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After enjoying a bye, The Birdie is fired up for 2nd week of playoffs for Westmoreland County teams
Last week: 4-1 (80%) Season: 103-28 (79%) It could be a theme for English class: “How I spent my bye week,” by the Birdie. In an effort to simulate what Penn-Trafford and Norwin went through last week, your county high school football consultant didn’t attend a game last week and...
2025 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 11
Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Canon-McMillan (4-6) vs. Central Catholic (9-1) at West Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Norwin (7-3) at North Allegheny (7-3), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Shaler (4-7) at Pine-Richland (9-1), 7 p.m.; Moon (8-3) at Penn-Trafford (9-1), 7 p.m.; Bethel Park (7-4) at Peters...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Nov. 7, 2025
Player of the week Kymon’e Brown Jeannette, Sr., QB/DB Brown rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown and threw for 138 yards and a TD to Jayce Powell in helping Jeannette defeat Bentworth, 38-24, in a WPIAL Class A playoff game. Brown has completed 80 of 166 passes for 1,494...
Norwin gets another shot at North Allegheny with championship berth on the line
When North Allegheny rallied to defeat Norwin, 20-17, in Week 4, the Tigers used five big plays to secure victory. They blocked a punt, got two long touchdown passes, a fourth-quarter interception and a stop by defensive tackle Lincoln Hoke. Those plays prevented Norwin from earning its first win over...
WPIAL teams well-represented in 2025 PIAA soccer quarterfinals
The March to Manchester and the PIAA soccer finals at Northeastern High School got off to a great start for WPIAL teams in both the girls and boys playoffs Tuesday. Girls teams from District 7 were a combined 8-3 in the opening round while the boys were even better with...
8 WPIAL girls volleyball teams advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The WPIAL sent 11 teams into the opening round of the 2025 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs and, following opening night on Tuesday, eight district teams are moving on to the state elite eight. Here are the matchups, plus sites and times for the girls volleyball quarterfinals set for Saturday. Volleyball...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 4, 2025
With many teams on a bye, there was very little movement from last week in this fresh edition of the Trib HSSN Top 5 in the state, with one major exception. The three-year run as PIAA Class 6A champions is over for St. Joseph’s Prep. The district and state power...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 4, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s results Villa Maria 2, Manheim Township 0 Mechanicsburg 5, Downingtown West 1 Avon Grove 3, Wyoming Valley West 0 Emmaus 5, Garnet Valley 0 Penn Manor 2, Conestoga 0 Parkland 2, Methacton 1 Central Bucs West 6, Landisville Hempfield...
High school roundup for Nov. 4, 2025: WPIAL champ Fox Chapel opens state playoff run with win
David Zakrocki and Rocco Poli scored as WPIAL champion Fox Chapel began its PIAA playoff run with a 2-1 victory over District 3 fourth-place finisher Central York (15-6-1) in the Class 4A boys soccer first round Tuesday night. The Foxes (17-2) will meet District 1 runner-up Abington in the quarterfinals...
WPIAL champion Freeport gets back to work, advances to PIAA quarterfinals
There was no PIAA hangover for the WPIAL champion Freeport girls soccer team. The Yellowjackets fought off an expected strong challenge from District 10 runner-up Fort LeBoeuf on Tuesday evening at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. Freeport scored twice in the first half and once in the second to complete a...
Deer Lakes resets after WPIAL title, beats Harbor Creek in PIAA 1st round
Coming back down from the high of winning the WPIAL Class 2A championship was a weird feeling for Deer Lakes keeper Wesley Boyle. The Lancers are excited to pursue a state championship, but they understand nothing about moving on in the PIAA playoffs is easy. Peyton Kushon headed in a...
With Fabrizzio Costa filling net, Franklin Regional wins 1st-round PIAA match
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Fabrizzio Costa continued his hot postseason with a goal off a penalty kick just 1 minute, 9 seconds into Tuesday’s 3-0 win by Franklin Regional over District 6 champion Hollidaysburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A boys soccer playoffs at Tiger Stadium. “It was pretty...
WPSCA announces all-state boys soccer players
Thirteen boys received all-state accolades from the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association. The list was announced Tuesday, and players include: • Mark Bence, Shady Side Academy • Thomas Bridges, Franklin Regional • Rocco DiDomenico, Fox Chapel • Owen Eastgate, Seneca Valley • Colin Froelich, Peters Township • Xavier Jackson, Bethel...
