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Mt. Lebanon’s Ezra Heidenreich celebrates after recovering a fumble last Friday.
Trib 10: As list of undefeated teams gets smaller, top of WPIAL power rankings stays the same
September 6, 2023
Just two weeks into the new high school football season, only 38 of 177 WPIAL teams remain undefeated.

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Highlands’ Aaran Randolph is a member of the 2023 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 2
Player of the week

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Valley’s Charles Perkins (3) fights for extra yards against Apollo-Ridge’s Darnell Coaston (1) on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Valley High School.
Valley, Burrell players amped up for annual ‘Battle of the Bypass’
Mark Adams served as an assistant at Valley under former coach Muzzy Colosimo in 2018 and 2019, and he was able to get a taste of the “Battle of the Bypass” rivalry between the Vikings and Burrell.

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Deer Lakes’ Wayne Love gets past Burrell’s Stephen Hasson for a first-quarter touchdown Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Lancers Stadium.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 2
Nonconference

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Valley’s Dorian Briggs (left) celebrates a first-half touchdown last Friday.
The Birdie is feeling lucky with his Week 2 A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 7-3 (70%)

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Hempfield’s Henry Mutschler defends on a pass intended for Greensburg Salem’s Maxim Topper on Aug. 25 at Spartan Stadium.
The Birdie’s Westmoreland County picks stand the test of time
Last week: 7-4 (63.6%)

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Deer Lakes celebrates with Aiden Fletcher (12) after he pulled in a one-handed touchdown catch against Burrell Friday Sept. 1, 2023, at Lancers Stadium.
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday

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Derry junior running back/linebacker Ahmad Ward
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 2
Player of the week

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Latrobe’s Alex Tatsch carries the ball for a touchdown during a game against Franklin Regional on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Rivals Hempfield, Latrobe look to rebound as they meet for 50th time
Latrobe and Hempfield enter Week 2 of the high school football season trying to rebound from their first losses.

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Franklin Regional’s Kyle Dupill carries the ball during a game against Latrobe on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 2
Connellsville (2-0) at Franklin Regional (1-1)

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Greensburg Central Catholic soccer players gather for a practice earlier this summer.
Greensburg C.C. boys soccer gets creative with offensive attack
With an appreciation for possession-style soccer, Ryan Kanner is simplifying the offense in his first season as Greensburg Central Catholic’s boys coach.

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Pine-Richand’s Tyler Derks battles Norwin’s Daniel Maddock for possession during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Norwin High School.
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Norwin’s Daniel Maddock showing scoring touch
Norwin is the only Westmoreland County team left in the Trib Live HSSN rankings. Things, of course, could change as the season carries on.

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Izzy Aigner is a senior golfer at Greensburg Central Catholic.
Greensburg C.C. golfer Izzy Aigner to play Pebble Beach event, opting out of WPIAL individual postseason
Wave-crashing scenes from iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links have only been pictures on the web or in golf magazines to Izzy Aigner.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2023
September 5, 2023
High schools

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Mt. Pleasant’s Rylin Bugosh works past Avonworth’s Greta O’Brien during the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A championship game at Highmark Stadium.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 6, 2023: Final girls soccer section openers set
Through the first week-plus of the WPIAL girls soccer season, each section has opened up play with teams having one or two games under their belts heading into the holiday weekend.

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Deer Lakes’ Peyton Kushon celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Shady Side Academy on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in West Deer.
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2023: Deer Lakes gets past Shady Side Academy in section clash
Zane Spence and Peyton Kushon scored to lead Deer Lakes to a 2-1 victory over Shady Side Academy in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A boys soccer Tuesday night. Artemey Parshyn and Ethan Alberta had assists for the Lancers (4-0, 3-0). Amir Awais scored for the Bulldogs (2-1, 2-1).

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Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Key injury tests Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional is adopting a next-girl-up mentality after losing a key starter to an injury.

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Kiski Area senior Abbie Johns has verbally commited to play basketball at PSAC power Shippensburg.
Kiski Area’s Johns excited to commit to Shippensburg for basketball
Abbie Johns still feels the excitement and also the relief.

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin runs for a touchdown early in the first half against Penn-Trafford last season.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 5, 2023
Not a lot has changed in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings in the first few weeks of the 2023 season as the elite across the state have taken care of business.

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Yough’s Kendalyn Umbel watches her winning goal during the Cougars’ game against Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 19, 2021.
Increasing number of top girls soccer players opting out of high school competition
When a few Westmoreland County girls soccer players came to a Y in the road — to play or not to play this season — they all chose the same direction.

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