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Video: Reactions from Yough’s overtime girls soccer win against Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs
October 27, 2017
The Yough girls soccer team topped Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs Friday. Justine Appolonia scored twice, including the winner in overtime; here she discusses the
Video: Reactions from Penn-Trafford’s win over Fox Chapel in girls soccer
The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team defeated nemesis Fox Chapel in the WPIAL playoffs Friday.Video: Norwin girls advance to WPIAL semifinals
October 26, 2017
The Norwin girls soccer team held off Kiski Area, 3-1, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford. Norwin is on to the semifinals forVideo: GCC girls shut out Vincentian
Greensburg Central Catholic blanks Vincentian, 1-0, in WPIAL Class A girls soccer quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford.Pittsburgh roundup: North Allegheny girls upset No. 1 Pine-Richland
Junior midfielder Alex Adams scored twice as No. 9-seeded North Allegheny upset top-seeded rival Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal-round game
Riverview cross country follows Barnes to 2nd-place WPIAL finish
Ben Barnes battled the Cooper's Lake cross country course, many of the best runners in the WPIAL and a nagging back issue. In the end,Freeport defense steps up in quarterfinal win over Quaker Valley
The Freeport girls soccer team was best known for a solid offensive attack this season. But the Yellowjackets defense was at its best Thursday as
Chicks Picks – Week Nine – 2017
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. It’s that time of year again when the fall colors abound. At a quick glance, we can see the many shades of orange, red, yellow, and yes, pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Once upon a time, the color pink signified delicacy and femininity. For […]
Lauren Stovar-led Penn-Trafford girls soccer solves Fox Chapel to reach WPIAL semifinals
A potential berth in the WPIAL semifinals provided plenty of motivation for Penn-Trafford. But on the slim chance the Warriors needed any more, they could
Yough earns wild overtime win in back-and-forth match against Burrell in quarterfinals
Thoughts swarmed through Justine Appolonia's head as she broke in on Burrell's goal in the final minutes of overtime. She quieted them long enough toNorwin girls soccer rolls Kiski Area in WPIAL quarterfinals
Thursday night's WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal game was moved to Penn-Trafford because of scoreboard problems at Gateway. Norwin can attest: The scoreboard at
A-K Valley football notebook: Strong 2nd halves key for Freeport success
Freeport's playoff-clinching victory over Keystone Oaks in Week Eight followed a familiar pattern: a systematic grinding-down of its opponent in the second half. The YellowjacketsGCC girls shut out Vincentian to reach WPIAL semifinals
Last season's semifinal matchup between Greensburg Central Catholic and Vincentian Academy marked the end of the line for the Royals. Vincentian's season once again cameMars girls topple Franklin Regional for 3rd time this season
Mars did something they hadn't done all season, but it didn't stop the Fightin' Planets from moving into the WPIAL girls soccer semifinals. Caroline Wroblewski
South Hills notebook: Area volleyball teams advance to playoffs
All four area girls volleyball teams qualified for the WPIAL playoffs this season. Baldwin and Thomas Jefferson were section titlists, while Seton LaSalle tied for
Baldwin boys fall just short of playoff berth
Baldwin's boys soccer team narrowly missed qualifying for the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs this season, finishing fifth in Section 2. Peters Township won the section
Greensburg Salem boys cross country headed to PIAAs
Greensburg Salem cross country coach Nathan Snider was both happy and sad Thursday at the WPIAL cross country championships at Cooper's Lake Campground. Glad the
What to watch in Week 9 of high school football: Tiebreaker coin flip could be in play
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
