Tag: West Allegheny
Wurst’s key saves, penalty kick send West Allegheny boys to WPIAL championship game
October 30, 2018
It was the end of the second overtime of the WPIAL Class 3A soccer semifinal between West Allegheny and Mars, and the two goal keepers -- the Indians' Braden Wurst and the Planets' Nathan Paras -- took a long walk together. The two had sparked their respective teams through 110
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood offNo. 2 West Allegheny pulls away from Kiski Area to reach boys soccer semifinals
October 26, 2018
After a 13-goal barrage by West Allegheny in Monday's WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Kiski Area knew it would have its hands full Thursday. But the Cavaliers held the No 2 Indians to just one goal for a little over a half before West Allegheny got into gear, scoring three
Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games
October 25, 2018
Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selections
A-K Valley boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals
October 23, 2018
Boys soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 10 Kiski Area (12-6-1) vs. No. 2 West Allegheny (17-1) 8 p.m. Thursday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Mars/No. 6 South Fayette Coaches: Sean Arnold, Kiski Area; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch: Nick Smith, Kiski Area; Nate Dragisich, West
Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings
October 22, 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 minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost
Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
October 21, 2018
Boys soccer Class 4A No. 11 Latrobe (10-6-1) vs. No. 6 Butler (10-4-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Butler Winner plays: No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2) Coaches: Tom Kennedy, Latrobe; Troy Mohney, Butler Players to watch: Marshal Kalning, Sr., MF, Latrobe; Tate Mohney, Sr., F, Butler Corner kicks: After losingNorth Allegheny edges West Allegheny in nonconference matchup
October 19, 2018
There was no running clock. But the starters from North Allegheny and West Allegheny still played less the normal Friday night. The teams agreed earlier in the week to play the game with a running clock. But after clarifying the rules, the game was played as normal -- almost. Both
Podcast: West Allegheny-North Allegheny controversy, WPIAL scheduling issues
In Friday's andquot;Breakfast with Benzandquot; podcast, Chris Harlan from our high school sports staff joins us to discuss some of the West Allegheny vs. North Allegheny controversy, the WPIAL scheduling dilemmas and other highlights of the WPIAL weekend. In case you missed it, West Allegheny and North Allegheny were prepared
5 things to watch for in Week 8: Class 6A playoff field still wide open
October 18, 2018
One or two upsets could turn the WPIAL's largest classification upside down. For instance, win out and Seneca Valley might earn the No. 2 seed, a first-round bye and a home game in the semifinals. Lose both Well, if that happens, then the Raiders could be sitting home when the
