High School category, Page 11

The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has only one day remaining and 62 district teams have clinched a postseason berth. The top four teams in each of the sections with seven or more teams and the top three teams in each of the sections with six or fewer teams qualify...

The start of the “Stretch Run” of the high school football regular season was business as usual for the top six teams in both the big and small school power rankings. However, there was some shuffling of the deck in the bottom four in this week’s Trib 10. In the...

Player of the week Aven Shirley Kiski Area, Sr., WR/DB Shirley hauled in 10 catches for 184 yards and a touchdown in a 27-25 win over Armstrong. That reception total is the top mark in the Alle-Kiski Valley for 2025. His 32-yard reception from Artman in the second quarter put...

The Leechburg football team has not lost back-to-back games in the regular season since early in the covid-shortened 2020 season. The Blue Devils hope to keep that streak going Friday. Leechburg, which suffered a shutout loss to Class A juggernaut Clairton in Eastern Conference play last Friday, will look to...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 8 in the A-K Valley: Class 5A Northeast Shaler (2-6, 2-1) at Fox Chapel (2-6, 0-4) 7 p.m. Friday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Last week: Shaler 17, North Hills 14; Plum 35, Fox Chapel 0 Last year’s meeting: Shaler 35, Fox...

Last week: 9-2 Overall: 70-17 (80.5%) When The Birdie wrote his column last week about the teams and players in the A-K Valley he was excited about, something strange happened. His heart grew three sizes that day. “I’m sometimes a bit cranky,” our feathered friend admitted in the understatement of...

Football Thursday City League Semifinals Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Peters Township at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Upper...

Player of the week Stanley Chapman Southmoreland, Sr., MLB Chapman had 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in last week’s win against Mt. Pleasant. For the season, he has 78 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks for the undefeated Scotties. Southmoreland (8-0, 3-0) will play Elizabeth...

Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 8 in Westmoreland County: Class 6A No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-4, 2-2) at No. 3 Norwin (5-3, 2-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: North Allegheny 21, Canon-McMillan 13; Central Catholic 35, Norwin 6 Last year’s meeting: Canon-McMillan...

Last week: 11-1 Season: 78-23 (77%) The Birdie has his eye on Norwin as the regular season winds into the final two weeks. He spins a what-could-have-been narrative for the Knights that could be bittersweet to the football fans of North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin. Excuse His Excellence if...

With each team having won two matches, the No. 1 doubles teams from North Catholic and Quaker Valley were locked in a decisive showdown. Quaker Valley’s Jane Lenhard and Kate Miller went down 1-0 in the first set but rallied back and defeated Ava Conley and Leah Kernan to bring...

When Franklin Regional reached the WPIAL boys soccer finals last season, the Panthers were slight underdogs as the No. 7 seed. If they get back to Highmark Stadium, it won’t be as much of a surprise. The Panthers are No. 3 this time in what appears to be a wide-open...

The waiting ended at about 1:15 Wednesday afternoon when 15 Alle-Kiski Valley boys and girls soccer teams found out their playoff fates as the WPIAL revealed all eight brackets for the road to Highmark Stadium. The Fox Chapel girls lead the way with a No. 1 seed in Class 3A...

Southmoreland has not won a conference title since 1979. The No. 4-ranked Scotties (8-0, 3-0) can end that streak at 7 p.m. Friday when they host No. 3 Elizabeth Forward (7-1, 3-0) in a WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference first-place showdown at Russ Grimm Field. Southmoreland is 8-0 for the...

Here’s a look at the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Peters Township powered its way to the Section 2 title with a defense that allowed just seven goals. The Indians were the No. 2 seed last year and reached the semifinals. Anthony Maiello is the top goal...

Here’s a look at the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Defending Class 4A champion Peters Township (13-2-2) rolled to a 10-0 record in Section 2, outscoring opponents 46-6. The Indians and Class 3A power Fox Chapel played to overtime Monday before the Foxes prevailed. Peters had won...

It’s been 34 years since a WPIAL boys soccer team won three straight district championships. A pair of teams have a chance to three-peat this season. South Park (17-1) and Bentworth (17-0) were awarded No. 1 seeds in the WPIAL playoffs, the Eagles in Class 2A and the Bearcats in...

High school sports have changed in many ways since Bob Lombardi joined the PIAA nearly four decades ago, including a few troubling trends he shared Wednesday while discussing his plans to retire as executive director. He was dismayed by a lack of sportsmanship, an unwillingness to adhere to rules and...

Hempfield faced a must-win game last Thursday to extend its season. The Spartans (5-10) came through in the clutch. They played inspired soccer, blanking Gateway, 4-0, to clinch their first WPIAL playoff spot since 2014. Braden Crowe scored two goals and assisted another, and Isaac Pugliese and Tyler Gilpin also...

High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 5, North Allegheny 0 Class A Aquinas Academy 2, Ellis School 0 Football Thursday’s schedule City League Semifinals Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Norwin, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Hempfield...

Cole Radcliffe had four goals and an assist to lead Laurel Highlands to a 7-0 victory over Albert Gallatin (2-15, 1-13) in Section 2-3A boys soccer Tuesday night. The result, coupled with Bethel Park’s 3-2 win over Ringgold, clinched a playoff spot for the Mustangs. Elliot Boor had a goal...

The WPIAL boys soccer regular season is in the books with 61 teams qualifying for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head did not break the tie all qualified for the postseason....

Mt. Pleasant boys soccer coach Floyd Snyder wore a gray suit with a red and blue tie and dress shoes and capped his outfit with a blue visor to lead his team Tuesday night. The coach looked dapper in his senior night attire, the 18th year he’s dressed up for...

WPIAL fall sports bracketology begins with postseason pitch talk Wednesday. The district will unveil the brackets for the WPIAL boys and girls soccer playoffs, and we will break them down on the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show on TribHSSN.TribLive.com at 1 p.m. The number 61 is prominent in this district soccer...

The “Stretch Run” is upon us as the top teams in the state are down to the final two weeks of the regular season before the start of the district playoffs in November. The spotlight has been shining on District 12 as the top teams in the Philly City and...