Tag: Seneca Valley
Highway to Heinz culminates in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
November 16, 2018
Eight teams are headed to the big house hoping to strike gold on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. For the 18th year in a row, the WPIAL will be holding four of its football championship games at Heinz Field. There are a couple of rookie teams tasting the title game
Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships
Saturday could be a historic night at Heinz Field for the WPIAL, Thomas Jefferson and coach Bill Cherpak. If his Jaguars win the WPIAL Class 4A title, Cherpak would tie West Allegheny coach Bob Palko for the most titles in WPIAL history and TJ would become only the third team
WPIAL Class 6A final preview capsule: Pine-Richland vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 6A championship No. 2 Pine-Richland (9-2) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley (9-3) 8 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: WPCW-TV; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland; Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley Winner plays: The winner of District 2 champion Delaware Valley (9-3) and District 6 champion State College (11-1)
WPIAL Class 6A final: Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley place their championship hopes on lines
Ron Butschle rewatched the game film from Seneca Valley's semifinal victory and afterward felt compelled to make Saturday phone calls to all five of his linemen. That's not his normal routine, he admits. andquot;Getting a phone call from your head coach never would have happened when I played,andquot; the Raiders
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
Seneca Valley boys, Peters Township, Oakland Catholic girls fall short in PIAA semifinals
November 13, 2018
Bennett Mueller, Ben Engstrom and Bobby Hydrisko scored to carry District 1 fifth-place finisher Radnor to a 3-1 win over WPIAL champion Seneca Valley in the PIAA Class AAAA semifinals at Chambersburg High School. The Raiders finished the season 19-3-1. Radnor will play District 3 runner-up Wilson in the championship
Gateway moves to top of Trib 10 football power rankings
November 12, 2018
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a big shake up among the elite teams during the second week of the district playoffs as nearly a third of the poll was
PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
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
North Allegheny, Pine-Richland lead Class 6A all-conference football teams
North Allegheny and Pine-Richland each had six players earn first-team all-conference honors in WPIAL Class 6A. The two schools combined to fill all five offensive line spots. NA's Art Walker was named coach of the year. Central Catholic had five first-team selections and Canon-McMillan had three. Mt. Lebanon, Norwin and
