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Fox Chapel, South Fayette again to face off for WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer title
Fox Chapel’s and South Fayette’s girls soccer teams will be reacquainted Wednesday night. The top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs will meet again at Highmark Stadium to decide this year’s champion. It was just a year ago that the Foxes and Lions clashed in the final, with...
All-WPIAL girls soccer lists announced
The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs are in full swing as tournaments race toward championships later this week. The WPIAL Soccer Coaches Association recognized the league’s top players Tuesday with the unveiling of the All-WPIAL lists. South Fayette had the most selections with six, while Seneca Valley and Peters Township had...
North Allegheny claims 5th WPISL championship
It took a few extra days, but North Allegheny claimed the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League title Saturday at McIntyre Park in Ross Township. The third-seeded Tigers started the day with an 11-7 win over No. 2 Bethel Park in the semifinals before taking down No. 1 Montour, 7-3, in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 27, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (16-3) vs. North Allegheny (5-7-3), 7 p.m. Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 8 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 6:30 p.m. Football...
High school roundup for Oct. 27, 2025: North Allegheny knocks out defending champs in 4A girls soccer
Averie Bierker scored the winning goal with 11:40 left, ringing a shot from the right wing in off the crossbar, to send No. 5 North Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Peters Township (15-3-2), the defending champs, in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer semifinals Monday night. Jordan Beemer...
Seneca Valley perfect from penalty spot in Class 4A shootout win over Norwin
Seneca Valley hadn’t attempted a penalty kick in a game all season. The Raiders didn’t miss on five PKs Monday night in a semifinal shootout to return to the WPIAL girls soccer finals. Madeline Marcotte, who hit the crossbar in last year’s WPIAL title match against Peters Township, redeemed herself...
Deer Lakes uses quick-strike offense to down Quaker Valley in clash of elite 2A programs
The Deer Lakes boys soccer program already has built the foundation of its burgeoning blue blood reputation. The Lancers added another story on top of it during a 2-1 WPIAL Class 2A semifinal win over Quaker Valley on Monday at Fridley Field. Collin Rodgers scored twice in the first 10...
Sophomore nets OT winner to send Fox Chapel past Plum to WPIAL finals
Ava Stackhouse was just doing what she normally does, hoping it would pay off. The Fox Chapel sophomore forward found herself with the ball on the left side of the Plum defense 64 seconds into overtime and was looking to create something. “I don’t even know what I was thinking,”...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 28, 2025: Soccer semifinals wrap up; volleyball semis get going
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL soccer and girls volleyball playoffs. The soccer final four features matches in boys Class 4A and 3A along with girls Class 2A and A. It has almost become an autumn tradition in boys soccer: Peters Township against Seneca Valley. The Indians and Raiders...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Oct. 27, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Steel Valley Ironmen Coach: Ray Braszo (38th season overall, 11th season at Steel Valley, seventh season in second stint at SV) Result: Steel Valley 33, South Allegheny 12 Record: 7-3 overall, 5-1 in Class 2A Allegheny Conference #Earned: South Allegheny entered Week...
Westmoreland County high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Class 3A Semifinals 3-Franklin Regional (17-3) vs. 2-Bethel Park (14-2-3) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dormont Stadium, Dormont Coaches: Nick White, Franklin Regional; Doug Fink, Bethel Park Winner plays: Winner of 8-West Allegheny (12-6)/5-Thomas Jefferson (17-2-1) in championship (time, date TBD) at Highmark Stadium Players to watch: Aidan Alexander,...
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Semifinals 2-Fox Chapel (14-2) vs. 3-Plum (15-2-2) 8 p.m. Tuesday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Coaches: Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel; Raf Kolankowski, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 1-Peters Township (14-0-1)/4-Seneca Valley (16-2) in championship match at Highmark Stadium (time/date TBD) Players to watch: Rocco DiDomenico,...
WPSCA announces All-WPIAL players, coaches, players of year for boys soccer
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association announced its All-WPIAL lists and players and coaches of the year on the eve of the WPIAL semifinals. All-WPIAL Class 4A Owen Ali, Seneca Valley Samuel Beuse, Pine-Richland Ryan Cashman, Pine-Richland Jake Ceklosky, Canon-McMillan Braden Crowe, Hempfield Jordan Crutchfield, Pine-Richland Rocco DiDomenico, Fox Chapel...
