Sports
A-K Valley seeing influx of young, female soccer coaches in varsity ranks
September 5, 2017
McKenzie Ehrlich was coaching under-8 and under-10 youth soccer two years ago when she heard of the vacant St. Joseph girls soccer coaching position. Although
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week One 2017
After Week Zero whet the appetite of many high-school football fans, this past Friday served as the official start of the 2017 WPIAL campaign. For most teams, that marked the beginning of conference play, as well. Out of thousands of snaps from the games, just four plays made this last. These highlights included a top-ranked […]
Quaker Valley golf team off to fast start
September 4, 2017
The Quaker Valley boys golf team might have lost 2016 PIAA Class AA individual champion Chris Tanabe, but is doing perfectly fine without him. The
Senior trio set to lead Quaker Valley volleyball
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team has two goals: stay healthy and make the playoffs. The Quakers missed the WPIAL Class AA tournament last season,Hudak looks to develop Penn-Trafford tennis players
To say first-year Penn-Trafford girls tennis coach Megan Hudak is personally invested in the program would be an understatement. The 2011 Penn-Trafford grad and four-year
Penn-Trafford volleyball seeks return to WPIAL postseason
The goal for the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team is simple: survive and advance. Going into the 2016 WPIAL playoffs as the No. 9 seed, the
Norwin Hall of Fame to induct honorees
The Norwin Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its ninth annual class during homecoming weekend Sept. 21. Tickets are available for $35 each by contactingFranklin Regional tennis aims to contend for Section 1 title
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team lost nine graduates from last year's team, but it's familiar territory for coach Howard Fisher to have to replace
Underclassmen set to step into key roles for Franklin Regional girls volleyball
Franklin Regional girls volleyball coach Mike Feorene isn't ready to forecast where his team will end up this season, but one thing he is certain
Plum volleyball not satisfied with ’16 finish
Carly Bonk saw her Plum varsity girls volleyball team make strides throughout last season, and those improvements culminated in a third-place finish in Section 4
Derry volleyball relying on new players to contribute after graduation of six seniors
Derry's girls volleyball team bid farewell to six seniors after last season. Most were three-year starters, so their departure left a big void. But the
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls soccer team could heed some advice from Hempfield softball team
If the nationally ranked Norwin girls soccer team is looking for advice navigating through this pressure-packed season, it can find it a few miles down
MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week One of the 2017 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1. PINE-RICHLAND […]Pine-Richland girls volleyball optimistic about season
September 3, 2017
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team hasn't played an official contest yet, but the work the group put in during the preseason has coach Amanda Fetter
Pine-Richland’s Falcone keeps up production rate
Pine-Richland's Raymond Falcone was one of the WPIAL's most productive wide receivers last season, catching 59 passes for a district-best 1,229 yards with 14 touchdowns
Plum’s Elsier settles in as girls basketball coach
Steve Elsier finds himself in unfamiliar territory as the new Plum girls basketball coach, but he is not unfamiliar to coaching at the high schoolHampton girls tennis solid at singles but looking for continuity at doubles
For Hampton tennis, the dynamic has changed, but the goal remains the same. Last year, all three singles players were underclassmen. The seniors filled out
Hampton volleyball expects to have another strong season despite loss of six seniors
Senior outside hitter Kira Diehm was reflecting on her earlier days with the Hampton volleyball team. There was a time before the WPIAL championship and
Shaler runners eye improvement
Having the boys and girls cross country team stocked with freshmen is an encouraging sign for Shaler coach Justin Eskra. Getting middle school runners into
Randolph hopes to guide Gateway volleyball back to playoffs
In some capacity, Phil Randolph has been involved with the Gateway volleyball program for more than a decade. He has served as an assistant to
