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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 25, 2022: Volleyball playoffs ramp up
With the preliminary round in the books, the first round is set to go in both Class 4A and Class A in the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs Tuesday. With the top two seeds in 4A, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland, enjoying opening-round byes, there are only six first-round matches in the...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 8
The Apollo-Ridge football team entered the 2022 season ready to battle for a playoff spot in a new, expanded and much tougher Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The start for the Vikings was a good one, winning in both Week Zero and Week 1, including an impressive victory in the season...
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday. One of the Class 3A girls’ first-round matchups is a rematch from a quarterfinals playoff contest a year ago. Last fall, Franklin Regional was the No. 3 seed and blanked West Allegheny...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 24-30
As October and the high school football regular season wind down to its final week, football bracketology is in the warmer-than-usual air this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 9, with 31 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 8
With every game he plays, Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen continues to climb the ladder of all-time great quarterbacks from the WPIAL. Two weeks ago, Olsen passed the 6,000-yard mark for his scholastic career. After big conference showdown wins over Mars and Highlands, Olsen has eclipsed 7,100 yards at Armstrong after...
In or out? 2022 WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
There is only one week left in the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 55 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 12 district playoff spots up for grabs heading into the final Friday...
Chartiers Valley girls tennis has super season in Class 2A
Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side of the net. The move this fall from Class 3A to 2A paid off handsomely for the Chartiers Valley girls tennis team. Both the Colts team and individuals in singles and doubles enjoyed success this season. “The girls had a great...
In Chartiers Valley hockey program, young roster doesn’t mean low expectations
Paul Bonetti is back for the ninth year of his second stint as head coach of the Chartiers Valley hockey team. He coached the Colts from 2004-2006, then returned in 2016. Even though the Colts did not make the playoffs last season, and he has had offers to coach elsewhere,...
Field set for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has come to an end with 73 teams qualifying 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 break the tie all qualify for...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 8
We continue the stretch run of the 2022 football regular season with four games with teams fighting for their playoff lives, one with a conference crown at stake and another that is a nonconference tuneup between rivals gearing up for showdowns in Week 9. Coming into Week 8, one team...
What to watch for on Oct. 20, 2022: Spot in City League finals up for grabs
If the rematch for a spot in the City League football championship game is as good as the battle for second place was, then the University Prep against Allderdice matchup Thursday should be a dandy. The Panthers and Ramblers met last week to close out the City League regular season...
Trib 10: Regular season finales are great, but don’t look past Week 8
We are one week away from the biggest district power struggle of the regular season when Central Valley battles Aliquippa. In fact, Week 9 features plenty of showdown football games with conference titles at stake up and down each of the six classifications. However, every football coach will tell you...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 18, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has one night 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. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2022...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 19, 2022: Soccer playoffs brackets to be revealed live on Trib HSSN
Let the bracketology talk on the pitch begin. The WPIAL soccer playoff field is set with 57 boys and 57 girls teams ready to shoot for eight district championships. There will be at least two new title winners — in girls Class 4A, because 2021 champion Moon moved down to...
Trib HSSN High School Football State Rankings for Oct. 18, 2022
As we hit the midway point of October and close in on the start of the district postseason for some, like autumn leaves, a few tradition-rich names have fallen out of the Top 5. There were four changes in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings following Week 7. Perennial...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 17, 2022
Section play in the 2022 girls soccer regular season is over with one big exception of matches with playoff ramifications set for Tuesday. 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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 18, 2022: Girls volleyball teams chase playoff spots
The final week of the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is upon us with most section matches set for Tuesday and Thursday before the brackets are revealed Friday on Trib HSSN. Fifty-seven teams have clinched a district postseason berth with as many as 16 more spots still a possibility. One...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 7
The Seneca Valley football team entered the 2022 season with high hopes and great expectations with several key players returning and many picking the Raiders as the team to beat in Class 6A. Those good vibes continued after a hard fought 15-13 Week Zero victory over Penn Hills, a top-five...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 17, 2022: Teams battle for final postseason berths
Forty-nine WPIAL girls soccer teams have clinched a WPIAL playoff berth, but as the end of the regular season is near, there are still several postseason berths up for grabs. With a couple of exceptions, most district teams end section play Monday. Here are the matches that carry postseason ramifications....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 17, 2022
While the high school football regular season winds down to its final two weeks, bracketology is in the air when it comes to WPIAL boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has 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. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2022...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
Section play in the regular season is all but in the books in the 2022 WPIAL boys soccer season, and the playoff field is set. 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...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 16, 2022
Section play in the 2022 girls soccer regular season ends Monday for most teams with a couple of games slated for Tuesday. 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...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 7
As the dust cleared on Week 7 of WPIAL football, only one team had clinched a playoff berth in the district’s Class 5A. No, it wasn’t one of the expected heavyweights: Gateway, Penn-Trafford, Pine-Richland, Penn Hills, Bethel Park or Upper St. Clair. It was Franklin Regional, a team that missed...
2022 WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 8
There are two weeks left in the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 33 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 44 district playoff spots up for grabs over the next two weeks. Here...

