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Mandy Pirosko had a goal and an assist to lead Peters Township to a 3-1 victory over Mt. Lebanon (12-3, 7-2) on Monday night, clinching the Section 2-4A girls soccer title. Marina Hajnosz and Brynn Busch also scored and Fallan Malley handed out two assists for Peters Township (11-1-2, 9-0)....

Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final week and 55 teams have qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break the...

When the Riverview and Springdale girls soccer teams met for the first time this season under the lights Sept. 11 at Riverside Park in Oakmont, the Dynamos had the better of play and came away with a four-goal victory. The Raiders sought a measure of revenge in the rematch Monday...

Fifth-ranked Norwin secured its first outright section championship since 2019 and ran its winning streak to 11 with a 1-0 victory over Penn-Trafford on Monday night in a Section 1-4A girls soccer game teeming with playoff atmosphere at Norwin Knights Stadium. The longtime Westmoreland County rivals staged another one of...

The final full week of the WPIAL boys soccer regular season kicks into full gear Tuesday. There aren’t many undecided section races in boys soccer, but the top spot, or at least a share of first place, is at stake in two district matches. Two of the top Class 2A...

The top wrestling program in the NCAA, Penn State, got a commit from one of the top juniors in the state. Norwin’s Landon Sidun announced Monday that he is committing to the Nittany Lions. Sidun is ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2027, according to FloWrestling....

In 2006, Rachel Brannigan helped lead Greensburg Salem to its second WPIAL volleyball title. Nearly two decades later, Brannigan, now serving as coach, has her alma mater positioned to make a run at the WPIAL championship again. But it has been only recently that the Golden Lions have returned to...

High schools Golf WPIAL team championships Boys Semifinals Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, North Allegheny, Seneca Valley, West Allegheny at Links at Spring Church, 9 a.m. Belle Vernon, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Laurel Highlands, Moon, Peters Township, South Fayette, Trinity at Duck Hollow GC, 9...

Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final week-plus with 45 teams having already qualified for the upcoming 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...

Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final week-plus, and 49 teams have qualified for the upcoming 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 2025 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is winding down with two weeks remaining, and 25 district teams have clinched a postseason berth. The top four teams in each of the seven or more team sections and the top three teams in each of the six or less team sections...

The final full week of the WPIAL girls soccer regular season gets underway. There are five district sections in which the gap between first and second place are one game or less. Three of those five sections will square off in showdowns on Monday. In a Section 2-4A clash of...

It’s time to charge into the first full week of October with playoffs in the near future and time winding down on the fall sports regular season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 7 of this high school...

WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Sunday, 10-5) Girls Class 4A Team Record Last rank 1. Seneca Valley (9-2-2) 1 2. Pine-Richland (11-2-1) 4 3. North Allegheny (9-3-2) 2 4. Peters Township (10-1-2) 3 5. Norwin (11-2) 5 OUT: None Class 3A 1. South Fayette (11-1-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (11-1-1) 2...

The Westmoreland County Coaches Association Cross Country Championships will be Wednesday at Westmoreland County Community College. The boys varsity race begins at 3 p.m., followed by girls varsity at 3:40 and junior varsity at 4:20. Returning champions are the Norwin boys and girls (3A), and the Greensburg Salem girls (2A)...

Vern Benson led a brief film session and a weight room workout before guiding the Gateway boys basketball team in an on-court training session Sept. 30 at the Furrie Sports Complex. He got in the middle of the action, instructing the Gators players on many aspects of the game he...

The start of the 2025 soccer season in Monroeville was tough on a pair of young Gateway Gators teams. The Gateway boys program is under the tutelage of Mike Rugh for a third season. A Gateway grad from 1996, he was inducted into the school’s soccer hall of fame in...

Quaker Valley senior Oumou “Mimi” Thiero celebrated a significant birthday in her life with a major announcement. It was a long and sometimes tedious process, but Thiero finally had an answer about her college commitment. The 6-foot-5 senior who celebrated her 18th birthday Sept. 17 offered a verbal commitment that...

Luca Peluso doesn’t take a break during the school year as a three-sport athlete at Sewickley Academy. Peluso is a four-year varsity starter in boys soccer and also competes in hockey and lacrosse. He has been one of the Panthers’ offensive mainstays on the pitch this season as a 6-foot-1...

Gary Weber embraced a strong message for the Sewickley Academy girls soccer team in 2024 in his first year as head coach. His coaching plan included aspects such as teamwork, pride and unity. Sewickley tied for first in Section 3-A last season, advanced to the WPIAL playoffs for the fifth...

Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese enjoys running. And winning. Montagnese zeroed in on first place in the 1,600-meter event at the PIAA Class 2A boys track and field championships in the spring. His latest victory was attained Sept. 20 in Hershey at the 19th annual PIAA Foundation XC Invitational. “We are...

Quaker Valley’s homecoming royalty is steadfastly entrenched in the athletic realm. Seniors Alexa Westwood and Nicholas Winnowski were named homecoming queen and king for 2025-26 at halftime of the QV-Hopewell football game Sept. 26 at Chuck Knox Stadium. “I was surprised and happy,” Westwood said. “A lot of the little...

The Quaker Valley boys soccer team did not lose a game in September. QV rang up an 8-0-1 record with the only “blemish” being a 1-1 tie Sept. 25 against Avonworth. The Quakers outcored their eight other opponents 60-2 last month with seven clean sheets. “I am proud of how...