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Burrell football coach says playoff opponent used racial slurs, his protest led to ejection
November 5, 2023
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta said his players were targeted with racial slurs in a game Friday against Mohawk and that he was ejected after confronting game officials about it.
North Allegheny notebook: Pitt’s Sarah Schupansky earns All-ACC first-team honors
Sarah Schupansky made history last week, becoming the first member of the Pitt women’s soccer team to earn first-team All-ACC honors.
North Allegheny trying to make most of calm before the playoff storm
The North Allegheny football team didn’t have a game in the first week of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean the Tigers took a week off.
Hampton girls soccer looks to bright future after playoff ouster
Every player who scored a goal this season for the Hampton girls soccer team has one thing in common — she’ll be back.
‘Challenging’ season ends with Hampton football on wrong side of playoff tiebreaker
The Hampton football season began with an injury and ended with an insult.
Fox Chapel cross country team, top runner Rowan Gwin dialed in at WPIAL meet
Fox Chapel senior Rowan Gwin looked forward to mentoring junior teammate Drew Black at the PIAA Class 4A cross country championships in Hershey. If anyone had the requisite experience for helping a first-time runner out, it was Gwin, who was making his third trip and had a wide range of experiences.
Fox Chapel girls soccer uses speed to go on long postseason run
Fox Chapel’s underdog run through the WPIAL Class 4A postseason wasn’t just the result of an October victory. The Foxes blazing a path to the championship game at Highmark Stadium started by challenging one another during training camp in August.
After 4th straight playoff appearance, Gateway boys soccer says goodbye to senior class
A fourth straight trip to the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs was in the preseason plans for the Gateway boys soccer team.
Quaker Valley cross country teams accomplishing goals in postseason
It’s been a sweet season for the Quaker Valley boys cross country team.
Quaker Valley greats gather for 2023 hall of fame induction weekend
The celebratory Sports Hall of Fame weekend returned to Quaker Valley this fall after a three-year pause due to the covid pandemic.
After quarterfinal loss, Penn-Trafford volleyball hopes to reload for future
Penn-Trafford girls volleyball coach Jim Schall would have rather been coaching a semifinal-round match than being at home watching the World Series.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors hockey team of to 1-3 start
Penn-Trafford’s ice hockey team opened the season by defeating Norwin.
Penn Hills senior finishes cross country career with fond memories
Sawyer Kinney has been drawn to activities throughout his life that made him feel like he was joining a brotherhood. When the Penn Hills senior thought about what he would like post-college life to be like, he was drawn to a military career the same way he was drawn to running cross country.
Penn Hills wins conference title, rivalry trophy to head into playoffs with momentum
The Penn Hills football team was crowned “King of the Hills’ by beating Woodland Hills to end the regular season. The winner of the game being awarded a trophy caught Indians coach Charles Morris off guard.
Pine-Richland notebook: Dominant run continues for field hockey team
Led by a pair of goals by Jessica Albertson, Pine-Richland field hockey advanced to another Class 3A field hockey championship with a 3-0 win over North Allegheny in the Class 3A semifinals Oct. 28.
Plum girls soccer team reflects on accomplishments after strong season
The Plum girls soccer team sought a return trip to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals for the fifth year in a row when it faced Montour in a quarterfinal rematch of a regular-season tie game.
After quarterfinal loss, Plum boys soccer looks ahead toward productive offseason
The Plum and South Fayette boys soccer programs were no strangers to each other before meeting Oct. 25 in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at Plum High School.
Young coaches get their football fix on Norwin staff
Anthony Giansante and Jackson Pruitt were supposed to be playing college football this fall.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Eva Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Nick Szekely
November 4, 2023
Eva Denis
5 things we learned in high school football Week 10: Wildcat formation works for WPIAL teams
The wildcat formation is almost as old as WPIAL football itself, but the run-oriented offense is proving hard to stop.
