Tag: West Allegheny

No. 2 West Allegheny pulls away from Kiski Area to reach boys soccer semifinals

October 26, 2018

After a 13-goal barrage by West Allegheny in Monday's WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Kiski Area knew it would have its hands full Thursday. But the Cavaliers held the No 2 Indians to just one goal for a little over a half before West Allegheny got into gear, scoring three

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Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games

October 25, 2018

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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A-K Valley boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals

October 23, 2018

Boys soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 10 Kiski Area (12-6-1) vs. No. 2 West Allegheny (17-1) 8 p.m. Thursday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Mars/No. 6 South Fayette Coaches: Sean Arnold, Kiski Area; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch: Nick Smith, Kiski Area; Nate Dragisich, West

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Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings

October 22, 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 minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost

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Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018

October 21, 2018

Boys soccer Class 4A No. 11 Latrobe (10-6-1) vs. No. 6 Butler (10-4-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Butler Winner plays: No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2) Coaches: Tom Kennedy, Latrobe; Troy Mohney, Butler Players to watch: Marshal Kalning, Sr., MF, Latrobe; Tate Mohney, Sr., F, Butler Corner kicks: After losing

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North Allegheny edges West Allegheny in nonconference matchup

October 19, 2018

There was no running clock. But the starters from North Allegheny and West Allegheny still played less the normal Friday night. The teams agreed earlier in the week to play the game with a running clock. But after clarifying the rules, the game was played as normal -- almost. Both

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Podcast: West Allegheny-North Allegheny controversy, WPIAL scheduling issues

In Friday's andquot;Breakfast with Benzandquot; podcast, Chris Harlan from our high school sports staff joins us to discuss some of the West Allegheny vs. North Allegheny controversy, the WPIAL scheduling dilemmas and other highlights of the WPIAL weekend. In case you missed it, West Allegheny and North Allegheny were prepared

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5 things to watch for in Week 8: Class 6A playoff field still wide open

October 18, 2018

One or two upsets could turn the WPIAL's largest classification upside down. For instance, win out and Seneca Valley might earn the No. 2 seed, a first-round bye and a home game in the semifinals. Lose both Well, if that happens, then the Raiders could be sitting home when the

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No changes for Trib 10 football power rankings after week of wins

October 15, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. After six weeks of changes, this is the second straight week that all 10 teams flexed their andquot;powerandquot; and took care of business to keep

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North Allegheny, West A change plans, won’t use running clock to shorten football game

Stop the clock. North Allegheny and West Allegheny have scrapped their plans to shorten Friday's nonconference football game with a running clock. After clarifying the rules, the schools discovered that's not allowed, NA athletic director Bob Bozzuto said Monday night. The coaches could have agreed to shorten the length of

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