Sports
Penn Hills girls tennis team welcomes tough competition
September 11, 2022
Life isn’t easy for any Penn Hills girls tennis player taking over the No. 1 singles spot. With a team often as inexperienced as the Indians tend to be, there are a lot of potential pitfalls in a section with several deep teams.
Penn Hills boys soccer looking to stay on even keel
Entering a season with high expectations has the Penn Hills boys soccer team trying to reign in its emotions in the early going.
Returning runners step into key roles for Pine-Richland cross country team
The Pine-Richland girls cross country team graduated two runners who are now competing at NCAA Division I schools, but there’s still a wealth of talent in the program.
Riverview boys cross country begins quest to defend WPIAL title
Amberson Bauer and Christopher Barnes finished near the top — third and fourth, respectively — at the traditional season-opening Gateway Invitational cross country meet Sept. 3 at Boyce Park in Plum.
Plum runners off to strong start after performance at Gateway Invitational
Plum’s Connor Pivirotto and Riverview’s Christopher Barnes were next to each other down the final straightaway to the finish line in the boys varsity race at the Gateway Invitational cross country meet Sept. 3 at Boyce Park.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Golfers place 2nd at WCCA tournament
The Penn-Trafford boys golf team finished second in the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Sept. 2 at the Latrobe Elks.
Penn-Trafford sets course to win another field hockey title
It’s been an unusual start of the field hockey season for Penn-Trafford coach Cindy Dutt.
Kefimba Cisse claims title at host Gateway Invitational
Kefimba Cisse finished second to the now-graduate Brady Sundin in Gateway cross country races last year.
High school roundup for Sept. 10, 2022: No. 2 OLSH tops Clairton
September 10, 2022
Nehemiah Azeem threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns as No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Clairton, 28-13, in a nonconference football game Saturday night.
High school sports scores, summaries for Sept. 10, 2022
High schools
George Guido: Armstrong County gets new passing king
There’s a new all-time career passing leader in Armstrong County.
Five things we learned in Week 2: WPIAL’s longest losing streak is over
Team captains Aaron Hobel and Brighton Mariacher are fourth-year players on Ellwood City’s football team, yet their senior class never had celebrated a win.
Northgate uses explosive plays to defeat Riverview
Northgate’s big-play offense proved to be too much Saturday afternoon for the Riverview Raiders.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Olivia Cernuto and Luke Rivardo
Olivia Cernuto
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 10, 2022
WPIAL football rankings
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Rare home loss for Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley does not lose at Weller Field, its home football venue, very often.
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Wetzel nearly sets Freeport field goal mark
Early in the second quarter of Friday’s 61-7 victory over Quaker Valley, the Freeport offense faced a fourth-and-6 from the Quakers 40.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Annabel Arhin, Freeport’s Garrett Risch
Annabel Arhin
Hampton cross country team working on encore after historic season
The Hampton boys cross country team is learning how to run with a target on its back.
Runner-up finishes motivate Hampton girls volleyball to grab gold
The most successful season in program history was just the start for the Hampton girls volleyball team.
