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Knoch, Southmoreland square off in battle of unexpected unbeatens
Some might be surprised by the Southmoreland and Knoch football teams starting the 2023 season at 3-0. Their coaches certainly aren’t among that group. The WPIAL Class 3A teams collide in a nonconference matchup Friday in Saxonburg looking to stay unbeaten. This is only the fourth time the teams have...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 3
Player of the week Tasso Whipple Penn-Trafford, Jr., RB/LB The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder had a breakout for the Warriors. He rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns and caught four passes for 36 yards and another score to lead Penn-Trafford to its first win of the season. His 41-yard run in...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 3
Thursday WPIAL Big 7 Shenango at Union, 7 p.m. City League University Prep at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Big East Franklin Regional at Gateway, 7 p.m. Plum at Norwin,...
The Birdie keeps his head held high heading into Week 2 in A-K Valley high school football
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 23-9 (71.9%) When The Birdie shuffled out of the office late Friday night, he was little bit down. He wasn’t even thinking about which bar’s kitchen would still be open, which is normally pretty much the only thing his bird brain obsesses about late Friday...
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 3
Class 5A Big East Conference Plum (2-1, 0-0) at Norwin (1-2, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Shaler 28, Plum 14; Norwin 33, Fox Chapel 18 Last year’s result: Plum 42, Norwin 13 A power running attack meets a go-and-throw approach in a Big East...
Highlands motivated to start Greater Allegheny Conference play against North Catholic
For the Highlands football team, the road to the WPIAL playoffs kicks into high gear Friday. After three victories in nonconference play to start the season, the Golden Rams open Greater Allegheny Conference action on the road at perennial playoff contender North Catholic (1-2). Highlands coach Matt Bonislawski knows what...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 3
Player of the Week Devin Beattie Burrell, Sr., RB/LB Devin Beattie was questionable to play Friday against Valley after suffering an injury two weeks ago in the loss at Deer Lakes. But the bruising runner wasn’t going to stand on the sidelines and not play against the rival Vikings. Beattie...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Latrobe looking part of contender
It is a question coaches in Section 4-3A keep asking: How good is Latrobe? The Wildcats, looking to get back into the WPIAL playoff conversation under second-year coach Jake Rice, have started 4-1. They opened with a 2-1 win over Penn-Trafford, then handled Obama (3-1) and Penn Hills (3-0). Their...
Junior scorer emerges as game-changer for Norwin boys soccer
When Norwin played Canon-McMillan in a section matchup last boys soccer season, Daniel Maddock moved from outside back, where he had played for three games, to the wing. “I scored a goal from like 30 yards out,” the Knights’ junior said. “I have been playing striker ever since.” And he...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 12, 2023
High schools WPIAL Cross county Tuesday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 5 Blackhawk 15, Ambridge 48 Blackhawk 23, Chartiers Valley 32 Section 6 Moon 15, Trinity 48 Moon 24, Upper St. Clair 31 Upper St. Clair 15, Trinity 44 Class 2A Section 3 Avella 15, Keystone Oaks 50 Avella 19,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 13, 2023: South Hills rivals to square off in girls soccer
Last year, four South Hills rivals qualified for the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer playoffs. Those same four schools sit stop the Section 2-4A standings midway through September. On Wednesday, those four schools square off when Bethel Park visits Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon hosts Peters Township. The perfect...
High school roundup for Sept. 12, 2023: Montour junior nets OT winner on his birthday
Junior Evan Bonato scored the winning goal with 58 seconds left in the second overtime, on his birthday, to lead undefeated Montour to a 1-0 victory over South Fayette (4-1-2, 3-1-2) in Section 2-3A boys soccer Tuesday night. Dom Passaro assisted on the winning goal for the Spartans (5-0, 5-0)....
