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WPIAL releases girls volleyball playoff brackets
October 22, 2018
North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (AAA), Freeport (AA) and Bishop Canevin (A) are the top seeds in their respective classifications as the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs are set to begin. All four postseason brackets were released Monday. The tournament begins Tuesday with five preliminary-round games - one in AAA and
Standout duo, unbeaten Knoch volleyball team set to defend title
It doesn't take long into a Knoch volleyball match to see why Hannah Rowe and Kennedy Christy have been wreaking havoc on opponents all season. Rowe, an outside hitter, and Christy, a middle hitter, make their presence felt early and often with their ability to rise high above the net
A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
October 21, 2018
boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is
Golfers from Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley set to tee off at PIAA championships
The PIAA individual golf championships begin Monday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York, and Sewickley Academy senior Tatum McKelvey is one of the earliest starters. She will tee off at 8:40 a.m. in the girls AA tournament and golf with competitors from Districts 10, 4 and 2. Tatum's Panthers
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018
Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class
A-K Valley notebook: Deer Lakes boys soccer gets 1st home playoff game
Deer Lakes grew accustomed to traveling to play in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs in the past, but there's no place like home for the Lancers on Monday. The second-seeded Lancers will host No. 15 Beth-Center in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game at 8 p.m. Monday. While Lancer Stadium
Broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
The high school football regular season comes to an end while the postseason for the rest of the district high school fall sports continues or begins with exclusive coverage this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs hit the quarterfinals and semifinals while the
Thomas Jefferson’s Max Shaw named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week
Thomas Jefferson's great success over the decades has been a simple recipe. Dominate the line of scrimmage and run the ball down the opponent's throats. That popular menu item in Jaguars Country was on display in Week 8 as Thomas Jefferson plowed Greensburg Salem, 70-21, in a matchup of possible
Pair of powers fall out of Trib HSSN state football rankings
Two ranked teams lost and were ousted from the Trib HSSN state rankings. Delone Catholic was knocked off and replaced in the Class 2A rankings by York Catholic, and Canton dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten and fell out of the Class A top 5, replaced by Shade. That
High school schedules for Oct. 22, 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
Defense fuels Latrobe hockey’s fast start
Two years ago, Latrobe's hockey team surprised PIHL Class 2A when it reached the Penguins Cup final as one of the lower seeds. The Wildcats experienced their own shock last season. As one of the top seed in the playoffs, Latrobe had its hopes of returning to the Penguins Cup
Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
Boys soccer Class 4A No. 11 Latrobe (10-6-1) vs. No. 6 Butler (10-4-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Butler Winner plays: No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2) Coaches: Tom Kennedy, Latrobe; Troy Mohney, Butler Players to watch: Marshal Kalning, Sr., MF, Latrobe; Tate Mohney, Sr., F, Butler Corner kicks: After losing
Five things to watch at the PIAA golf championships
The PIAA Class AAA and AA boys and girls individual golf championships will be held Monday and Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The team tournament is Wednesday. North Catholic junior Maddie Smithco (Class AA girls) and Holy Ghost Prep senior Liam Hart (Class AAA boys) are returning
Westmoreland lookahead for Week of Oct. 22, 2018
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports: MONDAY Boys soccer: The WPIAL playoffs begin with nine county teams in action, five of which will be part of local doubleheaders. Greensburg Central Catholic (14-1) plays Vincentian (5-8) at 6 p.m. at Franklin Regional in a Class A first-round
WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 21, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 12-4, 3 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 2 4. Bethel Park, 13-5, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 10-4, 4 Out: Butler, 9-7, 5 Class 3A 1.
WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
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
