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Avonworth girls soccer ousts Deer Lakes in Class AA consolation
October 31, 2018
It was a win-or-go-home scenario Tuesday at Mars Athletic Complex for the Deer Lakes and Avonworth girls soccer teams. Only one spot remained in the PIAA Class AA tournament as the Antelopes and Lancers battled after both suffered semifinal losses three days earlier. Avonworth jumped to an early two-goal lead,
George Guido: A-K Valley playoff streak continues
October 30, 2018
Two Alle-Kiski Valley teams qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. Freeport clinched a Class 3A berth on Oct. 19, and Kiski Area slid in as the wild card from Class 5A, despite a loss to Armstrong. There has been at least one local school in the playoffs each year since 1960,Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Knoch sweeps Kiski Area in WPIAL Class AAA volleyball quarterfinals
From Kennedy Christy, Hannah Rowe and Skylar Burkett spiking the ball down from the front row, to Kerrie Fitzpatrick setting them up and Kenzie Kerkan digging out kill attempts in the back row, Knoch girls volleyball looked every bit the part of a defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Tuesday night.
Shady Side Academy overcomes Ellis School to capture 14th WPIAL Class A field hockey title
Shady Side Academy field hockey coach Betsy Gorse watched video all day Tuesday. It wasn't game video of the Indians opponent. It was the same five-minute clip of legendary coach Herb Brooks' locker room speech before the U.S. Olympic hockey team went out and stunned the world with an upset
Penn-Trafford wins third straight WPIAL field hockey title
Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt assigned some homework during the top-seeded Warriors' playoff bye. She made it mandatory for her players to attend No. 3 Latrobe's opening-round match with No. 2 Oakland Catholic. andquot;They were required to come to my field and watch them play,andquot; Dutt said. andquot;They had
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 30, 2018
High schools Field hockey Tuesday's results WPIAL championships At Fox Chapel Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Latrobe 0 Class A Shady Side Academy 1, Ellis School 0 Football Tuesday's results District 8 City League Championship Allderdice 18, Westinghouse 8 Tuesday's summary Allderdice 18, Westinghouse 8 Allderdice 0 6 6 6 --18
Heavy-hearted Allderdice defends City League football title
The Pittsburgh City League championship is remaining at Allderdice High School for another season. And the Dragons hope it is just the continuation of a special run. andquot;Before the game we said, 'We won last year -- (let's) win this year and maybe start a dynasty like Westinghouse has done
Thomas Jefferson volleyball holds off Franklin Regional in WPIAL quarterfinals
Franklin Regional battled No. 3-seeded Thomas Jefferson for five sets and more than two hours but fell just short in its upset bid in the WPIAL Class AAA girls volleyball quarterfinals Tuesday. The Jaguars edged Franklin Regional, 3-2, with a 15-12 victory in the fifth set of a best-of-five match.
Shady Side Academy girls shut out rival GCC to advance to state playoffs
After missing out on an opportunity to go for back-to-back WPIAL championships, the Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team had an opportunity to clinch a spot in the PIAA Class A playoffs Tuesday night. Rival Shady Side Academy had other plans in its quest for another PIAA title. The No.
Trib HSSN goes on the record with Jeannette’s Imani Sanders
The TribLive High School Sports Network recently asked more than 30 football players to answer questions, that ... well, weren't about X's and O's of the game. We wanted to find out more about the person, more so than the player. The players were asked such things as their andquot;favorite
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Sammy Jo Barnes, Riverview’s Mason Ochs
Sammy Jo Barnes School: Knoch Class: Junior Sport: Cross country Report card: Barnes punched her ticket to states a second time last week with her sixth-place finish at the WPIAL Class AA girls cross country championships at Cal (Pa.)'s Roadman Park. She trimmed 17 seconds off of last year's time,
No. 2 North Catholic girls volleyball too much for Derry in quarterfinals
Derry girls volleyball coach Brock Smith was proud of the fight his team showed against North Catholic, which he called one of the best teams his group has faced all season. But No. 2 North Catholic used long runs to win the first two sets comfortably and earned a 3-0
Knoch hockey enjoying return to varsity competition
Knoch hockey coach Ryan Cooper watched his team celebrate on the ice after a hard-fought 3-2 shootout victory over McDowell two weeks ago, knowing it was a pretty big moment. After all, the Knights hadn't fielded a varsity team in six years and it reaffirmed the decision the program made
Ticket sales for WPIAL football playoffs shift online, away from schools
If high school football fans want to purchase playoff tickets, the WPIAL encourages them to buy online. In a break with tradition, many WPIAL schools will not have preprinted playoff tickets available for fans to purchase in advance. Instead, the WPIAL has partnered with GoFan, a company that specializes in
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Mark Brown, Franklin Regional’s Aly Kindelberger
Mark Brown School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Cross Country Class: Senior Claim to fame: Brown captured the WPIAL Class AA cross country championship in 16 minutes, 52 seconds at Cal (Pa)'s Roadman Park last Thursday. Brown led Greensburg Salem to a team title, while fellow Golden Lion Cameron Binda finished second
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Mars’ Austin Rocke, Oakland Catholic’s Hannah Schupansky
Austin Rocke School: Mars Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Rocke scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with four minutes left in overtime, to lift the Planets to a 4-3 win over South Fayette in the Class AAA quarterfinals on Oct. 25. Rocke had an assist in
WPIAL sets soccer championship schedule for Highmark Stadium
The WPIAL released the schedule for the upcoming eight soccer championship games, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Station Square. Thursday's schedule includes the Class A boys game between Avonworth and Greensburg Central Catholic at 6 p.m. and the Class AAA boys game between Franklin
West A enters coach Palko’s final postseason as 5th seed in strong Class 5A bracket
Almost every year since 1997, Bob Palko has made the trek to Green Tree for the WPIAL pairings meeting. This, though, should be his last. The coach with the most titles in WPIAL history shook a number of hands at the DoubleTree on Monday night. andquot;Some guys are saying, 'I
