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Finalists announced for Moe Rosensteel girls soccer award
Three finalists were announced Wednesday for the sixth Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player award, which highlights the WPIAL’s top girls soccer player. A 31-player watch list released in August was narrowed to three: • Natalia DiSora of Upper St. Clair • Morgan Gesinski of Mt. Pleasant • Emily McKee of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s results Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 6 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 7:30 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs All...
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2025: West Allegheny, Seneca Valley reach WPIAL finals with upset wins
Harrison Murray scored the winning goal in the 60th minute, assisted by Anthony Mimna, as No. 8 West Allegheny continued its WPIAL boys soccer playoff run with a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Thomas Jefferson (17-3-1) in the Class 3A semifinals. Zach Wallace earned the shutout in goal for West...
Pine-Richland wins road game vs. North Allegheny to claim 7th straight WPIAL field hockey title
Confetti rained down from the Pine-Richland stands with a period to go in the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship game Tuesday. The odd thing? Neither the Rams nor their Class 3A rival, North Allegheny, had scored. After a shot from outside the circle whizzed past North Allegheny netminder Alaina...
Fox Chapel ousts Plum to keep WPIAL repeat bid alive
The Fox Chapel boys soccer team prides itself on having variety in its attack. The Foxes leaned on that versatility to put themselves in position to win a seventh WPIAL title. The Foxes produced goals two minutes apart in the first half during a 2-0 win over Plum in a...
Sewickley Academy gets revenge on Springdale, advances to WPIAL Class A final
The Sewickley Academy girls soccer team felt the sting of a WPIAL playoff loss to Springdale each of the past three years. The setbacks in 2022 and 2023 came in the first round. Last year, the Panthers’ WPIAL run was ended by the Dynamos in the semifinals, just one win...
Freeport blanks Quaker Valley to set up another meeting with section rival Burrell
When the Freeport and Quaker Valley girls soccer teams found out that No. 8 Burrell had shut out No. 4 Mt. Pleasant in the first of two Class 2A semifinals Tuesday evening, they knew there was going to be a rematch. It was going to be either the Quakers and...
Franklin Regional perseveres, beats Bethel Park to earn return trip to WPIAL title game
Fabrizzio Costa’s late-game goal set up by Michael Hillenbrand sent No. 3 Franklin Regional back to Highmark Stadium, defeating No. 2 Bethel Park, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Tuesday night. “If you give yourself enough opportunities, something good can happen,” Franklin Regional coach Nick White said. “On that...
Burrell girls continue mastery of Mt. Pleasant, advance to WPIAL Class 2A title game
A blinding sun greeted teams and spectators before kickoff Tuesday night at Gateway. It was tough to see the left side of the field until sunset. Mt. Pleasant didn’t see the first goal coming, either. Burrell’s Allie McMahon scored on a cross from Makiah Buchak just 43 seconds into a...
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...
Deer Lakes boys carry confidence into WPIAL Class 2A final against Beaver
Deer Lakes boys soccer team forward Collin Rodgers has a good feeling about the team going into the WPIAL Class 2A final. The Lancers have demonstrated in the playoffs that they are comfortable when things aren’t going their way. Sixth-seeded Deer Lakes trailed No. 2 Quaker Valley at halftime in...
Fox Chapel, South Fayette again to face off for WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer title
Fox Chapel’s and South Fayette’s girls soccer teams will be reacquainted Wednesday night. The top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs will meet again at Highmark Stadium to decide this year’s champion. It was just a year ago that the Foxes and Lions clashed in the final, with...
All-WPIAL girls soccer lists announced
The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs are in full swing as tournaments race toward championships later this week. The WPIAL Soccer Coaches Association recognized the league’s top players Tuesday with the unveiling of the All-WPIAL lists. South Fayette had the most selections with six, while Seneca Valley and Peters Township had...
North Allegheny claims 5th WPISL championship
It took a few extra days, but North Allegheny claimed the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League title Saturday at McIntyre Park in Ross Township. The third-seeded Tigers started the day with an 11-7 win over No. 2 Bethel Park in the semifinals before taking down No. 1 Montour, 7-3, in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 27, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (16-3) vs. North Allegheny (5-7-3), 7 p.m. Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 8 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 6:30 p.m. Football...
High school roundup for Oct. 27, 2025: North Allegheny knocks out defending champs in 4A girls soccer
Averie Bierker scored the winning goal with 11:40 left, ringing a shot from the right wing in off the crossbar, to send No. 5 North Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Peters Township (15-3-2), the defending champs, in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer semifinals Monday night. Jordan Beemer...
Seneca Valley perfect from penalty spot in Class 4A shootout win over Norwin
Seneca Valley hadn’t attempted a penalty kick in a game all season. The Raiders didn’t miss on five PKs Monday night in a semifinal shootout to return to the WPIAL girls soccer finals. Madeline Marcotte, who hit the crossbar in last year’s WPIAL title match against Peters Township, redeemed herself...
Deer Lakes uses quick-strike offense to down Quaker Valley in clash of elite 2A programs
The Deer Lakes boys soccer program already has built the foundation of its burgeoning blue blood reputation. The Lancers added another story on top of it during a 2-1 WPIAL Class 2A semifinal win over Quaker Valley on Monday at Fridley Field. Collin Rodgers scored twice in the first 10...
Sophomore nets OT winner to send Fox Chapel past Plum to WPIAL finals
Ava Stackhouse was just doing what she normally does, hoping it would pay off. The Fox Chapel sophomore forward found herself with the ball on the left side of the Plum defense 64 seconds into overtime and was looking to create something. “I don’t even know what I was thinking,”...
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...
Westmoreland County high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 3A Semifinals 3-Franklin Regional (17-3) vs. 2-Bethel Park (14-2-3) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dormont Stadium, Dormont Coaches: Nick White, Franklin Regional; Doug Fink, Bethel Park Winner plays: Winner of 8-West Allegheny (12-6)/5-Thomas Jefferson (17-2-1) in championship (time, date TBD) at Highmark Stadium Players to watch: Aidan Alexander,...
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Semifinals 2-Fox Chapel (14-2) vs. 3-Plum (15-2-2) 8 p.m. Tuesday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Coaches: Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel; Raf Kolankowski, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 1-Peters Township (14-0-1)/4-Seneca Valley (16-2) in championship match at Highmark Stadium (time/date TBD) Players to watch: Rocco DiDomenico,...
WPSCA announces All-WPIAL players, coaches, players of year for boys soccer
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its All-WPIAL lists and players and coaches of the year on the eve of the WPIAL semifinals. All-WPIAL Class 4A Owen Ali, Seneca Valley Samuel Beuse, Pine-Richland Ryan Cashman, Pine-Richland Jake Ceklosky, Canon-McMillan Braden Crowe, Hempfield Jordan Crutchfield, Pine-Richland Rocco DiDomenico, Fox Chapel...
