Sports

Pine-Richland volleyball shows promise, character in playoff season
October 25, 2020
Pine-Richland’s volleyball season has been a series of glimpses into the team’s potential.

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Plum’s Megan Bologna scores against Kiski Area’s Brook Endress during an Oct. 20 match at Kiski Area High School. Plum won, 3-1.
Plum girls volleyball claims 16th section title in program history
The Plum girls volleyball team returned to the top last week as they clinched the program’s first section championship since 2011.

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Plum’s Logan Brooks intercepts a pass intended for Highlands’ Jrake Burford in the first half Oct 2.
Plum football writes championship chapter in program’s history books
With its 35-7 victory over Knoch on Oct. 16, the Plum football team achieved something the program hadn’t experienced in nearly four decades.

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Norwin’s Tanner Krevokuch
Norwin notebook: Krevokuch earns walk-on offer from Pitt
Norwin senior tight end and defensive end Tanner Krevokuch has been in contact with Pitt coach Tim Salem of late and the conversation sparked greater interest.

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Norwin’s Sal Cerilli watches his putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship on Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.
Norwin golfers relish 1st trip to WPIAL championship
As Sal Cerilli walked up the 18th fairway on the Gold course at Cedarbrook, he felt a sense of finality kick in.

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Members of the North Allegheny water polo team compete during a 2020 match.
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny water polo teams look to reach states
It’s the best time of the year for members of the North Allegheny water polo teams.

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The Franklin Regional boys golf team strikes a pose with the championship trophy after winning the WPIAL Class AAA team final on, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.
Team effort helped Franklin Regional secure 1st WPIAL golf title
A statistics teacher who doubles as the boys golf coach at Franklin Regional, Jeff Traphagen often looks at life through numbers.

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Franklin Regional’s Brooke Horvath plays against Penn-Trafford Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at Murrysville Golf Club.
Franklin Regional golfer Brooke Horvath finished senior season on high note
The Franklin Regional girls golf team won its first section title in 13 seasons and senior Brooke Horvath was one of the reasons the team went 10-1 and played in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship.

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Hampton’s Arianna Erka competes in a match during the 2020 season.
Pair of birdies highlight Oakmont experience for Hampton’s Arianna Erka
There was a time when back-to-back triple bogeys at the WPIAL golf championships would have ruined Arianna Erka.

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Avonworth head coach Duke Johncour during work outs Friday, July 31, 2020 Avonworth High School.
WPIAL football committee’s choices leave ‘sour taste’ for some coaches
After Avonworth’s regular-season finale was canceled because of coronavirus concerns, football coach Duke Johncour told his players to start preparing for any number of playoff scenarios.

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Plum quarterback Ryan Hubner stiffarms Armstrong’s Zak Dillingham on a quarterback keeper in the first half at Plum High School Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Plum prepared for tough matchup with McKeesport after returning to playoffs for first time since 2015
October 24, 2020
When the WPIAL football brackets were revealed Saturday evening, four A-K Valley teams had their tickets to the postseason punched.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2020
Field hockey

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Keystone Oaks quarterback Logan Shrubb goes through drills during work outs Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at Dormont Memorial Stadium.
5 things we learned in Week 7: Two leading QBs questionable for WPIAL playoff openers
Two of the WPIAL’s top quarterbacks are questionable to play as their teams approach the playoffs.

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High school football roundup for Oct. 24, 2020: Bradford brothers boost Western Beaver
Daquan Bradford made two big plays on special teams – a 55-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown and a sack of the punter in the end zone for a safety – to lead playoff-bound Western Beaver (6-1, 4-1) to a 43-0 win over Carlynton (2-5, 1-4) in a Class A Three Rivers Conference contest Saturday.

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Coach Mike Zmijanac retired Saturday after two seasons with Seton LaSalle.
Coach Mike Zmijanac retires after 2 seasons at Seton LaSalle
Mike Zmijanac, six times a WPIAL champion as Aliquippa’s coach, has retired after two seasons at the helm of Seton LaSalle’s program.

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Mt. Pleasant Area’s Aaron Alakson runs for a fourth-quarter touchdown against Elizabeth Forward on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at Mt. Pleasant Area High School.
Mt. Pleasant pleased, not surprised to be in WPIAL football playoffs
When Mt. Pleasant football coach Jason Fazekas left South Park on Friday, the Vikings’ loss to the Eagles didn’t sit well with him.

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Plum’s Reed Martin stretches out for a pass as Armstrong’s Dozick Zablocki attempts to cover in the first half Friday.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Plum eases to unbeaten year
Plum came into Friday’s regular-season finale against Armstrong averaging 34.7 points.

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North Allegheny’s Mason Kress returns an interception past Central Catholic’s Eric Benson during the fourth quarter of their game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg.
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL football playoffs
Here’s a class-by-class breakdown of the WPIAL football playoff brackets:

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Penn-Trafford’s Mason Frye runs between a pair of Franklin Regional defenders during the Warriors’ victory Friday. Penn-Trafford will be home for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Penn-Trafford, Belle Vernon get home games for WPIAL football playoffs
When the WPIAL announced higher-seeded teams will get to play at home through the semifinals of the football playoffs, a number of coaches had reason to smile.

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Pine-Richland’s Brooks Eastburn stretches for extra yardage over Penn Hills’ Dontae Pollard Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 at Penn Hills High School.
WPIAL reveals 2020 football playoff brackets
The WPIAL promised its football teams weeks ago that if they canceled games for covid-19, those decisions wouldn’t hurt their qualifying chances come playoff time.

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