Sports
Young Quaker Valley volleyball team gaining experience, momentum
September 26, 2021
Quaker Valley is in the midst of a rebuilding project in girls volleyball this season.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hershberger leading Warriors field hockey
Ava Hershberger scored the game’s only goal to lead Penn-Trafford to a 1-0 victory against Fox Chapel in Class AA field hockey action on Sept. 17.
Girls golf championship teams set standard for success at Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Here’s a look at the Warriors’ WPIAL championship girls golf team as part of a series on the school’s athletics’ success:
Penn Hills notebook: Brayton makes return trip to WPIAL golf tournament
The Penn Hills girls golf team had to wait 14 years after Mallory Ruhling qualified before sending another competitor to the WPIAL finals.
Penn Hills girls soccer squad stays strong during toughest stretch of schedule
Penn Hills senior midfielder Kari Holt easily found solace after the Indians battled through the rain in a 4-0 loss last Wednesday to Section 3-3A foe Plum.
Pine-Richland grad making stops as starting linebacker for Stony Brook
As Tyler King was going through his recruiting process, the thing that stood out about Stony Brook was the coaching staff’s transparency.
Gateway boys soccer rolls into 2nd half of Section 4-3A play at 5-1
The Gateway boys soccer team finds itself right in the mix for a playoff spot in Section 4-3A as it gets into the second half of section play this week.
After strong start, Gateway’s Brady Sundin builds confidence for invitational, championship meets
Brady Sundin didn’t have the 2020 cross country season he had hoped.
Momentum keeps building for Shaler volleyball team
There was no use lamenting an opportunity lost for Shaler setter Tia Bozzo.
New-look offense has Shaler football team rolling
Stopping the Shaler football team’s offense requires doing some thinking.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 25, 2021
High schools
5 things we learned in Week 4 of H.S. football: 16 teams remain unbeaten at midway point
Laurel football coach Brian Cooper has the Spartans off to a 5-0 start, likely for the first time since 1977, but the Spartans aren’t slowing down to celebrate.
Bishop Canevin beats Greensburg Central Catholic, off to best start in 10 years
September 25, 2021
Sophomore Jason Cross came off the bench to pass for 149 yards and two touchdowns as Bishop Canevin, off to its best start in 10 seasons, remained undefeated with a 20-14 victory over Greensburg Central Catholic on Saturday night at Dormont Stadium.
High school roundup for Sept. 25, 2021: Beaver holds off Seton LaSalle
Beaver quarterback Wyatt Ringer was intercepted four times by Seton LaSalle, but he was able to score two rushing touchdowns to lead Beaver (3-1) to a 21-7 nonconference victory over Seton LaSalle (1-4) on Saturday.
Penn-Trafford gets back on track with big win over Shaler
Saturday marked the sixth meeting between Penn-Trafford and Shaler on the football field. The Warriors were a perfect 5-0 and had outscored the Titans, 257-15 in those wins.
Quarterback Burke helps make Leechburg’s high-scoring offense go
Thomas Burke is in a lead role for one of the higher-octane offenses in the WPIAL.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Norwin, Derry on opposite sides of forfeit/no-contest rule
Call it a WPIAL dichotomy, the concept of forfeits and no-contests in covid-19 times.
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Sept. 26, 2021
Class 6A
Devin Whitlock’s thrilling last-second TD ‘most meaningful run he’s ever made’ for Belle Vernon
It needs a nickname, that dazzling touchdown run by Devin Whitlock. That 40-yard mad dash with 4.5 seconds remaining Friday night that lifted No. 2 Belle Vernon past No. 1 Thomas Jefferson, 28-21, at James Weir Stadium.
George Guido: Kiski Area, Leechburg football enjoy best starts since ’80s
One half of the 2021 regular season is in the books, and something is becoming painfully obvious.
