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Penn-Trafford field hockey hoping to finish strong
It has not been the start Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt wanted, but the veteran coach of more than 20 years is confident her team will improve. The Warriors are 2-3-1 and have been dealing with all sorts of injuries — center-mid Sarah Ley is dealing with an upper...
High school sports scores for Sept. 13, 2025
High schools Field hockey Saturday’s results Nonsection Pine-Richland 3, Peters Township 0 Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Big 7 Neshannock at Rochester, ppd. South Side 42, Summit Academy 6 Nonconference Bishop Canevin 46, Laurel 28 Soccer Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 2 Avonworth at Ellwood City, ppd. Beaver...
High school roundup for Sept. 13, 2025: South Side tops Summit Academy in Big 7
Amare Moman rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns as South Side earned a 42-6 victory over Summit Academy (0-4, 0-1) in a Big 7 Conference football game Saturday. Will Morgan added 90 rushing yards for South Side (3-1, 1-0), which outgained Summit Academy, 385 yards to 103 yards. Syamir...
5 things we learned in H.S. football Week 3: Plenty to chew on after Hopewell-Beaver clash
When Matt Mottes went out for breakfast Saturday morning, the Hopewell coach sat and listened to a recap of one of the wildest games of the year. Hopewell and Beaver combined for more than 1,300 yards and 101 points Friday in a high-scoring affair that stuffed the stat sheet. Each...
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 14, 2025
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 3-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 4-0, 2 3. Norwin, 3-1, 4 4. Hempfield, 3-1, 3 5. Canon-McMillan 2-2, NR Out: Seneca Valley (1-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 3-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 4-0, 2 3. Upper St....
A-K Valley football notebook: Highlands, Apollo-Ridge bounce back with dominant victory
With a home matchup against Imani Christian looming this week, Highlands was hoping to build some positive momentum and get back on track in Friday’s Allegheny 7 Conference opener at East Allegheny after consecutive losses to Elizabeth Forward and New Castle. The Golden Rams responded in a big way with...
Westmoreland H.S. football notebook: Norwin gears up for clash with North Allegheny
The stage is set for Norwin’s biggest home football game in years. The fourth-ranked Knights (3-1) dominated No. 5 Seneca Valley on the road Friday night, 56-13, to win their Class 6A conference opener and give themselves a massive boost of confidence going into next week’s showdown with No. 2...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Ellie Lebe and Latrobe’s Charlie Heese
Ellie Lebe School: Penn-Trafford Class: Freshman Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Lebe has burst onto the local girls soccer scene while helping Penn-Trafford move into a first-place tie with Norwin in Section 1-4A. The talented forward had back-to-back hat tricks as Penn-Trafford breezed to wins over Hempfield (11-0) and Woodland...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Cam Woods, Springdale’s Alex Wylly
Cam Woods School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Woods scored a hat trick in an 11-0 win against Valley on Monday. On Wednesday, the junior forward added two more goals to guide the Yellowjackets to a 4-0 victory over North Catholic. Freeport is atop the Section 2-2A...
Fox Chapel football’s next challenge: Beating a blue blood
Blue blood season is coming up for the Fox Chapel football program. Coach Dave Leasure is excited to see his program measure up to some of the WPIAL Class 5A programs that make up the cream of the crop of the Northeast Conference. The Foxes, which entered a road matchup...
Riverview runners hope for quick rebuild in quest for more postseason success
Ashton Saunders made his mark at the season-opening Gateway Invitational on Aug. 30 at Boyce Park in Plum with a sixth-place finish in a time of 17 minutes, 38.53 seconds. The junior followed that up a week later with a strong run to fifth (16:58.10) in the Class A race...
Plum runners start season strong at Red, White and Blue Invitational
Mayah Torres ran to a 39th-place finish at the Red, White & Blue Invitational on Sept. 6 at White Oak Park. The Plum senior and the Mustangs girls cross country team’s top runner was close to going below 20 minutes in the Class 3A race filled with some of the...
