Tag: Plum

Rosters set for 2024 Western Pa. Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games

November 19, 2024

The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games will be Nov. 30 at Pine-Richland.

Plum’s Kent Holmes (33) celebrates with Andy Strasser against Norwin in October.

Plum boys soccer players have ‘nothing to hang their heads about’

November 16, 2024

The Plum boys soccer team wanted to make waves in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs.

Plum football senior teammates Darian Slaughter (left) and Darian Nelson will stay connected as both have given verbal commitments to Division I St. Francis (Pa.) University.

Plum tandem to continue football careers at St. Francis

With the emotions of his final high school football game — a loss to rival Penn Hills on Oct. 25 — still fresh in his mind, Plum senior Darian Slaughter decided to commit to where he will play football for the next four years.

Plum’s Chase Eber is a member of the 2024 soccer team.

Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Maddie Grimsley, Plum’s Chase Eber

November 9, 2024

Maddie Grimsley

Plum’s Brenna McLaughlin battles Fox Chapel’s Alyssa Quackenbush for possession during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on <ins>Tuesday, </ins>Oct. 29 at Martorelli Stadium in Ross.

Plum girls soccer team reflects on another rewarding season

The Mars and Plum girls soccer teams met to decide the WPIAL Class 3A championship three straight years from 2019-21.

Springdale goalkeeper Baileigh Haas hoists the WPIAL championship trophy with her teammates after defeating Winchester Thurston in the Class A final.

Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA soccer preview capsules for Nov. 9, 2024

November 8, 2024

PIAA soccer playoffs

Despite both teams coming into the game with just one victory each, a huge crowd at Fox Chapel watched the Foxes (dark jerseys) and Tarentum play on Nov. 7, 1964. Defensive players for the Redcats included Terry Rapsinski (88), Mark Pavlik (72) and Joe Otwell (74) as Tarentum posted a 33-21 victory.

Through the Years: 60 years ago, Tarentum ended season on high note

November 7, 2024

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 history.