Freeport girls soccer off to strong start despite heavy graduation losses
The Freeport girls soccer team earned a WPIAL playoff berth last year for the 10th season in a row. Only Plum, with 11, has a longer streak in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The Yellowjackets lost eight seniors from a team that finished second in a competitive Section 2-2A with 10 victories,...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 12, 2023
It was a bit of a rough week for Districts 3 and 7 as they both lost two teams from last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings. Five teams lost and dropped out of the state Top 5, including Harrisburg (6A) and Manheim Central (4A) from D-3 and Steel Valley...
Moon Area parents call for reinstatement of assistant gymnastics coachVideo
Dozens of parents and student-athletes who attended Monday night’s Moon Area School Board meeting called for the reinstatement of an assistant gymnastics coach and accused one board member of pursuing a “vendetta” against the gymnastics program. Nick Price, the former assistant coach, was let go in April after former Moon...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Latrobe roster packed with Division I players
With junior Robin Reilly giving a verbal commitment to West Virginia, Latrobe continued its recent pipeline to Division I college soccer. The Wildcats now have four players committed to D-1 programs. The others are senior forward Regan Reilly (Bowling Green), senior midfielder Ella Bulava (Maryland) and junior midfielder Maddy Petruzzi...
Suffocating defense fuels Penn-Trafford girls soccer
When a goal finally found its way into the net during an overtime section opener at Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford did not descend into girls soccer madness. It was just a miscue — a hitch, a blip — and the Warriors didn’t expect to make many more. And they haven’t. Only...
Plum, Bethel Park remain undefeated in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League play
Plum and Bethel Park are the only undefeated teams left after two weeks of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League season. Plum swept Seneca Valley on Sunday, 16-1 and 19-4, to move to 4-0. The Mustangs have outscored their opponents 67-9. Bethel Park is 3-0, scoring 35 runs and posting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 11, 2023
High schools WPIAL Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 9, Allderdice 0 Peters Township 9, Hempfield 0 Pine-Richland 12, Norwin 0 Nonsection North Allegheny 2, Shady Side Academy 1 Tuesday’s schedule Section 2A Fox Chapel at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Golf...
High school roundup for Sept. 11, 2023: South Park gets past Shady Side Academy in section showdown
Alicia Riberich scored the winning goal to lead South Park (4-1, 2-0) to a 1-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (3-2, 1-1) in a matchup of Section 4-2A girls soccer contenders Monday night. Avonworth 5, Beaver 2 – Fiona Mahan had two goals and an assist and Gianna Babusci also...
Latrobe football player taken to hospital via helicopter after injury in game at Thomas Jefferson
A Latrobe player was injured during a freshman football game at Thomas Jefferson and transported to the hospital via helicopter Monday night. The player’s identity and condition were not immediately available. The injury occured near the end of the game, and the injured player was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 12, 2023: Clash of undefeated boys soccer teams in Class 2A
There are two WPIAL boys soccer teams in Class 2A that have yet to lose this season, and they’ll square off Tuesday for first place in their section. South Park sits in first place in Section 2-2A with a 4-0 section record, 6-0 overall, a half-game ahead of East Allegheny....
Burrell volleyball team hopes to keep momentum going with tough section schedule ahead
In starting 3-0 overall, 2-0 in Section 5-2A with victories over Ligonier Valley and the Neighborhood Academy, and earning a top-six finish against mostly higher-classification schools at Saturday’s Moon tournament, the Burrell girls volleyball team won 15 of 18 sets to start the season. The Bucs, senior 6-foot-3 middle hitter...
Hempfield hires girls basketball, wrestling, girls lacrosse coaches
Hempfield hired three varsity head coaches Monday. Bob Madison was approved for girls basketball, while Steve Santia will lead the wrestling team, and Mackenzie Whatule takes over the girls lacrosse program. Madison was a former assistant at Laurel Highlands, his alma mater. He is the husband of Hempfield softball coach...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 2Video
Thankfully this “streaking” thing that the Waynesburg football team has grown accustomed to has nothing to do with the crazy fad from 50 years ago. The Raiders put to rest an ugly 13-game losing streak, including a winless 2022 season, when they won in Week Zero. Now the script has...