Norwin’s Matt O’Neil commits to Mercyhurst
Matt O’Neil, a significant contributor and two-year letterman for Norwin baseball, will continue his playing career at the NCAA Division I level. O’Neil recently announced a verbal commitment to Mercyhurst, which left the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for the D-1 Northeast Conference in the fall of 2024. O’Neil,...
Norwin notebook: Knights’ Robb places 3rd at WCCA tournament
Norwin’s Adalena Robb finished third at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association girls golf championship at Champion Lakes Golf Course. Robb shot 41 in the nine-hole event, which was won by Greensburg Central Catholic’s Alayna Stawovy (38). Robb and Franklin Regional’s Gianna Johnson were paired together and went back-and-forth. Robb had...
North Hills notebook: Boys soccer team puts unbeaten streak together
The North Hills boys soccer team is off to a strong start in 2025. The Indians, following a loss in their second game, had not lost another game through Sept. 9, sitting with a record of 6-1-1 through the team’s first eight contests. Defense has paced the group. Outside of...
Vibes positive in North Hills volleyball program after strong start
AnnaLise Shank wasn’t afraid of the challenge when she took on the responsibility to lead a North Hills volleyball program that has trudged through some tough seasons of late. And that confidence and positive mindset seems to be rubbing off. Shank, in her first season with the Indians, has seen...
North Allegheny cross country star ‘building back’ after scary cycling wreck
North Allegheny standout distance runner Andrew Peigh was bloodied, but he isn’t beaten. Peigh, last year’s WPIAL Class 3A cross country runner-up, is fighting back from a scary biking accident that cost him some early-season training as the senior leader of a young but promising Tigers squad. “I’m building back,”...
North Allegheny field hockey finds saving Grace
North Allegheny field hockey coach Michelle Kessler was scanning her roster, searching for something that maybe didn’t even exist. “We needed to find a fourth goalkeeper,” she said. “When I was looking at the roster, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. Who am I going to ask to be the...
Maddie Uschock ready to build on strong foundation of Franklin Regional softball
When she was pitching for Hempfield, Maddie Uschock had one of the best freeze-frame changeups in WPIAL softball. The former championship ace is changing up her role at Franklin Regional, where she recently received a significant promotion. Uschock was named head softball coach of the Panthers after serving as pitching...
Pair of Franklin Regional golfers medal at WCCA tournament
Franklin Regional golf coach Jeff Traphagen said before the 2025 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Sept. 11 that any team could win. “There is a lot of balance this season,” Traphagen said. “I am eager to see how things turn out for our individuals and team.” Traphagen was right: Things...
WPIAL, state champs dot 2025 Hampton Hall of Fame class
Hampton swimmer Jack Zierenberg won two WPIAL gold medals as a freshman two decades ago and then did something even more unusual. He quit the team. “I was pursuing individual goals,” he said. “I did USA Swimming and club swimming. But I really missed high school sports. I definitely wanted...
Hampton boys soccer enters attack mode
The top-ranked Hampton Talbots are starting to show they can score goals just as well as they prevent them. After managing one goal in its first three games, Hampton is finding an offense to match its defensive prowess. “The season is still early, and we’re still figuring some things out...
With nod to past, Shady Side Academy boys soccer working to tighten up in future
Ed Ellsworth wants every group of Shady Side Academy boys soccer players to know that they have a strong support system in place. The goal is for the Bulldogs to become part of the pipeline once they move on in life. Ellsworth said Shady Side Academy had 12 alumni drop...
Old Dominion commit Emma DiRocco takes on multiple roles for young Fox Chapel volleyball team
Emma DiRocco feels most comfortable playing middle blocker. The 6-foot-2 senior for the Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is asked to do much more than that. DiRocco is the most experienced player on a Foxes’ roster that is filled with young players. During Fox Chapel’s Section 4-4A opening loss against...
Freshman ace fits right in on Fox Chapel tennis team
Zoey Liu feels fortunate to share a home with the sparring partner she has on the tennis court. Zoey, who is Fox Chapel’s No. 1 singles player as a freshman, will often play with her 11-year-old brother, Luca. “My dad used to hit with us a little bit,” Zoey said....
