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Beaver knocks off Avonworth, creates 3-way tie for Western Hills title
Beaver won its first conference title in almost two decades, but coach Cort Rowse didn’t care to ponder whether this was the biggest win in recent history. “Tonight, it is,” he said. That’s all that mattered to him. Fourth-ranked Beaver forced a three-way tie for the Class 3A Western Hills...
West Allegheny beats Montour in OT to scramble Class 4A playoff picture
West Allegheny spoiled Montour’s senior night and threw the WPIAL Class 4A playoff bracket in a blender, claiming a share of the section championships with a 13-7 win in overtime Friday night at Montour. The Indians won their last three games of the regular season en route to their first...
Steel Valley runs away from South Allegheny football team in rout
No. 5 Steel Valley and No. 4 South Allegheny were among the better offensive squads coming into a de facto second-place game in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The Gladiators scored 48.5 points per game in their last four games, and the Ironmen averaged 47.8 points in their previous five...
Neshannock claims conference title with win over Laurel
For the second straight year, Bob Bleggi Stadium held a conference championship game between two undefeated teams on the last week of the regular season. For the second straight year, the Neshannock Lancers took home the victory and the conference title. Neshannock scored once in each quarter and racked up...
Trinity stuns Belle Vernon to clinch playoff spot; Leopards now at mercy of selection committee
With a playoff spot up for grabs between two highly competitive teams, it was Trinity that pulled away from Belle Vernon with a 31-21 victory Friday night to clinch the second postseason spot out of the Big 6 Conference in Class 4A. The Hillers (5-5, 4-1) and the Leopards (4-4,...
Conference champion Elizabeth Forward rallies past playoff-bound Mt. Pleasant
Interstate Conference leader Elizabeth Forward seemed on the way to another dominating victory at Mt. Pleasant on Friday when an unexpected delay led to a change of momentum that created a first-half barnburner. Elizabeth Forward used its potent offense and eventually fought off the Vikings’ challenge to pull away to...
Franklin Regional edges Armstrong, now must get serious for playoffs
Lance Getsy loves his team, loves his players. All of them. But even after Franklin Regional’s thrilling 29-26 victory Friday night over Armstrong, the Panthers football coach wishes they’d turn serious now that the WPIAL playoffs are upon them. “They take things for granted,” Getsy said, forcing a smile after...
Greensburg Salem beats Southmoreland, joins wild-card conversation
With its first winning season since 2011 secured, Greensburg Salem is ready to take the next step. The question is, will the WPIAL think it deserves to? Southmoreland, on the other hand, is playoff bound but isn’t sure if it will have a full lineup next week after a blitz...
Penn-Trafford dominates time of possession, defeats Latrobe
The Penn-Trafford football team played a game of keep-away Friday at Latrobe. The Warriors were clinging to a four-point lead in the second half at Memorial Stadium, and coach John Ruane decided to put the ball into the hands of running back Tasso Whipple and quarterback Derek Carr. And the...
WPIAL clinched: Field of automatic qualifiers set for football playoffs
Here’s a look at teams that have automatically qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The WPIAL football committee will choose the wild card qualifiers Saturday. The playoffs begin next Friday. Watch the Trib HSSN playoff pairings show at 3 p.m. Saturday. Class 6A (4 qualifiers) 1. Central Catholic, 2. North...
Imani Christian routs Freeport in regular-season finale
Using some explosive plays on both offense and defense, Imani Christian cemented an outright Allegheny 7 Conference championship and likely the top seed in the Class 3A playoffs. In a span of four minutes in the second quarter, the Saints scored two long touchdowns on offense and had a score...
Greensburg CC holds off Leechburg in Eastern Conference showdown
Second place in the Eastern Conference and a possible home playoff game were up for grabs between Leechburg and Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday at Leechburg Veterans Stadium. The Blue Devils and Centurions went down to the wire. The GCC defense made one final stand with just over a minute...
Conference champ Woodland Hills holds off Kiski Area in regular-season finale
Heading into the regular-season finale, Kiski Area needed a win at the Wolvarena to solidify a chance at one of the three Class 5A wild-card spots in the WPIAL playoffs. The Wolverines already had clinched the Big East Conference championship, but in addition to extending their winning streak to seven...
