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Westmoreland County players to watch for Oct. 31, 2025
Player of the week Giovanni Rothrauff Norwin, Jr., RB/OLB The junior ran for a career-high 260 yards in helping the Knights to a 14-7 victory over Mt. Lebanon. He is approaching a Norwin record for yards in a season. He has rushed 1,433 yards and nine touchdowns. Players to watch...
Jeannette defense to face monumental playoff challenge in Bentworth back Ben Hays
When it comes to playoff history, there is no comparison between Jeannette and Bentworth. The Jayhawks are 59-36-1 in the playoffs and have won two PIAA and 10 WPIAL titles. The Bearcats are 1-8 in the playoffs, and that win came in 2005: a 35-24 overtime victory over Mapletown. The...
Westmoreland County high school football playoff matchups for Oct. 31, 2025
Class 3A First round 11-Derry (6-4) at 6-Highlands (7-4) 7 p.m. Friday, Golden Rams Stadium, Natrona Heights Last week: Derry 47, Yough 20; Highlands 45, Valley 0 Playoff record: Derry 5-14; Highlands 11-25 WPIAL titles: Derry 0; Highlands 0 Last playoff appearance: Derry 2023; Highlands 2024 Winner plays: 3-Central Valley...
The Birdie can handle the truth as he makes his Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 10-2 Season: 99-27 (79%) It is playoff time, and to celebrate the “real ones,” as he says, the Birdie is speaking the truth. Make that, truths. Westmoreland County’s prep football oracle said this is the time of year that separates the contenders from the pretenders. He finishes his...
2025 WPIAL Class A girls soccer championship breakdown: Sewickley Academy vs. Bentworth
WPIAL Class A girls soccer championship 1-Sewickley Academy (18-1) vs. 2-Bentworth (18-1-1) 6 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Gary Weber, Sewickley Academy; Tyler Hamstra, Bentworth Players to watch: Emma Eannarino, Sewickley Academy; Megan Keturakis, Bentworth WPIAL titles: Sewickley Academy 4 (2004, 2003, 2002, 1999); Bentworth 0 Playoff path: Sewickley Academy...
2025 WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship breakdown: Bentworth vs. OLSH
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship 1-Bentworth (20-0) vs. 2-OLSH (17-0) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Nick Malarbi, Bentworth; Brandon Scott, OLSH Players to watch: Ryan Moessner, Bentworth; Owen Minzer, OLSH WPIAL titles: Bentworth 2 (2024, 2023); OLSH 0 Playoff path: Bentworth defeated No. 16 Brentwood, 7-0, in the...
Westmoreland County high school soccer notebook: Mt. Pleasant coach honored
Floyd Snyder is a humble coach who often deflects attention to his assistants and players. But Snyder couldn’t hide from an unexpected and distinguished honor. The 18th-year Mt. Pleasant boys soccer coach was named WPIAL Class 2A co-Coach of the Year by the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association. He was...
Westmoreland County high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 30, 2025
Girls Class 2A Third-place game Mt. Pleasant (14-5-1) vs. Quaker Valley (14-3-1) 6 p.m. Thursday, Chuck Knox Stadium, Leetsdale Players to watch: Cam Kapr, Mt. Pleasant; Ari Bosh, Quaker Valley What’s at stake: The winner gets third in the WPIAL and advances to the PIAA playoffs, and the loser’s season...
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 30, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class A Third-place consolation 11-Waynesburg (11-4-2) at 4-Springdale (12-2-1) 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Springdale Winner plays: District 5 champion Tuesday in PIAA first round (site/time TBD) Players to watch: Lacey Shondeck, Springdale; Kolbi Rastoka, Waynesburg Throw-ins: Springdale hopes to qualify for the PIAA playoffs for the...
No regrets for North Allegheny boys soccer after ‘tricky season’
The North Allegheny boys soccer team ended this season with 10 wins, six losses, three ties and zero regrets. In the wake of a 1-0 loss at top-seeded Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals on Oct. 25, the No. 8 Tigers recalled a “tricky season” with many more...
Finalists announced for Moe Rosensteel girls soccer award
Three finalists were announced Wednesday for the sixth Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player award, which highlights the WPIAL’s top girls soccer player. A 31-player watch list released in August was narrowed to three: • Natalia DiSora of Upper St. Clair • Morgan Gesinski of Mt. Pleasant • Emily McKee of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s results Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 6 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 7:30 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs All...
