Tag: Brentwood

Notebook: Thomas Jefferson volleyball earns No. 3 seed in playoffs

October 26, 2018

Notebook items from around the South Hills: andamp;#8226; Thomas Jefferson and Laurel Highlands tied for first place in Section 3-3A in girls volleyball this season, as the Jaguars won their seventh consecutive section title and ninth in 10 years. TJ and Laurel Highlands finished 13-1, followed by Elizabeth Forward (10-4)

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Young athletes to play key roles for Brentwood girls volleyball

Expect a rigorous rebuilding process in the Brentwood girls volleyball program for next season. Six senior members of the varsity team will graduate in the spring; five other players rounded out the squad. Team leaders for 2019 will emerge from juniors Mandy Race (MH), Jaden Schwartz (S/DS), Sarah Livingston (OH/DS);

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No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic boys blank Brentwood in WPIAL quarterfinals

October 25, 2018

Last year, the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer season came to a shocking and abrupt end after a loss to Winchester Thurston in the WPIAL quarterfinals. After another 14-win regular season, the Centurions wanted to make sure their season didn't end in the quarterfinals again. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic

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Westmoreland boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals

October 24, 2018

Boys soccer Class 4A Quarterfinals No. 2 Norwin (15-2-1) vs. No. 7 Peters Township (11-7) 8 p.m. Thursday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2)/No. 6 Butler (11-4-2) Coaches: Scott Schuchert, Norwin; Robert Dyer, Peters Township Players to watch: Carter Breen, Sr., F, Norwin; Christian

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South Hills notebook: Thomas Jefferson girls soccer finishes 4th in Section 3-3A

October 19, 2018

Notebook items from around the South Hills: andamp;#8226; Thomas Jefferson's girls soccer team clinched a WPIAL playoff berth as the fourth-place team in Section 3-3A. The Jaguars ended up with a 6-6 section record and finished the regular season 8-10 overall. The TJ girls wrapped up the regular season with

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Chick’s Picks learns breaking down the WPIAL playoff picture no easy task

October 18, 2018

Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season. At this point in the season, Chick's Picks often seeks the help of experts. That is, experts in the field of the WPIAL football playoff picture. This can become quite a complicated matter in some conferences, so Chick's Picks likes

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Brentwood sports notebook: Boys soccer team shines in stretch run

October 15, 2018

Notes plus a few updates from the Brentwood athletic scene: andamp;#8226; The boys soccer team has savored an awesome season in 2018. The Spartans sizzled down the season's home stretch, winning five consecutive games by a 29-1 overall margin. Brentwood socked Chartiers-Houston, 1-0; Monessen; 7-1; Beth-Center, 4-0; Bentworth, 8-0; and

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A team manager for multiple sports at Brentwood, Thapa honored by homecoming crowning

October 12, 2018

Salina Thapa stepped from andquot;behind the scenesandquot; onto center stage Sept. 28 at Brentwood Stadium. Thapa, 17, was named 2018-19 homecoming queen at Brentwood at halftime of the Spartans' conference football game against South Side. She succeeded Jennifer Harmon, last year's homecoming queen. andquot;I was totally surprised when I

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WPIAL volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 7, 2018

October 7, 2018

Here's a look at this week's WPIAL girls volleyball rankings with matches played through Oct. 7, 2018: Class 4A Team, section record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Baldwin, 10-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 8-2, 5 4. Oakland Catholic, 8-4, 3 5. Butler, 7-4, NR Out: Bethel Park, 9-4, 4

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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