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Central Catholic’s Dante Scalise skates up ice with puck against Canon-McMillan on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Alpha Ice Arena in Harmar.

PIHL standings through Nov. 13, 2022

November 13, 2022

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday:

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis (left), a Grove City commit, led the WPIAL with 52 goals. He also made the all-state team.

High school notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic places 3 on All-WPIAL roster

Boys soccer season ended early with no local teams advancing past the WPIAL quarterfinals.

Norwin’s Alex Thomas celebrates his goal against McDowell in the second period during the Class A Championship on Monday, March 21, 2022, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.

Return of Alex Thomas gives boost to Norwin hockey team

Norwin hockey coach Mike Robinson sometimes finds himself watching Alex Thomas instead of coaching him.

Derry’s Hunter Jurica watches his approach shot on hole 9 during the WPIAL team golf championships on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at Cedarbrook Golf Course.

Derry golfer Hunter Jurica commits to Saint Francis

Hunter Jurica can hit long drives.

Leah Jones and her Greensburg Central Catholic teammates get another shot at Freedom after losing to the Bulldogs in the WPIAL semifinals.

Greensburg Central Catholic girls have shot at playoff revenge

Another day, another rematch for Greensburg Central Catholic in the state soccer playoffs.

Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak earned his 300th career win Friday night.

5 things we learned in Week 11: Bill Cherpak joins ‘role model’ George Novak in WPIAL’s 300 club

Bill Cherpak could’ve succeeded in whatever career path he pursued, says his former high school football coach, recalling how the Steel Valley graduate already was a bright leader in those days.

Moon head coach Billy Pfeiffer celebrates with the Tigers after defeating Mars, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Highmark Stadium.

Sites set for PIAA soccer semifinals; 7 WPIAL teams still in hunt for state title

Seven teams from the WPIAL remain in the hunt for state soccer titles.

Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse takes second in the in the Section 4-3A championships Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Northmoreland Park.

Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse strong cross country season comes to close at PIAA meet

Kefimba Cisse began his cross country season by winning the Gateway Invitational in early September at Boyce Park.

Gateway seniors Madi Jesih (Robert Morris University women’s soccer), Marina Grado (Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball) and Emily Mannion (Clarion University women’s soccer) were celebrated at a ceremony marking college signing day Nov. 9, 2022, at Gateway High School.

Gateway’s Madi Jesih ready to continue soccer career at Robert Morris

Madi Jesih dreamed for many years of an opportunity in soccer beyond high school.

Quaker Valley’s Vanessa Pickett and Katelyn Clark block the shot of Burrell’s Isabella Greenwald during WPIAL Class 2A first-round volleyball action Oct. 26.

State playoff berth caps solid season for Quaker Valley girls volleyball

To the surprise of virtually no one associated with the program, the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team landed a spot in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs.

Quaker Valley’s Nick Allan battles Sewickley Academy’s Thomas Varghese for possession Oct. 4.

Quaker Valley notebook: Junior midfielder develops knack for clutch goals

Game-winning goal scoring is becoming part of Nick Allan’s soccer repertoire.

Sewickley Academy sophomore Adin Zorn waits for a pitch during a game against St. Joseph last season.

Sewickley Academy baseball standout Adin Zorn takes team-first approach to Penn State

The long-awaited day for the Zorn family finally arrived.

Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Penn-Trafford’s Ava Hershberger gets past Oakland Catholic’s Caroline Miller during a WPIAL Class 2A field hockey semifinal Oct. 27.

Penn-Trafford notebook: Field hockey team falls in PIAA playoffs

A win in the PIAA playoffs is coming for the Penn-Trafford field hockey team.

Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Penn-Trafford’s Carmen Metcalfe pulls in a touchdown pass past Franklin Regional’s Chase Lemke on Oct. 28.

Penn-Trafford ends frustrating football season with playoff loss

High school football season at Penn-Trafford ended earlier than expected with a first-round loss to Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Nov. 4.

Penn Hills’ Amiera Smith sets against Greensburg Salem this season.

Penn Hills senior takes ‘easy to coach’ attitude to college volleyball ranks

Hard-headed wasn’t the word Amiera Smith was searching for. But there was a time the Penn Hills senior felt she could have had a better attitude about playing volleyball.

Penn Hills runner shows progress with showing at WPIAL cross country meet

Lee Zelkowitz could see that Sawyer Kinney’s performance was climbing in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships. The Penn Hills junior had made major progress this season and seemed to be figuring things out.