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We Serve First all-star games to honor area girls volleyball seniors
The We Serve First Foundation celebrated a successful Pack the Park match earlier this month with Kiski Area defeating Norwin on the outdoor Ellen Toy grass court at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift. The foundation now is looking forward to its fourth annual all-star classic Dec. 6 at Kiski Area High...
High school sports schedule for Sept. 29, 2025
High schools Golf WPIAL team championships Boys Semifinals Class 3A Oct. 7 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,...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks, and 20 teams have 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: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two weeks with 13 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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 29, 2025: Class 3A boys golf champion to be crowned
A golden week of golf begins Monday with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL boys individual Class 3A championships. Fox Chapel junior Carson Kittsley leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 6-under par 66 from the first round at the Willowbrook Country Club last week. He has...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 28, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Jonah Williamson School: Trinity Class: Senior Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 212 pounds Position: Quarterback, defensive back #Earned: As conference play was finally set to begin in Week 5 for all 18 teams in Class 4A, Trinity was a team trying to remain confident heading into...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 29, 2025
We change the calendar from September to October with plenty of high school football and other WPIAL fall sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 6 of this high school football season, with over 30 WPIAL, District...
WPIAL girls and boys soccer rankings: Week ending Sept. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through 9-27) Girls Class 4A Team Record Last rank 1. Seneca Valley (7-2-2) 3 2. North Allegheny (9-2-2) 2 3. Peters Township (7-1-2) 1 4. Pine-Richland (10-1-1) 4 5. Norwin (9-2) 5 OUT: None Class 3A 1. South Fayette (9-1-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (10-1) 2 3....
Norwin girls cross country team racing toward what it hopes is a state-title season
Norwin is lining up wins like it lines up runners at the starting line. Methodically, the Lady Knights are pulling away from the pack with landslide victories. The state’s No. 1-ranked girls cross country team in the preseason is building momentum to go for its first WPIAL title since 2009...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Golfers set to vie for WPIAL titles
The local field is set for the final rounds of the WPIAL golf championships. Senior Jack Sacriponte of Latrobe, Max Mottura of Kiski Area and senior Jack Edwards of Belle Vernon will play the final 18 holes in Class 3A on Monday at Butler Country Club. Sacriponte is four shots...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors doubles team wins section title
The doubles team of senior Annabelle Aquino and sophomore Elle LeJeune captured the Section 1-3A title Sept. 25. The pair defeated Latrobe’s Carlin Bukovac and Allison Massaro 6-7 (9), 6-4 and 6-4 in the semifinals. They rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set. They then breezed past the...
Former coach returns to lead Gateway hockey team as it moves back to JV level
Dennis Shannon coached the Gateway varsity hockey team from 1997 to 2004, and he found success with the Gators to where he is the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories. A Monroeville resident for 47 years who has enjoyed a five-decades long coaching career at the high school, amateur and...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer success starts on defense
Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer team in anchored by a pair of top-notch underclassmen this season. The Panthers’ starting goalkeeper is freshman Hayden Haley, who is supported by sophomore goalie Carson D’Antonio, who also plays in the field. “It’s a great feeling to know we have two talented and capable goalies...
Quaker Valley golfers fill leaderboard at section tournament
Five Quaker Valley golfers — yes, five — qualified for the WPIAL Class 2A boys tournament out of Section 9. The section tournament took place Sept. 15 at Rolling Acres Golf Course; the target score for securing a berth in the WPIAL playoffs was 84. Not only did QV’s Will...
Quaker Valley’s Avery Allan takes pride in run to WPIAL finals
Quaker Valley’s Avery Allan was awarded the No. 2 seed in Class 2A for the WPIAL girls tennis singles tournament. And the QV sophomore ended up second as top seed Gabrielle Dusi of Belle Vernon earned a marathon 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the finals Sept. 18 at North Allegheny....
With winning record in 1st half of season, Quaker Valley moving in right direction
Week 4 is the unofficial midpoint of the WPIAL high school football season. Quaker Valley played four nonconference games in the first half and won three of them. The Quakers defeated Valley in Week 4 by a score of 29-20 to add to earlier nonconference wins over Freedom and Keystone...
Western Beaver starts 6-0 for 1st time in 20 years — 5 things we learned in Week 5
Western Beaver football is shining brightly nowadays and it’s not just the new lights above Rich Niedbala Field. The team is 6-0 for the first time in 20 years. That’s thanks in part to a running back with the perfect first name for starring in a “Western.” Instead of a...
Apollo-Ridge grabs momentum back in 2nd half, drops OLSH
Is there such thing as a hat trick in football? Apollo-Ridge’s Alex Clawson may have defined it with a touchdown pass, an interception and a fumble recovery in a 27-12 Class 2A Allegheny Conference victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on Saturday night. The Chargers had all the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 27, 2025
High schools Cross country Saturday’s results Youthtowne Clash At Baldwin Boys Individual: 1. Tyler Carroll, North Catholic, 16:12.99; 2. Devin Junko, Trinity, 16:16.47; 3. Riley McGee, Seneca Valley, 16:28.88; 4. Ethan Moldovan, Carlynton, 16:33.80; 5. Cooper Knorr, Chartiers Valley, 16:38.82; 6. Will Kuchera, Allderdice, 16:39.22; 7. Liam Gallocher, Chartiers Valley,...
High school roundup for Sept. 27, 2025: Penn Hills runs past Shaler
Doryan Peay rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn Hills to a 36-7 victory over Shaler in Class 5A Northeast Conference football Saturday. Devin Harris threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 76 yards and one TD for Penn Hills (2-4, 2-0), which outgained...
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 28, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 5-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-1, 2 3. Norwin, 4-2, 3 4. Hempfield, 4-2, 5 5. Canon-McMillan 3-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 1 2. Peters Township, 6-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 4-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair,...
Riverview gets important conference win over Greensburg Central Catholic
Riverview 6-foot-2, 245-pound offensive lineman Addison Pascal doesn’t desire to employ a flashy game plan. A ground-based, grinding approach has served the Raiders fine. Riverview took advantage of a worn-down Greensburg Central Catholic football team Saturday at Riverside Park, powering to a 26-7 Eastern Conference win. The Raiders ran the...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Norwin’s Annie Czajkowski, Hempfield’s Jonathan Stetchock
Annie Czajkowski School: Norwin Class: Senior Sport: Cross country Claim to fame: Czajkowski, a Division I prospect, has emerged as a WPIAL and PIAA 3A title contender and is one of the top runners for championship favorite Norwin. She won the PIAA Foundation Class 3A race in Hershey with a...
Leechburg workhorse RB Andrasy enjoying stellar season
Timmy Andrasy knew coming into his senior season that he would be a major focal point of the Leechburg football offense. After the graduation of Blue Devil heavyweights Jake Cummings and Jayden Floyd, Andrasy expected his impact in the running game to increase. He accepted that role and has run...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Bryanna Simonetti, Highlands’ Ryan Maloney
Bryanna Simonetti School: Deer Lakes Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Simonetti scored a pair of goals in a Deer Lakes (10-1, 5-1) shutout win over Yough on Wednesday. The Lancers sit in second place in Section 4-2A and have won five games in a row for the second...
