Sports
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Springdale’s Carissa Walsh, Fox Chapel’s Carson Krushansky
November 2, 2024
Carissa Walsh
Riverview girls soccer caps season in WPIAL quarterfinals
With one WPIAL Class A playoff victory under its belt, the Riverview girls soccer team hoped for more when it tangled with No. 2 Seton-La Salle in a quarterfinal contest Oct. 26 at Dormont Stadium.
Plum’s Wes Lorish caps decorated high school career at PIAA golf tournament
Wes Lorish had high hopes for his final PIAA Class 3A individual championship tournament.
Norwin notebook: Soccer teams well represented on all-WPIAL lists
Norwin’s soccer teams were rewarded for strong regular seasons and playoff runs with postseason accolades.
Playoff season rejuvenates Norwin girls soccer program
After 110 minutes of playoff soccer and one round of penalty kicks, Norwin girls soccer players were wrung out with emotion.
Bittersweet ending for North Allegheny field hockey seniors
When North Allegheny field hockey coach Michelle Kessler asked her seniors in August what they hoped to accomplish this season, their answer was short and sweet.
State champion North Allegheny boys golf team reflects on ‘epic’ season
The greatest season in North Allegheny boys golf began three months ago with a practice and a premonition.
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers keep finding ways to rally
Call the 2024 Franklin Regional football team ‘The Comeback Kids” the way they played in games this season.
Franklin Regional boys string together upsets in WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional’s boys are making a habit out of upsetting teams in the WPIAL playoffs.
Reliable goalkeeper always delivers for Shady Side Academy girls soccer, earns Division I scholarship
Shady Side Academy girls soccer coach Mary Lynch knows she can count on junior goalkeeper Maria Ravotti. The Bulldogs needed Ravotti, a 5-foot-11 junior, to play well, especially since she was the only goalie on the roster this season.
There was no catching Fox Chapel’s Ethan Vaughan at WPIAL cross-country meet
At one point during the WPIAL Class 3A cross-country championship race, Fox Chapel senior Ethan Vaughan felt a moment when he thought people may be catching up.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2024
High schools
No. 7 Penn Hills guts out WPIAL playoff win over Moon
November 1, 2024
Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris approached senior running back/linebacker Naytel Mitchell before the season with a request to play a physical brand of football on both sides of the ball. Mitchell accepted and was hard on conditioning to be ready for the rigors of a long season and handle situations like Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium.
Eric Kasperowicz’s 6 TD runs in 2nd half rally Mars to upset of Montour
Big players make big plays at big times, and for Mars senior Eric Kasperowicz, that moment came with just 14 seconds left in Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal against Montour.
McKeesport beats Belle Vernon in physical showdown
McKeesport coach Matt Miller had a lot to smile about Friday night, but he secretly was fretting about his son’s physical condition following the Tigers’ bone-jarring, first-round playoff victory over Belle Vernon.
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 10 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
Tyler Eber runs for 238 yards, 2 TDs as No. 1 Thomas Jefferson rolls past West Allegheny
Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber wasn’t counting his carries, and neither was his coach, so they were a little surprised to hear he’d run the ball nearly 50 times.
High school football roundup for Nov. 1, 2024: Kymon’e Brown helps Jeannette upset No. 4 Neshannock
Kymon’e Brown threw for 101 yards and ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns to lead 13th-seeded Jeannette to a 23-7 upset victory over No. 4 Neshannock (9-2) in a WPIAL Class A first-round matchup Friday night.
4th-quarter touchdown pass lifts Franklin Regional past North Hills
Franklin Regional’s late-game heroics on a Chase Lemke pop pass on a fake quarterback keeper pushed the Panthers to a 17-16 victory over North Hills in the WPIAL Class 5A first round Friday night at Martorelli Stadium.
Penn-Trafford runs over South Fayette in football playoffs
Back-to-back losses to open the WPIAL football playoffs the last two seasons did not sit well with Tasso Whipple and his Penn-Trafford teammates.
