Tag: Mt. lebanon

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

November 1, 2018

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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WPIAL top 10: Most playoff appearances

October 31, 2018

THE TOP 10 Playoff persistency Here is a list of the 10 schools with the most WPIAL playoff appearances. Schoolandamp;#0010;Appearances, First, Most recent 1. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;42, 1942, 2018 2. Jeannetteandamp;#0010;41, 1939, 2018 3. Mt. Lebanonandamp;#0010;39, 1941, 2018 4. Upper St. Clairandamp;#0010;37, 1974, 2018 5. Penn Hillsandamp;#0010;35, 1971, 2018 6. Washington 34,

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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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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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Mt. Lebanon defeats Central Catholic to secure 3rd place, home playoff game in Class 6A

Mt. Lebanon took advantage of early turnovers and a sloppy first half of play by Central Catholic en route to upsetting the Vikings, 17-7, on a rainy night at Highmark Stadium. Central Catholic fumbled on the second offensive play of the game, then again on the first play of its

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WPIAL football don’t-miss matchups for Week 9

October 25, 2018

Here's a look at some don't-miss matchups in each classification for Week 9: Class 6A No. 5 Mt. Lebanon (4-5, 4-3) at No. 3 Central Catholic (7-2, 5-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28; Central Catholic 35, Canon-McMillan 7 Coaches:

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Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson, Bentworth’s Jocelyn Timlin

October 23, 2018

Patrick Anderson School: Mt. Lebanon Class: Junior Sport: Cross Country Claim to fame: Anderson won the Tri-State Coaches Association cross country championships at Cal (Pa.) with a time of 16 minutes, 8.55 seconds, edging North Allegheny's Zach Kinne on Oct. 25. Anderson finished second at the The Legends Meet at

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WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018

October 20, 2018

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 9-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 6-3, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 9-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 7-2,

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Mt. Lebanon football clinches playoff berth with win over Norwin

October 19, 2018

Mt. Lebanon is back in the playoffs. The Blue Devils defeated visiting Norwin, 34-28, on Friday to earn a WPIAL Class 6A playoff berth at Mt. Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon (4-3, 4-5) snapped a two-game losing streak. Norwin (2-5, 3-6) dropped its third straight and faces a challenging road to a

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