Sports
With TJ out of picture, Belle Vernon, McKeesport battle for conference crown
October 27, 2021
When people talk about which team will win the Big Eight Conference, the conversation usually is centered on Thomas Jefferson, which has won the past two WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A titles.
Westmoreland County football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Kory Ansell
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 9
Friday
The Birdie writes the perfect pregame speech before making A-K Valley Week 9 picks
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%)
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 9
Class 5A Northeast Conference
Stakes are high for clash between Freeport, Deer Lakes
A year ago, Deer Lakes was putting its equipment away after enduring an 0-7 season.
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Devin Beattie
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball takes aim at long playoff run
Over the past decade, two teams, including one from Westmoreland County, have dominated the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball playoffs.
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Ava Hershberger
Ava Hershberger
Hempfield girls golf team savors successful 1st season, plans encore
Like trying to fly a ball out of a deep bunker, Katie Miller Gee took a bit of a blind swing this year.
Freeport runners ready to compete at WPIAL championships
Cross country runners across Western Pennsylvania have been gearing up for the WPIAL championships set for Thursday at Cal (Pa.).
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Deer Lakes’ Ashley McAdams
Ashley McAdams
Alumni from Leechburg’s last playoff trip in 1988 following Blue Devils’ success
The longest WPIAL football playoff drought was extinguished Friday night with Leechburg’s decisive, 66-6 rout over Imani Christian.
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2021: Landon Mohney’s big night lifts Butler past Central Catholic
October 26, 2021
Landon Mohney had a hat trick, moving to the top of the school’s career goal-scoring list with 65, to lead No. 10 Butler to a 4-0 victory over No. 7 Central Catholic (8-6-1) in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys soccer playoff game Tuesday.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 26, 2021
High schools
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team ekes out victory over Beaver
A driving, sideways rain made it hard for the teams to concentrate on each other Tuesday night at Mt. Pleasant.
McKenzie Pritts comes up big for Yough in win over Deer Lakes
Yough has relied heavily on the offensive prowess of junior McKenzie Pritts this season.
Southmoreland girls soccer team advances to WPIAL quarters
The Southmoreland girls soccer team defended its home turf and showed why it’s the No. 2 seed in Class 2A with a 6-0 victory over West Mifflin on Tuesday night at Russ Grimm Field in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Eighth grader Erica Gribble gets Division I basketball offer
Irwin’s Erica Gribble won’t play varsity basketball in the WPIAL until the 2022-23 season.