Seniors selected for We Serve First Foundation’s all-star volleyball classic
The We Serve First Foundation has released the list of senior girls volleyball players who will compete in the fourth annual all-star classic Dec. 6 at Kiski Area High School. The evening of volleyball will highlight the skills of 40 high school seniors from 30 schools in the Alle-Kiski Valley...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 3, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s schedule Manheim Township (12-8-2) at Villa Maria (20-2), 3 p.m.; Downingtown West at Mechanicsburg (17-4-1), Memorial Park Stadium, 6 p.m.; Avon Grove (21-1) at Wyoming Valley West (9-8), 4 p.m.; Garnet Valley (16-7) at Emmaus (24-1); Penn Manor (19-4-1)...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2025: Tucker Cullen completes hat trick in OT for Fox Chapel
Tucker Cullen’s third goal of the game was the overtime winner, lifting Fox Chapel to a 5-4 victory over Franklin Regional in PIHL Class 3A hockey Monday night. Spencer Goehring had a goal and an assist and Niko Vavpetic also scored for Fox Chapel (3-4). Ryan Crouse had two goals...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 4, 2025: PIAA playoffs begin in soccer, volleyball, field hockey
Welcome to opening night of the PIAA boys and girls soccer playoffs, as well as girls volleyball and field hockey. Since the start of this century 25 years ago, 2024 was only the third time a WPIAL team did not win a PIAA soccer championship. No gold for District 7...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for Nov. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Tyler Smiley School: Ellwood City Class: Senior Height/Weight: 6-foot, 175 pounds Position: Quarterback #Earned: It has not been smooth sailing for first-year starting quarterback Tyler Smiley; however, after a rough start, his play, and thus the fortunes of Ellwood City, have been...
High school notebook: Franklin Regional boys soccer player Bridges earns all-state honor
Franklin Regional junior Thomas Bridges continues to carry the flag for soccer defenders everywhere. First, the center back was named the Section 3-3A Player of the Year. Now, the 6-foot-2 bruiser earned Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State honors. Bridges’ size, skill and versatility make him the envy of many...
Westmoreland County PIAA soccer playoff preview capsule for Nov. 4, 2025
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 3A First round 7-2 Franklin Regional (18-4) at 6-1 Hollidaysburg (17-2-1) 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tiger Stadium, Hollidaysburg Winner plays: Winner of 3-1 Conrad Weiser (21-0-1)/7-3 Thomas Jefferson (19-3-1) on Saturday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Coaches: Nick White, Franklin Regional; Craig Shale, Hollidaysburg Players to...
A-K Valley high school soccer PIAA playoff preview capsules for Nov. 4, 2025
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 3-4 Central York (15-5-1) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (16-2) 5 p.m. Tuesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 1-2 Abington (18-2-3)/3-2 Chambersburg (12-4-4) Saturday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Alex Neff, Central York; Sean Regan, Fox Chapel...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 3, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s schedule Manheim Township (12-8-2) at Villa Maria (20-2), 3 p.m.; Downingtown West at Mechanicsburg (17-4-1), Memorial Park Stadium, 6 p.m.; Avon Grove (21-1) at Wyoming Valley West (9-8), 4 p.m.; Garnet Valley (16-7) at Emmaus (24-1); Penn Manor (19-4-1)...
Trib HSSN team of the week for Nov. 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Frazier Commodores Coach – Tony Battaglini (first season) Result – Frazer 27, California 12 Record – 7-4 overall, 4-3 in Class A Eastern Conference for fourth place #Earned – The seniors on the Frazier football team experienced nothing but struggles in their...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 3, 2025
The WPIAL football playoffs officially move into November featuring action in all six classifications this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of some of the 2025 WPIAL football postseason games with quarterfinal and semifinal contests. All of the video of select postseason district...
Franklin Regional soccer maintains standard through coaching roller coaster
Coaching turnover, while necessary at times and inevitable at others, can be damaging to an athletic program at any level. Even the good ones. It can cause rifts, distractions and impatience as a new leader fosters change and buys time to implement a system. Franklin Regional, though, hasn’t had issues...
