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Norwin makes early lead stand up, punches ticket to boys soccer final
October 29, 2018
For the first time since 1989, the Norwin boys soccer team has earned the right to play for the WPIAL Class AAAA championship after defeating Upper St. Clair, 2-1, in the semifinals Monday. Behind a pair of first-half goals from Carter Breen and Matthew Federovich, the Knights (17-2-1) held on
Franklin Regional boys defeat Thomas Jefferson to reach 1st WPIAL final
With each chapter Franklin Regional pens in this, its finest season, the boys soccer team continues to make history. Senior midfielder Zack Snider had a career night with three goals and senior Justin LeDonne and freshman Anthony DiFalco had one score apiece to power the top-seeded Panthers past No. 12
Derry again draws Central Valley in opening round of WPIAL football playoffs
There were a few surprises that came out of the WPIAL football playoff pairings on Monday at the Double Tree Hotel in Green Tree. But one thing that wasn't a shock was who Derry will play in the opening round on Friday. The Trojans, seeded No. 2 in Class 3A,A-K Valley girls volleyball capsules: Tuesday’s quarterfinals
girls volleyball Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 1 Knoch (19-0) vs. No. 8 Kiski Area (12-3) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Central Valley/No. 12 Hampton Coaches: Diane Geist, Knoch; Paul Tomlinson, Kiski Area Players to watch: Hannah Rowe, Jr., OH, Knoch; Cassie Shoupe Sr.,
North Allegheny takes over No. 1 spot in Trib 10 power rankings
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. The biggest overhaul to the power rankings comes as the regular season concluded and the postseason is about to begin. There is a change at No.
Greensburg CC boys battle past Seton LaSalle for spot in soccer title game
Their patience tested, their pace slowed and their bodies rattled around the turf, Greensburg Central Catholic soccer players overcame their toughest test of the season to move a step closer to their greatest reward. No. 2 seed GCC overcame a physical, thorny WPIAL Class A semifinal against No. 3 Seton
Freeport, Kiski area face uphill climb vs. No. 1 seeds in football playoffs
Freeport and Kiski Area share one commonality as they prepare to begin the WPIAL football playoffs Friday: Both come in as significant underdogs. The brackets revealed Monday night at the WPIAL's annual playoff parings meeting in Green Tree listed both Alle-Kiski Valley postseason qualifiers as the lowest-seeded teams in their
Deer Lakes girls aim to rebound against Avonworth in WPIAL consolation game
Deer Lakes went more than six weeks between losing soccer games this fall, 15 games separating the Lancers' lone regular-season defeat to North Hills to their loss to Hopewell in the WPIAL Class AA girls soccer semifinals. They hope they can go on a similar run now. Even after the
Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs
Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: North Allegheny grabbed the top seed with a 27-7 victory over Pine-Richland in Week 9. NA's offense starts with its running game, and senior Ben Maenza topped the 1,000-yard mark last week. The Tigers are seeking their first
Defending champions Gateway, TJ, Jeannette draw top seeds for WPIAL football playoffs
Three defending champions earned a No. 1 seed Monday night when the WPIAL released pairings for its postseason football playoffs at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree. Gateway (10-0) in Class 5A, Thomas Jefferson (9-0) in Class 4A and Jeannette (10-0) in Class A received the top seeds in their
After 4 coin flips, West Greene wins tie-breaker, earns playoff home game
The WPIAL's tie-breaking coin flip needed a tie-breaker itself. On the fourth flip, West Greene finally emerged as the winner Monday morning, breaking a tie with Monessen and California for the top playoff seed from the Class A Tri-County South. All three teams advance to the playoffs but winning the
WPIAL football playoff brackets to be released Monday evening
The Quaker Valley football team and every other WPIAL playoff qualifier in the six classifications will find out their first-round fates as the brackets are revealed Monday at 7 p.m. The Quakers finished the regular season 5-4 overall and 5-2 in the 3A Tri-County West Conference. Central Valley also finished
Deer Lakes’ Greyshock, Springdale’s Zolnierczyk match successes
October 28, 2018
One stands 6 feet tall and spent his first two varsity seasons playing center midfield. The other has a lanky 6-foot-4 build and grew up as more of a basketball player before turning his attention to soccer. Jesse Greyshock and Mike Zolnierczyk, the senior goalkeepers at Deer Lakes and Springdale,
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 29, 2018
Monday Boys soccer: Deer Lakes will attempt to make it to Highmark Stadium for the first time as it takes on Section 2-AA rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL semifinals. The Lancers went 1-0-1 against the defending WPIAL champions during the regular season, but the 11th-seeded Indians upset North
High school schedules for Oct. 29, 2018
High schools Field hockey WPIAL championships At Fox Chapel Class 3A Monday's schedule Pine-Richland (6-1-2) vs. Peters Township (8-0-1), 7 p.m. Class 2A Tuesday's schedule Penn-Trafford (2-6) vs. Latrobe (3-4), 7:45 p.m. Class A Tuesday's schedule Ellis School (8-1) vs. Shady Side Academy (9-0), 6 p.m. Football District 8 City
Broadcasts scheduled this week on TribLIVE High School Sports Network
The curtain goes up on the WPIAL high school football postseason while it comes to a golden end in soccer, volleyball and field hockey with exclusive broadcast coverage this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Both the WPIAL soccer and girls volleyball championship matches can be seen live
Steel Valley’s Todd Hill named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week
For some teams, the regular season was an uphill climb. For opponents of 2016 Class 2A champion Steel Valley, that climb is about to get a lot steeper. After losing to Shady Side Academy in Week 3, the Ironmen have been dominant in winning six straight games and outscoring their
Jeannette hoping to move playoff game to Hempfield
Pending approval from the Hempfield adminstration on Monday, Jeannette school district could use Spartan Stadium for its WPIAL Class A first-round football playoff game. The game should be played Friday. Jeannette coach Roy Hall said because of poor playing conditions at McKee Stadium, school officials asked Hempfield if Spartan Stadium
Seven football teams in TribHSSN state rankings lose, three fall out
As the regular season concludes and district playoffs begin, we have a shakeup in the TribHSSN state rankings. Seven ranked teams lost in Week 9: Four remained ranked, but three fell out. For the first time since early in the season, a top-ranked team lost as Aliquippa was stunned byFriendly foes Penn-Trafford, Latrobe to play for WPIAL field hockey title
Lauren Kelly is looking forward to never having to run line sprints again, which her coach Cindy Dutt has regularly implemented during the past week. The Penn-Trafford senior also said she will fondly look back on each run, especially if it means her field hockey team wins a third consecutive
