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North Catholic’s Brady Koziara breaks up a pass intended for Highlands’ Jahmar Wright Thursday, Sept. 15, 2023, at J.C. Stone Field.
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 4
September 20, 2023
Thursday

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Jeannette senior Payton Molter
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 4
Player of the week

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin returns a punt for a touchdown against Thomas Jefferson last season.
Belle Vernon, Thomas Jefferson to square off with undefeated records on the line
Don’t think for one moment that Friday’s nonconference game between Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon is meaningless.

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Latrobe’s John Wetzel avoids Hempfield’s Brock Heisler in the first half Sept. 8.
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 4
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Southmoreland’s Da’sjon Craggette (5) looks for room to run on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Knoch High School.
Bumper-to-bumper Westmoreland County traffic can’t slow down The Birdie
Last week: 9-4 (69.2%)

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Norwin’s Owen Christopher
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Gritty Norwin climbs in standings
Norwin has been one of the hotter teams in the WPIAL of late.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Aiden Johnson makes a save on Belle Vernon’s Trevor Kovatch last season.
Goals keep coming for ‘relentless’ Belle Vernon junior Trevor Kovatch
When he was about 5 years old, Trevor Kovatch wandered into his neighbor’s backyard and, bang, there it was.

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Izzy Aigner of Greensburg Central Catholic is playing this weekend in the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach.
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Izzy Aigner to play with Greensburg native Rocco Mediate at PGA Tour Champions event
It will be an all-Greensburg pairing at the Pure Insurance Championship this week at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

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Jeannette senior soccer standout Jordan Taylor
Jeannette’s Jordan Taylor earns statewide scoring honor
He plays for the highest-scoring boys soccer team in the WPIAL and is one of the highest-scoring players in the country.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 19, 2023
High schools

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North Allegheny’s William Love battles Seneca Valley’s Evan DeMarco for a header during their game Tuesday in McCandless.
High school roundup for Sept. 19, 2023: Nothing settled when unbeaten North Allegheny, Seneca Valley meet
September 19, 2023
North Allegheny and Seneca Valley came into Tuesday night’s Section 1 showdown as the only undefeated teams in WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer.

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Franklin Regional and Latrobe line up for the national anthem before their game Tuesday. Sept. 19, 2023.
Latrobe boys soccer proves it is for real by blanking Franklin Regional
Latrobe likes to rely on an overcrowded midfield to control the tempo and produce occasional run-outs for scoring chances.

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Springdale’s Hailey Marchlewski works against Greensburg Central Catholic’s Riley Kerr during their game on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Springdale.
Springdale girls soccer team building on last season’s success
The Springdale girls soccer team is the hunted this season coming off of what it did last year as a WPIAL Class A finalist and a PIAA quarterfinalist.

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Penn-Trafford sophomore Amelia Williams slams a shot during the WPIAL section singles semifinals Sept. 13, 2023 at Franklin Regional.
Penn-Trafford’s Amelia Williams, Winchester Thurston’s Cecilia Gurgel earn WPIAL singles top seeds
Youth was served last fall when Penn-Trafford freshman Amelia Williams won the 2022 WPIAL Class 3A singles tennis championship.

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North Allegheny’s Abigail Stager works through the Fox Chapel defense to score the winning goal on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at Fox Chapel.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 20, 2023: Unbeaten girls soccer powers to face off
On Tuesday, there was a boys soccer battle between Seneca Valley and North Allegheny. On Wednesday, it will be a Class 4A girls soccer first-place showdown with the Raiders and Tigers.

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Belle Vernon running back Quinton Martin (25) breaks free as teammate Alonzo Wade (4) leads the way against Penn-Trafford last Friday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 19, 2023
There were not a lot of changes in this week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings, but that could be changing big time in Week 4.

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Franklin Regional’s Abby Paterline works against Plum’s Alexis Rodda during their game on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Murrysville.
Abby Paterline putting versatility, knowledge to use for Franklin Regional girls soccer
Because she has grown up in a soccer family, Franklin Regional’s Abby Paterline knows the game inside and out.

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Mars’ Julia Lishia tackles Hampton’s Sara Kenst during their game on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Hampton.
WPIAL soccer teams dot latest PSCA state rankings
A rare loss did not affect the Moon girls soccer team’s standing in the state rankings.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Riley Kerr (14) battles for the ball during a PIAA girls soccer semifinal against Freedom last year.
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic winning with small but mighty roster
Greenburg Central Catholic has to take it easy in practice this season. Like Yough last year, the Centurions have a small roster. Sometimes, they barely have enough for one side.

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Plum remains lone unbeaten team in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League
Plum swept Baldwin in a doubleheader Sunday to remain the lone unbeaten slow-pitch team in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League.

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