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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 2, 2025: 1st place on the line in girls volleyball
Following a busy Thursday night on the hardwood, the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season will be down to two weeks remaining. However, there are a handful of sections that could be either decided or muddied up for the stretch run with key Thursday showdowns. • In Section 1-3A, one game...
Trib 10: Shakeup in the big school power rankings
The Trib 10 small school power rankings remain intact from last week with the same 10 teams and only one minor move from a week ago. The big school power rankings – not so much. The only move in the small school Trib 10 came when Imani Christian knocked off...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers as of Oct. 1, 2025
Section play in the WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks and 47 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers as of Sept. 30, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two weeks with 27 teams having already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 1, 2025: 1st-round leaders in good position at girls golf championships
Welcome to October, a month that can be very scary the closer we get to the end. However, in the world of the WPIAL, October will be a golden month with individual and team championships determined. We open October with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL Class 3A and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 30, 2025
As we prepare to kick off October football, the final weekend of high school football in September was rough for a couple of top-ranked teams. The big District 12 showdown between ranked teams went to Class 5A Roman Catholic in a nail-biter, as it edged Class 6A No. 1 LaSalle...
WPIAL clinched: WPIAL girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 29, 2025
Section play in the WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks and 37 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 30, 2025: Class 2A golf title up for grabs
We close out September with the final round of the WPIAL boys Class 2A golf championships. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Jonah Schollaert leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 2-under par 69 from the first round played at the Hill Crest Country Club in Lower...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Sept. 29, 2025 
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Albert Gallatin Colonials Coach: Drew Dindl (eighth season) Result: Albert Gallatin 63, Allegany (Md.) 56 Record: 6-0 overall #Earned: Marching against an independent schedule for seven years has brought excitement and competitive football back to a once fading program. The numbers in...
PIHL season preview: Seneca Valley, Avonworth out to defend Penguins Cup titles
The puck drops Monday night on the longest season in high school sports with the start of the 2025-26 PIHL hockey campaign with 12 varsity games. Each year, realignment comes to the PIHL, but there was not a lot of movement up and down between the classes this offseason. Seneca...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks, and 20 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two weeks with 13 teams having already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 29, 2025: Class 3A boys golf champion to be crowned
A golden week of golf begins Monday with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL boys individual Class 3A championships. Fox Chapel junior Carson Kittsley leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 6-under par 66 from the first round at the Willowbrook Country Club last week. He has...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 28, 2025 
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Jonah Williamson School: Trinity Class: Senior Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 212 pounds Position: Quarterback, defensive back #Earned: As conference play was finally set to begin in Week 5 for all 18 teams in Class 4A, Trinity was a team trying to remain confident heading into...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 29, 2025
We change the calendar from September to October with plenty of high school football and other WPIAL fall sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 6 of this high school football season, with over 30 WPIAL, District...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 5
Welcome to Week 5 of the 2025 WPIAL football regular season and the midway point of the regular season. Friday night finally marks the start of section play for five district conferences, the Class 5A Allegheny 6, the Class 3A Interstate and all three Class 4A conferences. In the first...
What to watch for in high school sports for Sept. 25, 2025: City League powers to collide
Week 5 of the high school football season begins with two games Thursday, including one of the biggest contests in the District 8 regular season. It has been nearly 10 years since the last time a City League football championship game was played that did not include Westinghouse or Allderdice....
Trib 10: Changes loom in power rankings with big games dead ahead
You could call it the calm before the storm. There was very little movement in the latest Trib 10 as 19 of the 20 district teams ranked last week were winners in Week 4. The lone exception was in the small school power rankings as Hopewell slipped out after a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 24, 2025: Girls soccer section frontrunners to square off
As we get closer to the stretch run of the WPIAL girls soccer regular season, races are heating up not only for section titles, but also for a spot in the upcoming district playoffs next month. The top four teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. On Wednesday,...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 23, 2025
As summer has turned to autumn, the elite high school football teams in the PIAA keep stacking the wins. Of the 28 teams that played last week from the Trib HSSN state rankings, all but one was victorious. The lone exception was Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast from District 12, which lost...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 23, 2025: WPIAL girls golf tournament tees off
The 2025 WPIAL girls individual golf championship field is now set as golfers prepare to tee off for the first of two rounds Tuesday. Both the Class 3A and 2A girls golfers will play the first 18 of the 36-hole championship Tuesday at the Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver....
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Sept. 22, 2025 
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Aliquippa Quips Coach: Mike Warfield (seventh season overall, first season back after taking time off in 2024) Result: Aliquippa 21, Penn Hills 16 Record: 3-1 overall, 0-0 in the Class 4A Parkway Conference #Earned: All the rumors of the demise of the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 22, 2025
We celebrate the first full week of autumn with plenty of high school football and other WPIAL fall sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 5 of this high school football season, with over 25 WPIAL, District...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 22, 2025: Golf postseason gets underway
The 2025 WPIAL boys individual golf championship field is now set following last week’s sectional qualifiers as golfers prepare to tee off for the first of two rounds on Monday. The Class 3A boys golfers will play the first 18 of the 36-hole championship Monday at the Willowbrook Country Club...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 21, 2025
Trib HSSN football player of the week – David Dennison School – Bethel Park Class – Senior Height/weight – 6-foot-2, 190 pounds Position – Running back, outside linebacker #Earned – Bethel Park running back David Dennison sat and waited his turn. Oh, he got his fair share of playing time...


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