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Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin softball standout commits to St. Francis (Pa.)
Power-hitting catcher Madie Kessler is a Division I commit. The senior from Norwin gave a verbal pledge to Saint Francis (Pa.) of the Northeast Conference. Kessler is a standout catcher who also has played in the outfield and some third base at the travel level. Kessler said the educational environment...
Trib HSSN WPIAL soccer rankings: Week ending Oct. 16, 2022
Tribune-Review WPIAL soccer rankings Boys Class 4A Rank, schoolW-LPvs 1. Seneca Valley15-0-11 2. Fox Chapel11-2-22 3. Butler12-4-24 4. Pine-Richland11-4-1 3 5. Norwin11-55 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon15-0-11 2. Plum16-1-12 3. Franklin Regional13-44 4. Kiski Area14-33 5. Thomas Jefferson15-25 Out: None Class 2A 1. Quaker Valley14-31 2. South Park17-02 3....
Shady Side Academy’s new Gene Deal Fields get rave reviews from namesake
Growing up in the Utica, N.Y. area, Gene Deal never dreamed he’d have athletic fields named in his honor. But the new multi-purpose ballfields on the Shady Side Academy campus were scheduled to be dedicated the Gene Deal Fields on Oct. 14-15 as part of the school’s homecoming weekend. Shady...
Big-play potential part of the process for Gateway linebacker Remy Bose
Gateway led Penn-Trafford, 14-3, in the fourth quarter of their Victory Bell rivalry game Oct. 7, at Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium. The Warriors were driving near midfield as they attempted to rally. But 6-foot-1, 220-pound junior inside linebacker Remy Bose would have none of it. Bose dissected a P-T screen, intercepted...
Gateway players confident ahead of WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
The Gateway boys soccer team enters the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs hoping to make some noise, and senior forward Colton Corrie says the Gators are set up to do just that. “We’ve seen so many different styles in the regular season that we are ready for anything in the playoffs,”...
Quaker Valley notebook: Quakers prevail in rivalry showdown
It was a highly emotional and intense game, to say the least. Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team defeated rival Sewickley Academy, 3-1, behind junior midfielder Nick Allan in a nonsection matchup Oct. 4 at Quaker Valley. Allan netted two goals for the Quakers, who improved to 11-2 overall with their...
Quaker Valley football commits to rebuilding process during trying season
The rebuilding campaign in the Quaker Valley football program has hit a few snags. The Quakers have sat out the postseason for the past three years. Jason Cappa took over as field boss and the hope was the team would take a step forward in anticipation of a possible playoff...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Junior runner takes 2nd at WCAA cross country meet
There was no holding back by Penn-Trafford junior Amelia Barilla at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls cross country championships on Oct. 12. Barilla knew if she wanted to win the title at Westmoreland County Community College, she had to keep pace with Kiski Area junior Eliza Miller, and for...
Cal (Pa.) coach, receiver have Penn Hills family ties
Sixty-six miles of a roundtrip drive from his home in North Versailles to the Cal (Pa.) campus didn’t deter Brian Tarrant from grabbing an opportunity. After serving as a Penn Hills coach under Jon LeDonne, Tarrant had initially planned to follow LeDonne to Pine-Richland when LeDonne took the job with...
Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team finds new section daunting
This season, section realignment wasn’t kind to the Penn Hills girls soccer team. With some of the added powers from the East suburbs coming into the picture, the Indians had difficulty keeping up. However, Penn Hills has found a way to pick up a few wins down the stretch. Goals...
Pine-Richland boys soccer sees hard work rewarded with playoff berth
After a long road, the Pine-Richland boys soccer team got its moment. With a 3-0 win over North Hills on Oct. 11, the Rams clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2018. It’s been a four-year effort for Rams coach Jordan Wiegand and his team, and it was...
Pine-Richland notebook: Senior golfer makes states
With an 11th-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship, Pine-Richland senior Blaise Masciantonio qualified for the state tournament. The PIAA Class 3A championships were scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at Penn State’s White Course in State College. Masciantonio is the first Rams golfer to qualify for states since...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2022
High schools Football Saturday’s results Class 3A Allegheny 6 Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Class A Black Hills Burgettstown 41, Carlynton 0 Saturday’s summary Shady Side Academy 30, Valley 0 Valley 0 0 0 0 —0 Shady Side Academy 3 13 7 7 —30 SSA: Harran Zureikat 25 field...
