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Defending champion Avonworth jumped out to a two-touchdown lead and saw North Catholic close the gap to four points after one quarter. The slight turbulence was nothing to the top-seeded Antelopes, who barely flinched. They were hard to stop from there in a WPIAL Class 3A semifinal as they batted...

Jack Miles felt good about Laurel’s chances to unseat two-time defending WPIAL Class A champion Fort Cherry all week. The Spartans senior linebacker/running back knew that wasn’t a sentiment shared outside of Lawrence County. Laurel rolled up its sleeves and used its power running game to eliminate Fort Cherry with...

Those who thought that No. 1 Pine-Richland would cruise into the WPIAL Class 5A championship game forgot to tell members of the Moon football team. The No. 5-seeded Tigers gave the Rams all they could handle in the first half of Friday’s semifinal until a roughing the passer penalty sent...

The second-seeded Imani Christian Saints will be marching into the WPIAL Class 3A finals after a 48-0 shutout of No. 3 Central Valley on Friday night at Montour. The duo of Gabe Jenkins and North Carolina commit David Davis led the Saints past the Warriors. Davis ran six times for...

MANCHESTER — Intensity, physicality, dangerous scoring chances, high-level defensive plays. That is what one would expect from two high school girls soccer teams going after a PIAA championship. Burrell and Archbishop Wood delivered on all of those Friday night as both came to Northeastern York High School seeking their first...

Having not played since the City League championship game Oct. 25, Westinghouse shook off three weeks of rust and routed District 5 champion Meyersdale, 44-0, in the PIAA Class A football first round Friday night. Jordan Reid returned two punts for touchdowns for the Bulldogs (7-4), a 57-yarder on their...

Despite winning their third straight WPIAL championship a couple of weeks ago, there’s still something left to accomplish for the Bentworth Bearcats. Win a state championship. Bentworth (24-0) has that opportunity, and the chance to finish a perfect season, Saturday when it faces District 1 champion Delaware County Christian (21-3)...

PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship Radnor (20-4) vs. South Fayette (21-2-1) 1 p.m. Saturday, Northeastern High School, York On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Radnor 1-1; South Fayette 7-2 How they got here: District 1 champion Radnor defeated Susquehannock, 1-0, in the first round; Abington Heights, 1-0, in the quarterfinals;...

Four champions will be crowned Saturday at the 2025 PIAA girls volleyball championships at Cumberland Valley. Below is a look at the three matches involving WPIAL teams: Class 4A championship Spring-Ford (29-0) vs. Pine-Richland (17-6) 6 p.m. Saturday at Cumberland Valley On the air: PCN Select Seeds: Spring-Ford 1-1; Pine-Richland...

As a football coach’s son, McKeesport senior Matthew Miller has held a lot of different jobs before becoming the team’s starting quarterback. “He’s been the waterboy, the ballboy and all these other things,” said his father, Matt Miller, who’s in his 10th season as McKeesport’s coach. “He’s been around the...

McKeesport has gone a while without winning a WPIAL football title, a two-decade drought that started before any current player was even born. Not since 2005, yet the Tigers hope to finally celebrate Saturday when they make their third straight appearance in the WPIAL finals. They finished as runners-up the...

While he chases a WPIAL title, Imani Christian’s David Davis committed Thursday to a college coach who knows about trophies. The highly recruited cornerback flipped his commitment from Penn State to North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. The 6-foot, 190-pound...

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule At Cumberland Valley Class 3A Emmaus (27-1) vs. Central Bucs West (20-4-1), 3 p.m. Class 2A Warwick (23-5) vs. Palmyra (22-3), 1 p.m. Class A Susquenita (23-2) vs. Boiling Springs (21-3), 11 a.m. Football Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic...

Brendan Yohe scored twice to lead Franklin Regional to a 3-1 win over Upper St. Clair in PIHL Class 3A hockey Thursday night. Ryan Crouse added a goal and Payson Neff made 29 saves for Franklin Regional (1-3-2). Cooper Stutzman scored for Upper St. Clair (2-2-3). Armstrong 9, Norwin 4...

Recent state champions Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon and Central Valley are among 20 WPIAL football teams in position to switch classifications next season. The PIAA this week released updated enrollment numbers for all schools, a key step in the realignment process that takes place every two years. The new classifications...

The Burrell girls soccer team received a police escort for the final few miles back to the high school after Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over section rival Freeport in a PIAA Class 2A semifinal clash at Fox Chapel High School. The Bucs didn’t let a seven-game losing streak to the Yellowjackets,...

On Saturday, the WPIAL will crown two football champions with the playing of the district’s Class 4A and 6A title games. This will be the sixth straight year that the Class 6A championship game will not be played on the North Side. The last four were at Norwin and the...

Clairton and Bishop Canevin square off in the district semifinals for a second straight season. Two-time defending champion Fort Cherry battles Laurel for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here is a look at the two Class 5A games on Final Four Friday along with the lone City League...

Rivals Washington and Seton LaSalle fought three weeks ago for the Class 2A Century Conference championship. Western Beaver and Steel Valley are budding rivals meeting for a third straight year in the postseason. Here is a look at the two Class 2A games on Final Four Friday. No. 5 Washington...

On one side of the WPIAL Class 3A playoff bracket, there are two old rivals colliding for a second time this season. On the other side, two of the “newest” district football programs meet to add to their already successful resumes. Two of the four remaining WPIAL undefeated teams are...

The WPIAL Class 5A semifinals have a familiar ring to them. Three of the four teams set to lock up Friday were part of the 2024 district Class 5A semifinals. The top two seeds, Pine-Richland and Peters Township, look to win and meet for a third time for WPIAL gold....

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. After 76 seasons, Freeport played its final game at Swartz Memorial Stadium and dominated McGuffey, 45-6, in a Class 2A playoff game Nov....

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule At Cumberland Valley Class 3A Emmaus (27-1) vs. Central Bucs West (20-4-1), 3 p.m. Class 2A Warwick (23-5) vs. Palmyra (22-3), 1 p.m. Class A Susquenita (23-2) vs. Boiling Springs (21-3), 11 a.m. Football Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic...

Like losing in the district semifinals, falling out of the Trib 10 now is the harshest cut. The simple reason is because there is no tomorrow. There is no consolation round or state playoff safety net in high school football. You lose now and your season is over. If you...

Franklin Regional did not overachieve this boys soccer season. At the same time, however, it did not exactly underachieve, either. That is because outside expectations were lower than the team’s heading into another fall that stretched deep into the postseason. Consider: • The team was unranked to start the season....