Sports
Knoch boys aiming high after breakthrough season
November 26, 2019
The Knoch boys basketball team had great expectations for themselves last season, and after only losing two seniors from a team that went 18-6 and captured a share of the Section 1-4A title, the Knights have set their sights even higher this season.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 25, 2019
Football
High school roundup for Nov. 25, 2019: South Park goalie Shane Peremba makes 47 saves in shootout win
Shane Peremba made 47 saves and Kirk Steward scored a shorthanded goal to lead South Park (8-2-0) to a 2-1 shootout win in PIHL hockey Monday night. Reed Troutman scored and Nash Wedner made 43 saves for Fox Chapel (3-2-2).
WPIAL bans West Mifflin from 2020 football playoffs for using ineligible player
November 25, 2019
The West Mifflin football team used an ineligible player all season, so the Titans are banned from the postseason next year, the WPIAL decided Monday.
Twenty-four WPIAL players make all-state soccer teams
The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association revealed its all-state selections Monday and the WPIAL made its presence known on the boys and girls teams.
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 13
Gateway began the 2019 season as everybody’s favorite to win the WPIAL Class 5A championship.
Latrobe girls look to turn lessons learned into playoff berth
Latrobe’s girls basketball team expects a year to make a big difference for its roster.
Latrobe boys looking to fill scoring void
Latrobe’s boys basketball team begins the season more than 800 points in the hole.
Kiski Area girls hope experience, work ethic lead to growth
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Nick Dizon couldn’t have been happier with the work his group put into its offseason.
Kiski Area boys plan to pick up the pace
Entering year two of his tenure at Kiski Area, Will Saunders is ready to let his team run.
PIHL Player of the Week for week ending Nov. 24, 2019
November 24, 2019
It’s been a sluggish start for Thomas Jefferson’s second-leading scorer from the 2018-19 campaign.
PIHL Team of the Week for week ending Nov. 24, 2019
The 2018-19 season was historic for the Burrell hockey team.
High school schedule for Nov. 25, 2019
High schools
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 13
Avonworth relied heavily on a Jax of all trades, who mastered them all.
For Jeannette girls basketball, ‘It starts with believing’
Jeannette girls basketball coach Jonathan Bass has high expectations for his team.
Jeannette boys basketball plans to contend in Class 2A
Midway through last season, the Jeannette boys basketball team was mired in a three-game Section 2-2A losing streak.
Rule allows multiple wrestlers to compete at same weight class
The high school wrestling season kicks off Dec. 6 with a few rule changes.
Norwin standout Walker to miss 1st month of basketball season
Norwin junior Jayden Walker is expected to miss the first month of basketball season as he recovers from surgery on his left labrum.
Strong senior cast has Highlands boys basketball thinking big
With eight minutes remaining in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal matchup last season against New Castle, Highlands faced a 23-point deficit.
Highlands girls basketball team looking to build off transition year
In her first year at the helm of the Highlands girls basketball team, Courtney Udanis, a former Golden Ram herself, set out to adjust the mentality of the program, something that had changed significantly since her time in Natrona Heights.
