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WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
October 21, 2018
Where are you Phil Luckett The former NFL referee known for the infamous overtime coin flip on Thanksgiving Day in 1998 between the Steelers and Lions will likely not be there to flip any coins in Green Tree, but it does look like for the first time in Tim O'Malley's
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2018: North Allegheny girls oust defending champion Moon in 1st round
October 20, 2018
No. 7 North Allegheny scored two goals in the first half and defeated defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Moon, 2-1, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer playoffs Saturday. Emma Bundy knocked in a free kick from 25 yards out with 31:39 left in the half.
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 20, 2018
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday's schedule North Allegheny (6-3) vs. Pine-Richland (6-1-2), Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.; Norwin (4-3) at Peters Township (8-0-1), 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Monday's schedule Oakland Catholic (5-3) vs. Latrobe (2-4), Penn-Trafford, 7 p.m. Bye: Penn-Trafford (2-6) Class A Semifinals Wednesday's
Kiski Area beats Plum, rolls into WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer quarterfinals
The Kiski Area girls soccer team scored four goals or more seven times during the regular season. The Cavaliers found the back of the net four times in the first half of Saturday's WPIAL Class AAA first-round game against Plum at home. The 4-0 final, Kiski's fourth win in a
Five things we learned in Week 8 of high school football
Anyone have a spare quarter It's looking likely the WPIAL will need a coin flip to break a three-way tie for first place in the Class A Tri-County South. If head-to-head results, Gardner Points and the WPIAL's margin-of-victory formula can't break a tie, the deciding factor becomes chance. The WPIAL
WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 9-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 6-3, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 9-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 7-2,Butler ousts defending WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford from girls soccer playoffs
With his team trailing by a goal early, Steve Perri wanted the Butler girls to get to the perimeter and run wide on Penn-Trafford. He figured that could flip the game's momentum. Did it ever. Defending WPIAL Class 4A champion Penn-Trafford allowed the Golden Tornado to play that way and,
Late goal lifts Burrell girls soccer team past Yough in 1st round
Burrell sophomore midfielder Jordyn Kowalkowski scored 17 goals in 16 regular-season games. Her 18th of the season Saturday put the Bucs girls soccer team into the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Kowalkowski scored from 22 yards with 3 minutes, 27 seconds left to lift Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Yough
Freeport overcomes nerves, blanks North Catholic in WPIAL first round
Freeport battled nerves and a strong wind through much of the first half of its playoff opener Saturday. Both Mother Nature and the Yellowjackets calmed down in plenty of time for the team to continue its recent run of postseason success. Sidney Shemanski scored twice, and Carli Giori added another
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Anderson collects Penn State offer
Malia Anderson expected colleges to take notice after the season she had on the track last spring. The interest has trickled in for the Greensburg Salem senior, who is primed for a big senior year. The 800-meter specialist has heard from Penn State, Villanova and Georgetown. She took an official
Jeannette shuts out Riverview in final test before marquee matchup with rival Clairton
The top-ranked Class A defending champion Jeannette Jayhawks passed their final hurdle leading to Friday's showdown with No. 2 Clairton. Jeannette scored three touchdowns on short drives in the first quarter and rolled to a 43-0 shutout over Riverview at Oakmont's Riverside Park. Imani Sanders ran for 63 yards onRochester edges Monessen in ‘playoff atmosphere’
Monessen nearly came back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit, but Rochester held on for a 22-14 victory in nonconference play Friday night at Memorial Stadium. The Greyhounds threw two interceptions in the second half, one of which translated to eight points for the Rams, and made other mental mistakes that
Week 8’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 8 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 445, Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (21 of 37) 333, Jack Salopek, Norwin (20 of 37) 321, John Caldwell, Ligonier Valley (13 of 22) 309, Tyler Bradley, OLSH (13 of 18) 272, Brendan Majocha, Gateway (5 of 6) 256, Eli
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 19, 2018
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday's schedule North Allegheny (6-3) vs. Pine-Richland (6-1-2), Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.; Norwin (4-3) at Peters Township (8-0-1), 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Monday's schedule Oakland Catholic (5-3) vs. Latrobe (2-4), Penn-Trafford, 7 p.m. Bye: Penn-Trafford (2-6) Class A Semifinals Wednesday's
High school roundup for Oct. 19, 2018: Woodland Hills stays in playoff hunt
William Clark ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns as Woodland Hills kept its playoff hopes alive by beating Moon, 20-10, in a Class 5A Allegheny Conference game Friday night. Michael Roman caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for the Wolverines (3-6, 2-4), who are tied for fifth in the conference
