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Nurkic joins Baldwin Athletics Hall of Fame
November 3, 2017
She was a four-year basketball standout at Baldwin, and one of the WPIAL's leading players during her junior and senior seasons. She ended her stellar
Thomas Jefferson continues winning tradition under coach Bill Cherpak
Before the start of this year's WPIAL playoffs, Bill Cherpak had coached in 288 games as head of the Thomas Jefferson football program. He hadNorth Allegheny girls advance to PIAA tournament
Suffering through a valley in the program made the current peak for the North Allegheny girls soccer team sweeter for senior goalkeeper Julia Correa. Following
Catanzarite plays with heavy heart, helps lead NA tennis to PIAA title
North Allegheny freshman Ava Catanzarite played both with a heavy heart and her heart out in the PIAA Class AAA girls team tennis tournament Oct.
Brentwood volleyball relishes playoff experience
Anna Betz excelled in her dual role as a middle hitter and defensive specialist on the Brentwood girls volleyball team this season. A three-sport standout
Thomas Jefferson’s Giger earns postseason honors
Liam Giger was a four-year varsity starter and three-year team captain in the Thomas Jefferson boys soccer program. Giger, a defender, has been an all-sectionBelle Vernon starts fast, rolls past Mars in opening round
All week leading up to the WPIAL playoffs, Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert was fretting over his team's mindset. For Humbert, call it a
Quaker Valley QB Guss too much for Derry defense
Quaker Valley senior quarterback Ricky Guss had a game to remember. He was more than a handful for the Derry defense, which struggled to corralPine-Richland trounces Norwin in 1st round
Last season, Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec missed the postseason with a thumb injury and Kenny White played for West Allegheny. Both of them were on
CW North Catholic blanks Springdale to claim WPIAL boys soccer title
The Springdale boys soccer team's run to Friday's WPIAL Class A championship game was fueled by upsets against higher-seeded playoff opponents. The No. 7 Dynamos
Freeport girls volleyball aims for 3rd consecutive WPIAL title
Hannah Mason knows what it's like to go head-to-head in an intense battle with the Beaver girls volleyball team. The senior outside hitter and her
Moon girls edge Mars to defend WPIAL Class AAA title
It wasn't easy, but the Moon girls soccer team is a champion again. The Tigers took one-goal leads twice in Friday's WPIAL Class AAA title
Notebook: Norwin, Penn-Trafford girls soccer coaches double as friends and foes
For eight years, Jackie Bartko and Lauren Karcher played cup soccer together for the local Foothills club. They went their separate ways for the highNorwin’s Santilli advances to PIAA tennis semifinals
Norwin senior Maria Santilli is a step closer to defending her PIAA Class AAA singles tennis championship. After cruising to a pair of straight-sets victories
WPIAL Week Ten Friday Football Scores
Chilly, crisp, damp…those are words you can use to describe November Friday night football. Oh, and there is one more you can add…ELECTRIC. November Friday football means Playoff high school football. There are no mathematical equations to figure out, no conference titles at stake, no scoreboard watching and putting your hopes in the hands of […]
Greensburg Central Catholic Dethrones Shady Side for Girls Soccer 1-A Gold
The score of 1-0 has been a significant one for both Greensburg Central Catholic and Shady Side Academy. The last two times these teams faced, the Centurions found themselves on the wrong end of 1-0 losses to the Indians, the most recent a 1-0 regular season loss on October 6 and prior to that in […]
North Allegheny Repeats in Boys 4-A Soccer With Stunner Over #1 Peters
Cam Yurick’s goal with 5:31 remaining in the game lifted North Allegheny to a stunning 2-1 victory over the top-seeded Peters Township Indians in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. Peters Township led most of the game but a bad bounce tied the score with 7:17 left to play and Yurick’s […]
WPIAL Girls Volleyball Semifinals Recaps 2017
There have not been a lot of surprises in the district girls volleyball postseason as chalk has prevailed. It will be #1 vs #2 in 4-A, in 3-A and in 2-A and #1 vs #3 in 1-A. Those Saturday matchups were finalized after the eight Semifinals matches Thursday on the Trib Live High School Sports […]
Chicks Picks – Week Ten – 2017
Welcome to Week 10 of the high school football season. This week, as we wrap up the regular season and move into the playoffs, Chick’s Picks recalled the old quote, “As one door closes, another opens.” She remembered her time, many years ago, as an intern under The Boss. The WPIAL football regular season was […]
Defending champion Freeport girls advance to WPIAL title game
November 2, 2017
Freeport ran away from Serra Catholic in Game 1 of Thursday's WPIAL Class AA semifinal at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic. The No. 1-seeded Yellowjackets were
