Tag: Freedom
Chick’s Picks reaches out to The Boss for advice on Week 12 predictions
November 15, 2018
Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. After struggling with last week's predictions, Chick's Picks decided to call a meeting with The Boss in hopes of salvaging her stellar overall season record. The Boss reluctantly agreed, and the two met for lunch. Chick's Picks did not want
Freedom leads Midwestern with 8 first-team all-conference picks
November 14, 2018
Freedom's Zach Rosa and Cody Ross earned MVP honors and four teammates were named first-team all-conference Tuesday in the Midwestern Conference. Rosa, a senior quarterback and defensive back, earned first-team honors on both side of the ball. Freedom's Nick Dinardo was selected first-team as both a kicker and punter. Freedom
Freedom tops Shady Side Academy in double overtime to reach PIAA girls soccer final
November 13, 2018
Michaela Watkins saw 20 yards of turf and a goalie between her and a ticket to Hershey. Freedom's senior forward tapped the ball forward with a Shady Side Academy defender in close pursuit and unloaded a shot into the net for a 3-2 victory. That anyone broke free for an
PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
November 12, 2018
Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being
WPIAL girls soccer teams set for PIAA semifinal matchups
November 11, 2018
The PIAA girls soccer playoff tournaments have reached the semifinals, and five WPIAL teams still are alive in their quests for state championships. All games are Tuesday evening. It will be an all-WPIAL matchup in Class A as WPIAL champion Freedom (22-1) will face Shady Side Academy (14-4) at 6Late fumble recovery helps Freedom hold off Burgettstown
November 9, 2018
Freedom linebacker Cody Ross saw the football rolling on the ground just in front on him, and, after a moment of disbelief, his instincts took over. andquot;I felt like my eyes were as big as the sun,andquot; Ross said. andquot;I saw that ball laying there, and I said to myself
Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football
November 8, 2018
Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side
WPIAL releases sites for football quarterfinal, semifinal games
November 5, 2018
Norwin will host the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Nov. 23, but two weeks before that a pair of teams hoping to reach that game will meet at Knights Stadium. No. 1 Gateway and No. 9 Franklin Regional will play their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Norwin, the WPIAL revealed
PIAA girls soccer matchups finalized
November 4, 2018
The WPIAL girls soccer champions and other state qualifiers from the WPIAL have been determined, and those teams are set for what they hope are successful journeys in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are ready for first-round matchups in each of
WPIAL soccer, volleyball championships on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
November 2, 2018
If you can't make it to Highmark Stadium or Fox Chapel High School, you can watch all-day action of the WPIAL soccer and volleyball finals on Solid Gold Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The lineup for the four remaining soccer championships: Girls A -- Freedom vs. Bentworth
