Tag: Mars

Highlands’ Chandler Thimons avoids Armstrong’s Jack Valasek Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Highlands High School.
George Guido: A-K Valley teams add to historical milestones in WPIAL football playoffs
October 29, 2022
Playoff time is here, and six Alle-Kiski Valley teams will be part of the WPIAL’s 109th quest for football champions.

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Mars gets past North Catholic, grabs playoff spot
October 28, 2022
Mars needed a victory Friday against North Catholic, and it also needed to secure the proper amount of Gardner points.

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We Serve First Foundation to host inaugural girls volleyball all-star event
Area high school girls volleyball seniors, and the game itself, will be celebrated Dec. 10 as the inaugural We Serve First All-Star Classic will be at Kiski Area High School.

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Mars head coach Eric Kasperowicz gives Babe Hein five before playing Montour Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at Montour High School.
5 things to watch in Week 9 of high school football
Almost everyone has an off year once in a while, yet Mars coach Eric Kasperowicz and North Catholic’s Pat O’Shea have never had a team miss the playoffs in their head coaching careers.

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Mars’ Gwen Howell (12) is mobbed by teammates after scoring against Franklin Regional during overtime in their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at Mars.
Mars girls solve Franklin Regional defense in OT, run unbeaten streak to 79
October 27, 2022
Try as they might, teams just can’t stop the streak.

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Steel Valley quarterback Cruce Brookins stiff-arms Sto-Rox’s Drevon Miller-Ross on Sept. 2.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 9
We conclude the stretch run in Week 9 with 12 playoff spots up for grabs and seven games that will decide a conference championship.

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Burrell’s Tom Brown scored on a 5-yard run with 4:30 to go and booted the subsequent extra point to give the Bucs a hard-fought, 14-13 victory at Knoch on Oct. 25, 1982. Brown later played for Pitt and the Dolphins.
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Brown boosted Burrell toward playoffs
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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South Fayette’s Anna Hertzler controls the ball in front of Moon’s Marina Mollica during their game on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in South Fayette.
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
October 23, 2022
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday.

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Hampton keeps Mars from clinching playoff spot
October 21, 2022
The playoff scenario for Mars was much easier heading into this game: A win at home, and the Fightin’ Planets would be in. But Hampton had other ideas as the Talbots kept their playoff hopes alive with an exciting 49-42 road victory.

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Pine-Richland’s Ryan Palmieri carries for his second touchdown against Penn Hills on Sept. 9.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 8
October 20, 2022
We continue the stretch run of the 2022 football regular season with four games with teams fighting for their playoff lives, one with a conference crown at stake and another that is a nonconference tuneup between rivals gearing up for showdowns in Week 9.

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