Sports
Westmoreland H.S. football notebook: GCC coach reflects on ‘all-around great day’
October 2, 2021
Friday will be quite unforgettable for Greensburg Central Catholic first-year coach Marko Thomas.
Deer Lakes football team keeps rolling, building confidence
Deer Lakes is on a roll in the Allegheny Seven Conference.
Southmoreland’s female running back, Lilly Wasmund, scores TD in win over Derry
The play simply was called, “Lilly.”
Burt’s big game leads Steel Valley past Ligonier Valley
NiJhay Burt scored five touchdowns, and for the third week in a row, rushed for more than 200 yards, leading Steel Valley to a 40-0 win over Class 2A No. 5 Ligonier Valley on Friday in this Allegheny Conference opener at Campbell Field in Munhall.
North Allegheny notebook: Slow-pitch softball team rolls past Penn-Trafford
North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team swept a doubleheader against Penn-Trafford on Sept. 26 and improved to 5-1 on the season.
North Allegheny girls soccer gets defensive in WPIAL title defense
As two-time reigning WPIAL champions, the girls on North Allegheny’s soccer team are trying to defend their title again this fall, with an added emphasis on the word “defend.”
Franklin Regional notebook: Connor Donnelly settles into starting QB role
Franklin Regional settled on a starting quarterback — for now.
Hampton girls soccer shakes off slow start
The Hampton girls soccer team is getting healthy at the right time.
Shady Side Academy girls soccer carries momentum into season’s 2nd half
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team finished the first half of the Section 2-2A season atop the standings at 4-0.
Fox Chapel golfers adding to program’s successful legacy
Many youngsters find something interesting to do in the summer between their junior and senior years of high school.
Norwin notebook: Knights boys soccer climbing Class 4A rankings
Norwin coach Scott Schuchert thinks his team is rounding into form, both on the scoreboard and across the lineup.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 1, 2021
High schools
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: New Castle rallies past Montour with late touchdown
Austin Kelly caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Chris Hood with 8 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give New Castle a 14-10 victory against Montour (2-4, 0-1) in a Class 4A Parkway Conference football game Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Ambridge snaps 28-game losing streak
The WPIAL’s longest losing streak is over.
Undefeated Moon scores workmanlike win over South Fayette
The Moon Tigers did what they had to do Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Rocco leads Serra Catholic past Shady Side Academy
Max Rocco threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 2 Serra Catholic to a 39-7 victory over Shady Side Academy (3-3, 0-1) in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class A roundup: Fort Cherry edges Northgate
Maddox Truschel hit Anthony D’Alessandro with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 5 minutes, 16 seconds left in the game to put Fort Cherry ahead for good in a 29-28 Class A Big Seven Conference win against Northgate (2-4, 1-2) on Friday night.
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 5
October 1, 2021
Top performers for Week 5 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
Clairton holds on for victory over Bishop Canevin in sloppy game
After a two-game losing streak and a two-game winning streak, Clairton faced a first-place battle against an undefeated Bishop Canevin football team Friday night.
