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Burrell tops Valley on fourth-quarter field goal in rivalry thriller
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta had no doubts about calling upon his junior kicker Ryan Croushore with a potential game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter. And a week after missing a potential winner from the exact same distance, Croushore got his redemption Friday night. Croushore booted a 31-yard field...
Freeport cruises past Quaker Valley, 61-7
Freeport wasted no time taking control of its nonconference game against Quaker Valley on Friday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. After the Yellowjackets defense forced a turnover on downs at the Quakers 34, the Freeport offense needed just one play to find the end zone. Gavin Croney connected with Brady...
Mt. Pleasant runs away from McGuffey in nonconference rout
Mt. Pleasant turned two McGuffey fumbles and an interception into touchdowns during the second half en route to a 50-28 victory in nonconference play Friday night at Vikings Stadium. The Vikings (2-1) recovered a fumble on McGuffey’s first possession of the third quarter before Dante Giallonardo scored on a 3-yard...
Franklin Regional gets off to quick start on way to rout of Connellsville
A week of practices spent on the fundamentals of football yielded few positive results for Connellsville in Friday’s non-conference home opener against Franklin Regional at Connellsville Stadium. The Panthers scored on their first offensive play of the game and never looked back on their way to a convincing 40-0 win...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Aigner captures WCCA girls golf title
She played her drive down the left-center of the fairway of the 428-yard 15th hole and had a clear look at the reachable par-5. Izzy Aigner then lasered her distance, grabbed her 7-iron and took dead aim from 166. When her Bridgestone golf ball with a purple “IA” Sharpied on...
What to watch in Week 2: WPIAL’s top passing attack has showdown with Clairton
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Nehemiah Azeem has already thrown for almost 700 yards and ranks as the top passer in the WPIAL, but his coach knows what skeptics are probably saying. Prove it again, this time against Clairton. “I think we already kind of showed we are...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 8, 2022
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 11, Allderdice 0 Mt. Lebanon 8, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, Shady Side Academy 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Northeast Pine-Richland at...
High school roundup for Sept. 8, 2022: Moon wins showdown with South Fayette
Davi Jansson scored a first-half goal and Moon made it stand up for a 1-0 Section 2-3A boys soccer victory over South Fayette (2-2, 2-2) Thursday night. Ryan Hildenbrand assisted on the goal and Zachary Shutak had a two-save shutout for the Tigers (5-0-1, 4-0). Beaver 12, Ellwood City 0...
New coach Albie Fletcher plans ‘business as usual’ for Deer Lakes boys basketball program
Albie Fletcher joined the Deer Lakes varsity coaching staff under Terance Parham for the 2018-19 season. As a varsity assistant and the head JV coach, the Deer Lakes grad got to experience one of the most successful seasons in program history as the Lancers went 18-8 and advanced to the...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. The district is slowly creeping toward the start of conference play. Last week, there was one Class 6A conference contest; this week, there is another 6A game to go along with two Class 5A conference openers. If this weekend is...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 2
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 2: Luke Cignetti Shaler, sr., RB/FS Cignetti scored on runs of 23, 3 and 6 yards to lift Shaler to a come-from-behind victory over Hampton in a nonconference game Friday night. He ran for 51 yards on 10...
Latrobe’s Lily Fenton accepts preferred walk-on offer to play volleyball at Notre Dame
When it comes to her college plans, Lily Fenton is all “set.” The senior from Latrobe accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play volleyball at Notre Dame, adding to her family’s rich history of Division I athletes. “Seeing my brother (Reed) go through the recruiting process inspired me,” said Fenton,...
Chick’s Picks makes solemn vow: No more clerical errors in Week 2 of WPIAL football
To say that Chick’s Picks got off to a rough start this season is putting it mildly. Needless to say, her career-worst 33-30 (52%) record landed her in The Boss’s office first thing Tuesday morning. The Boss voiced his displeasure in her performance and reminded her that there are a...
