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What to watch in Week 9 of high school football: Tiebreaker coin flip could be in play
October 26, 2017
In WPIAL football, the last-resort tiebreaker is a coin flip. If head-to-head results, Gardner Points and the WPIAL's margin-of-victory formulas can't break a tie, chance
Quartet of Westmoreland County teams aim to finish regular season undefeated
Jeannette has rolled through the Eastern Conference with the swiftness and unbroken stride of a sprinter in the 100-meter dash. Opponents, they have simply tried
High school football notebook: Norwin defense among WPIAL’s best
Talk to coaches who have played Norwin and their first point of emphasis is defense. Norwin (4-5 overall, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) is no knock-off of
Video: 4 Westmoreland County teams look to stay undefeated
Four teams from Westmoreland County enter Week 9 undefeated: Jeannette (9-0), Penn-Trafford (9-0), Belle Vernon (8-0) and Ligonier Valley (9-0). It's been 21 years since
Pair of playoff games moved to Penn-Trafford
Tonight's WPIAL girls soccer playoff doubleheader involving a trio of Westmoreland County teams has been moved to a new site. The Class A game between
Seton LaSalle volleyball earns share of section title
The section championship boiled down to the results of the final week of the regular season for the Seton LaSalle girls volleyball team. And the
Video: No. 1 Jeannette aims to take down Clairton
No. 1 Jeannette battles No. 5 Clairton for the Eastern Conference title on Friday. Jeannette is 0-5 the past three years against the Bears.
2017 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs – PR, PT & Ellis Champs
Pine-Richland was a first time winner in 3-A, Penn-Trafford has won a second straight Class 2-A district title while tiny little Ellis School continues to come up HUGE in field hockey as they captured a fourth consecutive WPIAL championship. Here are ALL the results from the 2017 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs. Results marked with (Trib) […]
Beaver scores in double OT to oust Deer Lakes in quarterfinals
October 25, 2017
There were some close calls for Deer Lakes in regulation, but each time it looked like the Lancers were in position to score a goal
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Riverview’s Mike Komaniak, Burrell’s Leesha Wagner
Mike Komaniak School: Riverview Class: Senior Sport: Soccer/cross country Report card: Komaniak came up big for the Raiders by scoring the winning goal with 1
Second straight upset bid falls short for Riverview boys against Seton LaSalle
Riverview's chances came frequently in the first half, but none of them found the back of the net. Neither did the shot that ultimately ended
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Aaron Brown, Ligonier Valley’s Mia Lynn
Aaron Brown School: Belle Vernon Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Brown, who has 12 goals and 11 assists this season, scored two goalsPittsburgh high school roundup: Pine-Richland boys edge rival Seneca Valley on penalty kicks
One-hundred and 10 minutes of back-and-forth boys soccer in regulation and overtime wasn't enough to decide a winner between Section 1 rivals Seneca Valley andCanon-McMillan boys edge Franklin Regional in penalty kicks
Canon-McMillan boys soccer coach Larry Fingers' experiment was initially a laugher. Working centerback Tommy Samosky in practice as a goalie to utilize as a penaltySpringdale boys soccer edges No. 2 Freedom to reach semifinals
Springdale knew of Freedom's offensive and defensive prowess that propelled it to an undefeated record in Class A Section 1, a 17-1 regular-season mark and
2017 PIAA Girls Golf Results – WPIAL Girls Golfers Sweep State Gold
It was a golden two days in York for WPIAL girls golfers as they swept team and individual state championships in both Class 3-A and Class 2-A. North Allegheny won the team Class 3-A title while Sewickley Academy joined the boys golf team as Class 2-A state champs. Lauren Freyvogel of Pine-Richland claimed the Class […]
2017 PIAA Boys Golf Results – Sewickley Academy Wins Team State Gold
Four WPIAL boys golfers ended up tied for second in the two day PIAA Boys Individual Golf Championships on Monday and Tuesday at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort. Meanwhile, Sewickley Academy claimed team gold in Class 2-A while Pittsburgh Central Catholic finished third in Class 3-A in the team state championships. Here are all of […]Penn-Trafford field hockey wins 2nd consecutive WPIAL title
A season of on-the-job training for players at Penn-Trafford evidently has helped the Warriors' relatively inexperienced field hockey team to gradually grow up, a notion
Third time not a charm as GCC boys lose to Winchester Thurston in boys soccer quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic could not solve Winchester Thurston this season. Not in two section games and not in a playoff game. And what really stings
