Daily News spotlight athletes: South Allegheny’s Tyler Keller, Norwin’s...
Tyler Keller School: South Allegheny Year: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Keller scored his first varsity hat trick to help lead the Gladiators (4-9, ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Canon-McMillan tops Peters Township boys
Nick Sodini scored twice, including the winner with 25 minutes remaining, to give No. 5 Canon-McMillan a 2-1 victory over Peters Township in Section 5 ...
View ArticleDaily News roundup: Thomas Jefferson shuts out East Allegheny
Liam Storey scored a hat trick and Connor O’Leary added a goal and assist to lead No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to a 6-0 victory over ...
View ArticleWinger Bennett is bright spot in Penguins’ sluggish start
A new offseason workout has had Beau Bennett looking different and feeling more confident since the start of training camp. No longer does he wear ...
View ArticleStarkey: Steelers’ road show boggles the mind
It’s hardly a new storyline, Steelers fans infiltrating enemy stadiums. But this is getting ridiculous. “Absolutely insane” is how Steelers guard Ramon Foster described it, ...
View ArticlePenguins fall to 0-3 after losing to Canadiens
Having started 10 straight home openers for the Penguins — a streak that dates to the dark days of the mid 2000s — goaltender Marc-Andre ...
View ArticlePitt TE Holtz quietly taking on leadership role, setting example
Pitt senior tight end J.P. Holtz speaks softly and unassumingly, especially when asked to talk about himself. He keeps his head down, unconcerned about external ...
View ArticleChartiers Valley football readies for stretch run
Before the start of the WPIAL football season, few people looked at Chartiers Valley as a contender in the Parkway Conference. But six weeks into ...
View ArticleCharleroi, BVA boys back to soccer playoffs
Make room for the Charleroi Cougars in the WPIAL Class A boys’ soccer playoffs. The Cougars (11-3, 8-2) punched their playoff ticket Tuesday with a ...
View ArticleWPIAL won’t move up playoff start times
Even though most of the WPIAL’s football conferences start their Friday night football games at 7 p.m., the WPIAL has no plans to change the ...
View ArticleA-K Valley roundup: Deer Lakes volleyball ends 14-year playoff drought
For the first time since 2001, the Deer Lakes girls volleyball team is going to the playoffs. The Lancers clinched a spot by defeating Highlands, ...
View ArticleArmstrong girls volleyball team guts out 5-set victory over Plum
Plum’s girls volleyball team was feeling superstitious Tuesday night when it donned its black home uniforms. The Mustangs had not lost in three matches this ...
View ArticleLeader Times roundup: Armstrong boys soccer ends season with rare win
The Armstrong boys soccer team broke a six-game losing streak and ended its regular season with a 5-3 victory at Albert Gallatin on Tuesday in ...
View ArticleSteelers’ Roethlisberger participates in drills for first time since knee injury
Ben Roethlisberger was back at practice Wednesday, but it wasn’t a lengthy return. The team classified Roethlisberger as a limited participant during its first practice ...
View ArticleVND notebook: Ostrowski back at Riverview
Riverview’s cross country program is back to its old self, and coach Palma Ostrowski is setting the pace again. Ostrowski returned to coach the Raiders ...
View ArticleWPIAL golf championships preview
Previewing the WPIAL Golf Championships: When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Where: Cedarbrook Golf Course, Rostraver • Class AAA boys teams: Central Catholic, Fox Chapel, Hampton, North ...
View ArticleNorwin girls golf ready for WPIAL team championships
Since its debut in 2008, Norwin girls golf coach Mike Buscemi has watched the program grow each season. The team took a major step forward ...
View ArticleNew coach looking to turn corner with Norwin hockey
Brett Brozovich remembers playing against the Norwin hockey team when he was in high school. As a player with the Penn Hills squad, Brozovich said ...
View ArticleFootball teams in South Hills preparing for season’s stretch drive
The WPIAL football season is heading down its home stretch. Two area teams are gearing for a strong playoff run; two are aiming for a ...
View ArticleHempfield junior golfers gain experience at WPIAL qualifier
For the first time in four years, the Hempfield boys golf team didn’t have a representative in the WPIAL individual tournament. But the three Spartans, ...
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