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Pine-Richland boys golfers qualify for WPIAL individual finals

September 27, 2019

Pine-Richland golfer Donnie Professori is heading back to the WPIAL Class AAA individual final after shooting 73 to win the WPIAL Class AAA qualifier this past Monday at Hannastown Golf Club.

Plum slow-pitch softball player Lorna Shebeck competes during practice Sept. 26, 2019.

Plum slow-pitch softball searching for 3rd straight league championship

The Plum varsity girls slow-pitch softball team saw its 36-game winning streak snapped Sept. 5 with a 16-2 loss at North Hills.

Franklin Regional’s Hannah Yan competed at the WPIAL tournament after winning the Section 1-AAA singles title.

Postseason success makes Franklin Regional tennis player eager for more

Franklin Regional junior girls tennis player Hannah Yan already is looking forward to next season after a successful run recently.

Shady Side Academy’s Juli Bem returned for the 2019 season.

The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Juliana Bem, Shady Side Academy

Juliana Bem, a senior on the Shady Side Academy cross country team, is one of the veterans on a team that is off to a good start. Juliana is also on the track team. She has begun narrowing her college choices and wants to major in engineering. She has hopes of attending Northwestern or Georgia Tech. She is unsure if she will continue with cross country and track in college.

Franklin Regional running back Zac Gordon has a team-high 507 rushing yards this season.

Bye week helps Franklin Regional regroup, heal for Gateway game

Much like an NFL schedule, the Franklin Regional football slate includes a bye week.

High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 26, 2019

September 26, 2019

Football

Fox Chapel’s Catherine Petrovich (left) and Carissa Shepard celebrate after winning a point during a section doubles finals match Sept. 26, 2019 at Fox Chapel.

High school roundup Sept. 26, 2019: West Allegheny boys soccer knocks off Moon

Fletcher Amos scored the tie-breaking goal midway through the second half to help West Allegheny (8-4-1, 6-1-1) to a 2-1 victory over Moon (10-2, 8-1) in a battle of the top two teams in Section 2-AAA. Logen Mackey also scored for West Allegheny.

Pine-Richland’s Luke Meckler scores past Central Catholic’s Gus Sunseri during their game Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Pine.

Will Pine-Richland vs. Central Catholic predict WPIAL champion once again?

Central Catholic and Pine-Richland have a shared history that few recent rivalries can match.

Bethel Park’s Jehvonn Lewis gets through Franklin Regional players during a game Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at Bethel Park.

Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 5

Class 6A conference

Chick’s Picks aims to reverse the curse in Week 5

After more than two decades of successful WPIAL prognosticating, it comes as no surprise when Chick’s Picks is contacted with various opportunities to increase her fame.

Pryce Donovan and Derry are part of a more competitive Class AAA Big East Conference

5 things to watch in Week 5 of high school football

Central Valley traveled 13 miles to play its first conference road game this season and only nine miles for its second, matchups with Beaver County rivals Blackhawk and Beaver Falls.

Leechburg’s Dan Hauser scored five touchdowns on five carries as the Blue Devils defeated Ford City, 42-0, on Sept. 29, 1979.

A-K Valley Through the Years: One century ago, Owens Field made debut

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.

Greensburg Central Catholic coach Bret Colbert added a jump pass to his playbook.

Westmoreland high school football notes: Centurions add wrinkle to playbook

Greensburg Central Catholic coach Bret Colbert doesn’t mind taking chances with his offense. Trick plays are never out of the question.

Sewickley Academy’s J.F. Aber shakes hands with Riverside’s Skyler Fox after winning the WPIAL Class AA boys golf championship Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Allegheny Country Club.

Sewickley Academy’s J.F. Aber captures WPIAL gold at Class AA boys golf championships

Riverside’s Skyler Fox was gunning to become the first golfer in WPIAL history to win four straight individual boys championships.

Jeannette’s Justin Cramer participates in the Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7on7 tournament on Thursday July 18, 2019 at Latrobe High School.

Top-ranked Jeannette’s defense on a tear

Jeannette senior linebacker Justin Cramer expected the Jayhawks’ defense to be strong, but even he is impressed with the team’s string of three consecutive shutouts.

Shaler notebook: Girls golf team eager to build on successful season

The Shaler Area girls golf team isn’t a program that will have to do much soul searching after this season.

Spencer Platt was a PIHL all-star for Shaler last season.

Shaler hockey player Spencer Platt heads west to Wyoming to grow his game

Feeling out of place would be natural for Glenshaw native Spencer Platt.

Finding right mix puts Bishop Canevin girls soccer squarely in playoff race

As the Bishop Canevin girls soccer team prepared to open the season, coach Pat Egan was sure of two things: His group of returning players would be motivated by last fall’s first-round playoff loss, and they would need help from younger players to be a factor in the 2019 postseason.