Tag: California

Seneca Valley’s Evan Tomasic makes a running catch against Pine-Richland earlier this season. The Raiders face Mt. Lebanon as Class 6A opens the WPIAL playoffs Monday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 22, 2023: Baseball enters quarterfinals
May 21, 2023
Welcome to quarterfinals Monday in the WPIAL baseball playoffs, when 24 games will be played to whittle each classification from eight to four teams.

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North Hills pitcher C.J. Leuch celebrates a strikeout against Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Moon.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 24, 2023: North Hills, Shaler to face off in Section 3
April 23, 2023
The final week of April means section play in WPIAL baseball and softball is winding down.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble scores past California’s Addison Gregory and Rakiyah Porter during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at Gateway High School.
Erica Gribble leads Greensburg CC to dominant win over California in WPIAL 2A 1st round
February 17, 2023
“Just go play.”

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Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone is called for charging on Latrobe’s JaTawn Williams on Feb. 7.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsule for games of Feb. 17, 2023
February 16, 2023
Boys

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher celebrates a 3-pointer in the second half against Uniontown Friday, Feb.10, 2023 at Uniontown High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets
February 12, 2023
The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology.

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Highlands’ Camille Gigon scores over North Catholic’s Alayna Rocco in the first half Thursday, Jan. 19, 2022 at Norwin High School
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 23, 2023: Section play heats up in girls basketball
January 22, 2023
Last year, the Freedom girls basketball team reached the WPIAL Class 3A title game before falling to North Catholic, 48-43.

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Mapletown’s Landan Stevenson runs past Monessen’s Daniel Dozier during their game Oct. 21, 2022, at Mapletown.
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Mapletown leads Tri-County South after historic season
December 24, 2022
Mapletown celebrated its first undefeated regular season since 1968, a feat that was recognized in all-conference awards.

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Verona coach Joe Zelek, Harold Mauro, Garry Lyle and assistant Carl England plot strategy as Verona looked to face East Huntingdon on Nov. 10, 1962. A year later, Lyle would become the first Black athlete at George Washington University. He later played seven seasons with the Bears.
Through the Years: In 1962, Verona made last-minute grab at Gardner points
November 10, 2022
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Canevin quarterback Thomas Kole Olszewski throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Top-seeded Bishop Canevin rolls past Jeannette
November 5, 2022
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).

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The Upper St. Clair football team takes the field before their game against Bethel Park on Oct. 7.
WPIAL football playoff previews capsules for Nov. 4, 2022
November 3, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL football playoffs are about to begin.

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