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WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship breakdown: Moon vs. Ambridge
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship No. 1 Moon (19-0-1) vs. No. 11 Ambridge (14-6-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium Video livestream: TribHSSN.triblive.com Playoff path: Moon defeated No. 17 Ringgold, 6-1, No. 8 Bethel Park, 6-0, and No. 13 Montour, 2-0. Ambridge defeated No. 6 Hampton, 3-0, No. 3...
WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer championship breakdown: Seneca Valley vs. Pine-Richland
WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer championship No. 1 Seneca Valley (18-0-1) vs. No. 6 Pine-Richland (14-4-1) 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium Video livestream: TribHSSN.triblive.com Playoff path: Seneca Valley defeated No. 8 Upper St. Clair, 4-0, and No. 4 Fox Chapel, 3-2. Pine-Richland defeated No. 3 Norwin, 3-1, and No....
2022 WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: Top seeds ready to chase titles
The WPIAL girls volleyball committee did an impressive job seeding the tournament this fall as nearly all four championship matchups will feature the top two seeds. Only No. 10-seeded South Fayette in Class 3A has upset its way to the finals. Here is a look at the four WPIAL girls...
Powerful Freeport volleyball team out to finish job against Shenango in WPIAL finals
More often than not in the last 15 years, the Freeport girls volleyball team has had plans the first Saturday in November. That’ll be the case again this year when they go for their seventh WPIAL title. The top-seeded Yellowjackets play No. 2 Shenango in the Class 2A championship at...
5 things to watch in Week 10 of high school football
In WPIAL Class 5A, is eight enough? Consider, Gateway and Upper St. Clair each lost only once in conference play, yet they’re matched head-to-head in the first round of a brutal WPIAL Class 5A bracket that was reduced this season to eight teams. “It’s hard to complain wherever you ended...
Upper St. Clair running back with Florida roots hopes to lead Panthers on WPIAL playoff run
An injured ankle had Jamaal Brown sidelined at this time last year, making him an unhappy spectator when Upper St. Clair lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Panthers haven’t won a WPIAL playoff game since 2019, back when Brown was a freshman attending high school in Florida,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 3, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
North Allegheny tops Peters Township in WPIAL title game shootout
All the offense in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship match between top-seeded North Allegheny and third-seeded Peters Township took place within a span of 22 seconds in the second half, so it was no surprise that the contest went into overtime. In fact, the game Thursday night at...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2022: North Catholic girls soccer earns PIAA bid
Lauren MacDonald had a pair of goals and Lauren Mealie also scored to lead top-seeded North Catholic to a 3-1 victory over third-seeded South Park in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer third-place game Thursday night. With the win, North Catholic (15-2) advances to a first-round PIAA playoff matchup Tuesday...
Freshman connection leads Deer Lakes to WPIAL Class 2A soccer championship
Members of the Deer Lakes boys soccer team have described the culture in the program to be a family-like atmosphere. Two of the youngest members of that family combined to get the Lancers WPIAL gold. It was a freshman-to-freshman connection as Peyton Kushon passed to Jacob Orseno, who scored the...
Springdale girls soccer team seeks 3rd WPIAL title
Springdale’s Molly Hurley has had a knack for scoring goals in her breakout sophomore season. She has two of them in the playoffs: one against Sewickley Academy in a 3-2 first-round victory and another one to open the scoring in Monday’s 5-0 victory over No. 6 Waynesburg that sent the...
WPIAL football playoff previews capsules for Nov. 4, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL football playoffs are about to begin. While the Class 6A postseason takes the week off, there are 27 WPIAL quarterfinals or first round contests from Class A up to 5A on Friday. Here are preview capsules on 14 of the 27 games, all those not previewed elsewhere...
Butler can participate in District 10 football championship after court denies PIAA request
The Butler football team will have a chance to win a District 10 championship thanks to a school district victory Thursday in court. A Commonwealth Court judge denied a PIAA request that would’ve kept Butler out of the District 10 playoffs, clearing the way for the Golden Tornado to take...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 10
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 10: Sam Hughes Riverside, sr., QB/MLB Hughes threw for 228 yards and a touchdown last week as Riverside shut out Ellwood City, 28-0. He also surpassed 1,000 passing yards for the season. The Panthers (5-4) drew the No....
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship breakdown: Charleroi vs. Winchester Thurston
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship No. 8 Charleroi (17-2) vs. No. 2 Winchester Thurston (15-2-1) 8 p.m. Friday at Highmark Stadium Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Playoff path: No. 4 Charleroi beat No. 9 Freedom, 2-0, No. 1 Greensburg C.C., 3-2, and No. 4 Eden Christian, 1-0. No. 2 Winchester Thurston...
Defense to provide backbone for high-scoring Mt. Pleasant in WPIAL girls soccer finals vs. Avonworth
To some people, a scoreless soccer game that goes into overtime might be a yawner. But to coaches like Mt. Pleasant’s Rich Garland, a soccer purest who appreciates sound, structured play, games like that can be glorious. “It was an extremely fun game to watch,” Garland said of his team’s...
Longtime equipment manager is heart and soul of Latrobe football program
Search the downtown streets or the outskirts of the Chestnut Ridge. Check the terminal of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport or the campus of Saint Vincent College. You can try, but you aren’t going to find anybody happier to see the Latrobe football team winning again than Jim Feather. The man...
Grab a rake and check out Chick’s Picks’ WPIAL playoff predictions
Halloween is one of Chick’s Picks’ favorite holidays. Each year, she embraces the Halloween spirit by dressing up as one of her most beloved WPIAL mascots. This year, Chick’s Picks chose to be one of the Mapletown Maples. Since fall foliage seemed to be at its peak around the WPIAL...
Through the Years: Kiski Area added to collection of coal buckets 50 years ago
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. Kiski Area won its fourth consecutive Foothills Conference title with a 36-6 victory over Greensburg Salem before 12,000 fans Nov. 3, 1972, at...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Playoff berth not enough for Ligonier Valley
Inclusion is no longer a goal for Ligonier Valley, which has warmed up to the WPIAL after rejoining District 7 in 2020. The team clearly looks like it belongs here. What the Rams want now is postseason success to follow their torrid runs through District 6. For years, playoff time...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 2, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2022: Quaker Valley tops South Park, moves on to states
After a pair of upsets in the semifinals, a matchup of the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoff bracket happened in the third-place match Wednesday night. Cameron Diggins and Carter Turk scored goals as No. 2 Quaker Valley knocked off No. 1 South Park, 2-1...
Trib 10: As playoffs open, Quips sit comfortably atop power rankings
The regular season in WPIAL football is now complete. For those fortunate to move on to November football, it is playoff football in which they now must compete. Yes, the postseason brings out the poet in all of us. After a wild Week 9, the WPIAL has 27 games on...
After reaching playoffs, Mt. Pleasant, East Allegheny set new goal: A postseason win
One of the goals for almost every high school football team is to qualify for the playoffs. The next goal is to advance. That’s what No. 9 East Allegheny and No. 8 Mt. Pleasant will be attempting Friday during the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Mt....
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 10
Class 5A 7-Penn-Trafford (6-4) at 2- Pine-Richland (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday at Pine-Richland Stadium, Gibsonia Winner plays: Winner of 6-Woodland Hills (5-5) at 3-Franklin Regional (6-3) in semifinals at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 The reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champions rallied to defeat Franklin Regional, 28-21, to qualify for...