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2025: West Allegheny, Seneca Valley reach WPIAL finals with upset wins
Harrison Murray scored the winning goal in the 60th minute, assisted by Anthony Mimna, as No. 8 West Allegheny continued its WPIAL boys soccer playoff run with a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Thomas Jefferson (17-3-1) in the Class 3A semifinals. Zach Wallace earned the shutout in goal for West...
Pine-Richland wins road game vs. North Allegheny to claim 7th straight WPIAL field hockey title
Confetti rained down from the Pine-Richland stands with a period to go in the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship game Tuesday. The odd thing? Neither the Rams nor their Class 3A rival, North Allegheny, had scored. After a shot from outside the circle whizzed past North Allegheny netminder Alaina...
Fox Chapel ousts Plum to keep WPIAL repeat bid alive
The Fox Chapel boys soccer team prides itself on having variety in its attack. The Foxes leaned on that versatility to put themselves in position to win a seventh WPIAL title. The Foxes produced goals two minutes apart in the first half during a 2-0 win over Plum in a...
Sewickley Academy gets revenge on Springdale, advances to WPIAL Class A final
The Sewickley Academy girls soccer team felt the sting of a WPIAL playoff loss to Springdale each of the past three years. The setbacks in 2022 and 2023 came in the first round. Last year, the Panthers’ WPIAL run was ended by the Dynamos in the semifinals, just one win...
Freeport blanks Quaker Valley to set up another meeting with section rival Burrell
When the Freeport and Quaker Valley girls soccer teams found out that No. 8 Burrell had shut out No. 4 Mt. Pleasant in the first of two Class 2A semifinals Tuesday evening, they knew there was going to be a rematch. It was going to be either the Quakers and...
Franklin Regional perseveres, beats Bethel Park to earn return trip to WPIAL title game
Fabrizzio Costa’s late-game goal set up by Michael Hillenbrand sent No. 3 Franklin Regional back to Highmark Stadium, defeating No. 2 Bethel Park, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Tuesday night. “If you give yourself enough opportunities, something good can happen,” Franklin Regional coach Nick White said. “On that...
Burrell girls continue mastery of Mt. Pleasant, advance to WPIAL Class 2A title game
A blinding sun greeted teams and spectators before kickoff Tuesday night at Gateway. It was tough to see the left side of the field until sunset. Mt. Pleasant didn’t see the first goal coming, either. Burrell’s Allie McMahon scored on a cross from Makiah Buchak just 43 seconds into a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 29, 2025: Stretch of championship soccer at Highmark Stadium to kick off
This is the 12th time in 13 years that Highmark Stadium in Station Square has hosted the WPIAL soccer championships. The lone year it didn’t since 2013 was in the covid-affected year of 2020. Before expansion to four classifications, the soccer finals were played over two days. Since then, the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 28, 2025
The top football teams across Pennsylvania had a strong kick to finish the 2025 regular season. The 30 teams ranked in the Trib HSSN state Top 5 last week dominated Week 9 top the tune of a combined 27-3 record. One loss came in a head-to-head battle in District 12...
Deer Lakes boys carry confidence into WPIAL Class 2A final against Beaver
Deer Lakes boys soccer team forward Collin Rodgers has a good feeling about the team going into the WPIAL Class 2A final. The Lancers have demonstrated in the playoffs that they are comfortable when things aren’t going their way. Sixth-seeded Deer Lakes trailed No. 2 Quaker Valley at halftime in...
Fox Chapel, South Fayette again to face off for WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer title
Fox Chapel’s and South Fayette’s girls soccer teams will be reacquainted Wednesday night. The top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs will meet again at Highmark Stadium to decide this year’s champion. It was just a year ago that the Foxes and Lions clashed in the final, with...
All-WPIAL girls soccer lists announced
The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs are in full swing as tournaments race toward championships later this week. The WPIAL Soccer Coaches Association recognized the league’s top players Tuesday with the unveiling of the All-WPIAL lists. South Fayette had the most selections with six, while Seneca Valley and Peters Township had...
North Allegheny claims 5th WPISL championship
It took a few extra days, but North Allegheny claimed the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League title Saturday at McIntyre Park in Ross Township. The third-seeded Tigers started the day with an 11-7 win over No. 2 Bethel Park in the semifinals before taking down No. 1 Montour, 7-3, in...
