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PIAA announces semifinal sites, times for state football playoffs
The Pine-Richland football team has a two-hour bus ride this weekend and Aliquippa has a three-hour trip ahead. That often comes with reaching the state semifinals. The PIAA has announced sites for the next round of playoff games. Pine-Richland faces District 3 champion Cocalico at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona...
Trib HSSN 2022-23 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Mt. Lebanon captured the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship last season to give coach Dori Oldaker a fourth WPIAL title in her 19 years with the Blue Devils. After the team finished as the PIAA runners-up, Oldaker decided to resign to spend more time watching her daughters play basketball...
Trib HSSN 2022-23 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
It’s more than a safe bet to predict that there will be a new WPIAL champion in Class 6A boys basketball this season. It’s a sure thing. Last year’s finalists, Fox Chapel and North Hills, both dropped down to Class 5A in PIAA realignment. A lean, mean crop of 12...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 26, 2022
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Harrisburg 44, Manheim Township 6 St. Joseph’s Prep 52, Parkland 21 Semifinals Garnet Valley (13-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-1); State College (13-0) vs. Harrisburg (10-2) Class 5A Quarterfinals Saturday’s result Imhotep Charter 55, Whitehall 7 Semifinals Imhotep Charter (10-1)...
Springdale basketball team wants to improve on playoff loss
After a slow start, Springdale won seven of eight boys basketball games down the stretch to qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. It was the 37th time Springdale has made the postseason, second-best in Alle-Kiski Valley history behind Ford City’s 49. One of the reasons for the slow start was the...
Springdale girls no longer focused on roster size, turn attention to success
At a glance Springdale girls basketball Last year’s record: 5-15 (3-7 in section) Returning starters: Grace Gent (Sr. G), Caity Stec (Sr. C), Ashlyn Ferderbar (So. G) Top newcomers: Abby Williams (Jr. G), Jocelyn Walters-Vrabel (Jr. F) For a number of years, the issue with the Springdale girls basketball team...
Westinghouse shuts down Farrell, sets up PIAA semifinal showdown with WPIAL champion
Westinghouse fans have a variety of chants and cheers, but “go defense go” seemed to have a little extra enthusiasm Saturday afternoon at Cupples Stadium. “Our alumni gets us hyped,” said senior lineman Donte Taylor, whose defense sure had plenty of energy. District 10 champion Farrell managed only 56 yards...
Guido: After memorable season, time to hand out annual football awards
With the unusually quick convergence of the fall sports season with the winter sports, our sports department has been as busy as the guy who runs the fake snowmaking machine for Hallmark Christmas movies. Completion of the football playoffs with basketball and wrestling seasons being moved up a week is...
Belle Vernon’s long-awaited WPIAL football title was product of tireless work
A 30-plus-hour work week was worth it for a WPIAL championship. Belle Vernon coaches and players spent extra time preparing to play Avonworth in Friday’s Class 3A title game, and the long days produced quite a result: the Leopards’ first football championship in 27 years. They celebrated loudly and proudly...
WPIAL girls soccer players lauded with All-America, all-region, all-state honors
A trio of WPIAL girls soccer standouts guided their teams to long postseason runs and now are reaping individual rewards. Senior forward Lucia Wells of North Allegheny was named to the United Soccer Coaches Region II All-America Team. She helped the Tigers (21-2) win the WPIAL 4A championship and reach...
WPIAL boys earn All-America, all-region, all-state soccer accolades
Beau Lizewski helped lead Seneca Valley (22-1-1) to a PIAA Class 4A championship and a runner-up finish in the WPIAL. The standout senior midfielder is considered one of the best in the district. Make that state, region and country, too. Lizewski was named a United Soccer Coaches Region II All-American...
Penn-Trafford girls shooting for more consistency on offense
Making open shots. That’s one of the biggest things the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team will be working on this season, veteran coach John Giannikas said. “Last year, we were hot and cold from the outside,” he said. “If we shoot better, we’ll be pretty good.” The Warriors graduated only one...
Young Penn-Trafford boys roster ready to tackle new challenges
Just because the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team dropped from Class 6A to Class 5A this season, it doesn’t mean things will be easier. In fact, third-year coach Doug Kelly said he knows the Warriors’ new section, which includes McKeesport, Latrobe, Gateway, Franklin Regional and Kiski Area, will be tough. “All...
