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Montour wraps up WPISL regular-season title

October 16, 2020

The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes this weekend as the focus begins to turn to the playoff tournament.

Penn-Trafford’s Hannah Ondulich plays against Fox Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 at Fox Chapel Area High School.

Penn-Trafford field hockey aiming for perfection

The Penn-Trafford field hockey team has won four consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles.

Apollo-Ridge’s Klayton Fitzroy (right) works with Jacob Feilo during practice on Aug. 17, 2020, in Spring Church.

5 things to watch in Week 6: Some WPIAL conferences may crown no champion

Some WPIAL football conferences may have no champion this season.

Sto-Rox players work out Aug. 18, 2020, in McKees Rocks.

Explosive Sto-Rox offense, Western Beaver’s big-play defense share Week 6 limelight

The lights above Sto-Rox’s football field aren’t new, but they might feel a little brighter this week.

Hampton’s Samantha Langer plays against Armstrong on Tuesday.

WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer through Oct. 15, 2020

There are only a few days left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2020

October 15, 2020

Cross country

Plum’s Annabel Arhin (right) celebrates her goal with Ava Weleski and Kaitlyn Killinger during their game against Oakland Catholic Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Plum.

High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2020: Bethel Park sweeps Baldwin in girls soccer doubleheader

With a compressed schedule, it hasn’t been easy for high school soccer teams to get in all their games this fall. Bethel Park and Baldwin tried an unusual solution to the problem Thursday. They played a doubleheader.

Bentworth head coach John Knabb works with Trevor Richardson during practice on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Owen Petrisek scores 3 TDs to lead Bentworth past Avella

Owen Petrisek scored three rushing touchdowns, including one that came during a critical second-quarter surge, as Bentworth defeated Avella 41-31 in a Tri-County South game Thursday night.

New Knoch boys basketball coach Alan Bauman coaches a Freeport travel basketball team.

Freeport grad Alan Bauman named boys basketball coach at Knoch

When the 2020 high school basketball season kicks off in a few months, the Knoch boys basketball team will have a new coach on the sidelines.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Corinn Brewer wins the girls Westmoreland County cross country meet Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 at Westmoreland County Community College.

GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Norwin’s Alex Jubert win county cross country titles

It was a battle between a wily veteran and an up-and-coming freshman at the Westmoreland County Cross Country meet Thursday.

North Allegheny’s Khalil Dinkins scores during the third quarter against Central Catholic on Sept. 25.

Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6

Class 6A

Franklin Regional’s Luke Kimmich chips onto the green on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Panthers on the prowl as Franklin Regional, Sewickley Academy win WPIAL boys golf team titles

The Franklin Regional boys golfers had a feeling 2020 might be their year.

Aliquippa’s Vernon Redd returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against Chartiers Valley last week.

Nothing artificial about Chick’s Picks’ intelligence as she makes Week 6 predictions

Chick’s Picks has seen a lot of news headlines lately about artificial intelligence (AI), and the role it is beginning to play in so many industries. While fascinated by this new science, Chick’s Picks also began to wonder if, someday, AI could be used in the prognosticating space.