Sports
Fox Chapel girls volleyball shows early-season progress
September 10, 2022
After some recent struggles, it appears the Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is headed in the right direction.
Franklin Regional girls golfers sit atop Section 3 again
It would be understandable if the Franklin Regional girls golf team struggled at the start of the season after losing its top two players.
Franklin Regional girls volleyball leaning on senior-heavy rotation
Rachel Carter’s first season as coach of the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team was a getting-to-know-you time for the team’s new leader and its players.
North Allegheny notebook: Water polo teams sweep past McDowell
North Allegheny’s water polo teams continued their strong start to the season with a pair of victories over McDowell on Sept. 6.
New coach overhauls boys soccer program at ‘University of North Allegheny’
As a soccer coach who’d reached the college ranks, Manuel Montero wasn’t interested in coaching high school soccer again, but North Allegheny’s unofficial nickname intrigued him.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 9, 2022
High schools
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 2
Top performers for Week 2 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school football roundup for Week 2: Canon-McMillan takes down Seneca Valley
Jake Kasper ran for 153 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 5 Canon-McMillan to a 33-21 win at No. 3 Seneca Valley (1-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A football game Friday night.
Gateway survives scare, beats North Hills on late field goal
Gateway is the top-ranked team in 5A and considered one of the favorites in the hunt for a third WPIAL title in 6 years. The Gators started the season 2-0, while their opponent, North Hills, had yet to pick up a win in two tries. None of that seemed to matter as the Indians gave Gateway all it could handle before a field goal by senior Cole Plaskon with 30 seconds remaining gave Gateway a hard-fought 20-17 win.
Serra rallies from pair of 2-TD deficits, uses big defensive play to hold off Washington
Being a ball hawk is a skill, a skill they take very seriously at Serra Catholic.
Central Catholic’s 17-point 2nd quarter propels Vikings past Bethel Park
One week after defeating last year’s WPIAL Class 6A champions, Bethel Park looked to continue its success, going head-to-head with Central Catholic at Bethel Park High School Stadium.
Avonworth overcomes early deficit to defeat Sto-Rox in wild game
September 9, 2022
Friday night at Lenzner Field was nothing if not a bit bizarre.
McKeesport grinds out victory over Belle Vernon
It was the Bobbie Boyd show Friday night at George L. Smith Field at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium.
Deer Lakes gets big nonconference win over Apollo-Ridge
It was a whole lotta love Friday for Deer Lakes in its home opener.
Penn-Trafford gets clean victory against Woodland Hills
Looking to right a wrong — the Warriors lost at home last week for just the third time since 2013 — Penn-Trafford returned to form at Warrior Stadium.
Greensburg Salem holds on for win over Ligonier Valley
Greensburg Salem made a rare venture into the mountains Friday night and escaped with a narrow high school football victory over relative WPIAL newcomer Ligonier Valley.
Penn Hills’ Amir Key scores 3 times in victory over Pine-Richland and his former coach
Jon LeDonne spent five seasons building Penn Hills into a big-play dynamo and saw that explosive energy work against his new team Friday night.
Hempfield runs past Latrobe, gets off to 3-0 start
There were a lot of happy faces in the Hempfield locker room following Friday’s nonconference game at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Burrell tops Valley on fourth-quarter field goal in rivalry thriller
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta had no doubts about calling upon his junior kicker Ryan Croushore with a potential game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Freeport cruises past Quaker Valley, 61-7
Freeport wasted no time taking control of its nonconference game against Quaker Valley on Friday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium.
