Sports
Scouting Aliquippa in advance of WPIAL Class 3A final
November 14, 2018
ALIQUIPPA Player to watch Solvauhn Moreland Senior, 6-3, 305, OL/DL The senior is a disruptive force on defense for the Quips. He has 66 tackles, 18 for a loss, as well as six sacks. Opponents lost 103 yards on his tackles. He has made a verbal commitment to Ball State.
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Jack Duggan
Jack Duggan School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Hockey Class: Senior Claim to fame: Jack Duggan had a hat trick of a different variety with three assists to help lead the Panthers to their third win of the season. Sewickley Academy's 5-4 win over Fox Chapel also was the third time the
Freedom leads Midwestern with 8 first-team all-conference picks
Freedom's Zach Rosa and Cody Ross earned MVP honors and four teammates were named first-team all-conference Tuesday in the Midwestern Conference. Rosa, a senior quarterback and defensive back, earned first-team honors on both side of the ball. Freedom's Nick Dinardo was selected first-team as both a kicker and punter. Freedom
Deer Lakes reaches 1st PIAA title game with win over Shady Side Academy
November 13, 2018
Michael Sullivan predicted in preseason camp he would score a goal on a throw-in goal at some point during the year. It came at the perfect moment. Sullivan's throw deflected off a Shady Side Academy defender and into the back of the net with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining, giving
Knoch’s 48-match winning streak ends with PIAA loss to Warren
With one game separating it from a return trip to the state finals, Knoch girls volleyball ran into a Warren team Tuesday night that was determined to continue its historic run. The Dragons put an end to Knoch's reign as state champions and its 48-match winning streak. Warren, the District
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 13, 2018
High Schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday's schedule Seneca Valley (9-3) vs. Pine Richland (9-2) at Heinz Field, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday's schedule Both games at 7:30 p.m. Gateway (12-0) vs. West Allegheny (9-2) at West Mifflin; Penn Hills (12-0) vs. Peters Township (10-2) at NorwinSouth Park falls to Bedford in shootout in PIAA girls soccer semfinals
SOMERSET -- South Park and Bedford played a classic in freezing conditions Tuesday night in the PIAA Class AA girls soccer semifinals at Somerset High School. The winner would move on to the state championship game. Unfortunately for South Park, the Eagles headed home. andquot;I'm proud of our effort,andquot; South
West Allegheny avenges loss to Franklin Regional, advances to PIAA final
West Allegheny did something no team had done all season on Tuesday night. In addition to playing without its starting goalkeeper for the first time in nearly four years -- instead starting a keeper who had never played the position before -- the Indians managed to score two goals against
Freedom tops Shady Side Academy in double overtime to reach PIAA girls soccer final
Michaela Watkins saw 20 yards of turf and a goalie between her and a ticket to Hershey. Freedom's senior forward tapped the ball forward with a Shady Side Academy defender in close pursuit and unloaded a shot into the net for a 3-2 victory. That anyone broke free for an
Seneca Valley boys, Peters Township, Oakland Catholic girls fall short in PIAA semifinals
Bennett Mueller, Ben Engstrom and Bobby Hydrisko scored to carry District 1 fifth-place finisher Radnor to a 3-1 win over WPIAL champion Seneca Valley in the PIAA Class AAAA semifinals at Chambersburg High School. The Raiders finished the season 19-3-1. Radnor will play District 3 runner-up Wilson in the championship
North Allegheny returns to PIAA title match by topping Garnet Valley in semifinals
The North Allegheny girls volleyball Twitter account has pinned photo of the team celebrating its 2017 PIAA championship, complete with the golden ball trophy and a 15-foot long banner proclaiming the Tigers state champions. On Saturday, the Tigers will get a chance to update that photo. North Allegheny defeated Garnet
Avonworth shuts out Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer in PIAA semifinals
Avonworth coach Tom Angell is a big fan of dark chocolate. Standout senior Sam Guzzo likes Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and goalkeeper Tim Stewart likes it all and will eat whatever. Nevertheless, Guzzo was sweet as milk chocolate for the Antelopes. The attacker took possession on a crossing pass, dodged
Defending state champion Freeport ousted in PIAA Class AA volleyball semifinals
There will be no PIAA championship repeat for the Freeport girls volleyball team. District 6 champion Bald Eagle Area kept its undefeated season going and put an end to the Yellowjackets' campaign with a 3-1 victory Tuesday evening in the PIAA Class AA semifinals at Clarion Area High School. The
Westmoreland notebook: Busy signing day expected
Some of the WPIAL's top Division I college recruits from the area will make their commitments official by signing national letters of intent. The initial signing period for senior athletes in all sports except football begins Wednesday, and Westmoreland County will be well represented. Those expected to sign Wednesday or
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Jesse Greyshock, Freeport’s Mackensey Jack
Jesse Greyshock School: Deer Lakes Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Report card: Greyshock has loomed large between the goalposts for the Lancers all season. He gave up one goal in last Saturday's 2-1 win over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals. Greyshock has a 5-1 postseason record, including threeGeorge Guido: ’43 Aspinwall, ’68 Burrell football teams celebrate WPIAL title anniversaries
This week marks the anniversaries of two notable WPIAL football championship teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley: the 75th anniversary of Aspinwall's 1943 team that finished unbeaten, untied and unscored upon and 50 years since Burrell repeated as WPIAL champion. Aspinwall 1943 It's something no WPIAL team has done since, winning
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Avonworth’s Owen North, Shady Side Academy’s Krystyna Rytel
Owen North School: Avonworth Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: North converted a penalty kick with under seven minutes left in Avonworth's 2-1 win over Rockwood on Saturday in a PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Peters Township. North, who has scored six goals and has eight assists this season,
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Jake Sciorilli, Penn-Trafford’s Samantha Doherty
Jake Sciorilli School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Sciorilli scored from 12 yards out with 9 minutes, 38 seconds left to lead Franklin Regional (20-0-1) to a 1-0 win over Cathedral Prep in a PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal Saturday at Slippery Rock High School. andquot;I just
WPIAL Class A final preview: Rochester chasing 9th district title, while OLSH is making 1st appearance
Author Thomas Wolfe once wrote, andquot;You can't go home again.andquot; Gene Matsook is hoping Wolfe's turn of a phrase has nothing to do with football. Well, it isn't exactly home that Matsook will be returning to Saturday when he takes his Rochester football team on a bus ride along Ohio
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — McKeesport captures 1st state title in ’94
The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't
