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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Ryan Appleby scores against Chartiers-Houston during a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game Oct. 26.

WPIAL boys soccer championship preview: North Catholic, GCC have shot at history

November 3, 2021

A pair of WPIAL schools will be playing for the triple crown this week.

Highlands quarterback Chandler Thimons runs the ball as Greensburg Salem’s Clayton Hudspath (52) chases Oct. 22.

Evenly matched playoff foes Highlands, New Castle have history of tight games

Highlands and New Castle have played some close games over the past several seasons, and Friday’s opening-round playoff game appears to be evenly matched.

North Catholic players celebrate a goal by Lily Karsman during their game against Avonworth on Sept. 8.

WPIAL girls soccer championship preview: 3 teams bring repeat dreams to Highmark

A pair of WPIAL schools will be playing for the triple crown this week.

Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco celebrates after scoring against Kiski Area during their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Franklin Regional High School.

Westmoreland HS notebook: Franklin Regional’s DiFalco to play in All-American game

Franklin Regional soccer standout Anthony DiFalco has had a decorated high school career.

Deer Lakes volleyball perseveres through in-season coaching change

One word can be used to describe the Deer Lakes girls volleyball season: necessity.

A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Plum’s Camryn Rogers

Camryn Rogers

John Utiss returned from an injury to help the Dynamos make a late-season push for the playoffs.

After roller-coaster regular season, Springdale turns attention to playoffs

Springdale finally reached the finish line last Saturday, being one of the final teams to qualify for the WPIAL football playoffs.

Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto

Olivia Cernuto

Senior-led Hempfield relishes run to WPIAL field hockey playoffs

You could say Hempfield’s early exit from the WPIAL field hockey playoffs has cast a persistent pall of doubt over a program that, until this year, hadn’t even sniffed a postseason opportunity. But it did little to break the Spartans’ spirit.

Sophomore Kaylee Doppelheuer (15) came on strong toward the end of the season for the Southmoreland girls volleyball team.

Southmoreland volleyball reflects on up-and-down season

Heather Meyer’s team showed it can compete with some of the best the WPIAL has to offer in Class 2A.

Freeport’s Hadley Hellgren taps the ball back against Armstrong’s Kate Remaley during a WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball semifinal Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at Gateway High School.

Freeport fends off Armstrong in Class 3A volleyball thriller

November 2, 2021

The Freeport girls volleyball team is back in the WPIAL championship game.

Peters Township’s Andrew Massucci (right) celebrates his winning goal with Mason Lewis during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal against North Allegheny on Tuesday at West Allegheny.

High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2021: Peters Township, Seneca Valley reach 4A finals

Alex Grim and and Austin Marmol each had a goal and an assist to lead No. 2 Peters Township to a 4-1 victory over No. 6 North Allegheny (15-6) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer semifinals Tuesday night at West Allegheny.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 2, 2021

High schools

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Julia Kratzenberg reacts during a WPIAL Class A semifinal win over California on Tuesday, Nov. 2. 2021.

GCC gets off canvas, rallies past California into WPIAL volleyball finals

California had No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic on the ropes Tuesday in the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball semifinals at Norwin.

Greensburg Central Catholic gets wild OT win over Eden Christian

Carlo Denis said he heard a defender say, “Oh, no.”

Hampton celebrates beating Plum in five sets during the WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at Gateway High School.

Hampton girls volleyball uses big rally to defeat Plum

In a Section 5 match with Armstrong late in the regular season, the Hampton girls volleyball team found itself down 2-0.

Avonworth’s Minah Syam celebrates her first goal with Giana Babusci during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal against Southmoreland on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at West Allegheny High School.

Avonworth girls soccer tops Southmoreland, reaches WPIAL title game

Avonworth’s speedy, wide-open offense proved to be too much for Southmoreland in Tuesday night’s Class 2A girls semifinals.

The Chiefs traded offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to the Jets on Tuesday.

Jets acquire OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from Chiefs for TE

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets added some depth to the offensive line, acquiring guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Kansas City Chiefs for tight end Daniel Brown ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline Tuesday.