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Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 25, 2022
Call it the regular season calm before the postseason storm. The best 30 PIAA football teams across the state as ranked in the latest Trib HSSN state rankings were a near perfect 26-1 in Week 8 with three teams not playing. The lone team to taste defeat was Class A...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022
Girls Class A Quarterfinals 5-Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4) at 4-Chartiers-Houston (15-2) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Buccaneer Stadium, Houston Winner plays: Winner of 9-Seton LaSalle (12-4)/1-Freedom (14-4) 8 p.m. Monday (site TBD) in semifinals Players to watch: Riley Kerr, MF, Greensburg CC; Haley Siege, MF, Chartiers-Houston Corner kicks: Greensburg Central Catholic advanced...
Football fans lining up for coveted Central Valley vs. Aliquippa tickets
The hottest ticket in Beaver County isn’t for a British pop star or an 80’s rock band back on tour. The top ticket is for a high school football game between rivals Aliquippa and Central Valley, two undefeated state champions who’ll play for a conference title Friday night. When Aliquippa...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 24, 2022
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Class 3A Mt. Lebanon at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. North Allegheny vs. Peters Township at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Oakland Catholic at Penn-Trafford, 6 p.m. Latrobe vs. Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Winchester Thurston at Ellis School, 6 p.m. Aquinas...
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2022: Mars girls need OT to finish Penn-Trafford, get out of 1st round
Top-seeded Mars ran its winning streak to 78 consecutive games with a victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer playoffs, but it wasn’t easy. Gwen Howell scored the game-winner in the first overtime to lift the Fightin’ Planets to a 1-0 victory over No. 16...
West Mifflin gets past Belle Vernon, earns elusive trip to WPIAL quarterfinals
In what is believed to be a first in program history, West Mifflin is advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals after holding off a late Belle Vernon push for a 1-0 win in a Class 2A boys soccer first-round match at The Beach at James Weir Stadium. Senior Nick Kosuda’s rocket...
Latrobe tops Ringgold to pick up school’s 1st girls soccer playoff win ‘in style’
From the inaugural Wildcat growl that greeted players and fans over the loudspeaker to open the game, to the final horn that ended it, Latrobe was focused on one goal: Make some noise in the WPIAL playoffs. The Wildcats came in loud and clear in their historic postseason opener. On...
Plum girls soccer team cruises past Kiski Area in first-round playoff game
The Plum girls soccer team left no doubt in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff game with Kiski Area on Monday at Mustangs Stadium. The No. 3 Mustangs led 4-0 at halftime and added five more goals in the second half to post an 9-0 victory over the 14th-seeded Cavaliers....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 25, 2022: Volleyball playoffs ramp up
With the preliminary round in the books, the first round is set to go in both Class 4A and Class A in the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs Tuesday. With the top two seeds in 4A, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland, enjoying opening-round byes, there are only six first-round matches in the...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 8
The Apollo-Ridge football team entered the 2022 season ready to battle for a playoff spot in a new, expanded and much tougher Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The start for the Vikings was a good one, winning in both Week Zero and Week 1, including an impressive victory in the season...
Freeport duo will compete in girls soccer playoff game, WPIAL cross country this week
Freeport senior Nora Mahan and sophomore Addy Kristofik have a busy week ahead of them. The starters for the Yellowjackets girls soccer team (13-2) hope to help lead the No. 7 seed to victory over Southmoreland in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round matchup Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Freeport Area...
Defending champs look to continue reigns as WPIAL unveils field hockey playoff pairings
A trio of WPIAL field hockey powerhouses will look to add to their trophy cases when the 2022 playoffs begin Thursday. Three-time defending champion Pine-Richland earned the top seed in Class 3A. Penn-Trafford, the top seed in Class 2A, will be looking for its seventh consecutive WPIAL crown. Shady Side...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 25, 2022
Tuesday’s games Boys Class A First round 10-Serra Catholic (9-6) at 7-Burrell (14-3) 8 p.m., Buccaneers Stadium, Lower Burrell Winner plays: Winner of 2-Winchester Thurston (12-2-1)/15-California (5-11) in quarterfinals Saturday (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Ethan Coddington, GK, Serra Catholic; Seth Trisoline, MF, Burrell Corner kicks: Serra Catholic finished...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022
Tuesdays’ games Girls Class 2A First round 15-West Mifflin (8-6-1) at 2-Mt. Pleasant (16-1) 6:30 p.m. at Viking Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Winner plays: Winner of 10-Southmoreland (11-3-1) at 7-Freeport (13-2) 2 p.m. Saturday in quarterfinals (site TBD) Players to watch: Drina Johns, MF, West Mifflin; Rylin Bugosh, F, Mt. Pleasant...
