High School category, Page 167

Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Moon, 7 p.m. Big East Armstrong...

Even with what happened to the Latrobe football team this season, losing star linebacker Alex Tatsch and other starters to injury, the Wildcats still have a chance to make the WPIAL playoffs for the third consecutive season with a victory Friday night. But the Wildcats face a huge obstacle in...

Class 6A Norwin (2-7, 0-5) at Mt. Lebanon (2-7, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon Stadium, Mt. Lebanon Last week’s results: Canon-McMillan 27, Norwin 26; Mt. Lebanon 42, Hempfield 20 Last year’s meeting: Did not play Norwin has sunk to the bottom of the conference after losing seven straight following...

Last week: 9-3 (75%) Season: 84-27 (75.7%) Halloween is the Birdie’s favorite time of year, and the candy-hunting pigskin pillock has narrowed his costume choices to five. “I am blessed and humbled to announce my top five get-ups,” Birdie said. “When I decide on a No. 1, please respect my...

Player of the week John Wetzel Latrobe, sr., QB/S The 6-foot, 190-pound senior is coming off a career game in leading the Wildcats to a 28-27 victory at Gateway. He completed 8 of 12 passes for 132 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 161 yards. The Marshall commit...

The journey to the WPIAL championships for hundreds of cross country runners and their teams concludes Thursday at White Oak Park. Individual and team gold and trips to the PIAA championships are on the line in six boys and girls races. The Riverview boys hope to return to the top...

A lot is on the line when Leechburg and Greensburg Central Catholic meet Friday in the Class A Eastern Conference finale for both teams. With the playoffs set to start next week, both teams want to go into the postseason on a roll. “It’s a huge game where the winner...

The 2024 WPIAL football playoff field is taking shape with 35 teams having already clinched a spot entering Week 9. But this year’s qualifying process is a little different. There are more wild card teams than ever: 16. And the WPIAL will no longer use tiebreaking formulas such as Gardner...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A Quarterfinals 13-Burrell (9-9) vs. 12-Seton LaSalle (13-4) 8 p.m. Thursday, Joe P. DeMichela Stadium, Imperial Winner plays: Winner of 1-South Park (17-1-1)/9-Central Valley (14-4) on Monday in semifinals Corner kicks: All five Burrell shooters scored in a shootout Monday as the Bucs upset No....

WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Canon-McMillan (12-3-1) at 3-Penn-Trafford (13-4) 7 p.m. Thursday, Warrior Stadium, Harrison City Winner plays: Winner of 7-Upper St. Clair (10-5-2)/2-Seneca Valley (12-2-2) on Monday in semifinals Corner kicks: Canon-McMillan scored seven first-half goals en route to an 11-0 victory over No. 11 Hempfield...

High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Norwin (4-12) at Pine-Richland (18-0), 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (8-10) at Mt. Lebanon (11-4), 7 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (9-5-2) at Fox Chapel (9-6-1), 7 p.m. Thursday’s schedule Latrobe (3-10) at Peters Township (14-3), 6 p.m....

Mykola Desysenko and Nathan Katari scored to lead No. 4 North Allegheny to a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Central Catholic (5-12-1) in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys soccer match Tuesday. The Tigers (15-3-1) will take on No. 12 North Hills in the quarterfinals Saturday. Avonworth 7, McGuffey 0...

State legislators have voted to launch a comprehensive review of the PIAA. The “current status, management, structure, policies and finances” of the high school athletic association will be studied by the state Legislative Budget and Finance Committee under a House resolution passed Tuesday. The legislation instructed the committee to issue...

North Hills beat the buzzer, and the defending champs. With a little help, the No. 12-seeded Indians used a last-second goal to shock No. 5 Norwin, 3-2, in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys soccer playoff game Tuesday night at Norwin Knights Stadium. Just when it looked like it was...

Wednesday marks the first dip into the second round of the 2024 district soccer playoffs. Class 3A and Class A boys hit the pitch for quarterfinals action. All of the remaining seeds in the 3A elite eight are single-digit seeds with one exception. No. 14 Chartiers Valley (9-8) has stampeded...

There will be a new WPIAL girls soccer champion in Class 2A. Deer Lakes, the No. 7 seed, got a goal from freshman Reese Waruszewski in the ninth minute of the second half, and that turned out to be enough as the homestanding Lancers eliminated three-time defending champion Avonworth, 1-0,...

When the final horn sounded on the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer victory over McGuffey on Tuesday night, there wasn’t much in the way of celebration from the Vikings bench. The players had the look of determination, that this win was just a box checked on their journey to the WPIAL...

It turned out to be a great day for two Class 3A golfers from the WPIAL on Tuesday at the PIAA individual championships. Fox Chapel sophomore Carson Kittsley and Elizabeth Forward junior Mya Morgan are bringing home gold medals for their work. Kittsley shot consecutive 4-under-par 68s to capture the...

As we head into the final Friday in October and the final weekend of regular season high school football, something truly scary appears to be happening. The top teams across the state appear to be getting better. It was another dominant week for the teams in last week’s Trib HSSN...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class A Quarterfinals 3-OLSH (13-2) vs. 6-Springdale (14-4) 6 p.m. Wednesday, Tigers Stadium, Moon Winner plays: Winner of 2-Winchester Thurston (13-2-1)/7-Eden Christian (9-6-2) on Tuesday in semifinals Corner kicks: Brady Hernandez’s overtime goal lifted OLSH to a first-round win over Freedom. The Chargers won the Section...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 7-Franklin Regional (12-3-1) at 2-Thomas Jefferson (13-1-2) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas Jefferson Stadium, Jefferson Hills Winner plays: Winner of 14-Chartiers Valley (9-8)/3-Mars (13-1-4) on Monday in semifinals Corner kicks: Franklin Regional moved into the quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory over No. 10 Trinity as...

The last of the WPIAL soccer first-round matches take place Tuesday. The only boys soccer tournament that has not yet begun is Class 4A, where five matches are set while Plum, Peters Township and Fox Chapel enjoy opening-round byes. A year ago, Norwin started the 4A playoffs as the No....

High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Norwin (4-12) at Pine-Richland (18-0), 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (8-10) at Mt. Lebanon (11-4), 7 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Latrobe (3-10) at Peters Township (14-3), 6 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (9-5-2) at Fox Chapel (9-6-1), 7 p.m. Class A...

Ben Doland made 16 saves to lead No. 13 Burrell to a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Quaker Valley (14-4-1) in a penalty kick shootout in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs Monday night. The Bucs (9-9) will meet No. 12 Seton LaSalle, an upset...