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Mt. Pleasant girls roll past McGuffey in soccer playoffs, get rematch with Burrell
When the final horn sounded on the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer victory over McGuffey on Tuesday night, there wasn’t much in the way of celebration from the Vikings bench. The players had the look of determination, that this win was just a box checked on their journey to the WPIAL...
Fox Chapel’s Carson Kittsley, Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan win PIAA golf titles
It turned out to be a great day for two Class 3A golfers from the WPIAL on Tuesday at the PIAA individual championships. Fox Chapel sophomore Carson Kittsley and Elizabeth Forward junior Mya Morgan are bringing home gold medals for their work. Kittsley shot consecutive 4-under-par 68s to capture the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 22, 2024
As we head into the final Friday in October and the final weekend of regular season high school football, something truly scary appears to be happening. The top teams across the state appear to be getting better. It was another dominant week for the teams in last week’s Trib HSSN...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Oct. 23, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class A Quarterfinals 3-OLSH (13-2) vs. 6-Springdale (14-4) 6 p.m. Wednesday, Tigers Stadium, Moon Winner plays: Winner of 2-Winchester Thurston (13-2-1)/7-Eden Christian (9-6-2) on Tuesday in semifinals Corner kicks: Brady Hernandez’s overtime goal lifted OLSH to a first-round win over Freedom. The Chargers won the Section...
Westmoreland County high school soccer playoff games for Oct. 23, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 7-Franklin Regional (12-3-1) at 2-Thomas Jefferson (13-1-2) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas Jefferson Stadium, Jefferson Hills Winner plays: Winner of 14-Chartiers Valley (9-8)/3-Mars (13-1-4) on Monday in semifinals Corner kicks: Franklin Regional moved into the quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory over No. 10 Trinity as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 22, 2024: Defending 4A champs headline final day of 1st round of soccer playoffs
The last of the WPIAL soccer first-round matches take place Tuesday. The only boys soccer tournament that has not yet begun is Class 4A, where five matches are set while Plum, Peters Township and Fox Chapel enjoy opening-round byes. A year ago, Norwin started the 4A playoffs as the No....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 21, 2024
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Norwin (4-12) at Pine-Richland (18-0), 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (8-10) at Mt. Lebanon (11-4), 7 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Latrobe (3-10) at Peters Township (14-3), 6 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (9-5-2) at Fox Chapel (9-6-1), 7 p.m. Class A...
High school roundup for Oct. 21, 2024: Burrell boys knock off No. 4 Quaker Valley in PK shootout
Ben Doland made 16 saves to lead No. 13 Burrell to a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Quaker Valley (14-4-1) in a penalty kick shootout in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs Monday night. The Bucs (9-9) will meet No. 12 Seton LaSalle, an upset...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Oct. 21, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Montour Spartans Coach: Lou Cerro (20th season) Result: Montour 36, Aliquippa 35 Record: 8-0 overall, 4-0 in Class 4A Parkway Conference #Earned: Since Aliquippa moved up to Class 4A and into the Parkway Conference four years ago, the Quips have conquered all,...
Field hockey powers looking to repeat when WPIAL playoffs begin
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team has won eight consecutive WPIAL Class 2A titles. The Warriors, Pine-Richland (Class 3A) and Shady Side Academy (Class A) look to continue their dominance this fall. Of the three returning champions, Penn-Trafford is in the clearest danger of seeing its streak of consecutive titles end. The...
Mt. Lebanon girls upset Norwin on PKs in 1st round of soccer playoffs
Mt. Lebanon didn’t get a golden goal, but it leaned on its golden freshman to survive and advance. Goalkeeper Makenna Tappe expected to have an impact, but the freshman didn’t imagine this in her first varsity playoff game. Tappe not only made a key save but also converted her shot...
Hempfield volleyball team ready for playoff tilt
Hempfield girls volleyball coach Ashten Flynn could not be prouder of squad this season considering the injuries and the illnesses it endured. The Spartans (10-5, 8-2) finished second in Section 3-4A, a game behind Penn-Trafford (10-6, 9-1). The teams split their matches this season. Hempfield travels to Pine-Richland at 7:30...
