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Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Quality over quantity works for Latrobe
Soccer teams in the WPIAL’s largest classification generally are not supposed to have problems with depth. Benches are expected to be deep, and fresh lineups are meant to be common. Not at Latrobe. The girls soccer Wildcats are making their way through another season in Class 4A with only 18...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 29, 2025
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 2A Latrobe 0, Peters Township 0 (OT) Golf WPIAL championships Boys Class 3A At Butler Country Club Par: 70 Yards: 6,611 Final round Carson Kittsley, Fox Chapel, 66-68–134, -8 Jack Sacriponte, Latrobe, 80-70–140, -2 Nico Ward, West Allegheny, 70-72–142, E Max Mottura, Kiski...
WPIAL clinched: WPIAL girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 29, 2025
Section play in the WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks and 37 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break...
High school roundup for Sept. 29, 2025: North Catholic blanks Burrell
Simone Sharpless had a goal and an assist to lead North Catholic to a 2-0 victory over Burrell (9-3-1, 6-2) in a matchup of playoff teams in Section 2-2A girls soccer. Frankie Liberati also scored and Jules Tralongo recorded the shutout for North Catholic (9-3, 5-2). Allderdice 1, North Hills...
WPISL regular season enters stretch run
Two weeks remain in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season, and Bethel Park (10-0) and Montour (8-0) hope to remain undefeated. Montour will get a chance to move to 10-0 on Tuesday with a rescheduled doubleheader against West Allegheny (3-5). Bethel Park and Montour will clash in a...
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team continues to roll with 3-0 win over Deer Lakes
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer coach Rich Garland called it his team’s best effort of the season. He will get no argument from Deer Lakes. The fourth-ranked Lady Vikings rang up their 10th shutout of the season and stayed on track for a Section 4-2A title with a 3-0 victory over...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 30, 2025: Class 2A golf title up for grabs
We close out September with the final round of the WPIAL boys Class 2A golf championships. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Jonah Schollaert leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 2-under par 69 from the first round played at the Hill Crest Country Club in Lower...
Fox Chapel’s Kittsley bounces back, wins WPIAL golf title
Carson Kittsley was not about to let history repeat itself. For the second consecutive year, the Fox Chapel junior was leading the WPIAL Class 3A golf championship heading into the final round. Kittsley opened last year’s final round with a triple-bogey and ended up tying for fourth. Peters Township senior...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Sept. 29, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Albert Gallatin Colonials Coach: Drew Dindl (eighth season) Result: Albert Gallatin 63, Allegany (Md.) 56 Record: 6-0 overall #Earned: Marching against an independent schedule for seven years has brought excitement and competitive football back to a once fading program. The numbers in...
PIHL season preview: Seneca Valley, Avonworth out to defend Penguins Cup titles
The puck drops Monday night on the longest season in high school sports with the start of the 2025-26 PIHL hockey campaign with 12 varsity games. Each year, realignment comes to the PIHL, but there was not a lot of movement up and down between the classes this offseason. Seneca...
Western PA quarterbacks among nominees for National High School Football Hall of Fame
The ballot for the fourth class of the National High School Football Hall of Fame again will have Western Pennsylvania flavor. Of course, it has its share of quarterbacks. The 52 nominees for the Class of 2026 include Pittsburgh Steelers greats Jerome Bettis, Ben Roethlisberger and Terry Bradshaw; former WPIAL...
We Serve First all-star games to honor area girls volleyball seniors
The We Serve First Foundation celebrated a successful Pack the Park match earlier this month with Kiski Area defeating Norwin on the outdoor Ellen Toy grass court at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift. The foundation now is looking forward to its fourth annual all-star classic Dec. 6 at Kiski Area High...
High school sports schedule for Sept. 29, 2025
High schools Golf WPIAL team championships Boys Semifinals Class 3A Oct. 7 schedule Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, North allegheny, Seneca Valley, West Allegheny at Links at Spring Church, 9 a.m. Belle Vernon, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Laurel Highlands, Moon, Peters Township, South Fayette, Trinity at Duck Hollow GC,...
WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final two weeks, and 20 teams have already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. 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...
WPIAL clinched: Boys soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 28, 2025
Section play in the 2025 WPIAL boys soccer regular season is down to the final two weeks with 13 teams having already qualified for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 29, 2025: Class 3A boys golf champion to be crowned
A golden week of golf begins Monday with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL boys individual Class 3A championships. Fox Chapel junior Carson Kittsley leads the championship field following 18 holes with a 6-under par 66 from the first round at the Willowbrook Country Club last week. He has...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 28, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Jonah Williamson School: Trinity Class: Senior Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 212 pounds Position: Quarterback, defensive back #Earned: As conference play was finally set to begin in Week 5 for all 18 teams in Class 4A, Trinity was a team trying to remain confident heading into...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 29, 2025
We change the calendar from September to October with plenty of high school football and other WPIAL fall sports action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 6 of this high school football season, with over 30 WPIAL, District...
WPIAL girls and boys soccer rankings: Week ending Sept. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through 9-27) Girls Class 4A Team Record Last rank 1. Seneca Valley (7-2-2) 3 2. North Allegheny (9-2-2) 2 3. Peters Township (7-1-2) 1 4. Pine-Richland (10-1-1) 4 5. Norwin (9-2) 5 OUT: None Class 3A 1. South Fayette (9-1-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (10-1) 2 3....
Norwin girls cross country team racing toward what it hopes is a state-title season
Norwin is lining up wins like it lines up runners at the starting line. Methodically, the Lady Knights are pulling away from the pack with landslide victories. The state’s No. 1-ranked girls cross country team in the preseason is building momentum to go for its first WPIAL title since 2009...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Golfers set to vie for WPIAL titles
The local field is set for the final rounds of the WPIAL golf championships. Senior Jack Sacriponte of Latrobe, Max Mottura of Kiski Area and senior Jack Edwards of Belle Vernon will play the final 18 holes in Class 3A on Monday at Butler Country Club. Sacriponte is four shots...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors doubles team wins section title
The doubles team of senior Annabelle Aquino and sophomore Elle LeJeune captured the Section 1-3A title Sept. 25. The pair defeated Latrobe’s Carlin Bukovac and Allison Massaro 6-7 (9), 6-4 and 6-4 in the semifinals. They rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set. They then breezed past the...
Former coach returns to lead Gateway hockey team as it moves back to JV level
Dennis Shannon coached the Gateway varsity hockey team from 1997 to 2004, and he found success with the Gators to where he is the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories. A Monroeville resident for 47 years who has enjoyed a five-decades long coaching career at the high school, amateur and...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer success starts on defense
Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer team in anchored by a pair of top-notch underclassmen this season. The Panthers’ starting goalkeeper is freshman Hayden Haley, who is supported by sophomore goalie Carson D’Antonio, who also plays in the field. “It’s a great feeling to know we have two talented and capable goalies...
Quaker Valley golfers fill leaderboard at section tournament
Five Quaker Valley golfers — yes, five — qualified for the WPIAL Class 2A boys tournament out of Section 9. The section tournament took place Sept. 15 at Rolling Acres Golf Course; the target score for securing a berth in the WPIAL playoffs was 84. Not only did QV’s Will...
