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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 10, 2024: Seton LaSalle kicks off football weekend
On the 10th day of the 10th month of the year, we have an early start to Week 7 of the high school football season with not one, not two, but three area games Thursday. A busy slate of WPIAL games kicks off with a Class 2A nonconference contest as...
Trib 10: South Hills swap brings new team into WPIAL football power rankings
Following big changes to the Trib 10 a week ago, things settled in with the start of October football around the district. The only change from last week in the power rankings came after a clash of unbeaten teams resulted in No. 2 Upper St. Clair defeating No. 9 South...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios as of Oct. 9, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has only four days remaining. So far, 56 teams have qualified for the district postseason with the possibility of seven more teams qualifying. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 9, 2024: Section titles still up for grabs in girls soccer
Most of the WPIAL girls soccer section titles are already decided with under a week remaining in the regular season, but first place will be at stake in a couple of section matches Wednesday. Two teams with a combined overall record of 23-2-1 meet with the Section 3-2A title up...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 8, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final six days. As of now, 50 teams have qualified for the 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...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 8, 2024
The powers that be in high school football across the state did not buckle with the first taste of October football last week. Instead, they were near perfect. Twenty-nine of the 30 teams from last week’s Trib HSSN rankings were in action. They were a combined 28-1. The one loss...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 7, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has less than a week remaining. So far, 53 teams have qualified for the 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 not...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 8, 2024: Boys soccer teams vie for section leads, playoff berths
A lot of focus will be on a Class 4A section Tuesday evening with one WPIAL boys soccer match set to determine the section champion while the other could lead to a playoff berth. For most teams, there are three section matches left as the regular season concludes early next...
High school football team of the week for Oct. 7, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines Coach: Dan Bradley (third season) Result: Ellwood City 26, Western Beaver 20 Record: 4-0 in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, 6-0 overall #Earned: The growth of a program continued on a brilliant Saturday afternoon in Industry. After turning Our...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 6, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is down to the final eight days. So far, 46 teams have qualified for the 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 Oct. 6, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final nine days. Entering this week, 43 teams have qualified for the 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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 7, 2024
The stretch run of the WPIAL football season begins while time is running out on the regular season in district soccer and volleyball this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 7 with 30 WPIAL, independent and District 6 football...
What to watch for in high school sports for Oct. 7, 2024: Playoff berths up for grabs
All season long, we have focused on the chase for first place in sections in the four classifications of WPIAL girls soccer. However, this week, there will be just as much attention on the battle for fourth place and potential playoff berths. In Class 4A, two of the three sections...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Oct. 6, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Tasso Whipple School: Penn-Trafford Class: Senior Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 190 pounds Position: Running back, linebacker What coach says: “Tasso ran just as hard in the late fourth quarter as he did on his first carries,” Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane said about Whipple’s performance against...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 3, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final 10 days. As of now, 41 teams have qualified for the 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...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 6
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the kick off of October football. October football is different. The heat of August and September football has faded to that special chill in the air on Friday nights. Teams try to establish an identity and then fine...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 3, 2024: Boys soccer teams jockey for playoff position
While there is no City League football Thursday to kick off the weekend schedule, there is plenty of WPIAL boys futbol on the docket. Both Plum and Norwin have clinched a district playoff berth in Section 1-4A and Gateway is one win away from earning a spot; however, the fourth...
Trib 10: Big shakeup at the top of WPIAL power rankings
David Bowie and Black Sabbath, among others, have sung about it, autumn is all about it, and over the years, the human body goes through a lot of it. Changes. That is what the power rankings had to go through following losses last week by both the No. 1 and...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 2, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is down to the final week and a half. So far, 40 teams have qualified for the district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 1, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final week and a half. Already, 24 teams have qualified for the 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 on Oct. 2, 2024: Class 2A golfers take turn in spotlight
The third and final day of the district individual golf championships is set for Wednesday with the top boys Class 2A golfers taking center stage. Weather-wise, it should be the best of the final rounds as the elite boys 2A golfers invade the Sewickley Heights Golf Club in Sewickley. McGuffey...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 1, 2024
A shakeup in the two highest classifications and a rare exit from the Top 5 highlight this week’s edition of the Trib HSSN rankings. The results of two big WPIAL games in Week 5 led to North Allegheny in Class 6A and Peters Township in 5A being bounced, while the...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 30, 2024
Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is down to the final week and a half. Already, 33 teams have qualified for the 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 on Oct. 1, 2024: Top Class 3A golfers to tackle Oakmont
Welcome to October, where the leaves turn colors, the mercury begins to dip and the high school sports regular season morphs into the fall postseason. While the forecast is iffy, the top boys Class 3A golfers in the district will hit the links at the prestigious Oakmont Country Club for...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for 2024 Week 5Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Ryan Lehmeier (second season) Result: Central Catholic 27, North Allegheny 14 Record: 3-0 in Class 6A, 4-2 overall #Earned: Eyebrows were raised when two weeks into the 2024 season, Central Catholic was sitting at 0-2. However, there was...
