Sports
North Allegheny, Pine-Richland chasing 1st-round byes along with conference title
October 25, 2019
North Allegheny coach Art Walker hasn’t studied playoff scenarios or counted tiebreaker points ahead of Friday’s regular-season finale at Pine-Richland.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2019
Cross country
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2019: Seneca Valley edges Moon in WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
October 24, 2019
Sometimes all it takes is one goal, and that adage rang true on Thursday at Mars High School as fifth-seeded Seneca Valley (13-3-2) took down third-seeded Moon (15-3-1) 1-0 in a Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal matchup.
5 things to watch in Week 9: Aliquippa, Central Valley battle for conference title
Only one team has defeated Aliquippa in the past two seasons combined: Central Valley in Week 9 last year.
Karen Arnold named athletic director for Pittsburgh City League
Karen Arnold was named athletic director for Pittsburgh Public Schools on Thursday, making her the first woman to hold that position.
Brownsville’s Quarzo sisters celebrate, Moon’s Mia Cochran pulls off shocker at WPIAL cross country meet
Gionna Quarzo of Brownsville has made her name on the track.
Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson betters own course record, captures first WPIAL title
Patrick Anderson started this season by setting a course record at the Marty Uher Invitational on the Roadman Park course at Cal (Pa.).
Yough girls edge Burrell for spot in soccer semifinals
Natalie Vilchek left the game for an extended period of time in the first half Thursday night after she tweaked her right knee.
West Allegheny girls soccer defeats Kiski Area to advance to first semifinal in program history
For the first time in school history, the West Allegheny girls soccer team is headed to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Greensburg Salem sees girls team, 2 boys qualify for states at WPIAL cross country meet
Greensburg Salem cross country coach Nathan Snider couldn’t ask for a better effort from his girls team Thursday at the WPIAL championships at Cal (Pa.).
Knoch girls cross country team makes leap forward at WPIAL meet
Sammy Jo Barnes qualified for the PIAA cross country championships individually the past two seasons.
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 9
Class 6A
Westmoreland County football notes: Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional show mutual respect
Penn-Trafford knows what it is getting with Franklin Regional. But the sentiment is mutual.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for Week 9
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 9:
Cloudy playoff picture makes prognostication precarious for Chick’s Picks
The WPIAL football playoff picture does not just get cloudy on the field this time of year. As Week 9 has so many things on the line — conference titles and playoff spots to name two — things can be cloudy in the prognosticating world, as well.
George Guido: Freeport football made history in 2009
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.
Shaler caught in crowded Northern Conference playoff picture
Keeping track and making sense of the WPIAL’s Class 5A Northern Conference football standings required a lot of extra attention.
Penn Hills takes lessons from volleyball season
Heading into the season, the Penn Hills girls volleyball team was expecting to improve on its seven-win season a year ago. However, everything changed immediately in their first match.
North Allegheny enters girls volleyball playoffs as dangerous as ever
Pointing out a 63-match winning streak for the North Allegheny girls volleyball program somehow feels like underselling the Tigers’ story.
Injuries, lack of depth proved costly for Hampton football
As the Hampton football team looks back on its season, it might think about it as a wasted opportunity — but that doesn’t mean the team didn’t give its best.
