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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 18, 2023: Soccer playoff pairings to be unveiled at noon
The first edition of bracketology for the fall WPIAL sports season comes Wednesday when the district releases the brackets for the 2023 boys and girls soccer playoffs. Not only did the four defending girls soccer champions all qualify for this year’s postseason to defend their crowns, North Allegheny, Moon, Avonworth...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings for Oct. 17, 2023
There were only two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings that came up on the short end of the stick in Week 7, and one of them was a shocker. For only the second time in 82 games, defending Class 2A state champion and the most...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 17, 2023: One last playoff spot up for grabs in boys soccer
The final day of section play in WPIAL boys soccer is Tuesday. The playoff fields are set in Class 4A, 2A and A. The postseason puzzle is not quite finished in Class 3A, as the fourth-place battle in Section 2-3A comes down to the final night. Chartiers Valley is 6-7...
Field set for 2023 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is now complete with 56 teams qualifying for the district postseason. The WPIAL soccer playoff pairings show is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday on TribHSSN.TribLive.com Here is the final list of district teams that have qualified for the WPIAL girls...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Oct. 16, 2023Video
In the last seven years, the Steel Valley football team has been creating its own glory days. The Ironmen won WPIAL and PIAA championships in 2016 and another district title in 2017. Following a couple of lean years, they returned to prominence in 2021 and won another WPIAL crown in...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 7
Since being hired as head coach at Pine-Richland in 2013, Eric Kasperowicz has become synonymous with high scoring, successful offenses. The former high school quarterback turned the Rams into a district and state power with their high octane offenses that brought a lot of wins and titles to the program....
WPIAL girls soccer playoff picture through Oct. 15, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season concludes for most teams Monday. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The postseason field...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 15, 2023
Section play concludes Tuesday for the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The playoff fields are set in Class...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 16, 2023: Girls soccer teams wrap up section play
The final day of section play in WPIAL girls soccer is Monday. The race for a playoff spot in Section 2-4A has been tight all season, and one game separates three teams. It’s a win-and-you’re-in match when Mt. Lebanon visits Bethel Park. The Blue Devils are 7-4-2, while the Black...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 16, 2023
We hit the middle week of the stretch run of the high school football regular season with some fall sports and a little taste of winter sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 8 with six WPIAL football games Friday,...
2023 WPIAL football playoff picture heading into Week 8
There are two weeks left in the 2023 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 34 teams have guaranteed themselves a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 33 district playoff spots up for grabs over the next two weeks. Here is the latest...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 12, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has a week and a half remaining. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the latest...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 12, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down and concludes Tuesday in WPIAL boys soccer. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The playoff...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2023 Week 7
Welcome to the 2023 edition of the “stretch run,” otherwise known as the final three weeks of the high school football regular season. The leaves are turning, the air is crisp and teams up and down the six classifications are fighting for conference championships, home-field advantage, playoff seeding and district...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 12, 2023: Boys soccer playoff puzzle coming together
The WPIAL boys soccer playoff field is set in Class 4A and A; however, there are still some missing pieces to the postseason puzzle in 3A and 2A. Some if not all of them may fall into place Thursday. In Section 1-3A, Indiana (4-6) has a slim half-game lead over...
Trib 10: Upsets send new team to top of power rankings
Surprise, surprise, as a couple of eyebrow raisers in Week 6 of the WPIAL football season shook up the top half of the Trib 10 this week. Central Catholic’s stay at the top of the power rankings lasted only two weeks as the Vikings were dropped by defending district and...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff picture through Oct. 11, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season concludes for most teams Monday. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The postseason field...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 11, 2023: Crunch time for girls soccer playoff hopefuls
Win and you’re in. Those four words mean a lot is at stake in a particular contest. That will be the case for two WPIAL girls soccer teams as the playoffs essentially begin early for McGuffey and West Mifflin. South Park (9-0), Shady Side Academy (7-2) and Keystone Oaks (5-3-1)...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 10, 2023
It was a strong start to the final month of the regular season for teams ranked in the Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings. Last week’s 30 top teams went a combined 26-4 in Week 6. Two of the teams that lost fell out of the weekly state rankings. Thomas Jefferson...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 10, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down with one week left in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season and a few postseason spots up for grabs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff picture through Oct. 9, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has just one week remaining. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023: As boys soccer season winds down, key matches remain
With one week left in section play, there are several key matches in a fight for a WPIAL boys soccer playoff spot on the 10th day of the 10th month of the year. There are also two big matches Tuesday between teams that have already punched their postseason ticket and...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 6
Coming off a 35-point loss to North Allegheny the previous week, there were not many people outside of the Pine-Richland locker room that gave them a chance in Week 6 against the No. 2 Class 6A team in the state, undefeated Central Catholic. Proof again of why they line up...
WPIAL sets pairings for 2023 girls tennis playoffs
The 2023 WPIAL girls team tennis playoffs begin with first-round matches Monday in Class 3A and Tuesday in 2A. Mt. Lebanon is the defending WPIAL Class 3A champion while Knoch won Class 2A gold. The Knights will try to win a third team tennis title in the last four years...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 8, 2023
Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has just over one week remaining. 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 break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is...
