High School category, Page 190

The high school football regular season is in the rearview mirror and the new focus becomes the district playoffs. Some of the district tournaments will continue for the next three or four weeks; others will conclude as early as next week. The district postseason sets the field for the PIAA...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A Third-place consolation 13-Burrell (10-10) vs. 3-Deer Lakes (17-3-1) 8 p.m. Wednesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: District 10 champion Tuesday in PIAA first round (time/site TBD) Corner kicks: Deer Lakes won both meetings between the Section 1-2A rivals this season 2-1. … Burrell...

The third annual We Serve First All-Star Classic, sponsored by the We Serve First Foundation, is set for Dec. 7 at Kiski Area High School. The event will celebrate and recognize the skills of 40 of the top senior girls volleyball players from 20 schools in the Alle-Kiski Valley and...

High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs At Washington & Jefferson Saturday’s schedule Championship Class 3A Pine-Richland (19-0) vs. Mt. Lebanon (12-4), 4 p.m. Class 2A Fox Chapel (10-6-1) vs. Peters Township (15-3), noon Class A Shady Side Academy (14-4) vs. Aquinas Academy (8-3-3), 2 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A...

With a pair of late goals by Rowan Carmichael and stellar goalkeeping by Alex Rowe, the Avonworth boys soccer team is heading to a WPIAL final for the first time since 2018. Carmichael scored twice in the final four minutes and the second-seeded Antelopes earned a 3-1 win over No....

On Monday afternoon, Danny Battista was named the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer player of the year, and a few hours later, he helped make sure South Park would defend its title. Battista scored twice, and the top-seeded Eagles ended No. 13 Burrell’s improbable run in the WPIAL playoffs with...

Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL soccer and girls volleyball playoffs. In each of the past four postseasons, Fox Chapel has trotted into the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer semifinals. Each time, however, the Foxes could not advance to the championship match. On Tuesday, in the second game of...

Franklin Regional boys soccer coach Nick White admitted his team came out in its WPIAL Class 3A semifinal matchup with Mars with a little bit of nerves. Three minutes in, his team would settle in after an absolute beauty of a diving save by senior goalkeeper Noah Walker. “Noah is...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Semifinals 1-Plum (16-0-3) vs. 4-North Allegheny (16-3-1) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 2-Peters Township (16-1-1)/3-Fox Chapel (11-4-2) Oct. 31, Nov. 1 or Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium in championship Corner kicks: These teams played to a 1-1 tie...

The start of WPIAL championship week began with postseason accolades. The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its All-WPIAL boys soccer lists Monday. The following players were selected: Class 4A Gage Adinolfi, Plum Kellan Bleier, Fox Chapel Liam Burlovic, Upper St. Clair Garrett Chandler, Plum Milo Chiu, Fox Chapel Brady...

Greensburg Central Catholic’s pursuit of a fourth WPIAL girls volleyball championship and first in eight years begins in earnest Tuesday night in the Class A semifinals against Eden Christian at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. It’s one last chance for a veteran GCC lineup to reach the top. “I’m very excited...

Latrobe’s remarkable run at a Penguins Cup hockey championship a year ago was fueled by a hard-charging freshman who led the surprising Wildcats in scoring. A year later, center Joey Crimboli hasn’t missed a beat. He’s not the only one. “There’s (at least) two guys who are phenomenal on our...

From dealing with injuries all year to earning a playoff spot, Penn-Trafford’s girls soccer team experienced it all. It led to a 13-4 overall record and a bye in the WPIAL Class 4A tournament. Senior goalkeeper Rease Solomon, who has started since her sophomore year, highlighted the resilience of the...

The Burrell hockey team won 11 straight regular-season games heading into the playoffs last season. The Bucs fought their way to the final but came up one goal short against Neshannock. The Bucs have one thing on their mind this season and that is to make it back to the...

Brooke Taliani’s high school soccer career did not get off to the best of starts. As a freshman, she missed most of the season after having knee surgery. Then, after she recovered, she twisted both of her ankles. In her sophomore year, Taliani struggled to come back from those injuries,...

High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At Washington & Jefferson Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Pine-Richland (19-0) vs. Mt. Lebanon (12-4), 4 p.m. Class 2A Fox Chapel (10-6-1) vs. Peters Township (15-3), noon Class A Shady Side Academy (14-4) vs. Aquinas Academy (8-3-3), 2 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A...

Welcome to Semifinals Monday in three of the eight brackets in the WPIAL soccer playoffs. Two years ago, Moon squared off against Bethel Park in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal and cruised to a 6-0 victory. Last fall, Franklin Regional was an underdog as it traveled to Mars in a...

The roads to North Huntingdon and the North Shore begin with the start of November high school football this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of seven WPIAL football playoff games, plus a couple of video streams and other audio broadcasts of the...

Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The new point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team, Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...

The WPIAL soccer playoffs are winding into the semifinals, which means PIAA qualifying is imminent. For boys and girls, only the WPIAL finalists qualify in Class 4A. In the other three classes, the top three finishers move on: the finalists, plus the winner of a third-place consolation game. The WPIAL...

Joey Bayne changed his hairstyle recently, going from wavy brown locks to a blond buzz-cut with dark tiger stripes. Bayne can change his look quickly during the fall season, too. One day, he’s a speedy forward creating goals for the soccer team. The next, he’s launching touchbacks into the end...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 3A Semifinals 7-Franklin Regional (12-3-2) vs. 6-Mars (14-1-4) 6 p.m. Monday, Dormont Stadium, Dormont Winner plays: Winner of 5-Bethel Park (13-6)/1-Moon (20-0) Oct. 31, Nov. 1 or Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium in championship Corner kicks: Franklin Regional is in the semifinals for the sixth time...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A Semifinals 1-South Park (18-1-1) vs. 13-Burrell (10-9) 6 p.m. Monday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium, McCandless Winner plays: Winner of 2-Avonworth (15-2-2)/3-Deer Lakes (17-2-1) Oct. 31, Nov. 1 or Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium in championship Corner kicks: Top-seeded South Park has posted back-to-back shutouts...