Sports
Fourth-quarter field goal helps Burgettstown beat Brentwood, clinch conference title
October 18, 2019
Senior kicker Seth Phillis made a 30-yard field goal with 2 minutes, 29 seconds left in the game to lead No. 2 Burgettstown past No. 5 Brentwood on Friday night at Hill Memorial Stadium, giving the Blue Devils back-to-back Class 2A Three Rivers Conference championships.
Class 5A No. 1 Penn-Trafford rolls past Hampton
If you blinked Friday night at Fridley Field, you might have missed Penn-Trafford score on offense, defense and special teams — before the end of the first quarter.
Davis’ 5 TDs power Gateway to win over Connellsville
Behind an efficient, high-powered offense that produced five touchdowns in the first half, the Gateway football team coasted to a 48-7 final against Big East Conference foe Connellsville on Friday night at Antimarino Stadium.
No. 1 Washington gets 6 interceptions in rout of Southmoreland
The Southmoreland football team couldn’t have asked for a better start to Friday’s home finale against high-powered Washington.
No. 1 Thomas Jefferson shows might in win at Greensburg Salem
It’s a begrudgingly accepted fact in sports.
Westmoreland County boys soccer matchups for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
Saturday’s games
Armed with playoff experience, Deer Lakes boys soccer is ready to make another run
Beginning on Saturday, boys soccer teams from around the area will begin their trek to the WPIAL championship game at Highmark Stadium.
Plum’s Mascilli, Valotta seek big jump at WPIAL championship meet
Justin Mascilli finished 51st in the boys Class AAA race at last year’s WPIAL cross country championships on the Roadman Park course at Cal (Pa.).
Gateway cross country on comeback trail after midseason car crash
Gateway’s cross country team was picking up steam at the midpoint of the season until a car crash injured three runners.
Thomas Jefferson soccer teams keep building playoff tradition
For the past half-decade, it’s been a given both Thomas Jefferson soccer teams would clinch a spot in the WPIAL playoffs.
Joey Moeller’s OT field goal against Bethel Park will go down in Baldwin football lore
It is a kick that long will be remembered in Baldwin football history.
Quaker Valley brings high-scoring offense into boys soccer playoffs
History was on Quaker Valley’s side at the start of the boys soccer playoffs.
Pine-Richland girls soccer rewarded for scrappy effort with playoff berth
For a number of weeks now, the Pine-Richland girls soccer team has found itself in an unfamiliar position.
Plum girls soccer reaches section championship goal
What can Plum coach Jamie Stewart do for an encore?
Franklin Regional volleyball caps meteoric rise with undefeated section season
When Franklin Regional girls volleyball coach Mike Feorene took the job seven years ago, the Panthers just experienced three straight years of winless volleyball.
A-K Valley boys soccer matchups for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
Class AAAA
Bethel Park, Peters Township to break 1st-place tie in unpredictable Allegheny 8
Nobody’s perfect in the Allegheny Eight, but that’s because the conference is the deepest in the WPIAL this season.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
Cross country
High school roundup for Oct. 17, 2019: Trinity, Ellis School score first WPIAL wins
Hannah Abbondanza scored twice to lead Trinity (8-7-1) to a 6-0 victory over Laurel Highlands (7-11-0) in a Class AAA girls soccer preliminary round match Thursday night. It’s the first WPIAL playoff victory in program history. Olivia Mauro, Courtney Lowe, Alyssa Clutter and Courtney Dahlquist also scored for Trinity, which will face top-seeded Mars in the first round on Monday.
Rugged schedule sharpens Fox Chapel girls soccer for WPIAL playoffs
After a tough schedule that saw his team finish with a 6-6 section record, Fox Chapel High School girls soccer coach Peter Torres believes his squad is ready for the WPIAL playoffs.
