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Mohawk football season to resume after hazing investigation
Mohawk’s football season will resume after an investigation into allegations of hazing found misconduct was limited to a “small number of individual players” and was not part of a systemic problem, the school district superintendent’s office announced in a statement released Friday. “While the incident is disturbing and unacceptable, it...
Penn State’s James Franklin to arrive via helicopter to watch Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon play Laurel Highlands
James Franklin will make quite an entrance tonight at Belle Vernon. The Penn State football coach is expected to arrive by helicopter to watch Laurel Highlands play Belle Vernon — and five-star junior Quinton Martin, the top-rated 2024 prospect in the state — at James Weir Stadium. Belle Vernon athletic...
Chick’s Picks back for another year of predicting high school football results
Welcome to Week 1. Chick’s Picks has been at this thing for awhile — more than two decades to be exact. Twenty-two seasons of prognosticating is a lot of wear and tear on the old crystal ball. So, this summer, like many others of late, with the football season looming,...
What to watch in Week 1: Laurel Highlands vs. Belle Vernon matches 2 top college recruits
Don’t be surprised if a few college coaches make an appearance at Belle Vernon’s football stadium. Two of the state’s top recruits will share the Leopards’ gold-colored field Friday night when Laurel Highlands visits Belle Vernon for a nonconference game with plenty of star power. Laurel Highlands wide receiver Rodney...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 1, 2022
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 6, Mt. Lebanon 2 Peters Township 2, Shady Side Academy 0 Pine-Richland 3, Latrobe 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A North Allegheny at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Nonconference Aliquippa at Armstrong, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Freedom, 7:30 p.m. Avonworth at Central Valley,...
High school roundup for Sept. 1, 2022: Pine-Richland tops North Allegheny to stay unbeaten
Ben Rishel scored the decisive goal to lead Pine-Richland (4-0, 2-0) to a 1-0 victory over North Allegheny (2-1-1, 1-1) in a matchup of top teams in Section 1-4A boys soccer Thursday. Ambridge 5, West Allegheny 4 — Will Gruca had a hat trick and Chris Woten added a pair...
Plum blanks Franklin Regional in ‘brawl’ between Class 3A contenders
A matchup of the Tribune-Review’s top two teams in the WPIAL Class 3A rankings wasn’t exactly the Backyard Brawl of boys soccer, but it was close. The game between returning WPIAL semifinalists had physical interaction, contested shots and strong play in net. The bragging rights, at least after the first...
Week 1 clash between Sto-Rox, Steel Valley comes 10 months later than they’d hoped
Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins watched maybe a few minutes of last year’s WPIAL Class 2A final. Sto-Rox’s Josh Jenkins couldn’t stomach watching any. That’s understandable because their teams were the favorites to face one another in that championship game. Steel Valley was the No. 1 seed. Sto-Rox was No. 2....
Freeport senior Reiser vows to help team after injury
Jacksen Reiser was hoping to have a big senior season with the Freeport football team. The 6-foot, 190-pound inside linebacker had drawn interest from several area colleges. Programs at the next level started to take notice last year when he recorded 114 tackles, including five sacks, to help the Yellowjackets...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. While most teams decided to suit up and play in Week Zero, this is opening night for a few WPIAL teams. All of the games this weekend around the district are once again nonconference matchups with the exception of one...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 1
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 1: Nehemiah Azeem OLSH, sr., QB/FS Statistics don’t always tell the story but, in this case, they are pretty telling. OLSH senior quarterback Nehemiah Azeem completed 25 of 34 passes Friday night for 437 yards and five touchdowns...
Through the Years: Ken High Memorial Stadium opened to great fanfare 75 years ago
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. Vince Pisano scored Ken High Memorial Stadium’s first touchdown on a 9-yard run and added another later as 10,000 watched the defending WPIAL...
