Tag: Peters Township

Peters Township routs Baldwin to clinch 1st conference title in 43 years

October 27, 2018

Peters Township wasn't about to let a cold, wet night rain on its parade. The Indians might not be throwing an actual parade down McMurray Road for this victory, but it felt like they should after the final horn sounded after a 42-7 win over Baldwin Friday night at home

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WPIAL girls soccer semifinals on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 26, 2018

In this decade, Peters Township and Norwin have each captured two WPIAL girls soccer championships. On Saturday, the Indians and Knights square off for a spot in the Class 4A district title game. The match at Elizabeth Forward is one of eight semifinals as eight teams will be one step

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North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy, Knoch advance to PIAA girls tennis semifinals

Three WPIAL girls tennis teams earned a trip to the PIAA semifinals with quarterfinal wins Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. In Class AAA, Ashley Huang and Ella Sinciline earned singles victories to lead WPIAL champion North Allegheny to a 3-2 victory over WC Henderson from District 1. The Tigers will

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Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s semifinals

October 25, 2018

girls soccer Class 4A Semifinals No. 2 Norwin (15-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (15-3) 5 p.m. Saturday at Elizabeth Forward Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Seneca Valley (14-2)/No. 4 Upper St. Clair (13-3) Coaches: Lauren Karcher, Norwin; Pat Verab, Peters Township Players to watch: Lacey Bernick, So., MF,

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Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games

Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selections

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Greensburg Central Catholic volleyball rolls to 1st-round victory

October 24, 2018

Guarding against the prospects of another early exit from the WPIAL playoffs, Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball coach Courtney Stynchula used a different starting lineup for the third-seeded Centurions' first-round match Wednesday night against Jefferson-Morgan at Hempfield. The new-look Section 4-A champs responded with a 3-0 victory over the 14th-seeded

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Westmoreland boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals

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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PIAA golf, tennis tournaments on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 22, 2018

The first day of the PIAA golf championships are in the books from the Heritage Hills Golf Resort, and a handful of district golfers in the hunt for state gold. WPIAL Class AAA girls champion Caroline Wrigley of North Allegheny shot a 2-over par 74 and has a one-stroke lead

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Thomas Jefferson’s Max Shaw named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week

October 21, 2018

Thomas Jefferson's great success over the decades has been a simple recipe. Dominate the line of scrimmage and run the ball down the opponent's throats. That popular menu item in Jaguars Country was on display in Week 8 as Thomas Jefferson plowed Greensburg Salem, 70-21, in a matchup of possible

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Peters Township defeats Bethel Park, nears first conference title since 1975

October 19, 2018

T.J. Plack has coached Peters Township for only three years but knows exactly how long the Indians have waited to celebrate a conference title. andquot;Forty-three years,andquot; Plack said without hesitation. Peters hasn't won its conference since 1975, but this year's team took a giant step toward winning it again by

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