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Yough’s Hadley Sleith defends a shot by Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tatum Gretz during their game on August 27, 2019, at Yough.

Yough girls soccer standout Hadley Sleith adds football to packed athletic resume

September 24, 2019

Between school and soccer, Hadley Sleith’s schedule is pretty busy most days.

Owens Field marks its 100th birthday this weekend.

George Guido: Owens Field will be silent on its 100th birthday

Happy 100th birthday wishes to Owens Field in Apollo, even though there will be no party.

High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 23, 2019

September 23, 2019

Field hockey

The Daily 3: WPIAL girls volleyball reaches the halfway point in section play on Tuesday

Most WPIAL girls volleyball teams will reach the midway point of section play with matches on Tuesday night.

Apollo-Ridge’s Emily Bonelli (16) works against Highlands’ Hailey Hiester during their game Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Highlands.

High school roundup for Sept. 23, 2019: Sarah Heisinger keeps Peters Township girls soccer unbeaten with OT goal

Sarah Heisinger scored her second goal of the game with less than two minutes left in the second overtime to help Peters Township stay undefeated with a 2-1 girls soccer victory over Canon McMillan in a key Section 2-AAAA matchup Monday night.

Norwin’s Katelyn Kauffman (13) celebrates her goal with Dani Ianuzzo (2) and Megan Dietz during the second half of their game against Penn-Trafford Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Norwin.

Norwin peppers Penn-Trafford to win girls soccer showdown

Norwin’s gameplan was to bombard Penn-Trafford with shots in the girls soccer teams’ first Section 3-4A meeting of the season.

Latrobe’s Colten McCutcheon competes against Fox Chapel on Sept. 19, 2019 at Pittsburgh Field Club.

Latrobe golfer Colten McCutcheon survives bad hole to qualify for WPIALs

Latrobe senior Colten McCutcheon did something at Monday’s WPIAL Class AAA semifinal that he can luckily laugh about.

WPIAL postpones hearing for Allderdice, Connellsville boys soccer teams

A WPIAL hearing scheduled Wednesday for the Allderdice and Connellsville boys soccer teams has been postponed.

Springdale Keeper Andrew Haus works with the varsity squad during a practice on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019.

Springdale’s Andrew Haus is exceeding expectations in net

Before the 2019 soccer season started, Springdale boys soccer coach Cesareo Sanchez had a big hole to fill at the goalkeeper position.

Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Section 5-AA volleyball serves up big games

The WPIAL girls volleyball schedule contains several key matchups Tuesday, and one resides in Section 5-AA, where Deer Lakes will host Freeport at 7:30 p.m.

WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 4

After making the playoffs in 2018 for the first time in a decade, the 2019 campaign was slipping away from Canon McMillan.

WPIAL boys soccer rankings through Sept. 21

WPIAL Boys Soccer Rankings

Ligonier Valley’s Wylie Spiker works out during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Ligonier.

Ligonier Valley’s Wylie Spiker makes FCS commitment to “dream school”

Wylie Spiker, the kid with the great football name, is the latest Ligonier Valley lineman to carve out a path to Division I program.

Shady Side Academy football coach Chuck DiNardo ended last week with 14 healthy players.

Shady Side Academy will forfeit football game against Apollo-Ridge

Citing a lack of healthy players, Shady Side Academy notified Apollo-Ridge on Monday that it will forfeit this week’s football game.

Coaches association releases latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings

The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Top 10 girls’ rankings for each of the four WPIAL classifications Monday, and the top teams in each poll maintain their positions as the fourth week of section play begins.