Through the Years: Tre Tipton’s big day sparked Apollo-Ridge
Each Friday 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. Tre Tipton hauled in three TD passes from Jesse Zelonka as Apollo-Ridge routed Wilkinsburg, 41-0, on Sept. 7, 2012, at Owens Field. 75...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 8, 2022: Defending golf champs meet again
Call it the Clash of the Golf Champions II. With the forecast cooperating, 2021 WPIAL boys team golf champions will meet for the second time this fall on Thursday as North Catholic faces Fox Chapel at the Pittsburgh Field Club at 4 p.m. A year ago, Fox Chapel won the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 7, 2022
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Nonsection Pine-Richland 6, Penn-Trafford 1 Golf Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Indiana 202, Hempfield 211 Norwin 213, Latrobe 220 Medalists: Dom Cerilli (N) 40, PJ Germano (L) 40 Section 3 Butler 194, Seneca Valley 206 Medalists: Hunter Swidzinski (B) 34, Dante Rosetti...
High school roundup for Sept. 7, 2022: Dramatic win for North Allegheny girls soccer
Anna Bundy scored the game-winning goal in the final two minutes to lead North Allegheny to a 4-3 victory over Butler in Section 1-4A girls soccer Wednesday. Abby Stager scored twice and Allie Burns also found the net for the Tigers (5-0, 3-0). Samantha Miller had two goals and Maddison...
Plum races past Latrobe in matchup of top girls soccer teams in Class 3A
Plum came out like a sprinter in the fastest heat. Latrobe had trouble getting off the starting block. In a showdown of ranked girls soccer teams from Section 3-3A, No. 3 Plum showcased its speed, working up a nice lather offensively early on the way to a 4-2 victory over...
Freeport girls soccer snaps winless streak against rival Burrell
Close and intense soccer is expected when the Freeport and Burrell girls teams meet. Wednesday was no exception as the Yellowjackets and Bucs clashed at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. Freeport scored twice in the first half, and the defense made it stand up for a 2-0 victory. The triumph for...
Conference opener takes Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne back to Penn Hills
Yuhas-McGinley Stadium holds fond memories for Jon LeDonne, but what kind of welcome will he receive there Friday night when he’s wearing green instead of the home team’s red and gold? LeDonne spent five good years as Penn Hills’ football coach and won a state title in 2018, but this...
Jeannette boys soccer looking to build on, not relive, last season’s success
“Move on” is a two-word mantra around the Jeannette boys soccer team these days. The much-improved, ready-to-contend Jeannette boys soccer team, that is. The Jayhawks are playing up voluntarily this season, in Class 2A, to increase competition and play with more public school teams. Last year was fun — an...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 2
Devin Beattie Burrell, jr., RB/DB Beattie is part of a strong Bucs running game, and in last Friday’s overtime victory over Deer Lakes, he shined. Given the ball 23 times, Beattie rushed for 142 yards and scored the tying touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 39-yard run. He hopes...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
Nonconference Apollo-Ridge (2-0) at Deer Lakes (0-2) 7 p.m. Friday, at Lancers Stadium, West Deer Apollo-Ridge and Deer Lakes will meet for the first time since 2017 when the Vikings won an Allegheny Conference matchup, 34-21. Deer Lakes leads the all-time series, 17-14. The Vikings scored a 34-19 home win...
Please excuse The Birdie as he makes his Week 2 picks in A-K Valley football
Last week: 9-1 Overall: 19-2 (90.4%) It might look like The Birdie is off to a good start picking games this season, but he holds himself to an impossibly high standard. Two incorrect picks in two weeks is two too many, the way he sees it. “I expect nothing less...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 2
Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Northeast Pine-Richland at Penn Hills, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Nonconference Aliquippa at North Catholic, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1460 AM, 95.7 FM) Apollo-Ridge at Deer Lakes, 7...
