Sports
Sewickley Academy, Fox Chapel win PIAA girls tennis team titles
October 26, 2019
The WPIAL was well-represented in the PIAA girls team tennis championships Saturday in Hershey, with three of the four finalists coming from the area.
Burrell football is back on the map
Despite a 56-32 season ending loss to Big East Conference runner-up Derry on Friday night, it’s clear Burrell is a team on the rise in Class 3A.
Hat trick lifts Deer Lakes boys soccer past South Park in Class AA semis
Deer Lakes boys soccer has used “unfinished business” as its mantra after narrow misses on the road to a WPIAL championship appearance the last few years.
Ligonier Valley routs Portage to win 4th straight Appalachian Bowl
Chalk up another Appalachian Bowl rout for the Ligonier Valley football team.
A-K Valley football notebook: Late-season surge gets Kiski Area in playoffs
A series of playoff scenarios were on the table in the Class 5A Northern Conference entering Friday’s Week 9 games.
Canon-McMillan boys score 2 late goals, edge Plum in Class AAAA semis
A few minutes after the Plum boys soccer team’s magical season ended Saturday with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals that saw Canon-McMillan score twice in the final six minutes, Mustangs coach Raf Kolankowski used the moment as a teaching tool.
Greensburg Central Catholic tops short-handed Springdale to reach WPIAL boys soccer final
The WPIAL season ended in heartbreaking fashion for Greensburg Central Catholic last year, losing the championship match to Avonworth on penalty kicks.
Mt. Lebanon boys avenge loss to Seneca Valley in WPIAL semifinals
Last season, the Seneca Valley Raiders, on their way to a Class AAAA boys soccer championship, defeated Mt. Lebanon, 7-0, in the quarterfinals.
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2019: Quaker Valley boys return to WPIAL title game
Quaker Valley scored on its first and last shots of the game for a 2-0 win over No. 4 Shady Side Academy (14-3-1) in the WPIAL Class AA boys soccer semifinals Saturday at North Allegheny.
5 things we learned in Week 9: Cornell earns 1st home playoff game since 1983
Many at Cornell couldn’t remember the football team ever hosting a playoff game, coach Ed Dawson said, but that’s understandable after more than three decades.
Franklin Regional boys post another shutout, move to WPIAL soccer title game
To put what the Franklin Regional boys soccer team is doing in perspective: The Panthers have not allowed a goal in 840 minutes of game time.
WPIAL football rankings through Week 9
WPIAL Football
Westinghouse tops University Prep for 1st City League title since 1996
It was like old times late Saturday afternoon for Pittsburgh’s Homewood-Brushton area.
Westmoreland football notebook: Jeannette’s Pruitt released from hospital
Jeannette senior Jackson Pruitt, who suffered a head injury during the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Clairton and was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, was released and at home resting early Saturday.
Norwin softball standout Bailee Bertani chooses Robert Morris
Bailee Bertani said she always dreamed of playing softball at the Division I level.
Westmoreland notebook: GCC’s Ward more than soccer standout in fall
When a soccer player joins the football team, he or she usually is the kicker, and that is where their responsibilities end.
Greensburg Central Catholic back in WPIAL football playoffs after 3-year absence
Greensburg Central Catholic was still evolving, still finding its identity, as the WPIAL football regular season wound into its final week.
Leechburg holds off Springdale in ’emotional’ victory
Last year, Leechburg defeated Springdale to cap its first non-losing season since 1991.
Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
WPIAL Class A roundup: West Greene’s Ben Jackson sets touchdown record
Ben Jackson rushed for 367 yards and eight touchdowns to lead Class A No. 3 West Greene to a 59-26 nonconference win at Union (3-7) on Friday night.
