Tag: Gateway

Mt. Pleasant’s Garrett Eicher causes Elizabeth Forward’s Charles Gigut to fumble while Micah Roadman (72) holds on Oct. 6.

Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8

October 18, 2023

Class 5A Big East Conference

Gateway senior Kefimba Cisse placed third in the boys varsity race at the Division I, Section 4 championship meet Oct. 4, 2023, at Northmoreland Park.

Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse sets sights on returning to PIAA championships

October 15, 2023

Kefimba Cisse likes to run at White Oak Park.

Gateway JV hockey captains for the 2023-24 season are, from left, seniors Noah Evans, Hayden Hines and Blake Marsh.

Gateway hockey off to strong start, hopes to make jump to varsity next season

Justin Evans is no stranger to the Gateway hockey program.

McKeesport’s Keith Spell stiff-arms Gateway’s Carlos Diggs en route to a 79-yard touchdown during their game on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Monroeville.

Bruising McKeesport running back Spell spells trouble for Gateway

October 13, 2023

McKeesport fullback Keith Spell was losing steam on a 79-yard touchdown run, so the senior turned, stiff-armed the nearest tackler to the ground and continued into the end zone.

McKeesport’s Anthony Boyd celebrates a touchdown against Belle Vernon on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

5 things to watch in Week 7: How will WPIAL teams approach late-season nonconference matchups?

The WPIAL schedule-makers gave McKeesport a nonconference game this week, which some coaches might dread this late in the season.

Gateway senior Kefimba Cisse crosses the finish line third overall in the boys varsity race at the Division I, Section 4 cross country championship meet Oct. 4, 2023, at Northmoreland Park.

Gateway notebook: Boys soccer edges Franklin Regional; Cisse takes 3rd at section meet

October 8, 2023

The Gateway boys soccer team needed almost the full 80 minutes, but a late penalty-kick goal from junior midfielder James LoCoco was the difference as the Gators topped Section 4-3A power Franklin Regional on Oct. 3 at home.

Gateway pitcher Taili Thompson throws against Franklin Regional on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Haymaker Park in Murrysville.

While awaiting head coach, Gateway baseball team prepares for ’24 season

The process to hire a new varsity baseball coach at Gateway continues this month, but the program’s players, under the direction of several assistants from last spring, haven’t stopped gathering for workouts and fall games to stay sharp and on the same page with the 2024 season on their minds.