Tag: Avonworth

WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 10

November 1, 2018

Here's a look at some of the top matchups in each class for this week's WPIAL high school football playoff games: Class 6A Quarterfinals No. 4 Central Catholic (7-3) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley (7-3) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fox Chapel's James M. Burke Stadium On the air: 95.3 FM;

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Soccer titles to be distributed in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

October 31, 2018

As we turn the calendar to November, we begin the process of crowning district soccer champions at Highmark Stadium at Station Square in Pittsburgh. The first of eight championship matches this weekend are Thursday with the boys Class A and Class AAA title matches. Greensburg Central Catholic squares off against

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Top-seeded Avonworth next challenge for Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer

From Day 1 of preseason conditioning, before uniforms were handed out and starters were named, the goal -- no, make that the mission statement -- for the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team, was to bring home a WPIAL championship. The thought of anything less than getting to the final

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Avonworth girls soccer ousts Deer Lakes in Class AA consolation

It was a win-or-go-home scenario Tuesday at Mars Athletic Complex for the Deer Lakes and Avonworth girls soccer teams. Only one spot remained in the PIAA Class AA tournament as the Antelopes and Lancers battled after both suffered semifinal losses three days earlier. Avonworth jumped to an early two-goal lead,

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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WPIAL sets soccer championship schedule for Highmark Stadium

The WPIAL released the schedule for the upcoming eight soccer championship games, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Station Square. Thursday's schedule includes the Class A boys game between Avonworth and Greensburg Central Catholic at 6 p.m. and the Class AAA boys game between Franklin

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Avonworth edges Springdale in WPIAL semifinal boys soccer showdown

October 29, 2018

After two close, defensive battles during the regular season, section rivals Avonworth and Springdale expected a similar outcome as they met Monday in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Mars High School. That's exactly how it played out. Senior Sam Guzzo headed in a crossing pass from fellow senior Jason

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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South Park girls soccer blanks Avonworth to reach WPIAL championship game

October 27, 2018

An emphasis for South Park girls soccer coach Shelly Thropp going into her team's 17th semifinal appearance in 19 years was playing well in the defensive third, translating that to pressuring the offensive third and getting off shots. Early in Saturday's semifinal against Avonworth (13-6-2), South Park (17-2) was able

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A-K Valley soccer capsules: Monday’s semifinals

Class AA Girls semifinals No. 2 Deer Lakes (17-0-1) vs. No. 11 Shady Side Academy (10-6-1) 6 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Quaker Valley/No. 4 Charleroi Coaches: Jordan Wiegand, Deer Lakes; Ed Ellsworth, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Ryan Rodgers, Deer Lakes; Max

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