Sports
South Fayette’s Naman Alemada throws 5 touchdowns in win over New Castle
September 6, 2019
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.
A-K Valley wrestlers named among top 100 in junior class
When PA Power Wrestling, a media company that covers high school wrestling in Pennsylvania, released its Class of 2021 rankings earlier this week three wrestlers from the A-K Valley were among the top 100 in the state.
New Castle wants to stop South Fayette’s 3-year undefeated run in Northwest 8
September 5, 2019
The name changed from the Northwest Nine to the Northwest Eight, but whatever the Class 4A conference was called, South Fayette has owned it.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 5, 2019
Field Hockey
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2019: Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco records second straight hat trick
Anthony DiFalco recorded a hat trick for the second straight game to lead No. 1 Franklin Regional (3-0, 1-0) to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 South Fayette (2-1, 0-1) in Section 4-3A boys soccer Thursday.
