Sports
Senior captain wraps up North Hills career having made mark on volleyball program
October 21, 2023
Giana Cutenese is putting the final touches on her high school volleyball career. And while it’s one that may not finish with championships or deep playoff runs, it is one to be proud of for the North Hills senior.
North Hills sophomore making music on, off tennis court
The first word that North Hills tennis coach Amy Myers uses to describe Ellie Kim is “composed.” And that certainly is an important attribute for the various activities that Kim has going on in her life, and will have going on in the future.
North Allegheny notebook: Soccer teams among top seeds in WPIAL playoffs
North Allegheny’s unbeaten girls soccer was awarded the No. 1 seed for the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs on Oct. 18.
‘Young and hungry’ North Allegheny takes ice with new-look roster
Only a sophomore, Luke Walkauskas skates on one of North Allegheny’s top lines, where he’s joined by two more 10th graders in Brendan White and Eddie Scherer.
Franklin Regional’s Tyler Kapusta looking to be a King of the Mat
Franklin Regional senior Tyler Kapusta missed the Super 32 Wrestling Tournament on Oct. 21 because he was in the school’s homecoming court hoping to be crowned King.
Fox Chapel golfer David Fuhrer happy to end high school golf career with state medal
David Fuhrer felt fulfilled after competing at the Penn State Blue Golf Course last week as part of the PIAA Class 3A championship. The Fox Chapel senior had wrapped up his first appearance on the state’s biggest stage.
With healthy lineup, Fox Chapel boys eager to open WPIAL playoffs
Heading into the WPIAL Class 4A soccer playoffs won’t provide a major intimidation factor for the Fox Chapel boys soccer team. After surviving Section 1-4A play and grabbing the fourth playoff spot, Foxes coach Erik Ingram is relieved to have a full lineup available.
City League football roundup: Westinghouse heads back to championship game
Lloyd Penn caught a pair of touchdown passes from Khalil Green to lead defending champion Westinghouse to a 42-18 victory over No. 4 Allderdice (1-8) in the City League semifinals Friday night at Cupples Stadium.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Kole Olszewski tosses 4 TDs as No. 3 Bishop Canevin clinches playoff berth
Kole Olszewski threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Bishop Canevin to a 41-7 Class A Black Hills Conference win at OLSH (4-5, 3-3) on Friday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 20, 2023
High schools
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks upsets No. 1 Washington
Dimajio Locante scored his second touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter to lift Keystone Oaks to a 21-14 upset win over top-ranked Washington (8-1, 4-1) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: West Mifflin freshman Armand Hill runs for 495 yards, 5 TDs
Freshman Armand Hill ran for 495 yards and five touchdowns to lead playoff-bound West Mifflin to a 42-7 victory over Hopewell (1-8, 0-5) in Class 3A Western Hills Conference play Friday night.
Pine-Richland’s punishing ground game too much for Woodland Hills
There is nothing fancy about Pine-Richland’s wildcat offense and by now, it could hardly catch anyone by surprise.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Jack Fennell scores 6 times in North Catholic victory
Jack Fennell ran for 252 yards and five touchdowns and returned a kickoff 82 yards for another TD to lead North Catholic to a 42-6 Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference win against Indiana (2-7, 0-6) on Friday night.
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 8 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Bethel Park tops South Fayette, stays in playoff hunt
October 20, 2023
Ja Vaughn Moore ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Bethel Park earned a 49-29 victory over South Fayette (4-5, 1-3) in Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference play Friday night.
Brother combination leads Upper St. Clair past Moon in double OT thriller
The Upper St. Clair Panthers keep their playoff hopes alive Friday night, using a brother-to-brother connection to defeat division rival Moon, 43-42, in two overtimes.
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Payton Wehner leads No. 1 Central Catholic past Seneca Valley
Payton Wehner threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 1 Central Catholic to a 42-7 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (3-6, 0-3) in a Class 6A Conference game Friday night.
Central Valley sets up showdown with Aliquippa by holding off West Allegheny
The pursuit for the Parkway Conference title was alive and well with three one-loss teams entering Friday night attempting to chase down unbeaten Aliquippa.
South Side wins 1st Big 7 Conference title since 1999
South Side coach Luke Travelpiece was unsure what the correct strategy would be against Union to start the game. Do the Rams kickoff and put their stellar defense up against the high-powered offense of the defending WPIAL champions? Or do they put their offense on the field and set the tone trying to score first?
