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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Sara Felder has scored 26 goals this season.

Greensburg CC girls soccer hopes to keep rolling toward state title game

November 15, 2020

Greensburg Central Catholic is 17-0 and sits a victory away from the girls state soccer championship game in Hershey.

North Allegheny’s Paige Morningstar sets at the net during the first game against McDowell during a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.

PIAA releases sites, times for soccer, volleyball, field hockey semifinals

The PIAA has released the sites and times for Tuesday’s semifinal matches in boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and field hockey.

Penn-Trafford athletes, from left, Allie Prady (Fairmont State softball), Joe MacIntosh (Cal U baseball), Emma Little (Bloomsburg softball), Tyler Hoover (Canisius baseball), Brooke Cleland (Seton Hill softball) and Claire Tylka (Elizabethtown field hockey) made college commitments Nov. 11, 2020.

Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team opens with win

Penn-Trafford opened the 2020-21 season Nov. 5 by defeating Mars, 3-2, in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League action.

Penn Trafford’s Chase Vecchio attempts to pull in a pass against Pine Richland on Nov. 6.

Penn-Trafford football season ends a little earlier than hoped

Penn-Trafford’s football season ended a little earlier than it planned.

Members of the Redeemer Lutheran girls volleyball team, Kalee Thornton (left) and Mia Kefalos

Seniors help build foundation for upstart Redeemer Lutheran volleyball program

Four years ago, Nathan Loewe started up a girls volleyball team at Redeemer Lutheran with a handful of players who had very limited experience with the sport.

Gateway’s Jayden Hurt defends a pass intended for Woodland Hills’ Michael James on Oct. 17.

Promising season ends with one-point loss for Gateway football

Gateway’s bid for a second straight WPIAL Class 5A championship and third title in four seasons came to an end by the slimmest of margins in the semifinals Nov. 6.

Gateway senior Emma Kennedy is congratulated by athletic director Don Holl during a ceremony on Nov. 11, 2020, at Gateway High School recognizing Kennedy’s signing of a letter of intent to play softball at Division II Slippery Rock University.

Gateway’s Emma Kennedy commits to Slippery Rock for softball

Emma Kennedy is a rock behind the plate for her high school and club softball teams.

Shaler’s Tyler Paszkowski competes during the 2020 cross country season.

Despite hard-luck finish, Shaler cross country team pleased with season

Tyler Paszkowski positioned himself perfectly during the WPIAL Class AAA championship race Oct. 29 at White Oak Park.

Shaler’s Tia Bozzo (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring against North Allegheny during the WPIAL Class 4A championship match Nov. 7.

Shaler volleyball shows mettle in WPIAL finals loss to North Allegheny

Mia Schubert’s furious third set showed the Shaler girls volleyball team wasn’t ready to melt.

Brentwood’s Sidney Wuenschell competes during a 2020 match.

Jump to Class 2A had benefits for Brentwood volleyball

Records can sometimes be deceiving.

Baldwin’s girls volleyball team competes in a match during the 2020 season.

Baldwin volleyball shows competitiveness during difficult season

It was a season unlike any others in the Baldwin girls volleyball program.

Sewickley Academy’s Jack Gordon was a PIHL all-star last season.

Sewickley Academy hockey looking to build momentum

For a majority of the 2019-20 PIHL season, Sewickley Academy was on the losing end of things.

Thomas Jefferson’s DeRon VanBibber celebrates after scoring against Aliquippa during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.

WPIAL football champions learn opponents, locations for PIAA quarterfinals

The PIAA has released the dates, sites and times for the semifinal football games coming up Friday and Saturday.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 14, 2020

November 14, 2020

Field hockey

The Pine-Richland football team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Peters Township in the Class 5A final on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.

Pine-Richland routs Peters Township, wins WPIAL championship in 5th classification

Pine-Richland already had WPIAL football titles in Class 2A, 3A, 4A and 6A, and after a dominant performance on Saturday, the Rams added 5A to the list.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Ricco Ciccarelli leaps while driving the ball down field against Rockwood on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in the PIAA Class A playoffs at Norwin High School.

GCC boys soccer barely brushes off Rockwood in PIAA Class A quarterfinals

As he answered questions in a postgame interview, Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Tyler Solis was innocently interrupted by his pint-sized son, Bastian.

Beaver Falls’ Shileak Livingston (1) and Josh Hough (10) celebrate after defeating Sto-Rox on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

Beaver Falls races past Sto-Rox to win fifth WPIAL championship

Beaver Falls used its vast array of weapons Saturday to secure its fifth WPIAL football title.

North Allegheny’s Jadyn Perkins scores against McDowell during a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.

High school roundup for Nov. 14, 2020: North Allegheny rolls into state semifinals in volleyball, girls soccer

Paige Miller had seven kills and Paige Morningstar added five aces and 25 assists as three-time defending state champion North Allegheny began its PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball playoff run with a 3-0 victory over McDowell on Saturday.