Plum girls soccer takes care of business vs. Shaler in Class 3A 1st round
The Shaler girls soccer team hoped for a longer stay in its first WPIAL playoff tournament in close to four decades. But No. 4 Plum, a seasoned postseason program participating in the playoffs for the 13th year in a row, made sure the No. 13 Lady Titans’ season came to...
Deer Lakes settles in after ‘nervous’ first half, shuts out Hopewell in boys soccer playoffs
For three consecutive years, Deer Lakes and Hopewell have faced each other in the first round of the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs, with each team taking a victory. In the third rendition Monday night at Lancer Stadium in West Deer, the No. 3 Lancers (16-2-1) shut out No. 14 Hopewell...
4 WPIAL golfers in contention for PIAA titles
Elizabeth Forward junior Mya Morgan used six birdies to grab a 2-shot lead at the PIAA Class 3A girls golf championship Friday at Penn State’s White Course. She shot a 4-under-par 68 to lead Plymouth-Whitemarsh senior Rhianna Gooneratne, who shot a 70. Peters Township junior Ellie Benson is tied for...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 22, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 2A First round 10-Avonworth (7-10-1) at 7-Deer Lakes (13-3-2) 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lancers Stadium, West Deer Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Quaker Valley (13-2-2)/15-Southmoreland (10-7) on Saturday in quarterfinals Corner kicks: Deer Lakes returns to the playoffs for the second year in a row after...
Westmoreland County WPIAL playoff soccer capsules: Games for Oct. 22, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 12-North Hills (10-8) at 5-Norwin (11-5-1) 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Winner plays: Winner of 13-Central Catholic (5-11-1)/4-North Allegheny (14-3-1) on Saturday in quarterfinals Corner kicks: North Hills has lost four of its last five and three in a...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Lexi Ohler
Cross country is considered an individual sport by nature. It’s even easier to consider it as such when a runner is the only one on a given team. That’s the case for Southmoreland senior Lexi Ohler, who tries to provide her own motivation while she doesn’t have teammates to do...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Ben Brestensky
Ben Brestensky is a young man of few words. When asked about the Freeport boys cross country team winning the title at the Bald Eagle Invitational at White Oak Park on Oct. 5, the senior gave a very short answer: “It felt really good to win.” Even though he’s a...
Pine-Richland girls hold off Latrobe to win 1st playoff game since 2018
It got a little tense at the end, but the Pine-Richland girls soccer team broke a six-year playoff victory drought. The eighth-seeded Rams scored four consecutive goals to build a lead but had to stave off a late rally by No. 9 Latrobe to earn a 4-3 win in the...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 21, 2024
High schools Hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A Franklin Regional vs. Upper St. Clair at Ice Castle, 9 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford vs. Bishop McCort at Cambria County War Memorial, 6 p.m. Fox Chapel vs. Norwin at Palmer Imaging Arena, 7:10 p.m. Class A Meadville vs. Quaker Valley at Baierl Ice...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 21, 2024: Postseason soccer, volleyball, golf on tap
Welcome to a busy Monday of WPIAL soccer first round matches, district girls volleyball preliminary round action and the opening round of the PIAA golf championships. In the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer Class 4A first round, Upper St. Clair hosted Butler in the 7-10 matchup, with the Panthers blanking the...
PIHL standings through Oct. 20, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The new point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team, Wins-Losses-OT Wins-OT Losses = Total Points...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A First round 13-Burrell (8-9) at 4-Quaker Valley (14-3-1) 6:30 p.m. Monday, Chuck Knox Stadium, Leetsdale Winner plays: Winner of 5-Charleroi (14-1)/12-Seton LaSalle (12-4) in quarterfinals Corner kicks: Burrell was the fourth-place finisher in Section 1. The Bucs snapped a four-game losing streak late in...
Westmoreland WPIAL playoff soccer capsules: Games for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A First round 10-Shady Side Academy (11-4-1) at 7-Mt. Pleasant (13-5) 6:30 p.m. Monday, Viking Stadium, Mt. Pleasant Winner plays: Winner of 15-McGuffey (9-8-1)/2-Avonworth (14-2-2) Thursday in quarterfinals Corner kicks: Shady Side Academy outscored teams 83-19 and has a five-game winning streak. The Bulldogs beat...
