Tag: Rochester

Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11

November 7, 2018

WPIAL Class 5A Quarterfinals No. 6 Penn-Trafford (9-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (9-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, andamp;#0010;Titan Stadium, West Mifflin On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, North Hills 7; Peters Township 35, Armstrong 7 Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Penn Hills (11-0)/No. 7 McKeesport (9-2) Coaches:

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Five things we learned in H.S. football: Home teams rule

November 3, 2018

This was a good week to root for the home team. There were 38 playoff games Friday night, and only four road teams won, easily the fewest since the WPIAL expanded to six classifications. There were seven first-round road wins a year ago and 10 in 2016. In fact, only

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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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Rochester edges Monessen in ‘playoff atmosphere’

October 20, 2018

Monessen nearly came back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit, but Rochester held on for a 22-14 victory in nonconference play Friday night at Memorial Stadium. The Greyhounds threw two interceptions in the second half, one of which translated to eight points for the Rams, and made other mental mistakes that

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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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Whiteleather shines as Rochester defeats Sto-Rox

October 5, 2018

Noah Whiteleather gained 138 yards on 27 carries and scored on runs of 27 and 3 yards as Rochester defeated Sto-Rox, 32-12, in a pivotal Class A Big Seven Conference contest Friday night. Whiteleather came into Week 6 as the fourth-leading rusher in the WPIAL with nearly 1,200 yards rushing

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5 things to watch for Week 6 of high school football: USC, Mt. Lebanon renew rivalry

October 4, 2018

Imagine a college football season without Michigan vs. Ohio State or another historic rivalry, and that's the equivalent of a WPIAL season without Upper St. Clair vs. Mt. Lebanon, said USC coach Jim Render. andquot;That game should always be on the schedule,andquot; Render said. andquot;You're talking about one of the

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WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 5

September 27, 2018

Here are some of the top matchups for Week 5 of Western Pennsylvania high school football: Class 6A No. 4 Seneca Valley (4-1, 3-1) at

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Freeport girls soccer edges Highlands

September 26, 2018

The Freeport and Highlands girls soccer rivalry produced another thriller. Abby Bastaja scored in overtime, giving Freeport a 2-1 victory in a Class 2-AA game

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