Sports
Norwin girls cross country team racing toward what it hopes is a state-title season
September 28, 2025
Norwin is lining up wins like it lines up runners at the starting line.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Golfers set to vie for WPIAL titles
The local field is set for the final rounds of the WPIAL golf championships.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors doubles team wins section title
The doubles team of senior Annabelle Aquino and sophomore Elle LeJeune captured the Section 1-3A title Sept. 25.
Former coach returns to lead Gateway hockey team as it moves back to JV level
Dennis Shannon coached the Gateway varsity hockey team from 1997 to 2004, and he found success with the Gators to where he is the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories.
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer success starts on defense
Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer team in anchored by a pair of top-notch underclassmen this season.
Quaker Valley golfers fill leaderboard at section tournament
Five Quaker Valley golfers — yes, five — qualified for the WPIAL Class 2A boys tournament out of Section 9.
Quaker Valley’s Avery Allan takes pride in run to WPIAL finals
Quaker Valley’s Avery Allan was awarded the No. 2 seed in Class 2A for the WPIAL girls tennis singles tournament.
With winning record in 1st half of season, Quaker Valley moving in right direction
Week 4 is the unofficial midpoint of the WPIAL high school football season.
Western Beaver starts 6-0 for 1st time in 20 years — 5 things we learned in Week 5
Western Beaver football is shining brightly nowadays and it’s not just the new lights above Rich Niedbala Field.
Apollo-Ridge grabs momentum back in 2nd half, drops OLSH
September 27, 2025
Is there such thing as a hat trick in football? Apollo-Ridge’s Alex Clawson may have defined it with a touchdown pass, an interception and a fumble recovery in a 27-12 Class 2A Allegheny Conference victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on Saturday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 27, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Sept. 27, 2025: Penn Hills runs past Shaler
Doryan Peay rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn Hills to a 36-7 victory over Shaler in Class 5A Northeast Conference football Saturday.
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 28, 2025
Class 6A
Riverview gets important conference win over Greensburg Central Catholic
Riverview 6-foot-2, 245-pound offensive lineman Addison Pascal doesn’t desire to employ a flashy game plan. A ground-based, grinding approach has served the Raiders fine.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Norwin’s Annie Czajkowski, Hempfield’s Jonathan Stetchock
Annie Czajkowski
Leechburg workhorse RB Andrasy enjoying stellar season
Timmy Andrasy knew coming into his senior season that he would be a major focal point of the Leechburg football offense.
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Bryanna Simonetti, Highlands’ Ryan Maloney
Bryanna Simonetti
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Southmoreland off to historically good start
Dustin Shoaf, Southmoreland’s 24-year-old first year football coach, said he didn’t think many people expected the Scotties to win their first six games.
Plum girls golf continues improvement during 2nd WPIAL season
The Plum girls golf team’s seven seniors — Kailey Burton, Ava Miller, Addy Pfeiffer, Alex Fulmer, Hayden Tihey, Brooke Price and Aine Collins — were celebrated Sept. 15 before a Section 4-3A home match with Latrobe at 3 Lakes Golf Course in Penn Hills.
North Allegheny wrestling dynasty pins down another Hall of Fame spot
Jeff Alexander was always the smallest guy in a North Allegheny wrestling room packed with state champions and bad intentions.
