Sports
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
September 8, 2021
Nonconference
Birdie hops on Freiermuth bandwagon before picking this week’s A-K Valley matchups
Last week: 9-1 (90%)
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday
Westmoreland County football players to watch for 2021 Week 2
Drake Clayton
No day at the beach when Penn-Trafford visits Belle Vernon
Usually when someone goes to the beach, it’s a time to relax in the warm sum and play in the ocean.
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Nonconference
Quoting Confucius and picking Westmoreland winners, The Birdie’s ready for Week 2
Last week: 8-4 (66.7%)
Westmoreland County girls soccer notes: Small Jeannette roster battles on
Jeannette already had a small roster before a player had to quarantine due to covid exposure, cutting the girls soccer team roster to nine active players.
Westmoreland County boys soccer notes: No hard feelings after 30-0 game
The score caught the attention of soccer fans and casual observers alike, and many of them asked the same question upon seeing it: “Is that a typo?”
Veteran Latrobe field hockey team wants title game return
Latrobe field hockey coach Jeff Giordan has goals for his players, in athletics and in life. And he uses the game to blend the two.
Hempfield welcomes new field hockey coach
Hempfield field hockey, a program without at least a .500 record since its inception nearly 20 years ago, will look to former St. Francis (Pa.) midfielder Nikki (Snyder) Schmitt this season in the hope of building a winner.
Westmoreland girls athlete of the week: Hempfield’s Raina Jones
Raina Jones
Leechburg boys soccer, girls volleyball teams postpone games through weekend
The Leechburg boys soccer and girls volleyball teams postponed games through this weekend.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 7, 2021
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 9, 2021: Thursday night football on the South Side
Week 2 of the 2021 high school football season kicks off Thursday with another battle between the WPIAL and the Pittsburgh City League.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 8, 2021: Finals rematch in girls soccer
September 7, 2021
Last season, North Catholic and Avonworth played to a scoreless tie in their first Section 1-2A meeting, then the Trojans edged the Antelopes in the final section game of the regular season, 2-1.
High school roundup for Sept. 7, 2021: Franklin Regional stops Plum in overtime
Jake Zimmerman scored in overtime to complete a comeback for Franklin Regional in a Section 4-3A boys soccer win over Plum on Tuesday night.
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Sept. 7, 2021
The top 30 teams in last week’s HSSN state football rankings were like an old Bachman-Turner Overdrive classic song as they spent Week 1 takin’ care of business.
Riverview soccer teams eager to be back on field
It has been nearly two years since the Riverview boys and girls varsity soccer teams played games that counted in the WPIAL.
Ellwood City, OLSH cancel Week 2 football games
Ellwood City and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart each canceled their scheduled football games this week because of covid-related issues.
