Sports
Coin flip decides final 2 spots in City League football playoffs
October 15, 2023
Allderdice, Brashear and Perry finished tied in the City League standings, which was a problem since only two could qualify for the football playoffs.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2023
October 14, 2023
Football
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2023: Olszewski, Carter spark Bishop Canevin
Kole Olszewski was 9 for 11 for 107 yards and four touchdowns and Marquis Carter scored on runs of 90 and 35 yards to lead Bishop Canevin to a 62-0 victory over Chartiers-Houston (0-8, 0-5) in Class A Black Hills Conference football Saturday night.
5 things we learned in Week 7 of WPIAL high school football: Long playoff drought over
One of the WPIAL’s longest active playoff droughts is over, and another long streak also could end this year.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Robin Reilly and Belle Vernon’s Rogan Maloney
Robin Reilly
Buzzatto runs for 400 yards, but Leechburg tops Riverview
It was a sight Sebastian Mason and the Leechburg defense had seen all afternoon.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Springdale’s Briana Ross, Kiski Area’s Sammy Plazio
Briana Ross
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 15, 2023
WPIAL football rankings
Westmoreland high school football notes: Showdown between Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford looms
Second place and a playoff spot will be on the line in the Class 5A Big East Conference, and one game will settle it all.
Kiski Area football adds Guardian Caps for extra level of safety during practice
Kiski Area football players, coaches and fans witnessed a Laurel Highlands football player being carted off the field to an area medical facility after a collision late in a Sept. 8 nonconference game with the Cavaliers at Richard Dilts Stadium.
Riverview runners ready to contend for WPIAL medals, PIAA berth
PA Milesplit, a website which tracks and reports on cross country teams throughout the state, lists five teams as the primary contenders for the four PIAA qualifying spots from WPIAL boys Class A.
Plum runners prepare for WPIAL cross country championships
Gabriel Powell has the PIAA cross country championships on his mind as the days become fewer and fewer before the WPIAL’s top races of the year take center stage Oct. 26 at White Oak Park.
Norwin girls volleyball keeps up the fight
Norwin’s girls volleyball team was fighting for a playoff spot in Section 3-4A as the regular season winded toward a mid-October finish.
Norwin notebook: Knights strive for better starts
While Norwin’s football team has been more resilient and competitive than is has been in a while, the Knights were trying to get off to better starts.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls soccer wins 3rd straight Section 1 title
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team locked up the Section 1-4A championship on Oct. 11 with an 8-0 victory over Allderdice at Newman Stadium.
Franklin Regional’s Nathan Kociela, Caroline Shirley shine at WCCA championships
There was nothing but smiles on the faces of Franklin Regional cross country runners Oct. 11 following their finishes at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association cross country championships.
Franklin Regional girls golfers test their mettle in WPIAL postseason
Mark Twain is believed to have said, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”
After sitting out, Eden Christian runner eager to compete for WPIAL cross country gold
The only running Nathan Garrett did at last year’s WPIAL cross country championships was to urge on his Eden Christian teammates.
Aquinas field hockey rebuilding on the run
Someone forgot to tell the Aquinas Academy field hockey team that this was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
Fox Chapel cross country claims section titles, building momentum for WPIAL meet
Fox Chapel cross country coach Thomas Moul knew what the top goal on the mind of the girls team was. After a few years without a title, the Foxes wanted to get back on top of the section.
