High School category, Page 37
Norwin soccer teams relish home playoff games before stadium remodel
Both Norwin varsity soccer teams had a chance to give ole Knights Stadium a playoff sendoff. A benefit of earning a higher seed in the WPIAL soccer postseason is getting a home game for the first two rounds — pending an opening win, of course. The Norwin girls (14-3) were...
North Allegheny has experience in putting bye week to good use
North Allegheny coach Art Walker is getting better at byes. For the fourth consecutive season, the Tigers — and the rest of the WPIAL Class 6A bracket — will have a bye week to prepare for their playoff opener, and Walker has grown more comfortable with the atypical schedule. “When...
North Allegheny girls tennis doubles down on winning season
There were no troubles at doubles this season for the North Allegheny girls tennis team. The Tigers’ doubles teams went a combined 42-2 while leading North Allegheny to its fifth consecutive Section 2-3A title and a spot in the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. The No. 1 doubles team of senior...
Franklin Regional boys soccer bolstered by high seed in WPIAL playoffs
When Franklin Regional reached the WPIAL boys soccer finals last season, the Panthers were slight underdogs as the No. 7 seed. If they get back to Highmark Stadium, it won’t be as much of a surprise. The Panthers were awarded the No. 3 seed this time in what appears to...
Shady Side Academy savors upset win in WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Being familiar with playing Deer Lakes in the past was a major benefit for Virginia Powers. The Shady Side Academy forward didn’t feel she and her teammates were unprepared to take on the fifth-seeded Lancers. Powers scored midway through the second half to help the No. 12 Bulldogs advance to...
Fox Chapel’s Carson Kittsley joins elite company with 2nd state golf title
Fox Chapel junior Carson Kittsley felt more comfortable on the golf course this season. Results didn’t necessarily come easier, but Kittsley felt better equipped to put himself in the best position to win. Kittsley’s precision proved to be necessary during the second and final round of the PIAA Class 3A...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel field hockey returns to WPIAL final
The Fox Chapel field hockey program has been knocking on the door of winning its sixth field hockey championship. The Foxes beat Latrobe, 2-0, in the semifinals to reach the WPIAL Class 2A final. The Foxes had have another opportunity to do so against Peters Township. The championship match, on...
Unsung hero Jack Johnson packs punch for Bethel Park defense
An often-overlooked contributor on the Bethel Park football squad in 2025 was Jack Johnson, a junior linebacker. All Johnson did through nine games was lead the Black Hawks in tackles with 40 total stops, including 29 solo hits. “I think our team has done very well thus far,” Johnson said,...
Workhorse David Dennison fuels high-octane Bethel Park offense
Bethel Park senior standout David Dennison was a gem of an athlete among WPIAL football players in 2025, particularly running backs. And behind Dennison & Co., the Black Hawks enjoyed an outstanding season in 2025, posting a 6-3 record with one game to go thanks to in large part a...
Bethel Park savors 3rd straight section title, wants more
Bethel Park’s boys soccer team won its third consecutive section title with a near-perfect 12-0-2 record. The Black Hawks outlasted Thomas Jefferson (11-2-1) and Trinity (10-3-1) at the top of the section standings and took a 12-2-3 overall record and No. 2 seed into the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. “I...
Senior class helps Plum volleyball tackle season’s challenges with gusto
Led by a talented eight-player senior class, the Plum girls volleyball team put together a solid season in its second year of competition in Class 4A. After winning their first four games of the season, earning victories over Deer Lakes, Gateway, Knoch, and Connellsville while only dropping two sets, the...
WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel forecast 2025 football playoff pairings
Other than the wild cards, the 2025 WPIAL playoff field is set. In the current playoff format, the 16 wild card teams aren’t determined by tiebreaker formulas, but instead chosen at the discretion of the WPIAL football steering committee. So, bubble teams must wait until Saturday afternoon to learn whether...
Sparked by big-play freshman, Montour locks up playoff berth with win over West Allegheny
Montour’s Archie Collins will be dressing up as a freshman football player on Halloween night, a look that can surely frighten quite a few of his opponents. Call him a pick-six poltergeist. The star freshman scored twice Friday night, including a 77-yard interception return just before halftime that carried No....
