Sports
North Catholic looks to avenge regular-season loss to Derry
November 7, 2018
Don't expect North Catholic to look past Derry this time around. That's because North Catholic learned a valuable lesson on Sept. 21 when Derry won 27-0 in a first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference. andquot;We gained a lot of respect on how they play,andquot; North Catholic
Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11
WPIAL Class 5A Quarterfinals No. 6 Penn-Trafford (9-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (9-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, andamp;#0010;Titan Stadium, West Mifflin On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, North Hills 7; Peters Township 35, Armstrong 7 Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Penn Hills (11-0)/No. 7 McKeesport (9-2) Coaches:Ring the victory bell for the Birdie after another week of successful picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 7-1 (87.5 percent) Season: 114-25 (82 percent) The Birdie is channeling his inner Penn-Trafford this week as he makes his pecks, err, picks. andquot;I just want to get better each week,andquot; he said. andquot;That's what the Warriors do. Ring the bell; another score for yours truly.andquot; He wasRing the victory bell for the Birdie after another week of successful picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 7-1 (87.5 percent) Season: 114-25 (82 percent) The Birdie is channeling his inner Penn-Trafford this week as he makes his pecks, err, picks. andquot;I just want to get better each week,andquot; he said. andquot;That's what the Warriors do. Ring the bell; another score for yours truly.andquot; He was
Belle Vernon looks to get past semifinal hump against No. 2 South Fayette
It's the matchup those in Leopard Country have wanted to see in recent years. Now they got it. No. 3-seed Belle Vernon will face No. 2 South Fayette on Friday at Ringgold's Joe Montana Stadium for the right to play for the WPIAL Class 4A championship at Heinz Field next
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Central Catholic wins again in 2015
The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't
Shady Side Academy could face quarterfinal without star QB Skyy Moore
Top-seeded Shady Side Academy finished its first-round win with its left tackle behind center, an unorthodox move after quarterback Skyy Moore was injured. One of the top players in the WPIAL, Moore is coping with a sprained ankle, so the Indians might try to win again Friday without their star
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Andrew Beck
Andrew Beck School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Hockey Class: Senior Claim to fame: Andrew Beck fed Matthew Haldukiewicz with an assist to score in the last minutes in a loss to Montour. The Sewickley Academy senior said his team has played several of the best programs in Class A hockey early
PIAA girls volleyball roundup: North Allegheny sweeps McDowell in 1st round
November 6, 2018
WPIAL champion North Allegheny took control early and didn't let up, rolling past District 10 champion McDowell, 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-17), in a PIAA Class AAAA first-round girls volleyball match at North Catholic. North Allegheny will play State College in the PIAA quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to
WPIAL champion Knoch rallies past Elizabeth Forward in opening round of PIAA volleyball playoffs
With the gym buzzing with noise and the threat of being pushed to a fifth set by an energetic and upset-minded Elizabeth Forward on the horizon, Knoch summoned the moxie needed of a team that had won 46 matches in a row. When it came down to crunch time, the
Deer Lakes claws to double-OT win in school’s 1st PIAA playoff game
ERIE -- A.J. Dorman saw his shot, and he took it. Deer Lakes still is dancing as a result. Dorman scored with 10 minutes, 54 seconds remaining in double overtime, giving Deer Lakes a 1-0 victory over District 10 champion Fairview in a PIAA Class AA first-round thriller at Erie's
PIAA soccer playoffs roundup: Seneca Valley boys advance after double-overtime win
Keegan McVicker scored in double overtime to lift the Seneca Valley boys soccer team to a 3-2 victory over District 3's Hempfield in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs Tuesday night at Hempfield Area's Spartan Stadium. Jackson Wotus and Luke Rupert scored in regulation for the WPIAL
High school sports scores, schedules for Nov. 6, 2018
High schools Field hockey PIAA tournament First round Tuesday's results Local teams only Class AAA Penn Manor 7, Pine-Richland 0 Wilson 8, Peters Township 0 Class AA Twin Valley 9. Penn-Trafford 1 Class A Newport 7, Shady Side Academy 0 Football WPIAL playoffs All games start at 7:30 p.m. Friday's
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Seneca Valley’s Luke Rupert, North Catholic’s Dominique Felix
Luke Rupert School: Seneca Valley Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Rupert, who has six goals and seven assists this season, scored twice to lead Seneca Valley (18-2-1) to a 5-2 win over Norwin (17-3-1) in the WPIAL Class AAAA title game at Highmark Stadium on Saturday. Seneca Valley,
Franklin Regional boys pepper Bellefonte with 54 shots in PIAA 1st-round victory
With the wind whipping at their backs, giving their shots a turbo boost, Franklin Regional raided Bellefonte with shots in the first half. One would have expected the wind to work against the Panthers in the second half when the teams flipped sides. Instead, the WPIAL champions breezed to victory
Greensburg Central Catholic boys overcome injuries to defeat Iroquois in PIAA 1st round
ERIE -- Battered, bruised and battling heavy winds and a surging opponent, Greensburg Central Catholic faced all kinds of adversity Tuesday night. The Centurions showed their guts and got the glory. WPIAL runner-up Greensburg Central Catholic took a three-goal lead and withstood a pair of key injuries and a furious
A-K Valley athletes of the week: AJ Dorman and Hannah Rowe
AJ Dorman School: Deer Lakes Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Report card: Coming off a tough loss 1-0 loss to section rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals, Dorman made sure it didn't happen again. A two-year starter, he had a hat trick to help Deer Lakes roll
Shady Side Academy’s Dino Tomlin commits to Maryland
Less than a week after Maryland fired its football coach, Shady Side Academy's Michael andquot;Dinoandquot; Tomlin announced his commitment to the Terrapins on Tuesday. Tomlin revealed his decision on Twitter. andquot;It was a combination of both academics and athletics,andquot; Shady Side coach Chuck DiNardo said. andquot;He likes the idea of
Freeport rebounds to sweep Redbank Valley in first round of PIAA playoffs
The Freeport girls volleyball team kept its goal of a second straight state championship alive Tuesday as it took down District 9 champion Redbank Valley in the first round of the PIAA Class AA playoffs. The Yellowjackets opened sizeable leads in each game and claimed a 3-0 victory at DuBois
Jeannette announces inaugural class of Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame
Jeannette has won WPIAL and PIAA titles in several sports and has been producing top-level college talent for decades. A number of athletes have gone on to professional careers. But what the tradition-rich school has not had is a way to collectively honor the accomplishments of those teams and standouts
