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North Catholic defense shines, shuts out Highlands
North Catholic came into its Greater Allegheny Conference opener allowing more than 36 points per game. Highlands had started the season undefeated in large part because of a stingy defense and a great running attack. The defense helped keep the Golden Rams (3-1) in the game through the first half,...
Leechburg runs away from Springdale for conference win
Springdale possessed the football early in the fourth quarter down two possessions against Leechburg in both teams’ Eastern Conference opener Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Springdale. But the Blue Devils defense forced a Dynamos punt, and the Leechburg offense tallied two scores to pull away and finish off...
Mt. Pleasant extends winning streak with victory over Valley
One thing was certain on Friday night at Mount Pleasant Stadium: The Vikings were going to win. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings (3-1) extended their winning streak to three games with a 25-6 victory over the visiting Valley Vikings (1-3). The game was more of a battle than the final score...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller captures 3rd Kiski Invitational title
Three is the magic number for Eliza Miller. The Kiski Area senior captured her third Kiski Invitational varsity girls cross country title Friday morning at Northmoreland Park. In near perfect weather conditions with sunny skies and temperatures near 70 at race time, Miller ran to a time of 18 minutes,...
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 3: Preseason contenders cope with 0-3 starts
West Mifflin started the season ranked second in WPIAL Class 3A, but the Titans are still winless after three weeks. So, now what? That 0-3 record might cause panic inside some locker rooms, but coach Rod Steele said he hasn’t seen any from his players. In fact, they’ve held onto...
Westinghouse tops University Prep, but ‘made too many mistakes’ for state title aspirations
Westinghouse sophomore Kyshawn Robinson scored twice and senior Sincere Shannon forced a fumble with a strip sack, but neither was all too happy. Their team won Thursday night at Cupples Stadium, defeating City League foe University Prep, 34-18, but the Bulldogs were mostly concerned with the mistakes they’d made. Specifically,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2023
High schools WPIAL Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 7, Norwin 0 Section 2A Penn-Trafford 4, Latrobe 0 Oakland Catholic at Fox Chapel, (n) Section 1A Winchester Thurston at Aquinas Academy, (n) Ellis School at Shady Side Academy, (n) Football Thursday’s results WPIAL Class A Big 7 Union...
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2023: Braylon Thomas throws for 4 TDs, runs for 2 more in Union win
Braylon Thomas threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 124 yards and two more scores to lead Union to a 40-8 victory over Shenango in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Thursday night. Dayne Johnke had four catches for 60 yards and two touchdowns and Grayson...
Belle Vernon boys soccer holds off Mt. Pleasant, takes over 1st place
It took blood and sweat, but first place in Section 3-2A belongs to Belle Vernon — for now. Belle Vernon, playing at full strength for the first time all season after a few key players came back from injury, put up an early goal and grinded out a 1-0 boys...
Kiski Area, Plum boys golf on collision course with playoff spot up for grabs
The Plum boys golf team snapped an eight-year WPIAL team playoff drought last year by finishing second to Central Catholic in Section 4-3A. The Mustangs took advantage of their opportunity in the first round at Beaver Valley Golf Club and earned a spot in the finals. Kiski Area hopes to...
Penn-Trafford field hockey off to strong start as team eyes 8th straight WPIAL title
Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt hadn’t missed a match since she started coaching until her team played Pine-Richland on Sept. 12. She had a great reason: the birth of her first grandson. And even though she missed the WPIAL Class 2A section opener Sept. 14 at Latrobe, she was...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 3 2023
While Class 6A and 5A may have had a head start with two conference games each the last two weeks, much of the rest of the WPIAL joins the fun as the starter’s pistol goes off this weekend with 43 conference football games highlighting Week 3 in the WPIAL. There...
Strong sophomore class acing every test so far for Deer Lakes boys soccer
Anyone who followed Deer Lakes’ run to the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship last season knew the future of the program was bright. A pair of freshmen, Peyton Kushon and Jacob Orseno, combined to score the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Beaver in the final. There was...
