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Broadcasts scheduled this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network
October 7, 2018
The high school football stretch run begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The final three weeks of the regular season will determine conference champs, home-field advantage and playoff participants starting with Week 7 of the high school football season. We also wind down the regular season
Attention to details puts Hempfield volleyball in WPIAL playoff contention
For the Hempfield girls volleyball team, it starts in middle school. The Spartans, who are 7-2 in Section 3 and ranked 10th in WPIAL Class 4A, owes a lot of their success to groundwork laid before they got to high school. andquot;Hempfield has always had a good volleyball reputation,andquot; Hempfield
Sewickley Academy girls tennis hopes to close out perfect section slate
The Sewickley Academy girls tennis team hopes to complete an undefeated Section 4-AA slate with the finale Monday against Avella. The Panthers are 14-0 overall and 8-0 in league play. They have not given up a team point in all eight section wins. Sewickley Academy also owns nonsection triumphs against
Kiski Area volleyball in midst of best season in several years
For a girls volleyball team to come back from a two-set deficit to win a match once in a season is a nice accomplishment, but doing it twice in two weeks is a rare feat. In the second match of the season, Kiski Area stormed back after dropping the first
WPIAL girls volleyball standings, playoff clichings through Oct. 7, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball standings, along with the latest playoff picture through Oct. 7, 2018. You can check out the latest Trib HSSN district volleyball rankings every Monday with weekly broadcasts at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Exclusive coverage of the 2018 WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs can be heard on the
WPIAL volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 7, 2018
Here's a look at this week's WPIAL girls volleyball rankings with matches played through Oct. 7, 2018: Class 4A Team, section record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Baldwin, 10-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 8-2, 5 4. Oakland Catholic, 8-4, 3 5. Butler, 7-4, NR Out: Bethel Park, 9-4, 4
Norwin’s Jayvon Thrift commits to Youngstown State
Jayvon Thrift went with the school where he felt the most mutual admiration -- the one that wanted him the most. The senior football player from Norwin announced late Saturday he has given a verbal commitment to Youngstown State. The FCS Penguins will get a package deal from Norwin comeA-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny
October 6, 2018
Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,
High school roundup for Oct. 6, 2018: Seneca Valley boys top Fox Chapel in double OT
Ben Francis scored with 12 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lead Seneca Valley to a 1-0 victory over Fox Chapel (10-6, 7-5) in a Section 1-4A boys soccer game Saturday. The Raiders improved to 12-1-1 overall and 10-1-1 in section play. Moon 2, North Catholic 0 -- Justin
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: St. Joseph hires hoops coach
The St. Joseph girls volleyball coach for four seasons, Dennis Jones hoped to add varsity basketball coaching to his resume eventually. Circumstances finally broke his way. Jones was hired Thursday as the girls basketball coach at St. Joseph, where he will pull double duty in volleyball and basketball. The 55-year-old
Springdale holds off Northgate for 1st victory of season
Springdale avoided its first 0-6 start since 1993 by holding on for a 14-11 victory over Northgate in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field in Bellevue. Trailing 14-2 entering the fourth quarter, the Flames tallied a field goal and a touchdown. Springdale's Justin Botinovich recovered two Northgate onside
Shady Side Academy stays unbeaten, beats Summit Academy
Since offseason realignment bumped Shady Side Academy down to Class 2A and bumped up Summit Academy, it's been nothing but up for the Indians and struggles galore for the Knights. Those trends continued Saturday afternoon in Herman when Shady Side Academy rolled to a 47-6 victory over Summit Academy, keeping
High school scores for Oct. 6, 2018
High schools Field hockey Saturday's result WPIAL Division I Peters Township 1, Pine-Richland 0 Football Saturday's results WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Shady Side Academy 47, Summit Academy 6 Nonconference Springdale 14, Northgate 11 Saturday's summaries WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Shady Side Academy 47, Summit Academy 6 Shady Side Academy 7
Norwin girls soccer team doing ‘whatever it takes’ to continue success
Norwin girls soccer coach Lauren Karcher expected the Knights to start this season in flux while trying to replace half of a starting lineup that helped win a PIAA championship. The first few weeks of the season saw the Knights moving several players to different positions and mixing in different
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Emma Wecht, Fox Chapel
Emma Wecht, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel soccer team, scored three goals in a win over North Hills on Oct. 1. She plays the left forward and left middle positions and is also on the lacrosse team. She also played for the North United Rush U16 team in the
Shady Side Academy’s Critchlow helps football team rise
The Shady Side Academy football team is in the middle of a highly successful season. Senior Ethan Critchlow, a 6-foot-4 230-pound defensive end and right tackle, is a big part of the success. Critchlow was selected to second-team all-section on defense last year and received honorable mention at center. andquot;The
Gateway boys soccer learning from tough season
The Gateway boys soccer team has been meeting the standard all season. The only problem has been in the handshake line at the end of matches. The talented, young Gators were given no favors to start the season. Gateway played the top three teams in Class AAA right out of
Baldwin football looks to build off victory over Chartiers Valley
Baldwin wrapped up its first month of the Allegheny 8 Conference season with a rousing 21-14 win at home over Chartiers Valley (3-3, 0-3). The Highlanders (4-2, 2-2) rallied throughout the contest, tying the score at 7-7 and 14-14 before securing the decision midway through the fourth quarter. andquot;I thought
Thomas Jefferson offense clicking on all cylinders
Thomas Jefferson senior running back Max Shaw attempted only seven rushing plays in his team's 56-14 nonconference win at Connellsville. But Shaw reached the end zone five times -- on runs of 23, 6, 1, 24 and 5 yards -- and all in the first half. The 6-foot, 190-pound running
