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In a playoff tuneup for a pair of boys soccer section champions, Anders Bordoy had two goals and an assist to lead Kiski Area to a 4-1 nonsection victory over Greensburg Central Catholic on Wednesday night. Nathaniel Coleman had a goal and an assist and Noah Henry also scored for...

If the rematch for a spot in the City League football championship game is as good as the battle for second place was, then the University Prep against Allderdice matchup Thursday should be a dandy. The Panthers and Ramblers met last week to close out the City League regular season...

We are one week away from the biggest district power struggle of the regular season when Central Valley battles Aliquippa. In fact, Week 9 features plenty of showdown football games with conference titles at stake up and down each of the six classifications. However, every football coach will tell you...

Despite temperatures in the low 40s Wednesday accompanied by rain and wind, 16 Alle-Kiski Valley boys and girls soccer teams felt the warmth of discovering the whos, whens and wheres of the upcoming WPIAL playoff tournaments. “There’s always conjecture about what the bracket is going to look like, and then...

Central Catholic captured the team’s third PIAA Class 3A boys golf championship Wednesday at Penn State’s White Course. The Vikings also won in 2016 and ’18. Senior Rocco Salvitti, who finished second in the PIAA individual tournament Tuesday, led the way for the Vikings by shooting 4-under-par 68. The Vikings...

Chase Fenner Burrell, sr., QB/LB He doesn’t throw the ball much, but that doesn’t mean he can’t sling it if needed. Fenner has contributed 70 carries for 317 yards and eight touchdowns in a run game that averages 291 yards a game. Landon Harmon Apollo-Ridge, sr., RB/DE Harmon hopes to...

It’s showdown time in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference, with Highlands hosting Armstrong on Friday night. While fans and the media have been looking forward to this matchup for weeks, the Golden Rams (8-0, 4-0) and the River Hawks (7-1, 4-0) have arrived at this point by strictly taking...

Class 5A Big East Hempfield (5-3, 1-2) at Plum (3-5, 1-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum The Spartans try to end a three-game losing streak to save their playoff hopes. Plum saw its playoffs hopes end with a 35-21 loss at Penn-Trafford. The Mustangs have dropped four consecutive games...

Last week: 9-1 Overall: 79-12 (86.8%) Every week, before he makes his picks, The Birdie likes to use his column to spin some wildly entertaining yarns. (Editor’s note: Yarns not always entertaining.) He also likes to split the sides of readers with hilarious jokes. (Editor’s note: Jokes not always hilarious.)...

Today City League Semifinals University Prep (3-4) at Allderdice (3-5), 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at South Fayette, 7 p.m. (HSSN*, 1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Upper St. Clair at Moon, 7 p.m. Big East Hempfield...

Jake Gedekoh Belle Vernon, Jr., RB Gedokoh rushed for two touchdowns in a win against Mt. Pleasant last week. He has rushed for 266 yards and has scored nine touchdowns this season. He has five touchdowns in the past two games and blocked a punt against Greensburg Salem. Lane Golkosky...

The WPIAL playoffs don’t begin for another two weeks, but for the Southmoreland football team, they started Oct. 14 with a victory over Greensburg Salem. The Scotties all but officially clinched their fourth trip to the postseason and, after a 40-year absence, will qualify for a third time in four...

Class 5A Big East Hempfield (5-3, 1-2) at Plum (3-5, 1-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum The Spartans try to end a three-game losing streak to save their playoff hopes. They fell to Franklin Regional, 56-21, last week. Plum saw its playoffs hopes end with a 35-21 loss at...

Last week: 9-2 (81.8%) Season: 75-20 (78.9%) With so many local players scoring multiple touchdowns last week, the Birdie was caught on a company security camera dancing on desks and repeatedly spiking a football off the floor. A few personal items were broken, a computer screen was cracked, and there...

Here’s a look at the 2022 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Who else? Seneca Valley is the two-time defending champion and was the PIAA runner-up last year. The Raiders, ranked No. 1 in 4A for the entire regular season, have not lost and have one tie, against Butler....

Here’s a look at the 2022 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: North Allegheny. The Tigers have 10 shutouts, including seven straight. Their only loss was to Seneca Valley in Section 1 play. Most of last year’s team returned. Speaking of last year, NA still resents a first-round loss...

Mars’ girls soccer team and Seneca Valley’s boys soccer team have dominated WPIAL competition in recent years. Both are again favored to defend their district titles. The WPIAL soccer playoff brackets were released Wednesday afternoon, and both teams earned No. 1 seeds in their respective brackets. Mars (14-0) is chasing...

High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Section 3A Hempfield 5, Allderdice 1 Thursday’s schedule City League Semifinals University Prep (3-4) at Allderdice (3-5), 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Upper St....

The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has one night remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage of the 2022...

Let the bracketology talk on the pitch begin. The WPIAL soccer playoff field is set with 57 boys and 57 girls teams ready to shoot for eight district championships. There will be at least two new title winners — in girls Class 4A, because 2021 champion Moon moved down to...

Riverview junior Lola Abraham had a day to remember Tuesday, scoring 14 goals in two games to help her team clinch a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. Needing to squeeze in two Section 1-A games before playoff pairings were finalized Wednesday, the Raiders scheduled a doubleheader Tuesday. They would play...

As we hit the midway point of October and close in on the start of the district postseason for some, like autumn leaves, a few tradition-rich names have fallen out of the Top 5. There were four changes in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings following Week 7. Perennial...

Kiski Area girls soccer coach Dave Anderson said his team played several must-win games down the stretch as it fought to keep its WPIAL playoff-appearance streak intact. That included Monday’s win-or-go-home Section 1-3A matchup at Indiana. “For us, the playoffs started early with that game,” Anderson said. It ended up...

The WPIAL golfers were shut out of first-place titles at the PIAA championships for a second consecutive year. The best finish in Class 3A was by Central Catholic senior Rocco Salvitti, who placed second in Class 3A to Dylan Ramsey of Cedar Crest. Ramsey shot a two-round 4-under-par 140. He...

Regan and Robin Reilly have a secret. A secret, just between sisters. “We are competing to see who scores more goals,” said Regan, a junior defender for the Latrobe girls soccer team. “It’s a little side competition we have.” “They have a little fun with that,” Wildcats coach Jamie Morrison...