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Robin Reilly School: Latrobe Year: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: The sophomore midfielder put together one of her best performances in a season that has included many of them, scoring three goals and adding two assists to lead Latrobe to its first WPIAL playoff win in girls soccer, 6-1...

For the eighth-seeded Charleroi boys soccer team, revenge was a dish best served in the playoffs. In the regular season, the Cougars (16-2) lost only two games: a pair of section setbacks to Greensburg Central Catholic by a combined score of 16-3. On Saturday, Charleroi knocked off the top-seeded Centurions,...

Kaitlyn Killinger Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Killinger scored three times in a 9-0 victory over Kiski Area on Monday and then added a goal and assist Thursday as No. 3-seeded Plum defeated No. 11 Montour in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals. The senior Pitt...

Playoff time is here, and six Alle-Kiski Valley teams will be part of the WPIAL’s 109th quest for football champions. Here is how things look for the local teams. • Allegheny 6 Conference champion Freeport is in the playoffs for the 32nd time. The Yellowjackets will play either West Mifflin...

So much excitement surged through Ellis School junior Rita Gianakis as she raced to meet her teammates moments after the Tigers secured their third WPIAL Class A field hockey championship on Saturday at Washington & Jefferson College. Gianakis almost single-handedly provided the spark, scoring three fourth-quarter goals to lead Ellis...

All things considered, Greensburg Central Catholic coach Marko Thomas was thrilled with his team’s result Friday night — a 48-21 win over Leechburg that clinched the Eastern Conference title. “When you have so many guys out and guys playing different positions, you never know,” Thomas said. “We know we can...

Defending WPIAL champions Aliquippa and Bishop Canevin were among the six teams that earned No. 1 seeds for the upcoming football playoffs when brackets were revealed online Saturday on TribLive HSSN. Aliquippa is the defending Class 4A champion and Canevin is trying to repeat in Class A. The other top...

The Norwin boys soccer team played some of its best soccer late in the season and it led to a quality seeding in the WPIAL playoffs. The Knights (11-6) received the No. 3 seed in Class 4A and, since there are only eight teams in the bracket, the Knights earned...

North Allegheny’s football team claimed its fourth conference title in the past five years this season and now turns its attention to the WPIAL playoffs. The Tigers locked up the No. 1 seed for the Class 6A playoffs after Week 8 games were completed. Central Catholic’s victory over Seneca Valley secured...

Someday, the state’s best female wrestlers will be crowned PIAA champions at Giant Center in matches held alongside the boys, if advocates for the sport get their wish. “We’d like it to be at Hershey with the boys, that’s the goal,” said North Allegheny coach Dan Heckert, part of a...

Soccer season continued for one Franklin Regional soccer team, while another saw its season end abruptly. The girls team advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over South Fayette. Abby Paterline scored for the Panthers (11-5-2) with about 15 minutes to play on a penalty kick....

The struggle was real last season for Hampton all-conference wide receiver Benny Haselrig. It was his junior season, by far the most important for potential college recruits, and while the Talbots were rolling to one of the best seasons in program history, Haselrig was rarely targeted in the run-first offense....

Hampton boys soccer coach Matt McAwley is practical enough to know this season wasn’t going to end anything like last season. “It’s very, very rare that a (player’s) last moments on a soccer field is a moment of winning everything,” McAwley said. “We were fortunate last year to experience that...

Shady Side Academy’s 19th consecutive WPIAL boys soccer appearance got off on the right track as the Bulldogs eliminated Keystone Oaks, 6-1. The opening-round Class 2A match was played Oct. 24 at Michael J. Farrell Stadium on the Shady Side campus. “We’re a young team, and it took us a...

Victories were at a premium this season for the Guyasuta youth football organization, but fun and learning the game proved to be a positive experience. One example was the flag football program, known as the “Little Hawks.” The team serves as a feeder system for the Tomahawks team that plays...

The WPIAL football playoff brackets will be revealed at 2 p.m. Saturday on TribLive HSSN. In the meantime, here’s a look at what those brackets might look like, according to HSSN’s Don Rebel and Chris Harlan. Class 6A Chris Harlan’s bracket No. 4 Canon-McMillan at No. 1 North Allegheny No....

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 31, Canon-McMillan 0 North Allegheny 27, Seneca Valley 26 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 27, Peters Township 26 Moon 41, Baldwin 34 Upper St. Clair 35, South Fayette 0 Big East Hempfield 34, Norwin 7 Penn-Trafford 28, Franklin Regional...

Matt Sieg ran for 363 yards and six touchdowns and threw for 38 yards and a TD to lead Fort Cherry to a 48-34 victory over Burgettstown (6-3, 5-2) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. The Rangers (7-3, 5-2) finished second in the Black Hills standings....

Liam Gibson rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead Beaver to a 48-13 win over Hopewell (3-7, 2-4) in Class 3A Western Hills Conference play on Friday night. Isaac Pupi threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Beaver (7-3, 4-2), which clinched a playoff spot with the...

Cadin Olsen threw for four touchdowns, including three to his brother, Ian, as No. 4 Armstrong notched a 40-21 win over Kiski Area (1-9, 0-6) in Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference play Friday night. The River Hawks (9-1, 6-0) finished as the conference champions. Connor Flemm and Carson Heinle had...

Logan Kushner threw for 218 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to earn a 27-26 victory over No. 3 Seneca Valley (6-4, 1-3). Andrew Gavlik ran for 123 yards and a touchdown for North Allegheny (9-1, 4-0), which will be the No. 1...

Jaren Brickner threw for 100 yards and ran for three touchdowns as No. 2 Beaver Falls scored a 44-8 win over Western Beaver (7-3, 4-3) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Trey Singleton added two rushing touchdowns for Beaver Falls (9-1, 7-0). Freedom 51, New Brighton...

Aliquippa’s DJ Walker saw fans standing rows deep along the fence, heard cheers of a capacity crowd and felt the excitement in the cold, October air. That fueled his big night. “It’s the energy,” he said. “You felt the vibe in the stadium. You felt the vibe on the field....

Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 359 - Keegan Smetanka, Shaler (13 of 16) 245 - Payton Wehner, Central Catholic (17 of 29) 228 - Sam Hughes, Riverside (14 of 25) 218 - Logan Kushner, North Allegheny (16 of 23) 218 - Chase...

Two seasons ago, Bethel Park went winless. Last year, the Black Hawks rebounded and made the playoffs, falling in the first round to Woodland Hills. This year, Bethel Park wasn’t getting a lot of preseason love from the outside, but the Black Hawks and coach Brian DeLallo knew what was...