Sports
Excitement running high as Sewickley Academy girls soccer aims to build on last season’s success
August 31, 2025
Makenzie Dice is one of three returning senior starters on the Sewickley Academy girls soccer team.
Quaker Valley runners hoping to keep WPIAL cross country title in family
The path is clear for Quaker Valley’s Jonah and Lucy Montagnese as they aspire to follow in their sister Cecilia’s championship footsteps.
All-around threat Ben McHenry makes early impact for Quaker Valley
The subplot for the Quaker Valley football season opener was dubbed, “The Ben McHenry Show.”
Quaker Valley boys in position to add to school’s cross country legacy
The Quaker Valley boys cross country team is focused on making it an even dozen this season.
Penn-Trafford coach pleased with volleyball team’s improvement
Penn-Trafford girls volleyball coach Tracy McDonald was eager to see if her team closed the gap against WPIAL power Seneca Valley.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Season tickets for sale online
Those interested in purchasing season passes, student flex (10-game) passes or individual game tickets for all Penn-Trafford varsity home games can do so online through GoFan, which is located on ptwarriors.org.
High-scoring Gateway girls soccer team shooting for postseason berth
Eight Gateway girls soccer players scored at least one goal in their season-opening wins over Penn Hills and Obama Academy.
Gateway boys soccer working to find identity in early going
The Gateway boys soccer team held a 2-1 lead with 32 minutes left in its season-opener at perennial Class 2A power Deer Lakes on Aug. 23.
Sewickley sports notebook: WPIAL Community Champion Award going strong
The WPIAL Community Champion Award is presented to the schools that tabulate the most “meals” — total between money donated and food collected — in each of the six divisions, which are determined on enrollment.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 30, 2025
August 30, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Aug. 30, 2025: Seton LaSalle surges past Bishop Canevin
Kymarr Freeman scored on a pair of second-half touchdown runs as Seton LaSalle surged to a 22-7 victory over Bishop Canevin in nonconference football Saturday night.
5 things we learned in high school football Week 1: Sophomore passers show big-time growth
James “Booboo” Armstrong isn’t one of Hopewell’s team captains this season, but that’s only because the sophomore quarterback declined the honor.
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Aug. 31, 2025
WPIAL football rankings
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Leechburg gets back on high-scoring path
Leechburg left Apollo-Ridge’s Owens Field with a bad taste in its mouth after a close Week Zero loss to the rival Vikings that saw the home team rally with 13 unanswered points in the second half.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Norwin grad Ryan Schiller to run track at Duquesne
Sprinter Ryan Schiller last spring had the best finish at the PIAA 3A championships by a Norwin athlete, taking second in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.36 seconds.
Riverview settles down, pulls away for shutout victory over Valley
Kaden Levy thinks the Riverview football team’s offense can execute a myriad of plays well. It took the Raiders nearly 24 minutes to figure out which strategy worked the best against Valley.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Smithnosky shines in hometown … for visitors
Bobby Smithnosky had a homecoming game on the road but still earned his flowers.
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Morgan Gesinski, Franklin Regional’s Thomas Bridges
Morgan Gesinski
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Mary Quinlan, Kiski Area’s Austin Beck
Mary Quinlan
Former Southmoreland QB Anthony Smith enrolls at high school in West Virginia
Maligned sophomore quarterback Anthony Smith, who transferred from Southmoreland to Seton LaSalle where he was ruled ineligible for the season, has enrolled at Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, W.Va.
