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Jeannette girls soccer team wins for 1st time since 2019
The Jeannette girls soccer team did something Wednesday night it had not done since 2019: It won a game. Lindsay Jordan and Grace Stein each scored two goals as the Jayhawks defeated Valley, 4-1, in a nonsection game in New Kensington. Jeannette dumped a winless streak that had reached 52...
Kiski Area’s Miller shines again at cross country sectional
Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller crushed her own Northmoreland Park course record Wednesday at the WPIAL Division 1, Section 4 cross country championship meet, finishing the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 22.80 seconds. It was her fourth individual section title in as many attempts. She surpassed by 19 seconds her...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
Player of the week Jake Cummings Leechburg, Jr., TE/LB Cummings carried the ball seven times for 31 yards and two touchdowns, caught an additional five passes for 91 yards and a score and converted two 2-point conversions Friday in Leechburg’s bounce-back win over Frazier. He also blocked a punt that...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Conference Fox Chapel (0-6, 0-2) at No. 2 Penn Hills (5-1, 2-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Yuhas-McGinley Stadium, Penn Hills Last week: North Hills 50, Fox Chapel 0; Penn Hills 28, Bethel Park 12 Last year’s result: Penn Hills 29, Fox Chapel 0 Fox Chapel’s quest for its...
The Birdie offers homecoming advice, A-K Valley Week 6 picks
The Birdie has noticed some things that have changed since he was in high school. For one thing, all schools now have running water. For another, homecoming is a much bigger deal. Asking a date to the homecoming dance has become a major production. Attire for said dance is also...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 6
Thursday City League Nonconference Perry Traditional Academy at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A North Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Big East Gateway at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Franklin...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
Player of the week Kyle Dupill Franklin Regional, Jr., RB The 5-foot-7, 200-pound junior turned in quite a game as the Panthers rallied from a 20-3 deficit to defeat Plum, 45-26, last week. He rushed for 240 yards and scored five touchdowns. He has rushed for 718 yards and scored...
Mt. Pleasant’s potent ground game faces toughest test yet in Elizabeth Forward defense
It’s been seven years since Mt. Pleasant started the season 5-1. But that’s where the No. 4-ranked Vikings find themselves heading into Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference first-place showdown with No. 2 Elizabeth Forward at Mt. Pleasant Stadium. Belle Vernon (4-1, 1-0) also sits atop of the conference. Mt....
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Big East Conference Gateway (3-3, 3-0) at Penn-Trafford (3-3, 2-0) 7:30 p.m., Friday, Warrior Stadium, Harrison City Last week: Gateway 63, Hempfield 21; Penn-Trafford 56, Norwin 28 Last year’s result: Gateway 21, Penn-Trafford 10 Who will get to ring the bell after this game? It’s the annual “Battle...
The Birdie provides bulletin-board fodder, Week 6 picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 10-2 (83%) Season: 53-20 (72.6%) Before the season started, when the Canada wildfires were burning out of control and casting a haze over Westmoreland County, and Matt Canada was turning the Steelers playbook into a dumpster fire, the Birdie was predicting how good (or bad) local teams would...
Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan blasts past field to win WPIAL golf championship
Sophomore Mya Morgan had to miss a tryout for a school musical because she was competing in the WPIAL girls golf championship. Instead, Morgan landed the starring role on the golf course Wednesday. The musical is “Big Fish.” Her performance was more like something out of “Jaws.” Morgan, a sophomore...
A defensive battle the past 2 seasons, plenty on the line in Valley-Deer Lakes matchup
Points were at a premium in the past two meetings between the Deer Lakes and Valley football teams. The Vikings and Lancers combined for 15 total points as Deer Lakes won 7-2 last year and 6-0 the year before. Vikings coach Mark Adams and Lancers coach Tim Burk expect a...
