Sports
Mt. Pleasant uses big third quarter to down Yough
September 6, 2019
Mt. Pleasant scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter to roar to a 55-35 victory over Yough on Friday night
Defense, rushing of Reese, Harmon pace Apollo-Ridge past Carlynton
It didn’t happen as fast as Apollo-Ridge would have liked, but, despite four first-half turnovers, the Vikings eventually came away with a 22-7 nonconference victory over Carlynton on Friday at Owens Field in Apollo.
Top-ranked Penn-Trafford too much for Connellsville
Entering Friday’s game against Penn-Trafford, the Connellsville football team knew it would be tangling with the top-ranked team in Class 5A. Connellsville didn’t come away with a win, but it certainly in a better performance compared to the lopsided loss against McKeesport last week.
McDonough leads North Hills past Kiski Area in hard-hitting matchup
Heading into Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A Northern Conference matchup between Kiski Area and North Hills, coaches Sam Albert and Pat Carey were expecting a battle, which was exactly what they got.
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada throws 5 touchdowns in win over New Castle
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada tossed five touchdown passes in Friday night’s 37-21 victory, but those throws weren’t the only ones that left New Castle coach Joe Cowart impressed.
New faces lead way for Norwin volleyball
Norwin’s volleyball team was back to its winning ways in its first section game of the season against Plum.
Gateway volleyball seeks improvement, playoff berth
Coming off of a 2-12 record in Section 1-3A last year, Gateway’s girls volleyball team hopes the rough road it endured has set the stage for a bounce-back season.
Baldwin girls soccer enters season with new coach, enthusiasm
Tom Dongilli has embraced a basic yet enthusiastic approach to his first year as coach of the Baldwin girls soccer team.
Baldwin boys soccer takes it step by step
Success for the Baldwin boys soccer team appears to be a step-by-step process.
Sewickley Academy girls tennis in position to repeat; Quaker Valley rebuilding
With most of its players back, the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team is optimistic about repeating as WPIAL and PIAA Class AA champions.
Quaker Valley volleyball has mix of youth, experience
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team got its introductions out of the way last year.
Roster turnover can’t slow Pine-Richland golf
The Pine-Richland boys golf team is in the rare position of replacing seven seniors who graduated from its 2018 team.
Young Plum volleyball team showing fight
The Plum girls volleyball team lost the first two sets of its Section 3-AAAA opener against Norwin on Sept. 3.Junior duo goes low for Franklin Regional golf team
Franklin Regional’s Chuck Tragesser and Michael Wareham spend a lot of their free time playing golf together at Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo. On match days, they are paired.
Shady Side Academy girls soccer enters season with confidence
Shady Side Academy girls soccer reached the PIAA and WPIAL Class A semifinals last season.
Shady Side Academy field hockey counting on freshmen to help defend WPIAL title
Last year, the Shady Side field hockey team posted a 14-1-1 record with the lone loss coming in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.
Communication helps 13 Westmoreland schools maximize turfs
It’s a muggy late summer day in Harrison City.
Highlands’ Hiester, Kiski Area’s Crosby continue female kicking tradition
During her freshman year at Highlands, Hailey Hiester watched her soccer teammate, senior Taylor Gunn, kick as a starter for the Golden Rams football team.
Washington lineman Chase Mitchell commits to FBS newcomer Liberty
The WPIAL added another Division I lineman to the 2020 recruiting class Thursday when Washington’s Chase Mitchell committed to Liberty.
Highlands’ Gabe Norris is connecting the dots for the Golden Rams
Getting off to a good start is important for any young player and Highlands midfielder Gabe Norris is off to one of the best of his high school career.
