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Quaker Valley boys soccer captures 2nd state title in 3 yearsVideo

HERSHEY — For the second time in three years, the Quaker Valley boys soccer team is heading home with the PIAA Class AA state championship trophy in hand. But it might not make it to their trophy case at the high school. “I hope I don’t have to let it...
West Virginia returns to Pittsburgh for ‘Backyard Brawl’

The Backyard Brawl is no joke. Sophomore guard Au’Diese Toney got to experience it first-hand when the Pitt basketball team made the trip to Morgantown, W.Va. “You could feel the heat. You could really tell that they didn’t like the other team,” said Toney, whose team lost 69-59. “Some people...
WPIAL hosts hundreds of student-athletes at annual Sportsmanship Summit

For the 11th year in a row, the WPIAL hosted its annual Sportsmanship Summit at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum on Thursday morning. Close to 600 area student-athletes and athletic directors attended the event as keynote speakers such as Bernie Colbert, the Lead Educator for Coaching Boys into Men; Karen...
Quaker Valley beats Mercyhurst Prep to make 3rd state finals appearance in 4 years

The Quaker Valley boys soccer team is heading back to the PIAA Class AA state championship and they are starting to develop quite a sweet tooth. “We love that Hershey chocolate,” senior forward Dom Reiter said. With a 3-0 win over District 10 champion Mercyhurst Prep, the Quakers punched their...
Villa Maria tops North Catholic girls in PIAA semifinals

As his team surrounded him during their postgame meeting, Villa Maria girls soccer coach Pete Wagner repeated the goal his team had set at the beginning of the season. They wanted to win a state championship. “Now we are one step closer,” Wagner screamed as his team cheered. The District...
Fox Chapel’s Carnevale commits to Lehigh after taking academy route with PA Classics

Since he was a little kid, Fox Chapel’s Will Carnevale has dreamed of playing soccer at the next level. Carnevale played for the Foxes as a freshman and a sophomore, but after a few sessions with the PA Classics, which is one of only three clubs in Pennsylvania that participates...
Northwest Eight: South Fayette has 6 players, coach named to all-conference team

South Fayette had six players named to the Northwest Eight all-conference team and coach Joe Rossi was tabbed as the conference Coach of the Year. Knoch and Montour both had five players named to the team. Blackhawk’s Marques Watson-Trent was named as the Offensive Player of the Year and Montour’s...
Big East: North Catholic and Derry lead all-conference team; Huss offensive MVP

Derry’s Justin Huss, Gavin Adams and coach Tim Sweeney all won individual awards in the Class 3A Big East Conference. North Catholic and Derry led the conference with seven first-team all conference selections, which were voted on by coaches. Huss was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player, while Adams was...
Springdale boys soccer set to build on successful season

Over the course of the past three seasons, the Springdale boys soccer team has proved itself to be one of the best in WPIAL Class A. The Dynamos made a WPIAL playoff appearance in all three years and were on the cusp of a WPIAL championship in 2017 before losing...
Deer Lakes falls short but promises to come back stronger

After coming up just short in the PIAA Class AA state championship last season, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team came into 2019 with unfinished business. They set a goal for themselves to not only get back to the state championship, but to reach their first WPIAL championship and bring...
Kiski Area wrestlers prepare for season with The Surge

Kiski Area is heading into the wrestling season in search of its fourth straight Class AAA WPIAL title, and last weekend a few Cavaliers got to test their mettle at The Surge wrestling tournament at the Pitt-Johnstown. The tournament included teams from all over the region and had some of...
Mercyhurst Prep’s Jarrett Harry nets hat trick to propel Lakers past Deer Lakes.

The Deer Lakes boys soccer team wanted an opportunity to avenge its WPIAL Class AA championship loss to Quaker Valley. A win Saturday at Slippery Rock would have given the Lancers that shot. But they ran into Jarrett Harry and Mercyhurst Prep in the PIAA quarterfinals. The relentless junior forward...
DiFalco’s 2-goal game leads Panthers past unbeaten Cathedral Prep

Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup between Franklin Regional and Cathedral Prep was a battle of two unbeaten teams. They had met on this stage a year ago, and Franklin Regional ended Cathedral Prep’s season. It turns out that wasn’t enough for the Panthers. Franklin Regional scored two second-half goals...
Riverside’s postseason run continues with victory over McGuffeyVideo

While Riverside’s first round upset of No. 3 Burgettstown surprised a lot of WPIAL football fans, it wasn’t a surprise to the Panthers. “Our league is very tough. There were six teams that could’ve been in the playoffs,” Riverside coach Ron Sciarro said. “We lost our first two, ran off...
Springdale has plenty of motivation heading into PIAA quarterfinal match with GCC

Heading into Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinal matchup with WPIAL Class A champion Greensburg Central Catholic, the Springdale boys soccer team won’t lack competitive fire. “There are a lot of things that can be extra motivation,” Springdale coach Cesareo Sanchez said. The first is wanting to prove to their opponents that the...
Defense fuels Deer Lakes on second straight state tournament run

Throughout the postseason, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team has displayed a gift for possessing the ball, passing around opponents and finding a way to put the ball into the back of the net. In their past four games, the Lancers outscored opponents 15-4, and all four goals they allowed...

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