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Kiski Area’s Luke Lander collides with North Hills’ Tyler Tomasic and Curtis Foskey in the second quarter Friday, Sept. 6, 2019.

McDonough leads North Hills past Kiski Area in hard-hitting matchup

September 6, 2019

Heading into Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A Northern Conference matchup between Kiski Area and North Hills, coaches Sam Albert and Pat Carey were expecting a battle, which was exactly what they got.

South Fayette’s Joey Audia dives over the pylon to score past New Castle’s Donny Cade Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at South Fayette High School.

South Fayette’s Naman Alemada throws 5 touchdowns in win over New Castle

South Fayette’s Naman Alemada tossed five touchdown passes in Friday night’s 37-21 victory, but those throws weren’t the only ones that left New Castle coach Joe Cowart impressed.

Norwin’s Amanda Lee (4) returns sever against Plum September 3, 2019 at Norwin.

New faces lead way for Norwin volleyball

Norwin’s volleyball team was back to its winning ways in its first section game of the season against Plum.

Gateway volleyball seeks improvement, playoff berth

Coming off of a 2-12 record in Section 1-3A last year, Gateway’s girls volleyball team hopes the rough road it endured has set the stage for a bounce-back season.

Baldwin’s Adriana Marina takes part in a preseason workout to prepare for the 2019 campaign.

Baldwin girls soccer enters season with new coach, enthusiasm

Tom Dongilli has embraced a basic yet enthusiastic approach to his first year as coach of the Baldwin girls soccer team.

Senior midfielder Pasi Oswald is one of Baldwin’s key returning players.

Baldwin boys soccer takes it step by step

Success for the Baldwin boys soccer team appears to be a step-by-step process.

Sewickley Academy’s Simran Bedi returns during the WPIAL Class AA final Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 at Shady Side Academy.
Sewickley Academy’s Simran Bedi is among the team’s returners this season.

Sewickley Academy girls tennis in position to repeat; Quaker Valley rebuilding

With most of its players back, the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team is optimistic about repeating as WPIAL and PIAA Class AA champions.

The 2018 Quaker Valley girls volleyball team prepares for an early-season match.

Quaker Valley volleyball has mix of youth, experience

Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team got its introductions out of the way last year.

Donnie Professori of Pine-Richland tees off during the 99th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Junior Championship on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Westmoreland Country Club.

Roster turnover can’t slow Pine-Richland golf

The Pine-Richland boys golf team is in the rare position of replacing seven seniors who graduated from its 2018 team.

Plum celebrates a point during its section opener against Norwin. The Mustangs dropped the first two sets before rallying to force a fourth set.

Young Plum volleyball team showing fight

The Plum girls volleyball team lost the first two sets of its Section 3-AAAA opener against Norwin on Sept. 3.

Junior duo goes low for Franklin Regional golf team

Franklin Regional’s Chuck Tragesser and Michael Wareham spend a lot of their free time playing golf together at Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo. On match days, they are paired.

Molly Skvorak returns to play keeper for the Shady Side Academy girls, who reached the semifinals of the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs.

Shady Side Academy girls soccer enters season with confidence

Shady Side Academy girls soccer reached the PIAA and WPIAL Class A semifinals last season.

New Zealand’s Simon Child, rises his hockey stick as he celebrates his goal against Spain during a men’s field hockey match at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Shady Side Academy field hockey counting on freshmen to help defend WPIAL title

Last year, the Shady Side field hockey team posted a 14-1-1 record with the lone loss coming in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

Penn-Trafford’s football team (far right) and boys soccer team share the field at Warrior Stadium during a practice this week.

Communication helps 13 Westmoreland schools maximize turfs

It’s a muggy late summer day in Harrison City.

Kiski Area freshman kicker Maxine Crosby also plays goalkeeper for the soccer team.

Highlands’ Hiester, Kiski Area’s Crosby continue female kicking tradition

During her freshman year at Highlands, Hailey Hiester watched her soccer teammate, senior Taylor Gunn, kick as a starter for the Golden Rams football team.

Washington lineman Chase Mitchell commits to FBS newcomer Liberty

The WPIAL added another Division I lineman to the 2020 recruiting class Thursday when Washington’s Chase Mitchell committed to Liberty.

Highlands’ Gabe Norris (right) had 23 goals and 20 assists in his first two seasons.

Highlands’ Gabe Norris is connecting the dots for the Golden Rams

Getting off to a good start is important for any young player and Highlands midfielder Gabe Norris is off to one of the best of his high school career.

Burrell’s AJ Corrado is ranked No. 20 among the state’s top 100 wrestlers, according to PA Power Wrestling.

A-K Valley wrestlers named among top 100 in junior class

When PA Power Wrestling, a media company that covers high school wrestling in Pennsylvania, released its Class of 2021 rankings earlier this week three wrestlers from the A-K Valley were among the top 100 in the state.