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A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2025 Week 7
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 7 in the A-K Valley: Class 5A Big East Armstrong (3-4, 2-1) at Kiski Area (3-4, 2-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Richard Dilts Stadium, Allegheny Township Last week: Woodland Hills 50, Armstrong 14; Kiski Area 34, Latrobe 13 Last year’s meeting: Kiski...
Highlands, Burrell to square off in high stakes showdown
It’s the stretch run to the WPIAL playoffs, and for Burrell and Highlands, an Allegheny 7 Conference clash Friday at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium is rife with playoff implications. While both teams’ players and coaches understand how important the game is in the conference standings and for the playoff picture in...
A-K Valley volleyball notebook: Springdale in position to snap playoff drought
The Springdale girls volleyball team is on the cusp of ending an eight-year WPIAL playoff drought. The Dynamos outlasted Aquinas Academy, 3-2, on Tuesday as they held off a furious rally after grabbing a two-set lead in the match. Led by 14 kills from junior Bella George, 11 kills from...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Franklin Regional getting healthy, building momentum
Franklin Regional is getting healthy. That could be bad news for other boys soccer teams in WPIAL Class 3A. “The more we start to get healthy, the more depth we have,” Panthers coach Nick White said. “When we put guys in, the level doesn’t drop.” Senior Keaton Sheetz and sophomore...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 7, 2025
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 2A Penn-Trafford 4, Latrobe 3 Nonsection Pin-Richland 2, Fox Chapel 0 Football Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Norwin at Central Catholic, 8 p.m. City League Nonconference Carrick at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at North Allegheny, 7:30...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 8, 2025: Girls soccer teams battling for final few playoff spots
In the final days of the WPIAL girls soccer regular season, 55 schools have clinched a district postseason berth with five spots still up for grabs. However, depending on how things play out in the next six days, that number could balloon to eight additional playoff berths. Here are the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 7, 2025
Other teams that lost slid down the rankings or completely fell from the Top 5, but when LaSalle College lost to Roman Catholic two weeks ago, it remained No. 1 in Class 6A. Last week, the Explorers showed why as they bounced back and defeated perennial power and defending PIAA...
High school roundup for Oct. 7, 2025: Quaker Valley boys take control of section race
Tanner Schultz converted a penalty kick and Liam Miller also scored to lead Quaker Valley to a 2-0 victory over Hopewell (6-8, 6-7) in Section 2-2A boys soccer Tuesday. Coupled with Central Valley’s 2-1 overtime win over Avonworth (14-2-1, 12-2-1), the result put the Quakers (13-2-1, 12-1-1) in the driver’s...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers and clinching scenarios through Oct. 7, 2025
Section play in the WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final week with 51 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 where head-to-head does not break...
Unique boys soccer clash of Cougars ends in split between Yough, Charleroi
It was a bizarre night of soccer at Yough Stadium as two sets of Cougars in Charleroi and Yough played their scheduled match as well as the remaining 4 minutes, 14 seconds of their previous encounter Sept. 11 that was postponed because of unruly fans. Yough opened up the night...
Mt. Pleasant girls tennis looking to earn respect in WPIAL team playoffs
Aaron Hutter coached various sports — girls tennis, softball and football — at Mt. Pleasant. He knows if you want respect, you must earn it. The fifth-year coach, however, was a little disappointed his girls tennis squad was seeded eighth in the WPIAL Class 2A team tennis playoffs, and it...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Kiski Area’s Plazio wants WCCA title back
Sam Plazio knows very well what it feels like to take home gold from the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country championships. The Kiski Area senior claimed the top spot in the boys varsity race as a freshman and repeated as champion as a sophomore. Last year, Plazio was fourth...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: As section title shows, ‘Norwin is back’
Norwin has secured its first outright section championship since 2019, a sure sign the Knights (12-2) are back to being WPIAL title contenders again. “Yes, Norwin is back,” junior Siena Ali said. Senior Nicole Bown and her classmates on the team have seen both ends of the spectrum. When they...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 6, 2025
High schools Cross country Division II Section 5 Boys Belle Vernon 15, Steel Valley 50 Girls Belle Vernon 15, Steel Valley 50 Golf WPIAL team championships Boys Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, North Allegheny, Seneca Valley, West Allegheny at Links at Spring Church,...
High school roundup for Oct. 6, 2025: Peters Township claims section title with win over Mt. Lebanon
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)....
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 6, 2025
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...
Springdale ekes out section win over formidable Riverview
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...
Norwin clinches 1st outright section title in 6 years with win over Penn-Trafford
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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 7, 2025: Boys soccer teams battle for 1st place in 2 sections
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...
Norwin state wrestling champ Landon Sidun commits to Penn State
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....
Greensburg Salem girls volleyball team poised to earn section title, sets sights on WPIALs
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...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Oct. 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Apollo-Ridge Vikings Coach: John Skiba (15th season) Result: Apollo-Ridge 18, Steel Valley 14 Record: 3-0 in the 2A Allegheny Conference, 5-2 overall #Earned: Following a one-win season in 2024, a 1-2 start may have felt like more of the same in 2025....
High school sports schedules for Oct. 6, 2025
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...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 5, 2025
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...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 5, 2025
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...
