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WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 6, 2022
Section play in the regular season in the 2022 WPIAL boys soccer season has just over one week remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the...
GCC football team routs Frazier in Thursday night throwdown
Greensburg Central Catholic scored on all five of its first-half possessions en route to a 47-0 victory over Frazier on Thursday night in Eastern Conference play at Frazier Stadium. The Centurions (5-2, 3-0) forced the Commodores (0-7, 0-4) to punt on their first possession. Samir Crosby pulled in a 19-yard...
Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti wins elusive WPIAL golf title
When you’re considered the top golfer in the WPIAL, you’re always favored to win a title. Central Catholic senior and Canonsburg native Rocco Salvitti had come up short in three previous attempts until Thursday in the Class 3A championship. Salvitti got tired of people asking why he hadn’t won a...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 6
We begin the second half of the 2022 regular season with gray skies, a threat of rain and temps in the 50s … in other words, October football is upon us. With little margin for error, especially in Class 6A (with a four-team playoff field) and Class 5A (with eight...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 6
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 6: Jason Cross Bishop Canevin, jr., QB Cross completed 11 of 13 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns to guide Bishop Canevin to a 60-7 win over Fort Cherry. The top-ranked Crusaders (5-1, 3-0) will host Cornell...
Through the Years: In 1947, Bud Carson welcomed night football to Freeport
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Night football came to Freeport on Oct. 4, 1947 as the Yellowjackets blanked Washington Township, 19-0. Bud Carson’s 40-yard toss to Eddie Crognatti...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Penn-Trafford ready for resurgent Gateway
Gateway made the loudest statement in the WPIAL last Friday night when it dismantled upstart Hempfield, 60-7, reminding everyone that it is still very much a part of the conversation in the Class 5A Big East Conference. The Gators were, after all, the preseason No. 1 in the classification. Hempfield...
Chick’s Picks fights off dirty tricks, makes Week 6 predictions in WPIAL football
Tensions were running high this week at Trib HSSN headquarters. It was that time, that highly anticipated week of the fantasy football season when Chick’s Picks faced off against The Boss. Chick’s Picks came into this week with a 1-2 record as she took on The Boss with his 2-1...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 5, 2022
High schools Cross country Wednesday’s results Division I, Section 4 Boys Fox Chapel 17, Franklin Regional 44 Fox Chapel 19, Gateway 44 Fox Chapel 22, Kiski Area 36 Fox Chapel 16, Penn Hills 45 Fox Chapel 23, Plum 36 Kiski Area 19, Franklin Regional 41 Kiski Area 21, Gateway 40...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 5, 2022: GCC, Frazier set for Thursday night football
The second half of the high school football regular season begins with a bang with not one but two district games slated for Thursday. In a rare WPIAL Thursday matchup, Greensburg Central Catholic will try to maintain its focus as it travels to Perryopolis for a Class A Eastern Conference...
High school roundup for Oct. 5, 2022: Moon girls soccer goes to 10-0 in section
Tessa Romah, Hailey Longwell and Kayla Leseck scored to lead undefeated Moon (13-0, 10-0) to a 3-0 victory over Montour (6-5-2, 5-4) in Section 4-3A girls soccer Wednesday night. Aquinas Academy 7, Carlynton 0 – Bella Hite had a hat trick for Aquinas Academy (8-4, 5-3) in a Section 4-A...
Trib 10: 2 new teams enter WPIAL football power rankings
Midnight struck for one of the surprise football teams in the WPIAL in Week 5. Now how do they respond “the next day?” Both Hempfield and North Allegheny were bounced from the list of district undefeated teams with midway-point losses last week. These defeats also bounced both the Spartans and...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 5, 2022
Section play in the regular season in the 2022 WPIAL girls soccer season has just over one week remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the...
Eliza Miller leads Kiski Area girls cross country team back to section top spot
For the first time since 2015, the Kiski Area girls cross country team is section champion. The Cavaliers placed three runners in the top six, including the individual champion in junior Eliza Miller, to hold off the challenge of Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional and Gateway under sunny skies at Northmoreland...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 6
Nick Odom Plum, so., RB/DB Odom is second to Eryck Moore with more than 40 carries and 350 rushing yards through six games. His 4-yard TD run in the second quarter last week at Franklin Regional was his seventh of the season. He also has made his presence felt on...
Freeport, East Allegheny battle for upper hand in Allegheny 6
Veteran East Allegheny coach Dom Pecora is happy about his team’s 5-1 start. And he feels his team might be ahead of schedule. “The surprising thing is, we might be a year early,” Pecora said. “We’re a junior-heavy team. We’ve definitely exceeded expectations so far.” The Wildcats will get a...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Penn Hills (3-3, 1-1) at Fox Chapel (0-6, 0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, James Burk Complex, O’Hara Township The Indians hope to shake off a two-game losing skid. Quarterback Julian Dugger is a veteran presence for the Indians. He has thrown for 706 yards, rushed for 329 more...
The Birdie stays grounded, like Burrell, as he makes his Week 6 picks in A-K Valley football
Last week: 12-0 Season: 61-8 (88.4%) The Birdie has taken notice of the outstanding year the Burrell Bucs are having: a 5-1 record with a great shot at making the WPIAL playoffs. Here’s why he thinks that’s such great news: It shines a light on the fact that there are...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 6
Today WPIAL Class A Eastern Greensburg Central Catholic at Frazier, 7 p.m. (HSSN, 590 AM, 101.1 FM) City League Nonconference Perry at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday Class 6A Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN) Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1020...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 6
Zach Bewszka Franklin Regional, Sr., RB The senior scored two touchdowns as the Panthers rallied to defeat Plum, 31-28, last week. His 82-yard kickoff return for a score to start the second half began the rally. Bewszka has rushed for a team-high 527 yards and three touchdowns. He’s caught four...
Mt. Pleasant, Elizabeth Forward set to battle for top spot in Interstate Conference
No one should be surprised by the success of the Elizabeth Forward football team this season. The undefeated Warriors returned numerous four-year starters who have won the past two WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference titles and reached the WPIAL championship game in 2020. Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas said upsetting...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 6
Class 5A Big East Franklin Regional (3-2, 2-0) at Norwin (1-5, 0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon After a tough, 42-41 loss to Shaler in double overtime, Franklin Regional rebounded with a comeback victory over Plum, 31-28. Ayden Hudock had five receptions for 136 yards and a...
Birdie sings praises of H-back, makes Week 6 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 10-2 (83%) Season: 55-16 (77.5%) The Birdie was a sixth-string holder on the junior varsity team when he played high school football, so he has a soft spot for the perfect snap, hold and kick. But watching hours of game film each week has given him a new...
Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley Academy earn top seeds for WPIAL tennis playoffs
Last year was the Year of the Panthers in WPIAL girls team tennis. Upper St. Clair won the Class 3A team tennis title while Sewickley Academy won 2A gold, its fourth district championship in five years. Now the brackets have been unveiled for the 2022 WPIAL girls team tennis playoffs,...
1st-time winners Beaver, Ligonier Valley among WPIAL Sportsmanship Award recipients
First-time winners Beaver and Ligonier Valley were among five schools named Wednesday as recipients of the annual WPIAL Sportsmanship Award. Hampton, Penn-Trafford and St. Joseph also received the award, which honored schools that demonstrated “the elements of good sportsmanship” in the 2021-22 school year. This was the 26th year for...
