Sports
Shaler caught in crowded Northern Conference playoff picture
October 24, 2019
Keeping track and making sense of the WPIAL’s Class 5A Northern Conference football standings required a lot of extra attention.
Penn Hills takes lessons from volleyball season
Heading into the season, the Penn Hills girls volleyball team was expecting to improve on its seven-win season a year ago. However, everything changed immediately in their first match.
North Allegheny enters girls volleyball playoffs as dangerous as ever
Pointing out a 63-match winning streak for the North Allegheny girls volleyball program somehow feels like underselling the Tigers’ story.
Injuries, lack of depth proved costly for Hampton football
As the Hampton football team looks back on its season, it might think about it as a wasted opportunity — but that doesn’t mean the team didn’t give its best.
New coach carrying on family tradition for Hampton bowling team
Two years ago, Glenn Thomas wanted to start a bowling team at Hampton. The impetus? His sons, Garrett and Jacob, wanted to bowl. New coach Bob Wallace will follow in those footsteps.
Unflappable approach carries Shaler volleyball to playoff season
Dealing with the nerves of being in a playoff match didn’t seem to rattle the Shaler Area girls volleyball program.
Despite injuries, Chartiers Valley boys soccer season included playoff berth
The Chartiers Valley boys soccer team had to contend with one of the greatest adversary a team can face — injuries.
Carlynton football team sees progress despite rough season
When Rich Piccinnini took over the Carlynton football program during the most recent offseason, he wasn’t expecting miracles. The Cougars, after all, had almost no success on which to build.
Howard bolsters Penn Hills rushing attack
During the WPIAL playoffs, a successful team will need to lean on a strong running game to advance deep in the tournament.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2019
Field hockey
Girls volleyball first round and girls soccer quarters highlight Thursday in WPIAL
The WPIAL girls volleyball Class A championship has been a hot potato for most of this decade.
High school roundup Oct. 23, 2019: Mt. Lebanon scores 3 goals in game’s final 70 seconds to win WPIAL playoff match
Second-seeded Mt. Lebanon netted three goals in the final 1 minute, 10 seconds of regulation to roar past upset-minded Butler 3-1 Wednesday night in a WPIAL boys soccer Class AAAA quarterfinal matchup.
Power rankings unchanged after Trib 10 teams enjoy perfect Week 8
October 23, 2019
The Trib 10 became the Perfect 10 in Week 8.
Greensburg Central Catholic gets revenge on Avonworth in boys soccer playoffs
Itching to play Avonworth again for the better part of a year, Greensburg Central Catholic got its shot at redemption in the boys soccer playoffs Wednesday night.
Chris Mitchell’s OT goal carries Springdale into WPIAL Class A semifinals
The bond between two brothers was enough to send Springdale’s boys soccer team into the semifinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
Deer Lakes tops North Catholic in overtime to advance to boys soccer semifinals
The first 85 minutes of the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal matchup between No. 2 Deer Lakes and No. 7 North Catholic was a stalemate, but something was bound to break sooner or later.
Ligonier Valley gets ready to say goodbye to Appalachian Bowl
Football for Roger Beitel began for real as a player at Penns Manor High School, which is the site of Saturday’s Appalachian Bowl that matches champions of the Heritage and Western Pennsylvania Athletic conferences.
Westmoreland girls soccer playoff capsules: Games of Oct. 24, 2019
Class AAAA
Greensburg CC, Fox Chapel, Sewickley Academy win PIAA team golf titles
YORK — Is a three-peat in order for the Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf team?
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Ligonier Valley’s Kyrie Miller
If you want to be a captain of the Ligonier Valley football team, you have to apply for the job.
