Sports
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Will Andrews
October 11, 2018
Will Andrews School: Quaker Valley Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Will Andrews leads the defending state boys soccer champions at Quaker Valley with 55 shots and 13 goals this season. The team, which has qualified for the playoffs for 36 consecutive years, has outscored opponents 84-9 and has
Belle Vernon, West Mifflin chase home playoff game in Big Eight clash
Belle Vernon's football team could spend the first weekend of November on the beach, the unofficial nickname given to their sand-colored home turf. With a win this week, the Leopards can start making plans for their beach party in the playoffs but West Mifflin may spoil their fun. The Big
High school roundup for Oct. 10, 2018: Mt. Lebanon girls edge Canon-McMillan in OT
October 10, 2018
Girls soccer teams continue to jockey for playoff positioning in Section 2-4A. Jane Chavez scored in overtime to lift Mt. Lebanon to a 2-1 victory over Canon-McMillan (9-6-1, 6-6-1) on Wednesday night. The win lifted the Blue Devils (9-4-3, 8-3-2) into third place. Upper St. Clair 2, Moon 1 --
A-K Valley notebook: Freport’s Hunter has breakout performance
Ricky Hunter spent his first two seasons at Freeport behind Jake Sarver on the Yellowjackets' depth chart at kicker and punter, but the junior had a breakout performance in Friday's 14-10 win over Class 3A Big East rival Deer Lakes. With Freeport trailing by three points late in the fourth
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 10, 2018
There is a week left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN's exclusive coverage of the
OLSH girls volleyball avenges title-game loss to Bishop Canevin
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls volleyball rallied from one set down to defeat Bishop Canevin on the road, 3-1, in a nonsection game featuring two ranked teams Wednesday night. andquot;We gave the girls the option to play them,andquot; OLSH coach Michael McDonald said. andquot;We didn't have to play
High school scores, schedules for Oct. 10, 2018
High schools Field hockey Wednesday's results WPIAL Division II Mt. Lebanon 7, Penn-Trafford 0 Peters Township 4, Hempfield 0 Hockey Thursday's schedule PIHL Class 2A Armstrong at Pine-Richland, 9:10 p.m.; Moon at Hempfield, 7:15 p.m. Class A Fox Chapel at Beaver, 8:45 p.m.; Meadville at Blackhawk, 6:45 p.m. Soccer Boys
WPIAL team golf titles up for grabs in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Four champions will be crowned Thursday at the 2018 WPIAL team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. Six teams make up the championship field in boys Class AAA and AA. Four teams are in the girls finals in Class AAA and AA. In boys' Class AAA, Central Catholic,
5 things to watch at WPIAL team golf championships
The WPIAL boys and girls team golf championship will be Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. Action begins at 10 a.m. The boys will play the Gold course and the girls' finals will be contested on the Red course. Champions will be crowned in Class AAA and AA. Here
Greensburg Salem’s killer B’s return as favorites at annual WCCA meet
The Pittsburgh Steelers have the Killer B's in football: Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell. The Greensburg Salem boys cross country team has its own version of the Killer B's -- senior Cameron Binda, Mark Brown and Dylan Binda. That trio has led the Golden Lions the past three
Jeannette aims to cut down on penalties against rival Greensburg Central Catholic
Jeannette has to clean up its act, coach Roy Hall preached after last Friday's night's home win over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. At the time, he meant cut down on penalties. But when he reiterated those words Saturday morning, he was referring to the bleachers at McKee Stadium.
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 7
Sam Brown Fox Chapel, Jr., RB/WR/SS Brown stood tall for the Foxes last Friday in their 45-15 win over Connellsville with 154 rushing yards and four touchdowns. It was his second 100-yard performance of the season. Defensively, he made seven tackles, including two sacks, in the victory that was keyThe Birdie concerned by amount of blowouts in Westmoreland County
Last week: 12-2 (.857) Season: 69-21 (.767) The Birdie enjoys scoring, lots of scoring. But Westmoreland's top -- andquot;Only,andquot; he quips -- high school football prognosticator, is seeing a disturbing trail of blowouts this season. It's causing him grief, andquot;Like when Mrs. Birdie watches 'This Is Us,' andquot; he said,
Rivals Freeport, Burrell set to battle to stay in hunt for postseason berth
John Gaillot saw several variations of the Allegheny Conference in his 11 seasons as Freeport's football coach, and he always praised the league for its competitiveness. The newly-formed Big East where Freeport finds itself for the first time exceeds even the toughest season that Gaillot remembers. andquot;This has been the
High school football Q&A with Jeannette’s Drake Petrillo
Drake Petrillo is a late bloomer to football. He joined Jeannette's team in Week 3 last season. But watching him play Friday, you would think he'd been playing defense all of his life. Petrillo was a disruptive force from the middle of the Jeannette defensive line, ripping past blockers for
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7
Class 5A Big East Latrobe (1-6, 1-4) at Plum (2-5, 1-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum On the air: 97.3 FM, 1480 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 27, Latrobe 7; Plum 45, Albert Gallatin 7 Coaches: Jason Marucco, Latrobe; Matt Morgan, Plum Top players: Zak Williams, Latrobe (Sr., 5-9,
High school football Q&A with Riverview’s Isaac Murphy
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the Riverview coaches discovered the defensive end they've been looking for all season. Because of a ton of injuries on the defensive line, backup junior safety Isaac Murphy was called into battle last week and moved to the trenches of the defensive
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 7
Zach Beitel Ligonier Valley, sr., WR/DB The senior has intercepted three passes and knocked down four others this season for the unbeaten andamp;#0010;Rams. He also had two tackles for loss and scored a touchdown on a hook-and-lateral against Penns Manor. Isaiah Beltram Monessen, so., RB The sophomore has more thanThe Birdie says some A-K Valley teams’ seasons might turn into metaphorical pumpkin
Last week: 8-3 Season: 62-16 The Birdie made his weekly pilgrimage to Giant Eagle -- andquot;gotta respect a store named after a birdandquot; -- over the weekend and was surprised by the number of fall-related products he saw. andquot;Everything's got pumpkin spice in it now,andquot; he said. andquot;Coffee. Cereal. Cookies.
Northern Cambria running game to provide test for Ligonier Valley
This game has been circled on the schedules for the Ligonier Valley and Northern Cambria football teams since it was released in the spring. And it's the game fans of the District 6 Heritage Conference have been waiting for. They want to know if Northern Cambria, the team two Heritage
