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Crosby accounts for all 5 TDs as Greensburg Central Catholic tops Leechburg, awaits playoff fate
Samir Crosby did everything in his power to make sure his football team still had a shot at making the playoffs. The dual-threat senior quarterback accounted for all five touchdowns as the Centurions (5-5, 3-4) routed Leechburg (7-3, 5-2), 36-7, in a Class A Eastern Conference clash on senior night...
Southmoreland’s Chapman blocks 3 punts in shutout of Greensburg Salem
It was senior night at Southmoreland on Friday, but Stanley Chapman stole the show, blocking a school-record three punts to lead the Scotties to a 38-0 win over Greensburg Salem. Southmoreland held Greensburg Salem without a yard on the first series and took over on their own 49 after a...
Giovanni Rothrauff rushes for career-record 260 yards as Norwin clips Mt. Lebanon to clinch 3rd place
When Mt. Lebanon coach Greg Perry talked about the Norwin football team, he heaped praise on quarterback Tristyn Tavares. Perry’s defense did an excellent job containing the slick Tavares. But Norwin is more than just Tavares. Junior running back Giovanni Rothrauff showed why. Rothrauff rushed for a career- record 260...
WPIAL clinched: Field of automatic qualifiers set for 2025 football playoffs
Here’s a look at teams that have automatically qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The WPIAL football committee will choose wild card qualifiers Saturday. The playoffs begin next Friday. Watch the Trib HSSN playoff pairings show at 3 p.m. Saturday. Class 6A (4 qualifiers) 1. Central Catholic, 2. North Allegheny,...
Undefeated Imani Christian dominates Freeport, clinches Allegheny 7 title
Freeport came into Friday’s Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference matchup at UPMC Graham Field with a chance to clinch the conference championship. The path was much easier for No. 2-ranked Imani Christian. A win would clinch the conference title and give the Saints their second straight undefeated regular season. Junior...
3 WPIAL teams advance to semifinals of PIAA tennis tournament
Three WPIAL girls tennis teams are still in the hunt for a state championship. Shady Side Academy in Class 3A and North Catholic and Quaker Valley in Class 2A advanced to Saturday’s semifinals at the Hershey Racquet Club with victories Friday. WPIAL champion Shady Side Academy rolled past District 3...
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 25, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Norwin (11-5-3) at 3-Plum (14-2-2) 2 p.m. Saturday, Mustang Stadium, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 10-Pine-Richland (6-10-2)/2-Fox Chapel (14-2) in semifinals (date/time/site TBD) Players to watch: Ian Natale, Norwin; Austin Kolankowski, Plum Throw-ins: Norwin shook off a slow start to blank Woodland Hills,...
Westmoreland high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 25, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-Norwin (11-5-3) at 3-Plum (14-2-2) 2 p.m. Saturday, Mustang Stadium, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 10-Pine-Richland (6-10-2)/2-Fox Chapel (14-2) in semifinals (date, site TBD) Players to watch: Ian Natale, Norwin; Austin Kolankowski, Plum Throw-ins: Norwin shook off a slow start to blank Woodland...
USO looks to dethrone 3-time defending City League champion Westinghouse
USO football coach Lou Berry knows his team is capable of toppling three-time defending City League champion Westinghouse. USO proved it on the field two weeks ago when USO beat the Bulldogs, 20-14. But Berry knows doing it at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cupples Stadium in the City League championship...
Leechburg, Neshannock awarded forfeit wins
Leechburg and Neshannock each picked up a win even before playing their regular-season finale Friday. The Blue Devils’ Week 5 Eastern Conference game with Springdale from Sept. 26, originally postponed because the Dynamos were without enough healthy players to play the game, was officially declared a forfeit victory for Leechburg...
1st-place Parkway clash might also be WPIAL playoff qualifier — 5 things to watch in Week 9
“Go big or go home” surely isn’t the spot West Allegheny planned to be in. With a win Friday night, the Indians would qualify for the playoffs as the top seed from the always-tough Parkway Conference. But if they were to lose, they could miss the playoffs entirely. That’s life...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2025
High schools Cross country WPIAL championships Thursday’s results At White Oak Park Boys Class 3A 1. Benjamin McBride, Norwin, 15:27.80; 2. Jonathan Stetchock, Hempfield, 15:37.50; 3. Brendan Eicher, Butler, 15:39.60; 4. Nolan Sarkett, Upper St. Clair, 15:43.20; 5. Andrew Peigh, North Allegheny, 15:44.90; 6. Evan Yurasko, Mt. Lebanon, 15:47.80; 7....
