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Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for 2024 Week 2
September 5, 2024
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the final tuneup for some district teams before conference play begins next week.
Freeport girls soccer earning respect early in season
The members of the Freeport girls soccer team took part in a light workout Thursday afternoon, less than 12 hours after producing a convincing 3-0 victory over Shady Side Academy in an early-season Section 2-2A clash at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium.
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Monessen sends scoreboards spinning
Monessen is the highest-scoring team in WPIAL football through two weeks with a brow-raising, 60.5-point average.
Through the Years: 50 years ago, Freeport spoiled a Deer Lakes housewarming party
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 4, 2024
September 4, 2024
High schools
High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2024: Moon holds off Bethel Park rally
Lilly Snyder, Lauren Muhana and Julia Shaver scored to lead Moon to a 3-2 victory over Bethel Park in Section 2-3A girls soccer Wednesday night.
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 5, 2024: Allderdice, Perry kick off City League play
While conference play kicks off for most teams in the WPIAL next week, head-to-head football battles begin this weekend in the City League.
Freshman lights fuse for Penn-Trafford girls in win over Latrobe
Freshman Tori Yurt said she wanted to be more “useful” to the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team after a slow start to the season.
Transfer Devin Harris eligible to quarterback Penn Hills in WPIAL playoffs
If Penn Hills makes the football playoffs as the Indians hope, quarterback Devin Harris is eligible to lead them.
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 2
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A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2024 Week 2
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for the A-K Valley in Week 2 of the 2024 season:
Dopey Birdie tries to bounce back from disastrous week of A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 3-7
2024 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
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Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 2
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Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2024 Week 2
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Westmoreland County in Week 2 of the 2024 season:
The Birdie urges Westmoreland County contenders to not slack off
Last week: 10-1 (90.9%)
Latrobe, Norwin to meet in early season clash of unbeatens
Two undefeated football teams trying to form an identity collide Friday in a nonconference battle at Norwin Knights Stadium.
Trib 10: On a stormy Friday, just 1 team in power rankings took an L last week
A band of storms that hit parts of the district last Friday resurfaced the term “no contest” on the tongues of many in Week 1 of the high school football season.
Familiar foes Freeport, Quaker Valley hope to gain momentum after early-season losses
The Freeport and Quaker Valley football teams are no strangers to one other.
Kiski Sports Hall of Fame’s newest class spans decades
When Brent Kennedy found out he would be enshrined as a member of the Kiski Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024, thoughts immediately turned back to when he made his mark on the Cavaliers cross country, track and field and soccer teams.
