Tag: Mars

Woodland Hills upsets Mars in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round

November 2, 2018

Woodland Hills did not have the regular season that WPIAL football fans have come to expect, but when it took the field Friday night, it put together a classic Wolverines performance and pulled off a first-round upset. Anthony Merideth had 150 yards rushing and a touchdown and the defense forced

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WPIAL singles, doubles champions advance in PIAA tournament

It was a good day to be a WPIAL champion Friday at the PIAA singles and doubles tournaments at Hershey Racquet Club. Both district singles champions and the two doubles teams that claimed WPIAL gold were victorious in the first round and quarterfinals. North Allegheny's Ashley Huang earned two straight-set

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Mars, Oakland Catholic to play for WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer crown

November 1, 2018

Girls soccer WPIAL championship game Class AAA No. 1 Mars (18-0) vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic (17-1) 6 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Blair Gerlach, Mars; Jim Earle, Oakland Catholic Players to watch: Ellie Coffield, So., M, Mars; Hannah Henn, So., F/M, Oakland Catholic Corner kicks: Mars is making its

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

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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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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Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Mars’ Austin Rocke, Oakland Catholic’s Hannah Schupansky

Austin Rocke School: Mars Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Rocke scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with four minutes left in overtime, to lift the Planets to a 4-3 win over South Fayette in the Class AAA quarterfinals on Oct. 25. Rocke had an assist 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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Wurst’s key saves, penalty kick send West Allegheny boys to WPIAL championship game

It was the end of the second overtime of the WPIAL Class 3A soccer semifinal between West Allegheny and Mars, and the two goal keepers -- the Indians' Braden Wurst and the Planets' Nathan Paras -- took a long walk together. The two had sparked their respective teams through 110

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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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