Westmoreland football notebook: Hempfield senior perseveres after 3 ACL tears
Arthritis at age 25? A knee replacement at 35? These are potentially small prices to pay to lineman Zach Persinger, who has had three anterior cruciate ligament tears in his left knee, and major surgery, in as as years. The unshakable Hempfield senior is finally healthy and starting at nose...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 31, 2022
High schools Golf Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 2 Connellsville 206, Ringgold 227 Medalists: Dylan Callaway, Clay Benson (R) 43, Ethan Porreca, Cooper Gray (C) 39 Section 3 Butler 191, North Hills 224 Medalists: Hunter Swidzinski (B) 32, Joe Frisco, Peter Lukac (NH) 43 North Allegheny 198, Seneca Valley...
High school roundup for Aug. 31, 2022: Bethel Park girls soccer goes to 2-0
Eva Blatz scored the lone goal on a first-half penalty kick to lead Bethel Park (2-0, 2-0) to a 1-0 girls soccer victory over Peters Township (1-1-1, 1-1) in Section 2-4A on Wednesday. Aquinas Academy 2, Mohawk 0 – Abigail Stadler and Ari Buchanan found the back of the net...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 1, 2022: Top teams meet on busy night of boys soccer
Welcome to September, where the thought of fall colors and cooler temperatures down the road may help deal with another summer-like day around the various district athletic fields. Thursday marks another busy evening of boys soccer section action around the WPIAL. Some of the better matches on the pitch on...
Franklin Regional buckles down, makes early goal stand up in win over Penn-Trafford
Get a goal on the board early, possess the ball and make defensive stops. Franklin Regional checked all three boxes in its Section 3-3A opener Wednesday night at Penn-Trafford. “We’re going to play a lot of games this way,” Panthers coach Scott Arnold said. Senior winger Natalie Ribar scored off...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: New coach putting stamp on Franklin Regional program
Hired very late in the process, Lukas Petersen is still getting to know his players, implement the basics of his system and make the Franklin Regional boys soccer program his own. He had been with the team for less than a month when the season opened Aug. 26. The No....
With shackles off, expect big goal totals from Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer
One of the first directives Rob Fabean put into place when he took over the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team last season was his three-goal rule. Once a player scored three times in a game, a hat trick achieved, that player was asked to back off and let someone...
Trib 10: Aliquippa tops season’s 1st power rankings
With Zero results in the books, so to speak, which district teams are feeling enough power to earn a spot in the first Trib 10 of the 2022 season? If you are familiar with the weekly power rankings, you know there are no rules and no boundaries in selecting the...
Burrell turns back the clock, brings old-school offense into matchup with Deer Lakes
Burrell High School wasn’t even around in the 1950s. But the Bucs used a 1950s-style offense in their season opener last Friday against Jeannette. Burrell ran 51 plays: 50 rushing and one passing. It resulted in a 31-10 victory against Jeannette. Bucs coach Shawn Liotta loves the wide-open passing game...
Before A-K Valley teams kick off Week 1, The Birdie breaks out his hot air detector
Last week: 10-1 Season: 10-1 (90.9%) The Birdie has developed a lot of things during his time as a professional high school football prognosticator. A deep appreciation for the Wing-T. Carpal tunnel syndrome. A gut. But there’s one trait Birdie has honed more than any other. He’s got an excellent...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 1
Friday WPIAL Class 6A North Allegheny at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. (HSSN, 1450 AM) Nonconference Albert Gallatin at Carrick, 7 p.m. Aliquippa at Armstrong, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Ambridge at Freedom, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN, 1460 AM) Avella at Bentworth, 7 p.m. (HSSN, 95.3 FM) Avonworth at Central Valley, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Beaver...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 1
Robert Fulton Latrobe, Sr., RB/OLB The 5-foot-11, 205-pound senior began his Wildcats career with a bang Friday night. The Central Catholic transfer rushed for 209 yards and five touchdowns in helping Latrobe defeat Derry, 55-0. Payton Molter Jeannette, Jr., QB The 5-9, 174-yard junior had a solid first game against...
Latrobe-FR matchup to answer questions about game-scrimmage debate
Which is more beneficial for a high school football team in Week Zero: playing an actual game or participating in a scrimmage? The PIAA gives schools the option, and most play a game. A few don’t. One of the big questions heading into Friday’s nonconference matchup between Latrobe and Franklin...
