Sports
WPIAL survey asks: Should every football team make the playoffs?
November 22, 2019
Would you be interested in every WPIAL football team making the playoffs?
Roster out for ESSMC WPIAL Girls Soccer Classic
Players have been named for the first East Suburban Sports Medicine Center WPIAL Girls Soccer Classic on Saturday at Franklin Regional’s Panther Stadium in Murrysville.
WPIAL Class 2A football finals primer: Washington vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A championship
Chartiers Valley senior Maclain Zajicek makes quick rise as rower
That Maclain Zajicek chose to pursue athletics came as no surprise. As the youngest of six siblings, she watched her brothers and sister excel at Chartiers Valley:
Penn Hills defense piles up postseason awards
Even though their season ended earlier than they expected, Penn Hills football players were well represented when it came to postseason honors.
Penn Hills grad Adia Brisker hits ground running at Niagara
When Adia Brisker committed to play basketball at Niagara last fall, she didn’t think she would find herself in the starting lineup as a freshman.
North Allegheny swimmers make NCAA Division I commitments
North Allegheny senior Rick Mihm has signed a letter of intent to compete for the nationally ranked Stanford men’s swimming team next season.
Hampton’s Resch sees opportunity with Seton Hill soccer
Not long ago Hampton senior soccer standout Ali Resch was thinking about hanging up the cleats after high school.
New Shaler wrestling coach ready to take on challenge
Ethan Swope knows his first head coaching opportunity will be more about development than team success.
Talented veteran Shaler indoor track team sets sights high
Shawn Ryan wants everything to be on the right course for the Shaler Area indoor track team.
High school roundup for Nov. 21, 2019: Franklin Regional stages third-period rally
November 21, 2019
Trent Lunden and Kevin Cakanac each had three goals and an assist to lead Franklin Regional to a 7-4 victory over Armstrong in PIHL hockey Thursday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 21, 2019
Football
Latrobe wrestler Gabe Willochell signs with Edinboro
Latrobe senior Gabe Willochell was one of six wrestlers to sign letters of intent to attend Edinboro.
Avonworth stands in the way of 8th WPIAL title for Washington
After winning the 700th game in school history earlier this season, Washington will try for another milestone Saturday — an eighth WPIAL football title.
Former GCC standout Carolyn Appleby joins coaching staff
Carolyn Appleby couldn’t help herself.
GCC girls get infusion of youth in bid for 20th straight playoff berth
Sam Salih relied on his seniors so much last year and got so comfortable with a short rotation that he didn’t leave the bench much while coaching the Greensburg Central Catholic girls.
New GCC boys coach, 24, looks to carry on winning tradition at his alma mater
At 24, Christian Hyland will be one of the youngest head basketball coaches in the state — in the country, for that matter.
Fox Chapel’s Bitar set to play at Rolex Tournament of Champions in Florida
Fox Chapel golfer Scott Bitar is headed south.
Central Catholic keeps focus on State College with possible St. Joseph’s matchup looming
Central Catholic could have a showdown with defending state champion St. Joseph’s Prep on the horizon, an East vs. West clash with the nationally ranked Philadelphia power.
Schlegel leads Plum hockey team back to playoff contention
The Plum hockey team edged Hampton in a PIHL Class AA contest Nov. 11 for its fourth win in its opening six games.