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2025: Beaver stuns 2-time defending champ South Park
Anthony Furda scored both his team’s goals, each off of a free kick, as No. 9 Beaver (15-4) knocked off top-seeded South Park (18-2), the two-time defending champs, 2-1, in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer quarterfinal Thursday. The Bobcats (15-4) will take on No. 4 Avonworth in the semifinals....
Freshman helps Norwin to 2OT playoff win over Mt. Lebanon
Norwin wasn’t about to let Mt. Lebanon end its season again. And it wasn’t interested in settling things in a penalty round, either. Leesia Phetsomphou saw to that. No, the freshman got her kicks in the waning seconds of double overtime and extended her team’s season. A WPIAL 4A quarterfinal...
Dangerous mix of patience, speed sends Avonworth past Mt. Pleasant in 2A quarterfinals
Patience and speed don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Speed connotes being rushed and forced. Patience lets things play out as they come — it’s antithetical to speed. But in Avonworth’s 4-0 shutout of Mt. Pleasant in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer quarterfinals Thursday night, it was patience that...
Plum girls finally notch playoff win over Mars
Allison Porter was happy to get one in the win column against Mars. The Plum senior defender had felt enough heartbreak against the Planets in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. Porter made the winning penalty kick after the teams played through 110 scoreless minutes Thursday night at Plum High School....
Norwin girls, Hempfield boys win WPIAL 3A cross country titles
Sirens were blaring Thursday afternoon in the Norwin and Hempfield school districts. That is because the schools’ cross country teams were given a huge welcome home with a firetruck parade after winning WPIAL Class 3A titles. The Norwin girls, Hempfield boys and Norwin sophomore Benjamin McBride were crowned champs. The...
Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy runners crowned WPIAL Class A cross country champs
Sewickley Academy sophomore Zachary Sharara and Shady Side Academy junior Charlotte Barker took top honors in Class A at the WPIAL cross country championship Thursday at White Oak Park. Sharara breezed to the title, running a 15:41.60. Mohawk senior Scott McConnell was second and Riverview junior Ashton Saunders was third....
Knoch’s French comes through at WPIAL cross country meet
Carter French said it was going to be a challenge to keep pace with Quaker Valley junior Jonah Montagnese in the Class 2A boys race at Thursday’s WPIAL cross country championships at chilly White Oak Park. The Knoch junior did his best in his quest for WPIAL gold, but Montagnese...
Sophomores from South Fayette, Norwin burst onto scene with WPIAL 3A cross country titles
South Fayette sophomore Angela Teng pulled away from the pack early and breezed to the WPIAL Class 3A girls cross country title Thursday at White Oak Park, shocking the field. “My plan was to stay with the pack and just make my move and trust my gut,” Zeng said. “When...
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season, the final weekend of the regular season. There are 65 WPIAL football playoff berths this season, with 49 spots guaranteed to be clinched by the end of Friday in the six classifications, and another 16 wild card spots to be...
Dominant champs from Hampton, Quaker Valley run away with WPIAL 2A cross country gold
Rebekah Hall was thrust further into the WPIAL spotlight after last week’s title-winning performance at the Tri-State Coaches Association meet at White Oak Park. The Hampton junior came back to White Oak on Thursday with a goal to add a WPIAL title to her 2025 cross country resume. Mission accomplished....
Return to 4 classes among options on the table for WPIAL football realignment
Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four. That idea is among a handful of proposals submitted to the WPIAL office, varying plans for realigning conferences that the football steering committee will soon discuss. “There are four different possibilities, and...
Norwin set for one last football game before massive stadium renovation
It won’t be long before much of Norwin Knights Stadium is a pile of rubble, the home-side bleachers, press box and back-of-house areas torn down, the turf and track ripped up to make room for the next “Castle.” The new place is expected to look like a million bucks. OK,...
Westmoreland County high school soccer notebook: Norwin boys ready to take best shot at Plum
Playing Plum again was on Norwin’s short list of goals, but the Knights are not overthinking their third matchup with the Mustangs. No. 6 seeded Norwin (15-5-3) will visit No. 3 Plum (14-2-2) for a 2 p.m. kickoff Saturday in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals. Plum won the first meeting,...
