Tag: Riverview

Bishop Canevin’s Ashley Lippold puts a move on Aquinas Academy’s Lizzie Hardy during the 2022 WPIAL Class A girls championship game at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN 2022-23 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
December 1, 2022
Bishop Canevin captured its fifth WPIAL championship in the past seven seasons last winter and will open this season as the favorite again.

Read More...

Burrell’s Cooper Hornack (left) works against Niko Ferra during practice on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Burrell High School.
Burrell wrestling team aims to start new streak of WPIAL titles
November 30, 2022
The Burrell wrestling team is determined to get back on the top step of the podium.

Read More...

Riverview coach Jill Catanzaro (right) guides a half-court scrimmage at practice on Nov. 23, 2022.
Despite small roster, Riverview girls in position to stay in section hunt
November 25, 2022
The Riverview girls basketball team would like to extend its legacy of making the WPIAL playoffs 12 of the past 13 seasons.

Read More...

Riverview coach Phil McGivney (dark shirt) confers with his team before practice on Nov. 23, 2022.
Riverview boys look to build on solid foundation
While Phil McGivney’s first year at Riverview didn’t produce a playoff berth for the Raiders boys basketball team, the belief is that the future is bright.

Read More...

Riverview’s Lucas Heakins dives into the end zone to score on a 36-yard run at Three Rivers Stadium on Nov. 22, 1997 as the Raiders won the WPIAL Class A title, 19-14, over Fort Cherry.
Through the Years: Riverview celebrates 25th anniversary of WPIAL title
November 24, 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.

Read More...

Bundled-up fans at Forbes Field on Thanksgiving Day, 1947, watch Willie Thrower score a touchdown as Ken High won its second consecutive WPIAL title over Har-Brack, 27-0. Thrower intercepted two passes, ran for one and passed for another.
Through the Years: In 1947, Ken High shut out Har-Brack
November 17, 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.

Read More...

Riverview junior Lola Abraham has given a verbal commitment to join the women’s soccer team at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pitt’s the pick for Riverview scoring sensation Lola Abraham
November 16, 2022
Riverview junior Lola Abraham has put together an impressive resume of on-field soccer results the past several years with her Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy club and with her high school teammates.

Read More...

Riverview’s Amberson Bauer runs at the Gateway Invitational at Boyce Park on Sept. 3, 2022.
Riverview runners finish 5th at PIAA championships
November 13, 2022
The WPIAL represented itself well in the PIAA Class A boys cross country championship meet in Hershey on Nov. 5.

Read More...

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.

Read More...

Riverview’s Carlo Buzzatto runs the ball against Beth-Center on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 in Oakmont.
Steady ground game helps Riverview football continue to improve
November 6, 2022
The Riverview football team took a step forward in 2022 as it captured four victories in a season for the first time since 2015.

Read More...

1 43 44 45 46 47 114