Cross Country
Riverview runners off to strong start despite early-season injuries
September 14, 2024
There were high expectations coming into the 2024 season for the Riverview boys and girls cross country teams.
Fox Chapel runner Ethan Vaughan repeats as champion at Kiski Area Invitational
September 13, 2024
With temperatures in the mid 70s, sunny skies, and a light breeze, runners from close to 40 teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley, Westmoreland County, throughout the WPIAL and City League, and from District 10 and District 6 descended on Northmoreland Park on Friday to test their mettle at the Gingerbread Man Running Company Kiski Area Invitational.
Gateway’s Kairell McCoy eyes strong finish to high school cross country career
September 8, 2024
Kairell McCoy ran competitive cross country meets for the first time while in middle school and has taken steps up the ladder ever since.
Coach with hall of fame credentials recruiting runners for Penn Hills cross country team
Mike Diano is happy to be back coaching at his alma mater. The 2000 Penn Hills graduate hopes a few more athletes will choose to join the cross country team.
Fox Chapel cross country boosts confidence with strong showing at Gateway Invitational
September 7, 2024
Tom Moul likes setting up the Fox Chapel boys and girls cross country teams with a confidence builder to start the season.
Hampton boys, girls cross country teams out to make history in different ways
August 31, 2024
The Hampton boys and girls cross country teams are trying to run into the record books this season.
Norwin notebook: Junior takes cross country title
Annie, get your run.
Runners ready for inaugural Talbot Shuffle fundraiser
August 1, 2024
The inaugural Talbot Shuffle fundraiser hopes to hit the ground running.
Notable changes to WPIAL cross country alignment for 2024-25 seasons
July 29, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
Kiski Area 3-sport star Eliza Miller 3-peats as Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
June 29, 2024
Reflecting on her time at Kiski Area brought a realization of the rapid pace the high school years went by for Eliza Miller.
Husband, wife switch places on Plum cross country coaching staff
June 27, 2024
Plum cross country coach Stephanie Kennedy and her husband, Brent, have switched roles for the 2024 season.
Gatorade picks Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter as top girls cross country runner in Pa.
January 23, 2024
Reigning state champion Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls cross country athlete of the year, extending the WPIAL’s winning streak to four.
Butler’s Drew Griffith tops Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak to win cross country national championship
December 9, 2023
Drew Griffith is a multi-time WPIAL and state champion and the Pennsylvania cross country record holder for fastest time, but even with all of those accolades, he still has times when he doubts himself.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Clara Wallace
November 20, 2023
In some sports — auto racing in the movies, for example — the old saying is, “If you’re not first, you’re last.”
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Gwyn Fichte
Cross country isn’t about individual accomplishments for Gwyn Fichte.
Plan comes together for Pine-Richland sophomore in cross country postseason
November 12, 2023
Lucas Thompson left last year’s WPIAL cross country meet with the mindset that he was going to qualify for states in 2023.
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse caps high school career at PIAA championship meet
Two years ago as a sophomore, Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse placed 67th in the Class 3A boys race at the WPIAL cross country championships at Cal (Pa.).
After WPIAL 3-peat, PIAA title, Hampton runners celebrate ‘incredible’ season
November 11, 2023
On their way home from the PIAA Class 2A cross country championships in Hershey, the Hampton boys were met at the turnpike by township fire trucks and escorted to the high school three miles down Route 8.
Riverview cross country caps season with 2nd-place finish at PIAA meet
An award-winning season for the Riverview boys cross country team ended with silver medals and a runner-up trophy at the PIAA Class A championships Nov. 4 on Hershey’s Parkview course.
Fox Chapel cross country team, top runner Rowan Gwin dialed in at WPIAL meet
November 5, 2023
Fox Chapel senior Rowan Gwin looked forward to mentoring junior teammate Drew Black at the PIAA Class 4A cross country championships in Hershey. If anyone had the requisite experience for helping a first-time runner out, it was Gwin, who was making his third trip and had a wide range of experiences.
