Sports
Deer Lakes cruises past Burrell, ties school record for most wins in a season
October 25, 2024
Deer Lakes already had clinched a playoff berth before its game against Burrell began Friday. The only question that remained was where the Lancers would finish in the conference.
Penn Hills gets key win for playoff fortunes, defeating rival Plum
Jay’mere Ellis didn’t want to worry about tiebreakers, Gardner Points or for the committee to decide the Class 5A wild cards. The Penn Hills senior quarterback wanted to seal up second place in the Northeast Conference in tidy fashion to make a case for the best seed possible for the WPIAL playoffs.
Mt. Lebanon, North Catholic, Quaker Valley advance at PIAA team tennis tournament
Mt. Lebanon, North Catholic and Quaker Valley are still alive their quests to win state team tennis titles.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 26, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Hempfield’s Howard commits to Virginia softball team
Virginia, they say, is for lovers.
Westmoreland County WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Oct. 26, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
5 things to watch in Week 9: New wild card approach puts playoff hopes in WPIAL football committee’s hands
In most other years, Friday’s finale between Hopewell and North Catholic might be considered almost a play-in game.
Avonworth seeks another outright Western Hills title but Beaver can force 3-way tie
Which WPIAL football team has the longest conference winning streak now that Aliquippa’s has ended? That would be Avonworth, which hasn’t lost to a conference foe since 2021.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2024
High schools
Westinghouse, Allderdice to collide again with City League championship on the line
There will be no surprises when Allderdice (5-4) and Westinghouse (7-1) meet in the City League championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cupples Stadium.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season, the final Friday in October and the last regular season weekend of the 2024 campaign.
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2024: Gabby Beinecke’s golden goal lifts South Fayette
October 24, 2024
Gabby Beinecke scored the overtime winner, assisted by Abbey Spalla, to lead No. 2 South Fayette to a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Bethel Park (10-7-3) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday night. The Lions (16-3) will meet No. 6 Mars in the semifinals Tuesday.
Canon-McMillan girls roar out of halftime break, get past Penn-Trafford
Canon-McMillan ordered personal pizzas from Pizza Hut for the drive home Thursday night from Harrison City.
Deer Lakes boys shut out North Catholic again, advance to WPIAL semifinals
It’s always tough beating a team three times in a season.
Freshman’s goal in final minutes of overtime sends Plum past Moon in WPIAL quarterfinals
Keirstin Curry said she couldn’t have hit a better shot.
Norwin boys win 2nd WPIAL cross country team title in school history
All season, Norwin cross country coach Brian Fleckenstein kept telling his runners they could beat North Allegheny.
Runners from Woodland Hills, Quaker Valley, Carlynton race their way to WPIAL girls cross country titles
Woodland Hills is best known as a football school.
Fox Chapel, Freeport, Mohawk runners claim WPIAL boys cross country crowns
Safe to say Fox Chapel senior Ethan Vaughan left everything he had on the course at White Oak Park.
Freeport’s Michael Braun goes wire to wire to win WPIAL Class 2A cross country title
Freeport senior Michael Braun earned a top-10 finish at the WPIAL cross country championships last year and ran at states.
