Sports
South Fayette golfer emerging as one of WPIAL’s top players
November 1, 2020
Summer camp is usually a time for kids to do some hiking, swimming, biking and perhaps create a craft or two.
Playoff loss hard to handle after brilliant season for Bishop Canevin girls soccer
One and done.
Condensed season proved challenging for Baldwin football
One word that perhaps aptly defines the Baldwin football season is “condensed.”
Playoff berth caps successful season for Baldwin boys soccer
The Baldwin boys soccer team compiled a 6-2-1 regular-season record to clinch a WPIAL Class 4A playoff berth for a second consecutive season.
Sewickley Academy Panthers are hoping to reach their peak during the postseason
Throughout its regular season, the Sewickley Academy boys soccer team had just two blemishes on its record — a loss and a tie — and both came against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2020
Field hockey
Behind special senior class, Apollo-Ridge headed to WPIAL semifinals for 1st time
October 31, 2020
Apollo-Ridge football coach John Skiba remembers going to a junior high banquet for the group that became his current seniors after they completed an undefeated season.
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2020: Peters Township boys grab OT win in WPIAL quarters
Andrew Massucci scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to lift No. 1 Peters Township (12-1-1) to a 2-1 victory over No. 9 Baldwin (8-7-1) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. Alex Grim also scored for Peters Township, which moves on to play No. 4 Fox Chapel in Wednesday’s semifinals. Cole Thomas scored for Baldwin.
Knoch girls tennis wins state title in dominant performance
The Knoch girls tennis team faced far more pressure this year than it would in a normal season.
A-K Valley high school football notes: Springdale succumbs to grueling schedule
Not many teams get the chance to say they faced the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 teams in their respective classification in one season.
Many happy returns for Belle Vernon, Jeannette, Penn-Trafford
One thing the three remaining high school football teams from Westmoreland County have in common is their abilities to score points in a variety of ways.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys fight off Eden Christian upset bid in Class A quarterfinals
Ricco Ciccarelli could hear Greensburg Central Catholic coach Tyler Solis say, “I think you got it,” as his attempted cross kept curling closer and closer to the net.
Springdale boys score 5 second-half goals to pull away from Seton LaSalle
Springdale’s boys soccer team spent the first half of its quarterfinal match against Seton LaSalle trying to get a feel for the Rebels’ tactics.
Norwin boys soccer charges into WPIAL Class 4A semifinals
With a wall of six defenders and a goalkeeper lined up across the front of the cage, creating a situation he had never faced before, Caleb Yuricha stepped to the top of the 6-yard box.
5 things we learned in opening round of WPIAL football playoffs
Sto-Rox’s coach LaRoi Johnson has a bundle of 2-point plays he will call in any situation, but with Friday’s game on the line, he summoned his sophomore kicker.
Westmoreland high school football notes: P-T, Pine-Richland meet for just 2nd time, and stakes are high
Penn-Trafford at Pine-Richland is an intriguing matchup in next week’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal.
WPIAL announces sites for boys, girls soccer championships
North Allegheny and Gateway will be host sites for the WPIAL boys and girls soccer championships.
Fox Chapel scores early to take down Upper St. Clair 6-0
Heading into their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal matchup with No. 5 Upper St. Clair on Saturday, longtime Fox Chapel coach Erik Ingram said his boys felt healthy, most importantly, and battle-tested after playing a grueling schedule that included Seneca Valley, North Allegheny and Butler.
Competitive section prepared Fox Chapel boys soccer for playoff push
The Fox Chapel boys soccer team has tested itself against tough competition all season long.
