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5 WPIAL volleyball teams learn sites, times for PIAA semifinal matchups
The WPIAL started with 11 teams, shrunk to eight heading into the quarterfinals and now sits at five going into the final four of the 2025 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs. District 7 will be represented in at least one state title match with Oakland Catholic and Beaver squaring off in...
Semifinal sites, times set for 10 soccer teams from WPIAL, City League alive in PIAA playoffs
The March to Manchester and the PIAA soccer finals at Northeastern High School will make its final stop with final four matches set for Tuesday. There are four WPIAL boys teams remaining, five District 7 girls teams left, and even City League boys soccer champion Allderdice remains alive halfway through...
Breaking down WPIAL football playoff matchups for Nov. 7, 2025
As always in November football, there is great anticipation for the second week of WPIAL football playoff action. Whether they are rematches from games earlier this season or first-time matchups, there is a special story to tell in all 20 District 7 postseason contests Friday. The four semifinals games in...
Trib 10: 3 matchups between ranked teams on tap in WPIAL postseason
A lot of the district teams ranked in the weekly Trib 10 from last week got a chance to collect candy, hand out treats or even scout future opponents since they were enjoying an opening round bye in the WPIAL playoffs with opening night falling on Halloween. Now the good...
WPIAL teams well-represented in 2025 PIAA soccer quarterfinals
The March to Manchester and the PIAA soccer finals at Northeastern High School got off to a great start for WPIAL teams in both the girls and boys playoffs Tuesday. Girls teams from District 7 were a combined 8-3 in the opening round while the boys were even better with...
8 WPIAL girls volleyball teams advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The WPIAL sent 11 teams into the opening round of the 2025 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs and, following opening night on Tuesday, eight district teams are moving on to the state elite eight. Here are the matchups, plus sites and times for the girls volleyball quarterfinals set for Saturday. Volleyball...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 4, 2025
With many teams on a bye, there was very little movement from last week in this fresh edition of the Trib HSSN Top 5 in the state, with one major exception. The three-year run as PIAA Class 6A champions is over for St. Joseph’s Prep. The district and state power...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 4, 2025: PIAA playoffs begin in soccer, volleyball, field hockey
Welcome to opening night of the PIAA boys and girls soccer playoffs, as well as girls volleyball and field hockey. Since the start of this century 25 years ago, 2024 was only the third time a WPIAL team did not win a PIAA soccer championship. No gold for District 7...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for Nov. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Tyler Smiley School: Ellwood City Class: Senior Height/Weight: 6-foot, 175 pounds Position: Quarterback #Earned: It has not been smooth sailing for first-year starting quarterback Tyler Smiley; however, after a rough start, his play, and thus the fortunes of Ellwood City, have been...
Trib HSSN team of the week for Nov. 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Frazier Commodores Coach – Tony Battaglini (first season) Result – Frazer 27, California 12 Record – 7-4 overall, 4-3 in Class A Eastern Conference for fourth place #Earned – The seniors on the Frazier football team experienced nothing but struggles in their...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 3, 2025
The WPIAL football playoffs officially move into November featuring action in all six classifications this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of some of the 2025 WPIAL football postseason games with quarterfinal and semifinal contests. All of the video of select postseason district...
Breaking down WPIAL football playoff matchups for Oct. 31, 2025
Welcome to the start of the 2025 WPIAL football playoffs. Don’t be thrown off if the start of the postseason is a little creepy. There are 25 first-round or quarterfinals games slated for Halloween night around the WPIAL, so 50 teams will have to wait until about 9:30 to find...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 30, 2025: Gold up for grabs during championship weekend
We still have two days left in October, yet Christmas commercials and music are already popping up on us. One popular holiday lyric that fits these next few days for fall high school sports fans is, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. There is gold in them there...
Trib 10: 1st round of playoffs features 1 matchup of power-ranked teams
While there was some slight shuffling in both the big school and small school power rankings this week, don’t look for much movement following the first weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs. More than half of the current teams in the Trib 10 are not in action Halloween night. Eleven...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 29, 2025: Stretch of championship soccer at Highmark Stadium to kick off
This is the 12th time in 13 years that Highmark Stadium in Station Square has hosted the WPIAL soccer championships. The lone year it didn’t since 2013 was in the covid-affected year of 2020. Before expansion to four classifications, the soccer finals were played over two days. Since then, the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 28, 2025
The top football teams across Pennsylvania had a strong kick to finish the 2025 regular season. The 30 teams ranked in the Trib HSSN state Top 5 last week dominated Week 9 top the tune of a combined 27-3 record. One loss came in a head-to-head battle in District 12...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 28, 2025: Soccer semifinals wrap up; volleyball semis get going
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL soccer and girls volleyball playoffs. The soccer final four features matches in boys Class 4A and 3A along with girls Class 2A and A. It has almost become an autumn tradition in boys soccer: Peters Township against Seneca Valley. The Indians and Raiders...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Oct. 27, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Steel Valley Ironmen Coach: Ray Braszo (38th season overall, 11th season at Steel Valley, seventh season in second stint at SV) Result: Steel Valley 33, South Allegheny 12 Record: 7-3 overall, 5-1 in Class 2A Allegheny Conference #Earned: South Allegheny entered Week...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 26, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Bobby Fadden School – Mohawk Class – Senior Height/Weight – 6-foot-1, 170 pounds Positions – Quarterback, defensive back #Earned – One month ago, Mohawk had faded to the back of the pack in the 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference with four straight losses....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 27, 2025: Boys, girls soccer semifinals on tap
Welcome to Semifinals Monday in the 2025 WPIAL soccer playoffs with final four matches in girls 4A and 3A along with boys 2A and Class A. The semifinalists in the girls 4A district playoffs have a golden shine to them due to the great success all four programs have enjoyed...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 27, 2025
With the high school football regular season now in the rear-view mirror, it is time for the WPIAL playoffs to begin this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of some of the opening weekend of 2025 WPIAL postseason. All of the video of...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season, the final weekend of the regular season. There are 65 WPIAL football playoff berths this season, with 49 spots guaranteed to be clinched by the end of Friday in the six classifications, and another 16 wild card spots to be...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 23, 2025: It’s deja vu in the Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Thursday in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs with second-round matches in the Class 4A and 3A tournaments. The Class 4A quarters have a familiar shine to them, as seven of the eight remaining teams were also part of the elite eight a year ago. The only difference...
Trib 10: Big school power rankings get shakeup before regular season finales
Hear ye, hear ye, as we head into the final weekend of the high school football regular season, we proclaim to all that there are no exits and zero entries into this weekly edition of the Trib 10. However, that doesn’t mean Week 8 was business as usual for the...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2025 football playoff pairings
Math may matter, but not when it comes to WPIAL football wild cards. This is the second year of the playoff format in which wild card teams are no longer determined by Gardner Points or the WPIAL tiebreaker formula. Now, 16 additional berths will have to wait until Selection Saturday...
