Tag: West Allegheny

Gateway moves to top of Trib 10 football power rankings

November 12, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a big shake up among the elite teams during the second week of the district playoffs as nearly a third of the poll was

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PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being

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WPIAL schedules Penn Hills, Peters Township football semifinal at Norwin

Penn Hills and Peters Township will play their semifinal Friday night at Norwin, giving both teams an early look at the new championship site for WPIAL Class 5A football. But only one of the two will return to Norwin for the finals Nov. 23. In the other Class 5A semifinal,

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PIAA sets boys soccer semifinal sites and times

November 11, 2018

Seven WPIAL boys soccer teams will be involved in Tuesday's PIAA boys soccer semifinals. A rematch of the WPIAL Class A title game pits Greensburg Central Catholic (19-2) against WPIAL champion Avonworth (22-0-1). The Antelopes scored a shootout victory in the teams' match for the WPIAL title Nov. 1. GCC

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West Allegheny hangs on to eliminate Woodland Hills

November 10, 2018

The Woodland Hills and West Allegheny football teams have developed a reputation for playing close and competitive games. In six matchups between the Wolverines and Indians played since 2014, four of them were decided by seven or fewer points. Included in that series was West Allegheny's one-point triumph in conference

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

November 8, 2018

Class 6A Semifinals No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (6-5) at No. 2 Pine-Richland (8-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pine-Richland Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Mt. Lebanon 38, Canon-McMillan 31; Pine-Richland, bye Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 North Allegheny (10-0)/No. 5 Seneca Valley (8-3) Coaches: Mike Melnyk, Mt. Lebanon;

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Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football

Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side

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WPIAL boys soccer teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs

November 4, 2018

The WPIAL boys soccer playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams which remain alive are gearing up for what they hope are successful runs in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are set for first-round matchups in each of the four classifications.

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Palko closes out home career as West Allegheny smothers Shaler

November 2, 2018

Bob Palko carried the football in his right arm as he exited the field at Joe P. DiMichela Stadium for the final time. The West Allegheny faithful that stuck it out to the completion of the No. 5 Indians' 37-0 win over No. 12 Shaler in the opening round of

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Franklin Regional blanks West Allegheny to capture 1st WPIAL boys soccer championship

November 1, 2018

With a defense like Franklin Regional's sometimes all it takes is one. Panthers coach Rand Hudson said he hoped his team was ready for the andquot;brights lights, big cityandquot; nature of the finals. With the sparkle of a Pittsburgh skyline as the backdrop, the Panthers gave their coach a definitive

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