Sports
North Allegheny notebook: 4 NA girls soccer players earn All-WPIAL honors
November 5, 2022
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team advanced to the WPIAL championship game for the third time in four seasons, and four Tigers who helped lead the way were honored for their performance.
Bittersweet ending for seniors on Hampton girls soccer team
Hidden beneath the emotional hugs following Hampton’s first-round playoff loss was a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Aquinas Academy field hockey gains ground with wins over rival, trip to WPIAL finals
The Aquinas Academy field hockey team last year became the school’s first team to reach the WPIAL finals in any sport.
Herald notebook: Hartman leads Shady Side Academy runners to PIAA meet
Chelsea Hartman has been through a lot in her first three cross country seasons with health concerns prior to her freshman year and stress fractures in her feet last year.
Young roster provides plenty of highlights for Fox Chapel cross country team
It wasn’t quite the finish Fox Chapel was hoping for, but cross country coach Tom Moul had plenty of positive takeaways from the recent WPIAL finals.
Montour edges Hampton on 99-yard drive that ends in Hail Mary touchdown
Playoff games between No. 8 and 9 seeds are — on paper, at least — expected to be close. Friday night’s first-round WPIAL Class 4A matchup between Montour and Hampton couldn’t have been much closer.
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: No. 1 Bethel Park survives scare from North Hills
Kaden Wetzel’s 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter prevented No. 1 Bethel Park from being upset by No. 8 North Hills (3-8) in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals, 19-17, on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Cadin Olsen guides Armstrong past Blackhawk in 1st round
Cadin Olsen threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 72 yards to lead No. 4 Armstrong to a 39-7 win against No. 13 Blackhawk (4-7) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Bellinotti’s 4 TDs lift Shady Side Academy past South Park
Joey Bellinotti rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 6 Shady Side Academy to the 35-14 WPIAL Class 3A first-round win over No. 11 South Park (5-6) on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: No. 3 Sto-Rox blanks Riverside in 1st round
Josh Jenkins threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns as No. 3 Sto-Rox pitched a 29-0 shutout over No. 14 Riverside (5-5) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs Friday night.
Upper St. Clair stuns Gateway in WPIAL playoffs behind ‘resilient’ QB who’d lost starting job
Upper St. Clair quarterback Julian Dahlem lost his starting job last month and hadn’t attempted a pass in weeks, yet the sophomore threw a season-saving touchdown Friday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 5, 2022
High schools
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Top-seeded Bishop Canevin rolls past Jeannette
Lesae Lacks caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt 53 yards for another as No. 1 Bishop Canevin scored a 63-14 victory over No. 16 Jeannette (3-8) in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Friday at Peters Township. Kole Olszewski threw for 157 yards for the Crusaders (10-1).
Winchester Thurston boys soccer wins 2nd WPIAL title in row
Charleroi’s Cinderella run through the WPIAL Class A playoffs came to an end Friday night at Highmark Stadium as Winchester Thurston defeated the Cougars, 3-2.
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 10
Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
Fort Cherry outruns Monessen for wild 1st-round playoff victory
November 4, 2022
No. 11 Monessen had a stellar night of offense Friday, gaining more than 400 yards and scoring six touchdowns.
Washington upsets Serra Catholic in opening round
There will be a new champion in the WPIAL’s Class 2A classification after defending champion Serra Catholic was upset and dethroned Friday night.
McKeesport routs Mars in WPIAL 1st round
A week after suffering its first loss in its regular-season finale against Thomas Jefferson, McKeesport made an emphatic return to the win column in its playoff opener Friday night.
Cahill eases East Allegheny past Mt. Pleasant
East Allegheny coach Dom Pecora said earlier this week that junior quarterback Mike Cahill had to be great if the Wildcats were to defeat Mt. Pleasant on the road in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Ligonier Valley beats Western Beaver for 1st WPIAL playoff win in school history
Ligonier Valley drove two-and-a-half hours to its playoff game last year.
