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A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 2
Nonconference Chartiers Valley (0-2) at Highlands (2-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Golden Rams Stadium, Natrona Heights Last week: Highlands 33, Blackhawk 20; Trinity 38, Chartiers Valley 0 Last year’s meeting: Highlands 28, Chartiers Valley 20 Highlands carries plenty of momentum into its home-opener after dominant wins over Ambridge and Blackhawk. …...
The Birdie is feeling lucky with his Week 2 A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 7-3 (70%) Season: 15-6 (71.4%) Last week, The Birdie gave his stamp of approval to Riverview as his breakthrough team of the year. The Raiders came out and rolled Carlynton, and the old bird crowed for the next six days about how smart he is. Not every team...
The Birdie’s Westmoreland County picks stand the test of time
Last week: 7-4 (63.6%) Season: 14-8 (63.6%) When the Birdie heard Hempfield Township was going to fill a time capsule and open it 50 years from now, he began gathering items to donate. “Maybe they should bury your picks in there,” a part-timer shouts across the newsroom. “You know what...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday City League Perry at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Northeast Penn Hills at Pine-Richland, 7 p.m. Nonconference Ambridge at Neshannock, 7 p.m. Avella at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Avonworth at Sto-Rox,...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 2
Player of the week Ahmad Ward Derry, Sr., RB/LB The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior had a huge game in helping Derry end its 20-game losing streak last week. He rushed for 191 yards and scored on runs of 9, 4 and 30 yards. He also returned an interception a school-record 100...
Rivals Hempfield, Latrobe look to rebound as they meet for 50th time
Latrobe and Hempfield enter Week 2 of the high school football season trying to rebound from their first losses. The teams collide at 7 p.m. Friday in a nonconference game at Bill Abraham Field at Spartan Stadium looking to get back on track. This is the 50th meeting between the...
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 2
Connellsville (2-0) at Franklin Regional (1-1) 7 p.m., Friday, Franklin Regional Panther Stadium, Murrysville Last week: Connellsville 28, Hempfield 7; Franklin Regional 28, Latrobe 21 Last year’s result: Franklin Regional 40, Connellsville 0 Franklin Regional welcomes a Connellsville squad off to its best start since 1997 after nonconference wins against...
Greensburg C.C. boys soccer gets creative with offensive attack
With an appreciation for possession-style soccer, Ryan Kanner is simplifying the offense in his first season as Greensburg Central Catholic’s boys coach. The scheme he has implemented is not original. In fact, one of the top professional teams in the world uses it. Futbol Club Barcelona employs its “Tiki-Taka” brand...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Norwin’s Daniel Maddock showing scoring touch
Norwin is the only Westmoreland County team left in the Trib Live HSSN rankings. Things, of course, could change as the season carries on. But the Knights, who are sitting at No. 5 in Class 4A, are looking strong. They take a 4-1 mark into Thursday’s game at Peters Township....
Greensburg C.C. golfer Izzy Aigner to play Pebble Beach event, opting out of WPIAL individual postseason
Wave-crashing scenes from iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links have only been pictures on the web or in golf magazines to Izzy Aigner. “The views are magnificent,” Aigner said. But later this month, she will see them up close. Very close. As in, she will get to play the course with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2023
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 1, Fox Chapel 0 Penn-Trafford 6, Winchester Thurston 0 Aquinas Academy at Latrobe, (n) Ellis School at Oakland Catholic, (n) Shady Side Academy at Upper St. Clair, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Section 3A North Allegheny at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Allderdice at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 6, 2023: Final girls soccer section openers set
Through the first week-plus of the WPIAL girls soccer season, each section has opened up play with teams having one or two games under their belts heading into the holiday weekend. However, there are three girls soccer sections that have yet to play a conference match. That all changes when...
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2023: Deer Lakes gets past Shady Side Academy in section clash
Zane Spence and Peyton Kushon scored to lead Deer Lakes to a 2-1 victory over Shady Side Academy in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A boys soccer Tuesday night. Artemey Parshyn and Ethan Alberta had assists for the Lancers (4-0, 3-0). Amir Awais scored for the Bulldogs (2-1,...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Key injury tests Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional is adopting a next-girl-up mentality after losing a key starter to an injury. Freshman defender Grace Copeland suffered a broken leg in a 1-0 win over Penn-Trafford last week. She is wearing a full leg cast and will miss the remainder of the season. “It’s tough losing a...
Kiski Area’s Johns excited to commit to Shippensburg for basketball
Abbie Johns still feels the excitement and also the relief. A couple of weeks after making a basketball verbal commitment to Division II Shippensburg of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the Kiski Area senior two-sport standout continues to carry the momentum of her decision in the early stages of her...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 5, 2023
Not a lot has changed in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings in the first few weeks of the 2023 season as the elite across the state have taken care of business. Only two teams lost in Week 1 and fell out of the state top 5: Upper Dublin...
Increasing number of top girls soccer players opting out of high school competition
When a few Westmoreland County girls soccer players came to a Y in the road — to play or not to play this season — they all chose the same direction. Now, they’re off the map. Three talented players decided to take a year off from high school soccer to...
Aliquippa running back Tiqwai Hayes narrows college options to Top 8
College football teams from the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 are among the eight favorites to land Aliquippa running back Tiqwai Hayes. The junior on Tuesday announced a top eight recruiting list that included Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia, along with Cincinnati, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio...
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League kicks off 2023 season
Plum, North Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon earned doubleheader sweeps during the opening Sunday of varsity action in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League. Plum outscored North Hills, 32-4, in a dominant opening performance. North Allegheny, the WPISL runner-up to Shaler last year, won two from Hempfield, 14-3 and 7-5, while...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 1
Following back-to-back winless seasons in 2020 and 2021, Connellsville ended a long losing streak with a win over Albert Gallatin in Week Zero last season. They could not follow up that win with another victory though to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the last time the Falcons started 2-0. This...
High school sports schedules for Sept. 5, 2023
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Ellis School at Oakland Catholic, 7 p.m. Fox Chapel at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Winchester Thurston, 4 p.m. Shady Side Academy at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Soccer Boys Tuesday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 5, 2023: Boys soccer section showdowns on tap
In WPIAL Section 1-4A boys soccer, three teams are tied for first place with 2-0 section records while two others have split their first two section matches. Four of those five teams go head-to-head Tuesday as we begin another busy week on the pitch. Seneca Valley, which won the 2020...
Burrell girls soccer aims to keep momentum going vs. Freeport after long layoff
The Burrell girls soccer team kicked off its season Aug. 26 with a 2-1 victory over District 10 Class 5A McDowell at the South Park tournament. One day later, the Bucs toppled defending District 10 Class 2A champion Fort Le Boeuf, 3-2, for a 2-0 start and a great deal...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s PJ Germano
The high school sports season is still young, but that doesn’t mean teams can’t begin to separate themselves from the pack. That’s exactly what the Latrobe boys golf team is doing, beginning its fall 2023 campaign with a 5-1 overall record. Leading the pack in most of those matches is...
High school sports scores for Sept. 3, 2023
High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s results Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic At Belle Vernon Belle Vernon 6, California 2 Charleroi 7, Connellsville 0 ‘Lopes Cup At Avonworth Avonworth 3, Mercyhurst Prep 2 Girls Sunday’s results Freeport tournament Deer Lakes 7, Steel Valley 5 Freeport 5, Central Valley 1 ‘Lopes Cup At...