Latrobe hockey team ready to rebound after missing playoffs a year ago
After their first playoff miss in 17 years, the Latrobe IceCats high school hockey team came to camp this season with one thing in mind. “They were embarrassed not making the playoffs last year,” coach Josh Werner said, smiling. What else could the veteran coach do, but laugh it off?...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Gary Zhang
The boys soccer team at Franklin Regional has undergone some big changes since last season. First, the Panthers lost one of the biggest contributors in program history in Anthony DiFalco, who graduated with more than 100 goals in his soccer career. Senior Gary Zhang, who played with DiFalco last season,...
Hempfield hockey team has high expectations under new head coach
During the buildup to Hempfield’s season-opening high school hockey game — a 5-1 loss to Latrobe last Thursday at Nevin Arena in Greensburg — Spartans players were weighing the idea of a new season with a new coach. One, they say, with a changing approach. Cory Myers, a former American...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Springdale’s Bret Overly
Springdale soccer has had a lot of success in the past three years, making it to the WPIAL quarterfinals last year and the semifinals in 2019 and 2020. This year, senior Bret Overly is determined to help the team go further. “The past three years, we’ve lost to the same...
Freeport hockey to lean on large group of underclassmen
The Freeport hockey program knows success. Although Freeport finished with an 8-10-0-1 record last season, the Yellowjackets racked up a 16-4 mark in 2020-21. Both teams corralled second place in the Varsity A Blue division, and the 2020-21 squad advanced to the semifinal round of the PIHL playoffs. Freeport was...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 24, 2022
High schools Hockey PIHL Monday’s schedule Class 3A Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, Baierl Ice Complex, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, 9:10 p.m. Class 2A Thomas Jefferson at Franklin Regional, Palmer Imaging Arena, 6 p.m. Butler at South Fayette, Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, 7:10...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 24, 2022
Monday’s games Boys Class 2A First round 13-Hopewell (8-7) at 4-Deer Lakes (16-2) 6:30 p.m. Monday, at Lancers Stadium, West Deer Township Winner plays: Winner of 5-Belle Vernon (13-4)/12-West Mifflin (11-6-1) Players to Watch: Ryan Hanes, F, Deer Lakes Corner kicks: It was a tale of two playoff appearances for...
Westmoreland soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 24, 2022
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview Monday’s games Girls Class 3A First round 12-Ringgold (11-6-1) at 5-Latrobe (10-2-2) 6:30 p.m. Monday at Rossi Field, Latrobe Winner plays: Winner of 13-West Allegheny (11-7)/4-Thomas Jefferson (16-2) 6:30 p.m. Thursday in quarterfinals (site TBD) Players to watch: Elizabeth Wilson, MF, Ringgold; Sofia DeCerb, GK, Latrobe...
Westmoreland HS notebook: Latrobe’s Sydney DeGram headed to St. Bonaventure
Latrobe senior softball player Sydney DeGram will play NCAA Division I college softball in the Atlantic 10 Conference. DeGram, an all-section outfielder, committed to St. Bonaventure, near Olean, N.Y. DeGram, who transferred in 2020 from Howell High School in Howell, Mich., hit .426 last season as the Wildcats’ leadoff hitter....
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday. One of the Class 3A girls’ first-round matchups is a rematch from a quarterfinals playoff contest a year ago. Last fall, Franklin Regional was the No. 3 seed and blanked West Allegheny...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 24-30
As October and the high school football regular season wind down to its final week, football bracketology is in the warmer-than-usual air this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 9, with 31 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and...