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2022: Plum boys soccer wins matchup of section champs
TJ Schrecongost had two goals and an assist and Aldi Flowers and Brady French also scored to lead Plum (16-1-1) to a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Shady Side Academy (13-2) in a nonsection matchup of section champs Saturday. Bentworth 9, Uniontown 1 – Jerzy Timlin had four goals and...
5 things we learned in Week 7: Central Catholic blocked FG touchdown scorer: ‘I heard no whistle’
As a 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive lineman, Anthony Shovlin says he’d accepted the fact that scoring touchdowns wasn’t in his future, but that changed dramatically Friday night. The Central Catholic junior scored an almost unbelievable winning touchdown after a blocked field goal with no time left, earning him and the Vikings...
TribLive HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 16, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 7-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 6-2, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 3-5, 3 4. Central Catholic, 4-4, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-4, 5 Class 5A Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 7-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 5-3, 3 3. Gateway, 6-2, 2...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Sara Felder, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis
Sara Felder School: Greensburg Central Catholic Year: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Felder, a Youngstown State commit, scored her 100th career goal when GCC ran past Steel Valley, 11-0, for its third straight win. She had four goals and two assists in the win for the Centurions (8-3, 8-2),...
Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace passes 4,000-yard mark
Leechburg senior running back and Pitt commit Braylan Lovelace needed 217 yards against Riverview on Friday in an Eastern Conference matchup to become just the fifth Alle-Kisk Valley runner to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark for a career. Lovelace accomplished that, and then some, against the Raiders, totaling five touchdowns and...
Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon star Quinton Martin to narrow college choices
Belle Vernon star junior Quinton Martin plans to narrow his list of college scholarship offers to a top 10 soon. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, who made a “Pitt stop” at Belle Vernon on Friday night, hopes his Panthers make the cut, especially after watching the senior playmaker. Martin, a running...
Shady Side Academy football shuts out Valley
Favorable field position in the second quarter propelled Shady Side Academy to a 30-0 victory over Valley on Saturday afternoon at Michael J. Farrell Stadium. A three-play scoring drive from the Valley 29 and a punt return to the Vikings 1 by Naiziim Daniels lifted the Bulldogs (2-1, 3-4) to...
Guido: Quarterbacks highlight Greater Allegheny clash between Highlands, Armstrong
The stage is set for Friday’s big showdown between Highlands (8-0, 4-0) and Armstrong (7-1, 4-0) at Golden Rams Stadium. The winner will clinch at least a share of the Greater Allegheny Conference title. Both teams already have secured WPIAL playoff berths in Class 4A. Two of the WPIAL’s top...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Leechburg’s Macy Kubla, Burrell’s Caden Canfield
Macy Kubla Class: Senior School: Leechburg Sport: Volleyball Report card: Macy Kubla helped Leechburg’s girls volleyball team to a pair of victories this week as the Blue Devils moved to 10-3 overall and 7-3 in Section 4-A. An all-section selection last year, the senior outside hitter had 14 kills and...
Norwin uses ‘pack mentality’ to rack up cross country success
From the youth level to varsity, the Norwin cross country teams are outpacing the field with regularity. The boys and girls varsity teams posted perfect 8-0 records during the regular season and were primed for strong finishes at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet and in the WPIAL playoffs. “This...
North Allegheny athletic director concerned by changing definition of amateurism
A groundbreaking name, image and likeness policy proposed by the PIAA cleared a second hurdle this month, meaning Pennsylvania high school athletes soon could be eligible to make money from NIL deals this winter. But some school administrators and coaches still have concerns about potential negative impacts, including those raised...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers’ boys soccer team gets key victory
Ben Christian’s goal in the 38th minute lifted North Allegheny boys soccer to a 1-0 victory over Central Catholic in a Section 1-4A game Oct. 11. Dante Accamando secured the team’s seventh shutout of the season. The win helped the Tigers move to 9-6-1 overall and 7-6 in section play....
