WPIAL cross country meet with the mindset that he was going to qualify for states in 2023. It was an ambitious goal for a freshman, but one he was determined to meet. He started doing some research on how he could optimize his workouts using...
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse caps high school career at PIAA championship meet
Two years ago as a sophomore, Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse placed 67th in the Class 3A boys race at the WPIAL cross country championships at Cal (Pa.). He wasn’t able to reach the state meet in Hershey, but Gators coach Tom LaBuff said the then first-year high school runner was making...
5 things we learned in Week 11 of the WPIAL football season: Semifinals feature new blood
Some teams are penciled into the semifinals before the WPIAL playoffs even start. Aliquippa, after winning Friday, will make its 17th straight appearance in the final four. But, this year, have an eraser handy for some other regulars. A couple of teams with semifinal streaks lost Friday night in the...
Norwin boys get another thrilling penalty-kick win in PIAA quarters
CHAMBERSBURG — As the pink sky faded into darkness and one overtime gave way to another, Norwin’s confidence grew. As time melted off the clock in the second overtime, the Knights began to feel it. Another shootout was imminent. It was their time to shine. Again. “We’ve been to PKs...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 11, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Lower Dauphin 2, Conestoga 1 (OT) Manheim Township 6, Parkland 0 Warwick 3, Penn Manor 1 Emmaus 7, Wyoming Valley West 1 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Times, sites TBD Lower Dauphin (20-3) vs. Emmaus (24-1); Manheim Township (20-1-1) vs. Warwick...
Bentworth drops Burrell in playoffs for 2nd time this season
Burrell found itself in the same position Saturday as it was 12 days ago against Bentworth. Searching for a tying goal. This time, however, instead of getting that goal and sending the game to overtime, the Bearcats provided a dagger. Ryan Scott scored in the 65th minute, and Bentworth won...
High school roundup for Nov. 11, 2023: Moon, Mars to meet in girls soccer semifinals
Lilly Snyder scored with 23 minutes left in the second half to lift Moon to a 1-0 victory over Northern York in the PIAA Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Saturday at Westmont Elementary in Johnstown. It was the first loss of the season for District 3 champion Northern York (20-1-1)....