Blue-collar approach works wonders for Mt. Pleasant boys soccer
Mt. Pleasant boys soccer players don’t do a lot of trash talking during games. In fact, they don’t do a lot of talking at all. Floyd Snyder, the team’s 16th-year coach, called them a “reserved group.” But he loves their approach. “They are not showboaters,” Snyder said. “They are bring-your-lunch-pail-to-work,...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic junior unleashes ‘screamer’ of a goal
It started with an innocent throw-in by Greensburg Central Catholic deep in Ligonier Valley territory. It ended with junior Jackson Vacanti delivering a nominee for goal of the year. His game-winner that propelled the Centurions to a 2-1 victory came with seven seconds left in regulation. GCC coach Ryan Kanner...
Freeport volleyball rolls past Deer Lakes, stays perfect in section play
The Freeport girls volleyball team didn’t let visiting Deer Lakes gain any momentum in a Section 5-2A match Tuesday at Freeport Middle School. The Yellowjackets were impressive from the start and swept the Lancers, 3-0, with scores of 25-11, 25-5, and 25-4. “I think tonight was a very clean game...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 3, 2023
High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results Boys Division I Section 5 Blackhawk 19, West Allegheny 40 Montour 22, Blackhawk 35 Section 6 South Fayette 21, Upper St. Clair 36 South Fayette 15, Canon McMillan 50 Upper St. Clair 16, Canon McMillan 39 Division II Section 4 Hampton 15, Shady Side...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 4, 2023: Girls golfers battle for gold at Diamond Run
The top district girls golfers return to Sewickley for the final round of the WPIAL girls Class 3A and 2A individual golf championships Wednesday. The girls final round will take place at the Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley with 26 golfers from Class 3A and seven from Class 2A...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 3, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with less than two weeks left in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all...
Realignment changes PIHL landscape, but champs are back to defend their titles
The 2023-24 PIHL season has begun, and while the alignment of the league has undergone changes, the contenders and talent on the ice are back for another year of puck. Last winter, Peters Township. South Fayette, Kiski Area and Ringgold took home Penguins Cup titles. All four champions can defend...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 3, 2023
The best teams in the state finished September strong. Teams ranked in the Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings were a combined 27-3 with most of those 27 wins coming in runaway victories as 18 of the winning teams scored 40 points or more. The 27 ranked teams from a week...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2023: Peters Township blanks Norwin in matchup of section contenders
Nathan Froelich scored in the first half and Adam Smiga connected in the second half to lead Peters Township (9-3, 8-3) to a 2-0 victory over Norwin (10-4, 8-3) in a matchup of playoff contenders in Section 2-4A boys soccer Tuesday. Armstrong 5, Kiski Area 4 – Jordan Callipare scored...
Plum boys rally from 2-goal deficit to avoid soccer upset vs. Latrobe
Everything seemed to be going right for Latrobe, until it wasn’t. Visiting Plum erupted for three second-half goals to avoid an upset and overcome the Wildcats in a 3-2 Section 4-3A boys soccer victory Tuesday night. Plum recovered nicely from its first 2-0 deficit of the season, staging a great...
It’s quality over quantity as Greensburg Central Catholic girls battle low roster numbers
Greensburg Central Catholic’s girls soccer team will play a game for the first time since Sept. 20 when it visits Seton LaSalle on Wednesday night. The Centurions (5-1), ranked No. 3 in the WPIAL and No. 6 in the state in Class A, had to postpone three consecutive games —...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Mt. Pleasant climbs to top of rankings
There is a new No. 1 team in Class 2A. Mt. Pleasant (10-2), which has won 10 straight — all shutouts — since a 2-0 loss to 3A No. 2 Moon, slid ahead of North Catholic and Avonworth. A result between those teams also led to the Vikings’ ascent to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2023
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 13, Allderdice 0 Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, (n) Tuesday’s schedule Section 3A Peters Township at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Penn-Trafford at Aquinas Academy, 3:45 p.m. Latrobe at Ellis School, 4:30 p.m. Oakland Catholic at Shady Side Academy, 6 p.m. Winchester...
