Girls Volleyball
9/15
The Girls Volleyball team took a tough loss to Seneca Valley. Shaler took the first set and third set of the match with the scores of 25-20 and 25-23. But after the Titans dropped the 2nd and 4th sets, it set up a winner-take-all 5th set. Unfortunately, Shaler ended up dropping the last set by a score of 16-14. The Titans were led by Quinn who had 18 kills, Dadowski with 4 aces, and Miller with 45 assists.
Girls Soccer
9/11
The Girls Soccer team took a tough loss to Fox Chapel 7-1. Naudia Zotter scored the lone goal of the game for the Titans.
9/14
The Girls Soccer team lost to Butler by the score of 8-1. The Titans were highlighted by a goal from Gabby Alcalde.
9/16
The Girls Soccer team picked up a win over the weekend against Ringgold by a score of 3-0. Goals were scored by Lexi Tylenda (2) and Melina Poliziani.
Boys Golf
9/13
The Boys Golf team continued their impressive run by dominating Highlands 190-260. The Titans were led by Jacob Crissman who shot a 34 and Jacob Kunc who shot a 37.
9/14
Boys Golf picked up another section win over Shady Side Academy by a score of 195-216. The Titans were led by Jake Skerlong who shot a 36 and Jacob Crissman with a 38.
9/15
Boys golf finished off their week with a 194-200 win over North Catholic to clinch a section title, which is believed to be the first one in school history. The Titans were led by Joey Miller and Jake Skerlong who shot 38’s in the match.
Boys Soccer
9/12
The Boys Soccer team showed great effort in a 3-0 defeat to the Butler Golden Tornado Tuesday night. Some stout defending by Carter Arenth, David Castro, Dylan Paylo, and Matt Purucker helped keep the Titans in the game until they conceded a late goal.
9/14
The Titans put some worry into the minds of the defending state champions, but Seneca Valley proved to be too strong as they won 6-1. Dylan Paylo scored his first goal of the season off of a beautiful assist by Nolan Wechuck to give Shaler the early lead, which the Titans held until an equalizing goal in the 25th minute. A controversial penalty gave the Raiders the lead with three minutes remaining in the half and they did not look back.
Girls Golf
9/12
The Shaler Area girls golf team secured another win yesterday beating Kiski Area 229-255. The top scorers for the Titans were Izzy Sciulli and Katie Heinauer, each with 53.
9/14
The Girls Golf team dropped a competitive match against Armstrong by a score of 208-187. The Titans were led by Gwen Fudor with a 48 and Noelle Roth with a 51.
9/15
Girls Golf lost to Fox Chapel by a score of 182-214. Even with the loss, the Titans were led by Izzy Sciulli and Noelle Roth with 49’s.
Football
9/15
The Titans win their fourth straight over Hempfield 33-17 to remain perfect on the year. Unlike in previous games, the team’s play was far from perfect. They committed 10 penalties for 90 yards, and those penalties happened at inopportune times. Regardless, the Titans were able to do enough to win and were highlighted once again by the excellent play of WPIAL passing leader Keegan Smetanka, who accounted for nearly 300 passing yards and four total touchdowns. The turning point in the game came midway through the fourth quarter when Hempfield quarterback Keiran Lippmann overthrew an open receiver in the endzone on fourth down to turn it over. If he completed that pass, Hempfield would have taken the lead. On the very next play, Smetanka threw an 80 yard bomb to Joe Desabato to put Hempfield away for good. Also important to note, Mark Povich took over at kicker after Douglas missed an extra point and proceeded to make all five of his kicks (2 field goals and 3 extra points). Additionally, Joe Rispoli left the game in the first half with likely a fractured wrist/forearm and it is currently not known how long he will be out. That puts even more strain on a depleted middle linebacker room with Carson Pierce injured and not set to return until the North Hills game.
Final Stats:
Smetanka: 19/26 for 285 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes, plus 1 rushing touchdown
(Smetanka has now thrown for 1,000 yards on the season)
Desabato: 7 receptions for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns
Rozzo: 19 carries for 105 yards
London: 1 receiving touchdown
Ben Yeckel: 1 sack
Connor Lunn: 1 sack
Povich: 2/2 FG (34, 28), 3/3 XP
Jordan Winters and Ryan Barnhart led the team in tackles
