Tag: Woodland Hills

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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Woodland Hills upsets Mars in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round

November 2, 2018

Woodland Hills did not have the regular season that WPIAL football fans have come to expect, but when it took the field Friday night, it put together a classic Wolverines performance and pulled off a first-round upset. Anthony Merideth had 150 yards rushing and a touchdown and the defense forced

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WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 10

November 1, 2018

Here's a look at some of the top matchups in each class for this week's WPIAL high school football playoff games: Class 6A Quarterfinals No. 4 Central Catholic (7-3) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley (7-3) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fox Chapel's James M. Burke Stadium On the air: 95.3 FM;

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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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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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Woodland Hills routs Kiski Area in nonconference contest

The Woodland Hills football team has suffered its share of setbacks this season. But the Wolverines had a vintage performance Friday night. Woodland Hills rolled over Kiski Area, 47-0, for a nonconference win at the Wolvarena. andquot;The guys came out ready to play,andquot; Woodland Hills coach Tim Bostard said. andquot;We

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West Allegheny pulls off special victory over Woodland Hills

September 28, 2018

West Allegheny coach Bob Palko continually preaches the importance of special teams. On Friday night in Imperial, it was a pair of special teams plays

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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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WPIAL adds 5 transfers to ‘postseason ineligible’ list under new PIAA rule

September 18, 2018

The WPIAL approved 20 transfers Monday but five were ruled ineligible for the postseason under new PIAA rules. Declared postseason ineligible were Bishop Canevin's Dahvie

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