By Michael Love
Dave Baleno knows what it feels like to experience success on the soccer field at Plum. The 2000 Plum graduate was a four-year varsity letterman for the Mustangs. He played as a freshman and became a starter as a sophomore. In the fall of 1998, Baleno’s junior season, Plum went …
BVA’s Kovalchuk gets her kicks in Russia By Jeff Oliver
Lauren Kovalchuk has played soccer in a lot of places in her young life. She has not only been a member of Belle Vernon Area’s …
Baleno steps down as Plum soccer coach By Michael Love
After five seasons as head coach of the Plum varsity boys soccer team, Mike Baleno has decided to step down from the position. Baleno cited a young and growing family and the desire to be there more often for them as the reason for his decision. He and his wife …
BVA’s Kovalchuk adds to Division I tradition By Jeff Oliver
In his eight years as Belle Vernon Area’s girls’ soccer coach, not only has Paul Sasko built a solid program, but he has begun something …
Shaler freshman excelling in world of soccer By Jerry Clark
Shaler freshman soccer standout Ryan Landry is already perhaps the best player on his high school team, has earned a trip to play with West …
New CV girls soccer coach looking to change team’s recent trend By Nathan Smith9:00 p.m.
It was a reccuring nightmare for the Chartiers Valley girls soccer team the past few seasons. The Colts were unable to find their into way into the section’s top three and claim a playoff berth due to late-season collapses. In 2010, the team finished in fifth place in Section 5-AAA …
Valley News Dispatch Soccer All-Stars By Tribune-Review
VND BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Gifted with high-level technical skills and vision, unselfish nearly to a fault and possessing an overwhelming love of …
BVA’s Kovalchuk on all-state team By Jeff Oliver
It’s no secret that Belle Vernon Area’s Lauren Kovalchuk was a key performer for the successful Lady Leps team. A two-year captain, she was a …
AAA all-star game ends in tie By Michael Love
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association celebrated the 2012 season Saturday with a tripleheader of all-star soccer, and several local players helped make the AAA/All-State …
Gateway’s Kleya earns MVP honors in AAA all-star game By Michael Love
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association celebrated the 2012 season Saturday with a tripleheader of all-star soccer, and several local players helped make the AAA/All-State …
Latrobe soccer player liked what she saw at Frostburg By Brittany Goncar
After being named the “Most Intense Player” on the Latrobe soccer team two years in a row, senior Gina Rock has committed to NCAA Division III Frostburg State in Maryland with hopes to amp up the competition level. “I think there is going to be a whole different attitude with …
Kleya to play in soccer all-star game By Michael Love
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association’s ninth annual all-star games will be Saturday at Moon High School, and Plum senior forwards Shane Rings and Matt Baleno and Gateway senior goalkeeper Nate Kleya will take part in the contest for Class AAA/all-state players. The AAA/all-state game is at 2 p.m. and …
SSA girls lose heartbreaker in PIAA soccer By Marty Stewart
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team, after losing to Greensburg Central Catholic three times this season, had the Centurions on the ropes in the …
Sewickley Academy boys cap season as PIAA runners-up By Doug Gulasy
The Sewickley Academy boys soccer team’s season ended in gut-wrenching fashion. Mountain View’s Austin Mack scored a goal in the 52nd minute, and the Eagles’ …
Rings, Baleno to play in WPSCA Class AAA all-star game By Michael Love
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association’s ninth annual all-star games will be Saturday at Moon High School, and Plum senior forwards Shane Rings and Matt Baleno and Gateway senior goalkeeper Nate Kleya will take part in the contest for Class AAA/all-state players. The AAA/all-state game is at 2 p.m. and …
Scott stars for Indians By Marty Stewart
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team advanced all of the way to the state semifinals before seeing their season come to an end last …
Moon wins PIAA Class AA girls soccer championship By Keith Barnes
HERSHEY – Antonia Grese was in the Hersheypark Stadium stands with her middle school team in 2006 when Moon lost in the PIAA Class AAA …
Sewickley Academy boys lose heartbreaker in state final By Keith Barnes
HERSHEY — Sewickley Academy didn’t get many clean shots against Mountain View in the PIAA Class A championship game, but trailing by a goal with just more than 11 minutes remaining in regulation, Panthers forward Jake Mulholland cranked one up from 20 yards out. For a moment, it appeared the …
WPIAL soccer teams are out in force at PIAAs By Chris Adamski
It’s the WPIAL’s drive for five. The PIAA boys and girls soccer championships are Friday and Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium, and the WPIAL is represented …
Pine-Richland star to return to London By Jerry Clark
A fourth-place finish in the WPIAL was a little short of the ultimate goal, but for the Pine-Richland boys soccer team, the 2012 season was …
SSA girls soccer advances to PIAA semifinals By Marty Stewart
It was a big week for the Shady Side Academy girls soccer team as the Indians won a pair of games and advanced to the PIAA semifinals for the first time in school history. Shady Side opened PIAA play with a 3-0 win over Fairview on Nov. 6. Maggie Scott …
Quaker Valley boys soccer finishes season By Doug Gulasy
The Quaker Valley boys soccer team’s postseason magic finally ran out. After four straight playoff victories in overtime or double overtime, the Quakers’ season came to an end with a 1-0 shootout loss to Lancaster Mennonite in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals Saturday at Hollidaysburg High School. “Penalty (kicks) are …
Ligonier Valley girls posted record-breaking season By Andrew John
A record-breaking season for the Ligonier Valley girls soccer team ended with a shocking loss that put a halt to a magical season. A season …
Greensburg Central rallies to land spot in PIAA final By Keith Barnes
Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Colby Crouse has been in her share of pressure situations, but never before did she have so much riding on her …
Upper St. Clair clips Canon-McMillan in PIAA boys soccer By Keith Barnes
After losing a one-goal heartbreaker to Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class AAA boys soccer championship game, the last thing Upper St. Clair wanted in the …
