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High school roundup: Freeport stops Beaver in 1st round of WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference, as No. 4 Freeport defeated No. 13 Beaver, 2-1, in a WPIAL girls soccer Class 2A first-round match Tuesday. Freeport (15-1-1) advances to the quarterfinals Saturday against No. 5 South Park (14-5). Woods’ first goal, her...
South Allegheny girls crash net in overtime, upset Greensburg Central Catholic
Laila Chervon’s top priority was to crash the net. In that moment, as South Allegheny set up a corner kick late in overtime, nothing else mattered. “I just wanted to put my body on the ball any way I could,” the senior from South Allegheny said. “Nobody was really on...
Springdale girls earn emphatic victory over Sewickley in WPIAL Class A 1st round
Springdale junior Briana Ross was denied three times by Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Marie Bigi in a 45-second span in the first half of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. But her fourth and fifth shots were not stopped. Ross’s two goals in the 17th...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 8-South Fayette (11-4-3) at 1-Plum (18-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Indiana (6-10-1)/5-Montour (14-4) in semifinals Oct. 30. Players to watch: Michael Plasko, South Fayette; Tristin Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: South Fayette was the third-place finisher in Section 2. The Lions lost...
WPIAL announces pairings for 2023 field hockey playoffs
Defending WPIAL field hockey champions Pine-Richland and Penn-Trafford each earned No. 1 seeds Tuesday when the WPIAL playoff brackets were announced. Pine-Richland (17-0) was seeded first in Class 3A, and Penn-Trafford (16-2) was first in 2A. The top seed in Class A went to Shady Side Academy (8-5). Each classification...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 11-Franklin Regional (11-7) at 3-Moon (15-3-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 7-Thomas Jefferson (16-2-1)/2-Hampton (15-2-1) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Joey Bayne, Franklin Regional; Davi Jansson, Moon Throw-ins: Both teams opened with 4-0 wins Saturday. Bayne scored twice for Franklin Regional, once on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2023
High schools Hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Upper St. Clair 4, Bethel Park 3 (OT) Class A Avonworth 5, Hampton 1 Chartiers Valley 5, Plum 2 Fox Chapel 9, Penn-Trafford 5 Franklin Regional 6, North Hills 2 Montour at Meadville, (n) Mars 4, North Catholic 1 Quaker Valley 8, Kiski...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 24, 2023: Playoff newcomers seek 1st-round wins
There are 14 teams that are back in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs from a year ago. The only two that qualified this fall that weren’t part of the fun last season are No. 9 Quaker Valley and No. 10 Deer Lakes. Both will get a taste of...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 8
At the start of the season, the Central Valley football had its fair share of questions with a roster littered with inexperienced players. However, great programs always seem to find a way to get it done and be successful. The Warriors enter Week 9 with a chance to earn a...
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2023: Hopewell boys dethrone Deer Lakes in Class 2A 1st round
Tommy Armour and Chris Colonna scored two goals each as No. 14 Hopewell pulled off a 4-0 upset of defending champion Deer Lakes (14-3), the third seed, in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer first-round match Monday night. Nick Revier recorded the shutout for the Vikings (10-6), who move on...
Montour girls finally solve Franklin Regional with seconds left in overtime
Between overtimes, Montour girls soccer coach Alex Hobbs told his players to imagine the moment they would be celebrating. It took nearly the entire length of play, but that moment finally came to fruition. Marin Torrens scored on a header with 13 seconds remaining in double overtime, and No. 7...
Fast start leads Latrobe into WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals with win over West Allegheny
Latrobe gives out a hard hat for its player of the game, and, new this year for the playoffs, a dog tag for the toughest player of that match. The piece of hardware the Wildcats really want, though, is one less win away. Sixth-seeded Latrobe opened the WPIAL Class 3A...
Plum girls net early goal, add on in defeating Kiski Area in soccer 1st-round game
The Plum girls soccer team scored in the eighth minute to open its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Kiski Area on Monday at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium. The No. 2 Mustangs added on from there. Plum had four goals at halftime and cruised to a 6-1 victory over a youthful...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class A First Round 16-Aquinas Academy (5-6-1) at 1-Riverview (16-2) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 9-Eden Christian (8-5-1) at 8-Chartiers Houston (13-3) Saturday in quarterfinals (site/time TBD) Players to watch: Lola Abraham, Riverview; Abigail Stalder, Aquinas Academy Throw-ins: Riverview is led by Abraham, and...
Westmoreland girls soccer preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 2A First round 16-Yough (5-13) vs. 1-Avonworth (14-1-2) 8 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 9-Quaker Valley (10-5-1)/8-Southmoreland (10-5) Saturday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Brooke Wieland, Yough; Fiona Mahan, Avonworth Throw-ins: Yough is the only sub.-500 team in the bracket. The Cougars have been shut...
Montour claims 4th WPISL championship
The Plum slow-pitch softball team pulled off the upset of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League tournament. The No. 8 Mustangs took down No. 1 seed and four-time league champion North Allegheny, 3-1, on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Plum then toppled No. 4 Bethel Park in the semifinals. But No....
Striving for a better year, Hempfield looking to grind down opponents
The Hempfield hockey team hasn’t forgotten the way last season finished. “Losing the number of games we lost, with the roster we had and getting blown out in the playoffs the way we did is still in the back of our minds,” second-year coach Cory Myers said. “We talk about...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Caden Biondi
The high school golf season is over for Hempfield’s boys team, but its campaign didn’t come without some bright spots. There was one that senior golfer Caden Biondi was quick to reference. “We set the Greensburg Country club course record for our team with a score of 190, so we...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Jayden Diehl
Freeport’s Jayden Diehl is extremely dedicated to the game of golf. Whether he’s playing for the Yellowjackets, competing in summer tournaments, going to a teaching pro to tweak his game, going to simulators once a week in the winter or staying at courses after matches to practice chipping and putting,...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 8Video
There is an old saying in sports that you can’t make the club in the tub, referencing that a players job could be in jeopardy if you can’t play because of injury. Playing time might be severely hampered as well if your replacement rushes for more than 800 yards in...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 23, 2023
The stretch run of the high school football regular season concludes with a monster Friday of district football this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 9 with six key WPIAL football games Friday, plus links to several other playoff relevant football...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 23, 2023
High schools Hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A Bethel Park at Upper St. Clair at Ice Castle, 9 p.m. Class A Avonworth at Hampton at Frozen Pond Arena, 9:10 p.m. Chartiers Valley at Plum at Pittsburgh Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Fox Chapel at Penn-Trafford at Palmer Imaging Arena, 6:30 p.m. Franklin...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Oct. 22, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week on TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Bethel Park, 3-1-0 = 6 Central Catholic, 2-1-0 = 4 Mt. Lebanon, 2-1-0 =...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 23, 2023: Montour, Franklin Regional set for rematch
The district playoffs on the pitch began on Saturday and continue Monday with first-round matches for the Class 3A girls and boys in Class 2A. When Montour and Franklin Regional met Sept. 25 in a Class 3A girls soccer nonsection match in Murrysville, the game had a playoff feel. Both...
Freeport girls soccer team hopes 11th straight playoff appearance is a long one
The Freeport girls soccer team is no stranger to preparing for the WPIAL playoffs. No matter what talent is lost from the year before, the returning group refocuses and makes a run. Freeport captured the Section 2-2A title two weeks ago on the way to securing its 11th straight WPIAL...
