Sports
Deer Lakes gets big nonconference win over Apollo-Ridge
September 9, 2022
It was a whole lotta love Friday for Deer Lakes in its home opener.
Penn-Trafford gets clean victory against Woodland Hills
Looking to right a wrong — the Warriors lost at home last week for just the third time since 2013 — Penn-Trafford returned to form at Warrior Stadium.
Greensburg Salem holds on for win over Ligonier Valley
Greensburg Salem made a rare venture into the mountains Friday night and escaped with a narrow high school football victory over relative WPIAL newcomer Ligonier Valley.
Penn Hills’ Amir Key scores 3 times in victory over Pine-Richland and his former coach
Jon LeDonne spent five seasons building Penn Hills into a big-play dynamo and saw that explosive energy work against his new team Friday night.
Hempfield runs past Latrobe, gets off to 3-0 start
There were a lot of happy faces in the Hempfield locker room following Friday’s nonconference game at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Burrell tops Valley on fourth-quarter field goal in rivalry thriller
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta had no doubts about calling upon his junior kicker Ryan Croushore with a potential game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Freeport cruises past Quaker Valley, 61-7
Freeport wasted no time taking control of its nonconference game against Quaker Valley on Friday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium.
Mt. Pleasant runs away from McGuffey in nonconference rout
Mt. Pleasant turned two McGuffey fumbles and an interception into touchdowns during the second half en route to a 50-28 victory in nonconference play Friday night at Vikings Stadium.
Franklin Regional gets off to quick start on way to rout of Connellsville
A week of practices spent on the fundamentals of football yielded few positive results for Connellsville in Friday’s non-conference home opener against Franklin Regional at Connellsville Stadium.
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Aigner captures WCCA girls golf title
She played her drive down the left-center of the fairway of the 428-yard 15th hole and had a clear look at the reachable par-5.
What to watch in Week 2: WPIAL’s top passing attack has showdown with Clairton
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Nehemiah Azeem has already thrown for almost 700 yards and ranks as the top passer in the WPIAL, but his coach knows what skeptics are probably saying.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 8, 2022
September 8, 2022
High schools
High school roundup for Sept. 8, 2022: Moon wins showdown with South Fayette
Davi Jansson scored a first-half goal and Moon made it stand up for a 1-0 Section 2-3A boys soccer victory over South Fayette (2-2, 2-2) Thursday night. Ryan Hildenbrand assisted on the goal and Zachary Shutak had a two-save shutout for the Tigers (5-0-1, 4-0).New coach Albie Fletcher plans ‘business as usual’ for Deer Lakes boys basketball program
Albie Fletcher joined the Deer Lakes varsity coaching staff under Terence Parham for the 2018-19 season.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2022 WPIAL football season.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 2
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 2:
Latrobe’s Lily Fenton accepts preferred walk-on offer to play volleyball at Notre Dame
When it comes to her college plans, Lily Fenton is all “set.”
Chick’s Picks makes solemn vow: No more clerical errors in Week 2 of WPIAL football
To say that Chick’s Picks got off to a rough start this season is putting it mildly. Needless to say, her career-worst 33-30 (52%) record landed her in The Boss’s office first thing Tuesday morning.
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Haden Sierocky doing it all for Ligonier Valley
Haden Sierocky went from a quarterback candidate to a versatile weapon and catalyst for Ligonier Valley.
Through the Years: Tre Tipton’s big day sparked Apollo-Ridge
Each Friday 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.
