Tag: West Allegheny
PIHL Notebook – 12/18/2017
December 18, 2017
While the holidays are on the horizon, the PIHL still has another week of action before the break officially begins. This edition of the PIHL Notebook will not only look at the action that unfolded over the past week, but also preview the upcoming week. Exciting high-school hockey is something that should be on everyone’s […]
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Ten 2017
November 7, 2017
Last week marked the beginning of the WPIAL football playoffs, with first-round games taking place in Class 1A and 2A, while the four highest classifications had quarterfinal matchups. While some tilts were decided by halftime, the majority of the games were competitive, and several featured thrilling conclusions. The top four plays include a winning field […]
First Boys Soccer Title for Montour as Spartans Blank West A in 3-A Finals
November 5, 2017
Backed by a relentless defense and a senior goalkeeper who stepped up in the waning moments of the game, the Montour boys soccer team made its finals debut count with a victory over top-seeded West Allegheny, 1-0, on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium to capture the WPIAL Class 3-A title. The No. 6 seed Spartans, […]
Montour boys secure 1st WPIAL soccer championship
November 4, 2017
For the first time in school history, Montour brought home a WPIAL boys soccer championship trophy after defeating rival West Allegheny, 1-0, in the Class
Five things we learned from the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
A helmet-throwing fight marred Clairton's victory over Summit Academy on Friday, an ugly incident that could leave the Bears shorthanded. The fight ignited after a
McKeesport’s conversion pays off in opening-round victory over West Allegheny
Matt Miller's cheat-sheet says go for two when you're up by five, so McKeesport's coach stuck to the script. andquot;Thank God we did,andquot; he said,
Big Game Hunting – Week Ten
November 2, 2017
With the regular season concluded and the playoffs beginning in less than 48 hours, every game becomes a big game. With that in mind, this week’s installment of Big Game Hunting will try to hone in on a particularly intriguing battle in each of the six classifications. With temperatures finally dropping this week, the quarterfinals […]
Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss matchups for the opening round
November 1, 2017
Class 6A First round 8-Norwin (5-5) at 1-Pine-Richland (10-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Norwin defeated Hempfield, 24-14. Pine-Richland rolled past North Allegheny, 48-28. The
What to watch in Week 9 of high school football: Tiebreaker coin flip could be in play
October 26, 2017
In WPIAL football, the last-resort tiebreaker is a coin flip. If head-to-head results, Gardner Points and the WPIAL's margin-of-victory formulas can't break a tie, chance
Pittsburgh athletes of the week: West Allegheny’s Fletcher Amos, Pine-Richland’s Lauren Freyvogel
October 25, 2017
Fletcher Amos School: West Allegheny Class: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Amos scored a hat trick in West Allegheny's 9-0 WPIAL first-round playoff win
