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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 9, 2025: Undefeated teams to meet in Class 4A boys soccer
Two weeks into the new WPIAL boys soccer season, one of the top games of the young season highlights the Tuesday schedule. Two of the three undefeated teams in Class 4A are set to collide for first place in Section 2-4A when Canon-McMillan hosts Peters Township. Playoff teams from a...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Sept. 8, 2025 
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Southmoreland Scotties Coach: Dustin Shoaf (first season) Result: Southmoreland 54, Laurel Highlands 7 Record: 3-0 overall #Earned: There was a time not that long ago that the one distinction the Southmoreland football program had was owning the longest WPIAL playoff drought. Don’t...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 8, 2025
The weather looks wonderful for the week ahead with even a little crispness in the air to signify we are in fall high school sports mode this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 3 and the start of conference...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 8, 2025: Section 2-3A girls soccer foes to square off
A new week begins with a busy day of section play on the pitch for WPIAL girls soccer teams. The top four teams in Section 2-3A will square off Monday. Moon leads the way with a 3-0 record in the section and a 4-0 mark overall. Both Montour and West...
Trib HSSN football players of the week for Sept. 7, 2025
Trib HSSN football players of the week – Joe Felitsky and Logan Schade School – North Catholic Class – Seniors Height/weight – Felitsky: 6-foot-1, 175 pounds; Schade: 5-11, 165 Position – Felitsky, quarterback; Schade, running back, free safety #Earned – The dynamic senior duo in the North Catholic offensive backfield...
Trib HSSN don't miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 2
Week 2 of the 2025 WPIAL season is the final tuneup for some District 7 teams before conference play begins next week. Already the third weekend of the new season is minus one game after Shady Side Academy pulled out of its nonconference game at Clairton. For now, the game...
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 4, 2025: City League play to kick off
Conference play in WPIAL football kicks off next weekend, but league play gets an early start in District 8 with two games here in Week 2. City League play starts Thursday and features a former power against the current king of the district. Brashear (0-2) will challenge three-time defending City...
Trib 10: Losses knock smattering of teams out of big school, small school power rankings
So how low should a team go in the power rankings after a loss? The answer is there is no answer. Every team that loses has different circumstances that determine the final outcome. In the big school Trib 10 this past week, three teams lost, but both Pine-Richland and McKeesport...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 2, 2025: Class 4A girls soccer kicks off section play
Section play finally begins Wednesday in WPIAL girls soccer Class 4A, along with four other sections in the other three classifications. Two of the three 4A section champions from a year ago are in action Wednesday, and they both open up at home against 2024 playoff teams. The defending Section...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 2, 2025
Week 1 turned out to be a tough week for teams ranked No.1 In a week filled with Top 5 showdowns, more than half of the top-ranked teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state rankings were knocked off. For a second straight week, Class 6A power St. Joseph’s Prep lost...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 2, 2025: Girls volleyball section play tips off
Welcome to September and opening night of section play in WPIAL girls volleyball for teams in Class 3A and 2A. The feature match to get the ball rolling in Section 1-2A is a rematch of the district finals last fall. A year ago, Quaker Valley went a perfect 14-0 to...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Sept. 1, 2025 
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Mars Fightin’ Planets Coach – Eric Kasperowicz (Fourth season) Result – Mars 17, Bethel Park 13 Record – 2-0 overall #Earned – The Mars football team has always been known for two things — playing a hard-nosed, physical style of football with...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 1, 2025
After spending the weekend saying farewell to another summer, we get back into the fall high school sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 2, with more than 25 WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games....
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Aug. 31, 2025 
Trib HSSN football player of the week – James “BooBoo” Armstrong School – Hopewell Class – Sophomore Height/weight – 6-foot-2, 215 pounds Position – Quarterback #Earned – Coming off a big freshman season in which he threw for 1,344 yards and 10 touchdowns and led the team in rushing with...
Trib HSSN don't miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 of the 2025 WPIAL football regular season. While most of the district teams are hitting the field for a second time this season, seven teams are making their 2025 debuts. It is the season opener for Aliquippa, Belle Vernon, Burgettstown, Carmichaels, Springdale, Union and West Allegheny....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 28, 2025: Stingy defenses square off in 3A boys soccer
When section play began in WPIAL boys soccer Tuesday, the four winners in the eight-team Section 2-3A had zero tolerance for their opponents. All four teams currently tied for first place with 1-0 section pitched shutouts to open section play with victories. Two of those four will square off Thursday...
Trib 10: Week Zero surprises shake up big school, small school power rankings
Some eyebrow raisers up and down the WPIAL led to some early changes in both the big and small school power rankings heading into Week 1. In the big school Trib 10, top-ranked Central Catholic lost to District 12 power LaSalle College in Week Zero, but it wasn’t enough to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 27, 2025: Section rivals to clash in girls soccer
The section spotlight shines on three sections in 3A, one 2A section and all four Class A sections on a busy evening of girls soccer Wednesday. Plum was undefeated Section 4-3A champion a year ago, finishing 12-0 and earning the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL 3A playoffs. Following postseason...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Aug. 26, 2025
The 2025 high school football season is underway and while zero means nothing, Week Zero around the state was very meaningful. So much that four teams already lost their grip on a Trib HSSN Top 5 state rankings spot before Week 1 takes place. The exits of Garnet Valley, Danville,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 26, 2025: Section play starts in 2 boys soccer classes
Welcome to opening night of the WPIAL boys soccer section schedule in two of the four classifications: 3A and 2A. Just days into the new season, section play begins in all four sections in the two district middle classes. A year ago, the South Park boys soccer team won 20...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Aug. 25, 2025 
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Upper St. Clair Panthers Coach: Mike Junko (seventh season) Result: Upper St. Clair 35, Mt. Lebanon 14 Record: 1-0 overall #Earned: In the 50th all-time meeting between these South Hills neighbors, visiting Upper St. Clair took the suspense out of this rivalry...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Aug. 25, 2025: Girls soccer section play begins
Following a couple of tournament matches this past weekend, the 2025 section schedule for most girls soccer teams in Class 3A, 2A and A begin on Monday. Both the Moon and Avonworth girls soccer teams had a three-peat they were trying to extend to four crowns in a row last...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Aug. 25, 2025
Now that the 2025-26 high school sports season has begun, we race toward a holiday weekend with plenty of action each day this week. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1, with more than 25 WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games. To cap the Friday...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Aug. 24, 2025 
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Gabriel Jenkins School: Imani Christian Class: Junior Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 182 Position: Quarterback, cornerback #Earned: It was a big week for Gabe Jenkins. It began with him making his college choice, then it continued with an outstanding performance in the season opener against highly...
Trib HSSN don't miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week Zero
Welcome to the kickoff of the 2025 WPIAL football regular season. Ten years ago, the PIAA initiated the idea of Week Zero, giving schools throughout the state the option to have a traditional second scrimmage or schedule a 10th game for an early taste of Friday night lights. While there...


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