Sports
A-K Valley Through the Years: One century ago, Owens Field made debut
September 26, 2019
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.
Westmoreland high school football notes: Centurions add wrinkle to playbook
Greensburg Central Catholic coach Bret Colbert doesn’t mind taking chances with his offense. Trick plays are never out of the question.
Sewickley Academy’s J.F. Aber captures WPIAL gold at Class AA boys golf championships
Riverside’s Skyler Fox was gunning to become the first golfer in WPIAL history to win four straight individual boys championships.
Top-ranked Jeannette’s defense on a tear
Jeannette senior linebacker Justin Cramer expected the Jayhawks’ defense to be strong, but even he is impressed with the team’s string of three consecutive shutouts.
Shaler notebook: Girls golf team eager to build on successful season
The Shaler Area girls golf team isn’t a program that will have to do much soul searching after this season.
Shaler hockey player Spencer Platt heads west to Wyoming to grow his game
Feeling out of place would be natural for Glenshaw native Spencer Platt.
Finding right mix puts Bishop Canevin girls soccer squarely in playoff race
As the Bishop Canevin girls soccer team prepared to open the season, coach Pat Egan was sure of two things: His group of returning players would be motivated by last fall’s first-round playoff loss, and they would need help from younger players to be a factor in the 2019 postseason.
South Fayette golfer Luke Lestini playing well, having fun
South Fayette golfer Luke Lestini entered the season with a new focus.
Hampton tennis players improve against tough competition
Members of the Hampton girls tennis team are finding out playing the sport isn’t just enough — you have to love it.
Hampton girls soccer looking to put pieces together
The Hampton girls soccer team has the tools. It just needs to learn to put it all together.
Penn Hills’ Silverman displays talent in multiple fields
The fall sports season is always a busy time of the year for junior Jonah Silverman. However, Silverman made a slight change to the sports he was participating in.
North Hills soccer at crossroads in playoff chase
With a little more than half of its season in the books, the North Hills boys soccer team is positioning itself for a late-season battle for one of the final WPIAL playoff spots in Section 1-AAA.
North Allegheny’s Catanzarite hopes to deliver for tennis team
Like her older sister, North Allegheny freshman girls tennis player Nora Catanzarite leads the Tigers.
Mars boys soccer chasing 6th straight section championship
The beat goes on for the Mars boys soccer program.
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 5
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 5:
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
Cross country
High school roundup for Sept. 25, 2019: Emma Bundy comes up big for North Allegheny
Emma Bundy scored her second goal of the game in overtime to lead North Allegheny (9-1-1, 7-0) to a 3-2 victory over Pine-Richland (6-3, 4-3) in a matchup of top girls soccer teams in Section 1-AAAA on Wednesday night. Tulasi Sayamala also scored for North Allegheny.
One Class 5A rival replaces another in the new Trib 10 power rankings.
Two Trib 10 teams from a week ago lost in Week 4, one dropping a spot while the other dropped out completely.
The Daily 3: WPIAL history might be made on the links Thursday
History can be made Thursday at the 2019 WPIAL Class AA boys’ individual golf championships.
5 things to watch at the WPIAL Class AA golf championship
The WPIAL Class AA golf championship will take place Thursday at Allegheny Country Club.