Pine-Richland notebook: XFL comes calling for Ben DiNucci
Former Pine-Richland quarterback Ben DiNucci is getting another shot at pro football. DiNucci was drafted by the Seattle Dragons during the quarterback portion of the 2023 XFL Draft on Nov. 15. The XFL is scheduled to return to play in February after the league was put on pause for two...
Norwin notebook: Graduates making impact on women’s college hardwood
Norwin has produced college-level talent before in women’s basketball, but the Lady Knights’ imprint on the game is large this season. At least six former Norwin players are contributing to college programs as various levels. At Division III Marietta (Ohio), junior guard Olivia Gribble started the first three games of...
Franklin Regional notebook: Football standouts earn postseason honors
The Big 5/6 Conference, which acknowledges the accomplishments of teams and athletes in the WPIAL’s two largest classifications, announced its all-section teams for football, soccer and volleyball. The Class 5A Big East Conference first team was loaded with Franklin Regional players, and Lance Getsy was named the section coach of...
Franklin Regional teams win youth football championships
Franklin Regional Youth football was double trouble for opponents in the Big East this season. The future Panthers raised a pair of trophies after winning championships last month at the Woodland Hills Wolvarena in Turtle Creek. The flag team defeated Penn-Trafford, 14-6, in overtime, before the 8U Cubs edged by...
Roster depth, move to Class 2A boost Hampton wrestling team
For the first time in program history, the Hampton wrestling team can try to pick on someone its own size. The Talbots will compete against similar-sized schools after being dropped to Class 2A during the offseason WPIAL enrollment-based realignment. This is the first season since the program formed that Hampton...
Hampton boys swim team in search of WPIAL 3-peat with new-look roster
The Hampton boys swimming team will need to take a different lane to a third consecutive WPIAL Class 2A title. The Talbots are without much of the star power they used to win each of the past two WPIAL crowns. Instead, they will rely on one standout Division-I bound swimmer...
WPIAL Class 4A final by the numbers: Aliquippa 34, Central Valley 7
Aliquippa 34, Central Valley 7 Central Valley 0-0-0-7 — 7 Aliquippa 7-7-7-13 — 34 How they scored A: Tiqwai Hayes 2 run (Malachi Shegog kick) A: Hayes 1 run (Shegog kick) A: Hayes 3 run (Shegog kick) A: John Tracy 2 run (kick failed) A: Jayace Williams 34 pass from...
Unbeaten State College ousts North Allegheny from PIAA playoffs
STATE COLLEGE — For an instant, it appeared Logan Kushner had Khiryn Boyd for the touchdown that would have gotten North Allegheny, trying to rally from a 21-point deficit, back to within a score. State College’s Cooper Brushwood, though, not only closed on the play, but he managed to track...
Pine-Richland rallies from 2 scores down to beat Cathedral Prep in PIAA quarterfinals
One week removed from the WPIAL Class 5A championship, the Pine-Richland Rams ran their winning streak to 10 with a 21-14 victory over Cathedral Prep in the PIAA quarterfinals Friday night. The Rams (11-3) were down 14-0, but battled back, scoring 21 unanswered points. Quarterback Ryan Palmieri led the charge,...
Aliquippa rolls past Central Valley to capture 19th WPIAL football titleVideo
Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes landed in the end zone after leaping headfirst over his linemen, but the running back was quickly airborne again when guard Neco Eberhardt celebrated by lifting the sophomore off his feet. The big men upfront did a lot of heavy lifting Friday night in a championship effort....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 25, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championships Friday’s results Class 4A Aliquippa 34, Central Valley 7 Class 3A Belle Vernon 24, Avonworth 7 Class 2A Steel Valley 34, Beaver Falls 14 Class A Union 26, Bishop Canevin 0 PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results State College 28, North Allegheny 7...
WPIAL Class 3A final by the numbers: Belle Vernon 24, Avonworth 7
Belle Vernon 24, Avonworth 7 Avonworth 0-7-0-0 — 7 Belle Vernon 0-10-7-7 — 24 How they scored A: Brandon Biagiarelli 1 run (Michael Osekowski kick) BV: Willie Schwerha 31 field goal BV: Quinton Martin 32 pass from Braden Laux (Schwerha kick) BV: Martin 51 punt return (Schwerha kick) BV: Martin...