Through the years: Field goal foiled Freeport in front of big crowd in 1983
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. One of the largest crowds ever at Freeport Borough Field watched Jeannette defeat the Yellowjackets, 3-0, on Sept. 16, 1983, via...
Legendary Jeannette coach Joe Mucci among national high school hall of fame nominees
Legendary Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic coach Joe Mucci is among 50 nominees — players, coaches and teams included — for the second National High School Football Hall of Fame class. Another former Jayhawks headliner, the late John Crowell, was enshrined this year in the inaugural class. Lamont “Showboat” Robinson,...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Top teams ready for prime time
Regional television and radio will feature several Westmoreland County teams Friday night while shining a spotlight on two recent WPIAL and PIAA championship programs. Belle Vernon (2-0) will visit Penn-Trafford (1-2) in a game that will be televised on 22 The Point as part of the channel’s “Friday Night Rivals”...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 13, 2023
High schools WPIAL Cross country Boys Wednesday’s Results Class 2A Section 4 Hampton 15, Avonworth 50 Girls Class 2A Section 4 Hampton 19, Avonworth 43 Field hockey Wednesday’s results Section 3A Peters Township 11, Allderdice 0 North Allegheny 8, Hempfield 0 Thursday’s schedule Section 3A Norwin at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 14, 2023: Union, Shenango set for Thursday night football
A busy weekend of conference openers in high school football kicks off with a rare WPIAL Thursday night contest. Two long-time Lawrence County rivals meet when defending Class A champion Union hosts Shenango in a Big 7 Conference opener. This marks the 89th encounter between the Scotties and the Wildcats...
High school roundup for Sept. 13, 2023: North Allegheny breaks 2nd-half tie to stay unbeaten
Abigail Stager’s second goal of the game broke a second-half tie to send North Allegheny to a 4-3 victory over Fox Chapel in Section 1-4A girls soccer Wednesday night. Jadyn Coy and Gracie Strzempek also scored for the Tigers (8-0, 5-0). Taylor Wilkinson and Kate Friday scored for the Foxes...
Latrobe girls soccer team powers past Franklin Regional with 2 first-half goals
An airplane flew over Rossi Field early in the girls soccer game Wednesday night, descending slowly toward the nearby airport named after Arnold Palmer. A short time later, Latrobe lifted off. Junior Robin Reilly and freshman Emerson Shine netted first-half goals as the fourth-ranked Wildcats set down visiting No. 5...
PIAA changes how it counts students, likely increasing public school enrollment numbers
Public schools will see their enrollments increase in the next few months, at least according to PIAA statistics. The PIAA is changing the formula used to count students, which might cause some sports teams to unexpectedly move into a different classification for the 2024-25 school year. Currently, school districts count...
Trib 10: Losses shake up back half of high school football power rankings
Week 2 proved to be rough one for WPIAL teams that took home gold in 2022. Pine-Richland (5A), Steel Valley (2A) and Union (A) all lost; however, the combined record of the teams that beat them — Penn Hills, Seton LaSalle and Cornell — is an impressive 8-1. Two other...
NIL violations will leave high school athletes ineligible under new PIAA policy
Pennsylvania high school athletes who repeatedly violate name, image and likeness rules would lose their eligibility entirely under penalties adopted Wednesday by the PIAA. The PIAA board approved a three strikes approach for violations of the NIL rules enacted last winter. A student’s period of ineligibility increases with each violation,...
The Birdie’s Week 3 Westmoreland County picks are going downhill
Last week: 9-3 (75%) Season: 23-11 (67.6%) The yellow-bellied Birdie would like to get some things off his chest so he can predict games with a clear conscience. He has some pet peeves eating at him that he needs to get out in the open. While he has made it...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 3
Class 5A Big East Conference Franklin Regional (2-1) at Gateway (0-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Pete Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Last week: Franklin Regional 38, Connellsville 0; North Hills 26, Gateway 8 Last year’s result: Franklin Regional 16, Gateway 7 Teams trending in separate directions will open Big East Conference play. …...
