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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 13, 2025
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High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2025: Mimi Thiero drops 31 in Quaker Valley win
Mimi Thiero scored 31 points to lead Quaker Valley to a 47-34 victory over Chartiers Valley (0-6) in nonsection girls basketball Saturday. Keira Watson added 13 points for the Quakers (1-3).
Highlands sophomore Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg named Valley News Dispatch offensive player of the year
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg carried the ball 23 times for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Highlands’ 31-28 victory over Class 5A playoff qualifier Armstrong to begin the 2025 season.
2025 Valley News Dispatch high school football all-stars
Here’s a look at the Valley News Dispatch football all-star team for the 2025 season:
Plum’s Landen Ekiert selected Valley News Dispatch defensive player of the year
Landen Ekiert suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder in the last game of his freshman season.
Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown repeats as TribLive Westmoreland football player of the year
Kymon’e Brown’s last high school football game might have been his best.
2025 TribLive Westmoreland County high school football all-stars
Here’s a look at the TribLive Westmoreland County football all-star team for the 2025 season:
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Gabby Coccia, Ligonier Valley’s Michael Wisniewski
Gabby Coccia
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Topper honored by Steelers
Greensburg Salem’s Max Topper will receive a newly named award from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 14, 2025
Class 6A
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 14, 2025
Class 6A
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Casey Brancato, Riverview’s Rex Roberts
Casey Brancato
Norwin swim teams bring hard work, enthusiasm
Kathy Bernardi has a much greater comfort level with her Norwin swimmers as she begins her second season with the program.
Norwin picks up pair of tipoff tournament titles
It wasn’t a WPIAL championship, but it wasn’t a summer pickup league title, either.
Returning WPIAL, PIAA qualifiers bolster Shady Side Academy swim teams
Ava Jochims broke through on the PIAA Class 2A stage as a sophomore swimmer. The Shady Side Academy girls swim team standout is hoping to help the team by building on their success.
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel swimmers set records in early-season meets
The Fox Chapel swimming program is under new leadership this season in coach Bailey Bonnett. The Foxes have seen plenty of good performances early in the season.
Fox Chapel girls smoothing out rough edges as section schedule opens
Marty Matvey had already done the math in the fall league. The Fox Chapel girls basketball team was averaging around 32 points per game. In order to return to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, Matvey knew the Foxes would have to do better than that.
Fox Chapel boys learning winning lessons in season’s early days
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team didn’t have time to get their legs underneath them before the heart-pounding plays happened. John Rehak’s game-winning basket with less than a second remaining in the season opener set the tone for what would be an entertaining but tense first few weeks to the season.