Deer Lakes cruises past Burrell, ties school record for most wins in a season
Deer Lakes already had clinched a playoff berth before its game against Burrell began Friday. The only question that remained was where the Lancers would finish in the conference. The Lancers’ victory, coupled with Imani Christian’s win over Freeport, gave them second place in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference....
Penn Hills gets key win for playoff fortunes, defeating rival Plum
Jay’mere Ellis didn’t want to worry about tiebreakers, Gardner Points or for the committee to decide the Class 5A wild cards. The Penn Hills senior quarterback wanted to seal up second place in the Northeast Conference in tidy fashion to make a case for the best seed possible for the...
Mt. Lebanon, North Catholic, Quaker Valley advance at PIAA team tennis tournament
Mt. Lebanon, North Catholic and Quaker Valley are still alive their quests to win state team tennis titles. All three won quarterfinal matches in the PIAA playoffs Friday in Hershey to move on to Saturday’s semifinals. In Class 2A, WPIAL champ North Catholic (19-1) defeated District 3 runner-up Lancaster Country...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 26, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 8-Canon-McMillan (11-4-2) at 1-Plum (15-0-3) 11 a.m. Saturday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 4-North Allegheny (15-3-1)/12-North Hills (10-8) on Tuesday in semifinals (site/time TBD) Corner kicks: Canon-McMillan, the third-place finisher in Section 2, beat Gateway, 6-0, in the first round. The...
Hempfield’s Howard commits to Virginia softball team
Virginia, they say, is for lovers. Hempfield’s Lauren Howard loved everything about the University of Virginia, where she has verbally committed to play softball in college. Howard, a junior, plays third base for the Spartans. She made an instant impact as a freshman and has become a regular in one...
Westmoreland County WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Oct. 26, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 2A Quarterfinals 9-Burrell (12-5-1) at 1-Mt. Pleasant (15-1) 1 p.m. Saturday, Viking Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Winner plays: Winner of 5-Freeport (12-1-1)/4-South Park (13-4-1) on Tuesday in semifinals (site/time TBD) Corner kicks: This is a rematch of last year’s quarterfinals when Burrell stunned the No. 3-seeded...
5 things to watch in Week 9: New wild card approach puts playoff hopes in WPIAL football committee’s hands
In most other years, Friday’s finale between Hopewell and North Catholic might be considered almost a play-in game. The winner would finish fourth in the Western Hills Conference and head to the playoffs, while the loser stays home. South Fayette vs. Moon in the Allegheny Six might’ve had the same...
Avonworth seeks another outright Western Hills title but Beaver can force 3-way tie
Which WPIAL football team has the longest conference winning streak now that Aliquippa’s has ended? That would be Avonworth, which hasn’t lost to a conference foe since 2021. The Antelopes have quietly won 18 in a row. “I joke around that we don’t get any love … but we’re doing...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2024
High schools Cross country WPIAL championships At White Oak Park Thursday’s results Boys Class 3A Individual results 1. Ethan Vaughan, Fox Chapel, 15:26.5; 2. Andrew Peigh, North Allegheny, 15:37.6; 3. Tyler Giunipero, Moon, 15:40.0; 4. David Black, Fox Chapel, 15:48.5; 5. Thomas Gaydos, Norwin, 15:52.7; 6. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny,...
Westinghouse, Allderdice to collide again with City League championship on the line
There will be no surprises when Allderdice (5-4) and Westinghouse (7-1) meet in the City League championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cupples Stadium. The schools have faced each other a lot over the last few years. It will be the third time in four years they have met...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season, the final Friday in October and the last regular season weekend of the 2024 campaign. There are 65 WPIAL football playoff berths this season, with 49 spots guaranteed to be clinched by the end of Friday in the six classifications,...
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2024: Gabby Beinecke’s golden goal lifts South Fayette
Gabby Beinecke scored the overtime winner, assisted by Abbey Spalla, to lead No. 2 South Fayette to a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Bethel Park (10-7-3) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday night. The Lions (16-3) will meet No. 6 Mars in the semifinals Tuesday. Fox Chapel...
