Sports
Leechburg beats California in school’s 1st playoff game at Veterans Stadium
November 5, 2021
It was a memorable night for Leechburg’s first home playoff game at Veterans Stadium.
Dugger brothers connect for 4 touchdowns to lead Penn Hills past Franklin Regional
Penn Hills sophomore quarterback Julian Dugger has yearned to play a clean game all season.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 5, 2021
High schools
Mt. Pleasant routs Burrell to deliver coach’s 1st playoff win
Mt. Pleasant scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and rolled to a 41-7 victory over Burrell on Friday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Vikings Stadium.
5 WPIAL tennis players alive in PIAA semifinals
Five WPIAL tennis players – three singles competitors and a doubles team – remain alive in their quest for the state tennis championship heading into the semifinals Saturday in Hershey.
Freshman Doering scores OT winner as Steel Valley beats GCC for 1st WPIAL soccer title
Therese Doering was in the right place to win it for Steel Valley, but earlier this season, it seemed like she might not be on the field at all.
Column: NFL’s terrible week: tragedy, silliness, selfishness
No one spins things like the NFL, but not even its mighty PR machine can make this past week go away.
Greensburg Salem runners look to end on high note at state cross country meet
Greensburg Salem’s boys cross country team has built a tradition under coach Nathan Snider.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer coach goes into labor on championship game day
The Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team will be without its head coach Friday night for the WPIAL Class A championship.
5 things to watch: First-round byes create new twist for WPIAL football playoffs
Byes, byes, byes.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 4, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for Nov. 4, 2021: Montour girls make state playoffs
Salveria Ulizzi and Jessica Molitoris scored goals to help No. 5 Montour to a 2-0 victory over No. 6 South Fayette (13-9) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer consolation finals Thursday night, sending the Spartans (15-7) into the state playoffs. Montour will meet the District 8, 9 or 10 champ in Tuesday’s first round.
North Hills, Peters Township hope to out-perform their seeds in ‘wide open’ 5A
November 4, 2021
The No. 11 is listed next to Peters Township’s name on the WPIAL football brackets, but the Indians sure don’t feel like a double-digit seed.
Greensburg Central Catholic football team staggered by death of 2 assistant coaches in 5 days
Greensburg Central Catholic is dealing with the unfathomable loss of two assistant football coaches.
Quick-strike offense, airtight defense carry Moon to WPIAL title win over Seneca Valley
The Moon girls soccer team got off to a quick start and didn’t slow down.
Southmoreland girls rally late to win, advance to PIAA soccer tournament
The thought of playing in the PIAA playoffs motivated Southmoreland. The program, after all, hadn’t been to the state tournament since 2009.
Keller Chamovitz one-ups dad, leads Quaker Valley past North Catholic in WPIAL finals
Keller Chamovitz has some bragging rights in his household.
Freeport, Hampton meet for third time, this time with WPIAL title on the line
The first two matchups between the Freeport and Hampton girls volleyball teams were five-game slugfests that decided the Section 5 championship.
WPIAL Class A volleyball powers Bishop Canevin, GCC meet again for title
Two familiar foes will be battling for the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball title Saturday.
