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Peters Township’s Makenna Marisa commits to Penn State
November 2, 2018
Makenna Marisa, one of the top girls basketball players in the state, made a verbal commitment to Penn State on Friday night. The Peters Township senior guard, who averaged 23 points and nearly 10 rebounds as a junior when the Indians reached the WPIAL title game, announced her commitment on
WPIAL singles, doubles champions advance in PIAA tournament
It was a good day to be a WPIAL champion Friday at the PIAA singles and doubles tournaments at Hershey Racquet Club. Both district singles champions and the two doubles teams that claimed WPIAL gold were victorious in the first round and quarterfinals. North Allegheny's Ashley Huang earned two straight-set
Familiar foes Seneca Valley, Peters Township to square off in WPIAL girls soccer final
Girls soccer WPIAL championship Class 4A No. 1 Seneca Valley (15-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (16-3) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Mark Perry, Seneca Valley; Pat Vereb, Peters Township Players to watch: Breana Valentovish, Jr., F, Seneca Valley; Hannah Stuck, Sr., F/M, Peters Township Corner kicks: Peters Township
Quaker Valley, Shady Side Academy to meet for 3rd straight season in boys soccer final
Boys soccer WPIAL championship Class AA No. 1 Quaker Valley (18-3) vs. No. 11 Shady Side Academy (11-6-1) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Andrew Marshall, Quaker Valley; Ed Ellsworth, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Dom Reiter, Sr., F, Quaker Valley; Wally Navid, Sr., M, Shady Side Academy Corner
Freedom, Bentworth set to face off for WPIAL Class A title
Girls soccer WPIAL championship Class A No. 1 Freedom (19-1) vs. No. 3 Bentworth (17-2) 11 a.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Colin Williams, Freedom; Tyler Hamstra, Bentworth Players to watch: Jayden Sharpless, Fr, F, Freedom; Jocelyn Timlin, Jr., F, Bentworth Corner kicks: For the first time since Class A was
Around the WPIAL playoffs: Week 10 football scores
Friday night kicks off the 2018 WPIAL high school playoffs. Week 10 features a few intriguing matchups: North Hills at Penn-Trafford. Upper St. Clair at McKeesport. Kiski Area at Gateway. You can keep track of scores throughout the WPIAL on the TribLIVE High School Sports Network.
Kiski Area’s Shreffler hopes experience pays off at PIAA championship meet
Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knows what the PIAA cross country course at the Hershey Entertainment Complex can deliver, and she hopes to run her best race there Saturday in her third and final attempt. andquot;The course at Hershey is very tough, mentally and physically,andquot; Shreffler said. andquot;To have those
Knoch volleyball ready to defend WPIAL Class AAA championship against TJ
Knoch girls volleyball will go for a second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA title when it faces No. 3 Thomas Jefferson at 4 p.m. Saturday at Fox Chapel, but a title defense wasn't something Knights coach Diane Geist talked about with her team on Day 1. Geist didn't bring up the
Franklin Regional defense stands tall in shutting down high-scoring West Allegheny
As shot after shot came at Jeremy Lucas like he was inside a batting cage with the machine cranked to MLB, the Franklin Regional senior goalkeeper and his defense went all MLS in the closing minutes of the WPIAL Class AAA championship. Another spirited defensive effort, aided by a first-half
A-K Valley football notes: Colecchi nears Kiski Area receiving record
Jack Colecchi knows he'll face a difficult challenge Friday, but if he rises to it, he can put his name into Kiski Area's record books. The Kiski Area senior wide receiver comes into Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at No. 1 Gateway needing 20 yards to become the school's
Trib HSSN goes on the record with Freedom’s Zach Rosa
The TribLive High School Sports Network recently asked more than 30 football players to answer questions, that ... well, weren't about X's and O's of the game. We wanted to find out more about the person, more so than the player. The players were asked such things as their andquot;favorite
Upper St. Clair already very familiar with McKeesport’s triple-option offense
McKeesport's flexbone offense requires some binge watching for playoff opponents unfamiliar with the triple-option, a scheme seldom seen by most WPIAL teams. On a short week like this, it's a real advantage. andquot;I like to play people who haven't seen our offense,andquot; McKeesport coach Matt Miller said. andquot;I don't want
Deer Lakes rolls past Charleroi to qualify for PIAA boys soccer tournament
November 1, 2018
There was a sense of frustration among the Deer Lakes boys soccer players after Monday's shutout loss to Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals. The No. 2 Lancers fired off 26 shots in the game but were not able to score once in a 1-0 setback. TheFrazier upsets defending state champion Freeport in WPIAL Class AA volleyball semifinals
Freeport dominated WPIAL Class AA for much of the last decade, but the Yellowjackets met their match against one of the newest teams in the classification. Upstart Frazier, which moved up from Class A in the offseason, stunned defending PIAA champion Freeport, taking down the top-seeded Yellowjackets, 3-1, in a
Franklin Regional blanks West Allegheny to capture 1st WPIAL boys soccer championship
With a defense like Franklin Regional's sometimes all it takes is one. Panthers coach Rand Hudson said he hoped his team was ready for the andquot;brights lights, big cityandquot; nature of the finals. With the sparkle of a Pittsburgh skyline as the backdrop, the Panthers gave their coach a definitive
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 1, 2018
High schools Football Friday's schedule WPIAL playoffs All games start at 7:30 p.m. Class 6A Quarterfinals (6) Canon-McMillan (4-5) at (3) Mt. Lebanon (5-5); (5) Seneca Valley (7-3) vs. (4) Central Catholic (7-3) at Fox Chapel Byes: (1) North Allegheny (10-0), (2) Pine-Richland (8-2) Class 5A First round (16) Kiski
Knoch volleyball sweeps Central Valley to return to WPIAL title game
Prior to Thursday's WPIAL Class AAA semifinal, Knoch girls volleyball coach Diane Geist said one of the keys to playing Section 3 rival Central Valley was riding out the storm of consecutive points the Warriors can put up in any given set. The Warriors had a storm brewing early, taking
Seton LaSalle boys shut out Springdale to earn PIAA playoff berth
Playing in the WPIAL consolation game three straight years has put Seton LaSalle boys soccer in a comfort zone. The Rebels got goals from Anthony Newman in the first half and Gabe Rosario in the second half and let a stellar defense do the rest as Seton LaSalle defeated Springdale,
Thomas Jefferson, North Catholic advance to WPIAL volleyball finals
The Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball is heading to the WPIAL championship match for the first time in four years after earning a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Elizabeth Forward in the Class AAA semifinals Thursday night at Norwin. The No. 3 Jaguars won by scores of 25-22, 18-25, 25-22 and
Avonworth edges GCC in penalty kicks to win 1st WPIAL boys soccer championship
A soccer match can turn on a dime, and for Greensburg Central Catholic it nearly did. With 22 seconds remaining in regulation and a collision in the goalkeeper box sending Avonworth goalkeeper to the ground injured, Centurions junior midfielder Nathan Ward buried the game-tying goal to send the match into
