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Knoch girls volleyball beats Thomas Jefferson for 3rd straight WPIAL title
November 2, 2019
In its playoff run, Knoch girls volleyball proved how strong a team it is by grinding out wins without standout hitters Kennedy Christy and Hannah Rowe.
Canon-McMillan shocks North Allegheny for first WPIAL volleyball title
Entering the WPIAL Class AAAA girls volleyball championship between third-seeded Canon-McMillan and top-seeded and unbeaten North Allegheny, the Big Macs were big underdogs.
A-K Valley football teams fall short in 1st round of WPIAL playoffs
When sophomore Cody Dykes connected on a 33-yard field goal early in the second quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at Bethel Park, the Kiski Area football team held a 10-point lead.
5 things we learned in Week 10: McGuffey, West Greene celebrate 1st WPIAL playoff win in decades
McGuffey waited 25 years for Friday night’s celebration. West Greene waited 26. New Brighton waited 18.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Yough softball coaching job reopens
Yough is looking for a softball coach — again.
Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson leads trio of area cross country state champions
HERSHEY — Mount Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson said it’s not easy to win back-to-back cross country titles.
Bishop Canevin tops Fort Cherry for 3rd straight WPIAL volleyball title
Bishop Canevin has reached the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball finals in each of the past eight seasons.
Peters Township doubles tandem claims PIAA championship
Peters Township’s Kat Wang and Marra Bruce claimed the PIAA Class AAA doubles tennis title Saturday afternoon after defeating Radnor’s Kanon Ciarrocchi and Lucy Hederick, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, at Hershey Racquet Club.
Westmoreland football notebook: Only 4 teams remain after 1st round of playoffs
And then there were four.
Freeport rallies past North Catholic for WPIAL Class AA volleyball title
For the second time in 48 hours, the Freeport girls volleyball team rallied from two sets down.
Franklin Regional boys top West Allegheny to successfully defend soccer title
Hit the sweet spot.
Mars cruises by Plum to capture 1st WPIAL girls soccer title since ’15
The Mars girls soccer team advanced to the WPIAL Class AAA championship the past two seasons but came up short in both attempts.
Jayden Sharpless nets free kick to give North Catholic first WPIAL girls soccer title
The WPIAL Class AA girls soccer championship game needed a hero, and North Catholic sophomore Jayden Sharpless stepped up in double overtime on an indirect free kick.
South Park shocks North Catholic in Class 3A barn burner
South Park scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a clutch 59-yard run up the middle by Rudy Mihoces with just over two minutes left in the game, to stun North Catholic, 32-27, in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff upset Friday night at J.C. Stone Field in Allison Park.
Peters Township dominates Mars, heads to Class 5A semifinals
Fifth-seeded Peters Township cruised past 12th-seeded Mars, 47-6, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs.
Ligonier Valley opens District 6 playoffs with rout of West Shamokin
Ligonier Valley’s presumed final football game against a District 6 Heritage Conference opponent before joining the WPIAL next year ended much like the ones before it.
WPIAL football playoffs roundup: Gateway holds off Shaler in 1st round
November 1, 2019
Derrick Davis scored twice in the fourth quarter as No. 2 Gateway avoided being upset in its Class 5A first-round playoff game with a 35-21 victory against No. 15 Shaler (4-7) on Friday night.
Avonworth puts quick end to Southmoreland’s playoff run
Although the Southmoreland football team accomplished a major goal of breaking a 40-year playoff drought, the Scotties were hoping that their stay in the postseason would turn out to be a bit longer.
QB Cole Beck carries Freedom past Charleroi
Using three touchdown passes from Cole Beck and one critical drive in the second half, Freedom defeated Charleroi, 21-14, in a WPIAL Class AA first-round matchup Friday night.
Trib HSSN Week 10 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 10 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
