Tag: Charleroi

Deer Lakes rolls past Charleroi to qualify for PIAA boys soccer tournament

November 1, 2018

There was a sense of frustration among the Deer Lakes boys soccer players after Monday's shutout loss to Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals. The No. 2 Lancers fired off 26 shots in the game but were not able to score once in a 1-0 setback. The

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5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL football playoffs

South Fayette could've rematched New Castle in the WPIAL football playoffs, and Greensburg Salem could've visited conference foe Thomas Jefferson for the second time. Instead, the WPIAL avoided rematches. The football steering committee had historically avoided first-round rematches between conference opponents but nixed that unwritten rule three seasons ago when

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A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules for Nov. 1, 2018

October 31, 2018

Class AA Consolation game No. 2 Deer Lakes (17-1-1) vs. No. 4 Charleroi (18-1) 6 p.m. Thursday at Moon Coaches: Jordan Wiegand, Deer Lakes; Jon Ducoli, Charleroi Players to watch: A.J. Dorman, Deer Lakes; Cullin Woytovich, Charleroi Corner kicks: The winner advances to the PIAA Class AA playoffs, which begin

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

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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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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Quaker Valley boys shut out Charleroi in WPIAL semifinals

The first goal swung the pendulum one way, and it never swung back. Charleroi's hopes for a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship were cut short Monday night when Quaker Valley dealt the Cougars their first loss of the season, 5-0. andquot;That first goal, that's the most important in these

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

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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WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 28, 2018

October 27, 2018

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 8-2, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 7-3, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 5. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 10-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 10-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 8-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 8-2,

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Apollo-Ridge puts scare into Charleroi before losing by 10

October 26, 2018

Charleroi got an unexpected challenge from Apollo-Ridge on Friday night before pulling out a 34-24 victory. It appeared to be a classic mismatch for the Cougars, who improved to 8-1. They have been dominant, losing only two regular-season games over the past two years. The Vikings came into Myron Pottios

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A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9

October 24, 2018

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,

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