Sports
Pine-Richland girls tennis coach Siriprasert focuses on process to build success
September 19, 2021
As a tennis coach, Jirakorn “Dang” Siriprasert concentrates more on the process than the result.
Riverview girls volleyball riding high after defeating No. 8 Apollo-Ridge
The Riverview girls volleyball team is not the biggest in terms of roster numbers with just 14 from freshmen to seniors, but the Raiders are playing big so far in the 2021 season.
Plum girls soccer again off to strong start
The Plum girls soccer team entered the season with high hopes to maintain a standard set the past several years that included consecutive trips to the WPIAL Class 3A title game.
Chartiers Valley cornerback Lamont Payne commits to Penn State
Chartiers Valley junior defensive back Lamont Payne committed to Penn State on Saturday while on campus to watch the Nittany Lions’ win over Auburn.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 18, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for Sept. 18, 2021: LeFebvre leads Western Beaver past Beaver
September 18, 2021
Quarterback Xander LeFebvre had a 5-yard touchdown run and blocked a punt that Lonnie Craft ran in for a 15-yard score to lead Western Beaver to a 20-14 nonsection win over Beaver on Saturday.
5 things we learned in Week 3 of H.S. football: Bishop Canevin joins Class A conversation
Rebuilding a football program traditionally takes playbooks and practice, but Bishop Canevin coach Rich Johnson added tree pruners and paint brushes to his list.
George Guido: Valley’s ‘Dirty 30’ 1996 football team to be honored
Usually, being called the “Dirty 30” is anything but complimentary.
Tough challenges await unbeaten Kiski Area, Highlands
The last time the Kiski Area football team was 4-0, the current players weren’t born.
Latrobe’s Brewer has been a touchdown machine
In the first three games of the season, Latrobe senior flanker Kyle Brewer has been a touchdown-maker.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Southmoreland opens it up
Southmoreland is developing a reputation for having an exciting offense.
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Sept. 19, 2021
Class 6A
Veteran lineup returns for WPIAL field hockey runner-up Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel was a WPIAL finalist in field hockey in 2020.
Runners of varying experience levels mix together on Norwin cross country teams
As experienced and trail tested as the girls cross country team is at Norwin, the boys team is just as inexperienced.
Norwin notebook: Former Knight leads Pitt’s women’s soccer to record scoring surge
Redshirt junior Emily Harrigan helped the Pitt women’s soccer team to its largest margin of victory in program history.
Strong freshman class adds to lineup for defending PIAA champion North Allegheny cross country teams
When your boys and girls teams are both defending WPIAL and PIAA cross country champions, what do you do this fall for an encore?
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls soccer team opens with 4 victories
Abby Stager and Sophia Palermo scored to lead North Allegheny to a 2-0 win over Seneca Valley (3-1-1, 0-1) in a matchup of tops girls soccer teams in Section 1-4A on Sept. 14.
Former Hampton star takes reins of school’s boys lacrosse program
One of the winningest coaches in the history of Hampton boys lacrosse is being replaced by one of the program’s top players of all time.
Hampton to welcome doubled-up class into sports hall of fame
Former girls soccer star Amy Lindsey Shane waited more than two decades to get into the Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame, so one extra year wasn’t going to matter.
Loaded lineup makes Shady Side Academy the team to beat in WPIAL Class 2A soccer
Although Shady Side Academy fell short in last year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer title game against Deer Lakes, the Bulldogs are loaded and ready for a return run.
