Sports
Cal (Pa.) coach, receiver have Penn Hills family ties
October 16, 2022
Sixty-six miles of a roundtrip drive from his home in North Versailles to the Cal (Pa.) campus didn’t deter Brian Tarrant from grabbing an opportunity. After serving as a Penn Hills coach under Jon LeDonne, Tarrant had initially planned to follow LeDonne to Pine-Richland when LeDonne took the job with the Rams this season.
Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team finds new section daunting
This season, section realignment wasn’t kind to the Penn Hills girls soccer team.
Pine-Richland boys soccer sees hard work rewarded with playoff berth
After a long road, the Pine-Richland boys soccer team got its moment.
Pine-Richland notebook: Senior golfer makes states
With an 11th-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship, Pine-Richland senior Blaise Masciantonio qualified for the state tournament.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2022
October 15, 2022
High schools
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2022: Plum boys soccer wins matchup of section champs
TJ Schrecongost had two goals and an assist and Aldi Flowers and Brady French also scored to lead Plum (16-1-1) to a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Shady Side Academy (13-2) in a nonsection matchup of section champs Saturday.
5 things we learned in Week 7: Central Catholic blocked FG touchdown scorer: ‘I heard no whistle’
As a 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive lineman, Anthony Shovlin says he’d accepted the fact that scoring touchdowns wasn’t in his future, but that changed dramatically Friday night.
TribLive HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 16, 2022
WPIAL football rankings
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Sara Felder, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis
Sara Felder
Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace passes 4,000-yard mark
Leechburg senior running back and Pitt commit Braylan Lovelace needed 217 yards against Riverview on Friday in an Eastern Conference matchup to become just the fifth Alle-Kisk Valley runner to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark for a career.
Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon star Quinton Martin to narrow college choices
Belle Vernon star junior Quinton Martin plans to narrow his list of college scholarship offers to a top 10 soon.
Shady Side Academy football shuts out Valley
Favorable field position in the second quarter propelled Shady Side Academy to a 30-0 victory over Valley on Saturday afternoon at Michael J. Farrell Stadium.
Guido: Quarterbacks highlight Greater Allegheny clash between Highlands, Armstrong
The stage is set for Friday’s big showdown between Highlands (8-0, 4-0) and Armstrong (7-1, 4-0) at Golden Rams Stadium.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Leechburg’s Macy Kubla, Burrell’s Caden Canfield
Macy Kubla
Norwin uses ‘pack mentality’ to rack up cross country success
From the youth level to varsity, the Norwin cross country teams are outpacing the field with regularity.
North Allegheny athletic director concerned by changing definition of amateurism
A groundbreaking name, image and likeness policy proposed by the PIAA cleared a second hurdle this month, meaning Pennsylvania high school athletes soon could be eligible to make money from NIL deals this winter.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers’ boys soccer team gets key victory
Ben Christian’s goal in the 38th minute lifted North Allegheny boys soccer to a 1-0 victory over Central Catholic in a Section 1-4A game Oct. 11.
Franklin Regional runner pleased to improve finish at WCCA cross country meet
Franklin Regional senior Paityn Blakley improved on her finish from a year ago at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association cross country meet on Oct. 12 but not her time.
Future of Hampton tennis program in good hands with successful JV squad
The building blocks appear to be in place.
Hampton boys soccer team braces for title defense
The defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Hampton boys soccer team is ready to try to make another postseason run.
