Sports
Gateway’s Raymer commits to swim at Youngstown State
October 24, 2021
Summer Raymer is busy in the water getting ready for competitions with her Racer-X club team and also for her final season with the Gateway swim team.
Gateway hockey celebrating 50th anniversary season
The Gateway ice hockey program is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and alumni president Stefan Biancaniello said there are a lot of positive vibes surrounding what will be a year-long celebration.
Training changes have Shaler cross country runner on top of her game
Shaler senior cross country runner Samantha Hennen was open to new ideas.
Shaler hockey coach preaches calculated risk taking
Cory Sakolsky isn’t concerned that the Shaler Area hockey team won’t listen to his instructions. The second-year Titans coach is worried they may listen a little too well.
Chartiers Valley’s Lamont Payne thriving since committing to Penn State
Lamont Payne has lived up to his surname, as he has been a big pain for opposing coaches to game plan around.
Chartiers Valley girls soccer team writes 1st chapter in program’s new era
Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.
5 things we learned in Week 8: Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher delivers again in must-win game
Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher has delivered many times before in must-win situations, but those often had him holding a basketball in his hands.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2021
October 23, 2021
High schools
Trib HSSN high school football rankings: Oct. 23, 2021
Class 6A
Momentum-shifting save, strong second half lift Kiski Area boys soccer team to playoff win over Gateway
After a back-and-forth start to their Class 3A first-round playoff matchup with Gateway on Saturday, the Kiski Area boys soccer team got to playing how it wante and ran away with a 5-1 win on the strength of four second-half goals.
DiFalco’s hat trick leads Franklin Regional past Trinity in 1st round of WPIAL 3A playoffs
Franklin Regional appeared in the past three WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championships and has its sights set on making it four straight.
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2021: Top-seeded GCC girls roll into quarterfinals
Riley Kerr and Sara Felder had three goals and two assists apiece to lead No. 1 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 9-0 girls soccer victory over No. 16 Eden Christian (4-8-2) in a WPIAL Class A first-round match Saturday at Franklin Regional. Alexia Graham added two goals and an assist for the Centurions (13-1), who will play Riverside in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
Central Catholic jumps on Baldwin quickly, cruises to 6A win
It took longer for Central Catholic to salute its 22 seniors before the game than it did for the Vikings to strike on their first three drives.
George Guido: Pair of worthy Alle-Kiski Valley men bound for Hall
Two well-known area sports figures are headed for induction into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: GCC’s Dlugos boys play with heavy hearts
“RWG Pap” was written in bold, black lettering on the tape wrapped around Nate Dlugos’ wrist.
Brownsville leaving WPIAL football for independent schedule
Leaving WPIAL football was an idea Brownsville athletic director Scott Roebuck once was adamantly against, but now he agrees that drastic move is the best chance to save the program.
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy soccer teams add to playoff legacy
High schools from the Lower Valley continue to experience soccer success.
Strong finish lifts Bethel Park into WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
The turnaround began last year and continued into this season.
Bethel Park writing remarkable bounce-back tale
After shaking last year’s winless record, Bethel Park’s football team played its way to a WPIAL playoff berth with four impressive midseason victories.
Young lineup off to strong start for Plum hockey
The Plum varsity hockey team won just one game last year in a 2020-21 season that was unlike any other in the history of the PIHL with delays, restrictions and numerous changes overall because of the covid pandemic.