WPIAL adds extra day for soccer finals at Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium will be a happening place Saturday as playoff fever rolls into Station Square. The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will host a USL first-round game Saturday night at 6:30, a development that has caused the WPIAL to alter its schedule for this weekend’s soccer championship games at the stadium. Instead of...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer in semifinals for 1st time in 3 years
On Saturday, the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team was finally able to clear a hurdle that has eluded them the last two years. The No. 4-seeded Vikings (14-4-1) defeated No. 12 Shady Side Academy, 2-1, to secure a quarterfinal win in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs and advance to the...
Franklin Regional shows comeback ability ahead of semifinal matchup
Franklin Regional righted two wrongs in the WPIAL boys soccer quarterfinals. First, the Panthers (17-3) won their first overtime game in three tries this season. Secondly, they overcame a 1-0 deficit after two previous opportunities in that situation resulted in losses. A 2-1, double-overtime thriller against No. 6 Chartiers Valley...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 27, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (16-3) vs. North Allegheny (5-7-3), 7 p.m. Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 8 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 6:30 p.m. Football...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 26, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Bobby Fadden School – Mohawk Class – Senior Height/Weight – 6-foot-1, 170 pounds Positions – Quarterback, defensive back #Earned – One month ago, Mohawk had faded to the back of the pack in the 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference with four straight losses....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 27, 2025: Boys, girls soccer semifinals on tap
Welcome to Semifinals Monday in the 2025 WPIAL soccer playoffs with final four matches in girls 4A and 3A along with boys 2A and Class A. The semifinalists in the girls 4A district playoffs have a golden shine to them due to the great success all four programs have enjoyed...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 27, 2025
With the high school football regular season now in the rear-view mirror, it is time for the WPIAL playoffs to begin this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of some of the opening weekend of 2025 WPIAL postseason. All of the video of...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Volleyball all-star game up next on WCCA calendar
The next event on the Westmoreland County Coaches Association calendar is the girls volleyball all-star game. The match will be played Nov. 19 at Ligonier Valley High School. After that, the boys basketball showcase will be Dec. 20 at Jeannette and Greensburg Salem. The WCCA wrestling tournaments will be Jan....
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 27, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A Semifinals 2-Quaker Valley (17-2-1) vs. 6-Deer Lakes (16-3-1) 8 p.m. Monday, Fridley Field, Allison Park Winner plays: Winner of 9-Beaver (15-4)/4-Avonworth (17-2-1) in championship game at Highmark Stadium (time/date TBD) Players to watch: Isaac Williams, Quaker Valley; Collin Rodgers, Deer Lakes Throw-ins: Quaker Valley...
Westmoreland high school soccer playoff preview capsule for Oct. 27, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 4A Semifinals 3-Norwin (15-3) vs. 2-Seneca Valley (11-3-2) 6:30 p.m. Monday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium, McCandless Winner plays: Winner of 1-Peters Township (15-2-2)/5-North Allegheny (15-3-2) in championship (time, date TBD) at Highmark Stadium Coaches: Ashley DeVito, Norwin; Mark Perry, Seneca Valley Players to watch: Neeve...
Thomas Jefferson volleyball shows will to win in another section championship season
There was no second-guessing coach Courtney Frost in her assessment of the Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball team earlier this season. The Jaguars’ second-year coach provided a direct and succinct response. “I expect my team to win our section and make it to the finals of the WPIAL and state playoffs,”...
South Hills Record notebook: Vince Sortino to take over as WPIAL executive director
The WPIAL board accepted executive director Scott Seltzer’s resignation Oct. 21 and voted to promote chief operating officer Vince Sortino to the top spot. Sortino, 62, will become the league’s sixth full-time executive director after Charles “Ace” Heberling (1976-97), Larry Hanley (1997-06), Tim O’Malley (2006-20), Scheuneman (2020-22) and Seltzer. Before...