High school football roundup for Oct. 24, 2025: North Catholic locks up playoff spot with win over Hopewell
Joey Felitsky threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns as North Catholic clinched a playoff berth with a 44-36 victory over Hopewell (6-4, 2-4) in the WPIAL Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. The Trojans (7-3, 4-2) locked up third place in the conference and will learn their...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2025
Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 45, Canon-McMillan 10 Norwin 14, Mt. Lebanon 7 Seneca Valley 21, North Allegheny 18 Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 24, South Fayette 21 Peters Township 35, Bethel Park 0 Upper St. Clair 56, Baldwin 8 Big East Armstrong 41, Franklin Regional 14...
Freeman’s big night helps Seton LaSalle defeat Washington, secure conference title
Seton LaSalle earned its second straight Class 2A Century Conference title with a 27-14 victory over Washington on Friday at Dormont Memorial Stadium. In a battle of conference unbeatens — both teams entered the game 5-0 in the Century — the Rebels were spearheaded by Kymarr Freeman, who racked up...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 381 - Mayson Mitchell, Gateway (23 of 42) 332 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (23 of 28) 281 - Dominic Detruf, Hempfield (20 of 33) 265 - Aidan Gaydosz, Riverside (20 of 26) 256 - Jaydon Oliver,...
Woodland Hills keeps rolling in finale, shuts out Kiski Area
With first place in Class 5A’s Big East Conference locked up, Woodland Hills looked to end the regular season with a seven-game winning streak and did just that, taking down Kiski Area, 28-0, on Friday. “Defensively, we’ve been strong all year,” Woodland Hills coach Brian Tarrant said. “We did struggle...
Steel Valley makes statement in sending South Allegheny to 1st loss, forcing tie for section title
Despite a difficult 1-2 start to the season, Steel Valley knew that it had what it takes to compete with the best of Class 2A this year. With athletes all over the field, including a Pitt commit in talented RB/CB Da’Ron Barksdale, and a longtime head coach in Ray Braszo,...
Yacamelli leads Penn-Trafford as Warriors celebrate senior night with win over Latrobe
For John Ruane, all that remained was taking care of his seniors on Penn-Trafford’s senior night. Make no mistake, the Warriors’ longtime football coach adores every one of them. “It’s a big goal, obviously, to get them into the lineup. We have some great kids,” Ruane said. “And they’re absolutely...
Big night for the big guys as Derry linemen spark playoff-clinching win over Yough
Derry lineman Levi Haase hadn’t played since the third game of the season with a knee injury, but, as recovery time and luck would have it, he suited up for senior night. He never thought he’d provide such a spark in a playoff-clinching victory. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior intercepted a...
Trinity claims 1st conference title in 39 years with win over Belle Vernon
For the first time in 17 seasons, the Belle Vernon football team will not be a participant in the WPIAL playoffs. The Leopards got off to an atrocious start and Trinity quarterback Jonah Williamson and the Hillers were too much for the Leopards’ defense to overcome in the opening half...
Mustang miracle: Plum beats Penn Hills on kicker’s last-second TD on blocked field goal
It will be a play the Plum football faithful will not soon forget. Mustangs senior Austin Kolanowski set up for a 24-yard field goal with the score tied with two seconds left. The kick was blocked, but Kolankowski followed the ball and picked it up at the 10. He ran...
Highlands offense overpowers Valley, secures home playoff game
Highlands running back Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg inflicted pain on Valley on three consecutive drives Friday at Golden Rams Stadium. The sophomore’s 22-yard run put the Golden Rams at their opponent’s 27-yard line, followed two plays later by a 20-yard touchdown. His fifth touchdown in the past two games put his team...
Antonio Perkins sets school record, Burrell wins barnburner against Deer Lakes in pursuit of playoffs
Burrell sophomore quarterback Antonio Perkins chose to put a lot of pressure on the WPIAL Class 3A wild-card committee. After Perkins piled up a school-record 360 rushing yards, ran a punt and kick back for a score, intercepted a pass and scored five rushing touchdowns, who wants to be the...
