Sports
Run-heavy Upper St. Clair takes to air for winning points in showdown with Bethel Park
October 11, 2024
The goldfish maybe isn’t the most intimidating of animals, but that’s the one Upper St. Clair’s Charlie Bywalski was thinking about Friday night.
Rushing trio of Spell, Cromerdie, Boyd leads McKeesport past Mars
McKeesport’s trio of Kemon Spell, Anthony Cromerdie and Anthony Boyd combined for 350 yards on the ground and four touchdowns (two each by Spell and Cromerdie), giving the Tigers sole possession of first place in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference with a 28-7 victory over Mars.
Belle Vernon grinds out victory over Laurel Highlands
A week after hitting big play after big play, the Belle Vernon Area football team showed it can be methodical if needed.
Greensburg Salem making playoff push with victory over Derry
Ty George’s second season as Greensburg Salem’s football coach is developing into a potential game-changer for the playoff-starved Golden Lions program.
Penn-Trafford gets ‘special’ victory against Franklin Regional
It was a special win for the Penn-Trafford football team Friday.
Southmoreland’s Anthony Smith throws for 3 TDs as Scotties top Mt. Pleasant, move closer to title
Southmoreland moved closer to its first conference title since 1979 with a sound victory over rival Mt. Pleasant in the teams’ 50th meeting.
Seneca Valley beats Hempfield in pivotal Class 6A matchup
Seneca Valley won a crucial Class 6A contest Friday night, defeating Hempfield, 27-15.
Elizabeth Forward uses big plays to pull away from Yough
Elizabeth Forward has spent the past two weeks trying to put the Interstate Conference on notice after feeling overlooked early in the season, and Friday night was no different as the Warriors dominated Yough, 45-7, to move to 3-0 in the conference.
Plum controls Fox Chapel for senior night victory
After a back-and-forth first half, it looked like it was shaping up to be a close game Friday night at Mustangs Stadium.
Clairton too much for Leechburg in Eastern Conference 1st-place showdown
When Tim Andrasy scored a rushing touchdown for Leechburg with 11 minutes, 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Eastern Conference first-place clash with Clairton at Leechburg’s Veterans Stadium, it snapped the Bears’ 30-quarter streak of not allowing a point.
Highlands bottles up Burrell star Trey Coury, rolls to victory
At halftime of Friday’s Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference showdown between Burrell and Highlands, the Golden Rams marching band played Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.”
Kiski Area keeps playoff hopes alive, beats Armstrong
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, and Kiski Area and Armstrong positioned at the bottom of the 5A Big East Conference standings, Friday’s contest presented as a must-win for the Cavaliers or the River Hawks have any postseason aspirations.
Deer Lakes’ ball control tactics not enough to slow down Imani Christian
Deer Lakes did what it could to stall Imani Christian sophomore running back Gabriel Jenkins. But when the Lancers’ early success at playing keep-away didn’t result in points, the Saints quickly put the hammer down in an Allegheny 7 Conference showdown Friday night at Graham Field.
Greensburg Salem to wear helmet decals to honor late assistant coach Rich Bowen
Greensburg Salem football players will wear special helmet decals on their helmets Friday night at Derry to honor assistant coach Rich Bowen, who died earlier this week after a battle with rectal cancer.
Slow-pitch softball league playoffs loom as regular season concludes
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes Sunday with four doubleheaders.
5 things to watch in Week 7: Undefeated conference foes battle in 7 key WPIAL matchups
Call them the “Super 7” of Week 7.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 10, 2024
High schools
High-scoring Bethel Park offense brings balance into Allegheny Six clash with Upper St. Clair
The WPIAL’s highest-scoring offense has gone all season without arguably its best player, but that’ll change Friday.
High school football roundup for Oct. 10, 2024: Seton LaSalle’s Khalil Taylor scores 5 TDs in 1 quarter
It’s hard to imagine a football player making more of an impact in one quarter than Seton LaSalle sophomore Khalil Taylor did Thursday night.
High school roundup for Oct. 10, 2024: Avonworth clinches 2nd straight section title
Rowan Carmichael had two goals and an assist to lead Avonworth to a 4-1 victory over Beaver on Thursday night, clinching the Section 2-2A title for the second straight season.
