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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class AAAA Favorite: Norwin (16-1), which has an opening-round bye, may be the fastest end-to-end team in the WPIAL, not to mention the team’s depth. Three Pitt recruits lead the way in junior midfielders Katelynn Kauffman (19 goals) and Lacy Bernick...
WPIAL releases soccer playoff pairings
The WPIAL soccer playoff brackets are set. First-round games begin Saturday for boys and Monday for girls in the eight tournaments, which culminate with championship games Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-2 at Highmark Stadium at Station Square. There are single preliminary-round games Thursday in boys Class A, and girls Class...
WPIAL Clinched: Final boys soccer playoff field
Section play is over and the playoff field is set in WPIAL boys soccer. 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 not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
Eleven WPIAL teams still included in PIAA rankings
The combined record of the 30 state-ranked teams in Week 7 was 24-6. Those six losses cost three teams a spot in this week’s Trib HSSN state rankings. It was a rough week in Class 5A, where four of the five teams lost. Warwick and West Chester East in 5A...
Soccer brackets and girls team tennis finals highlight Wednesday in the WPIAL
The end game for all district soccer teams is reaching Station Square in Pittsburgh and Highmark Stadium, the site of the WPIAL soccer championships Nov. 2. The postseason path begins with the release of the playoff brackets on Wednesday. You can find out the breakdown of the brackets for both...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2019
Field hockey Tuesday’s result WPIAL Division II Shady Side Academy 9, Sewickley Academy 0 Football District 8 City League playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Allderdice (2-6) vs. Westinghouse (5-3) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Perry (3-5) vs. University Prep (7-1) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m....
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2019: Brownsville girls, Mohawk boys fill up WPIAL soccer playoff field
The Brownsville girls and Mohawk boys were the last two teams into the WPIAL soccer playoff field, punching their tickets with victories Tuesday night. Brownsville (9-6) secured its spot with a 2-0 victory over Mt. Pleasant (10-6). Both teams finished with 6-6 records in Section 3-AA. Because they split the...
Shady Side Academy roars into WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Callie Davis, Melissa Riggins and Gabby Hill-Junke are a nightmare to make saves against, Shady Side Academy goaltender Molly Skvorak said. Luckily, they’re on the same team. No. 1 Shady Side Academy’s 11-game win streak will be the second longest in Class A heading into the playoffs, though Indians coach...
WPIAL golf champs survive regional, advance to state tournament
There were no trophies handed out at the PIAA West Region Golf Championships on Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort’s Tom’s Run course in Blairsville. Golfers lucky enough to finish in the top three received a medal. The biggest prize of the season awaits them in a week at...
First-year Leechburg boys soccer shows improvement throughout season
The first year of the Leechburg boys soccer program started with a win and ended with a win. Everything in between those two victories was a crucial part in the growing process of a young program, and Leechburg coach Brad Walker is happy with the success that his team had...
Seton LaSalle girls soccer moves into playoff mode after dominating section play
Seton LaSalle’s girls soccer team was nearly flawless against section opponents this season. The Rebels won their second straight section title with a perfect 12-0 record, posting nine shutouts and allowing just one goal in the other three games. The Seton girls secured a remarkable 37-3 scoring edge in section...
Penn-Trafford draws up plan of attack for girls soccer playoffs
Sitting on early leads will not be the strategy that takes Penn-Trafford far in the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer playoffs. Adding to them could be what produces desired results, according to the Warriors’ coach. “We have a tendency to sit back and protect when we’re ahead,” coach Jackie Bartko...
Eight teams from A-K Valley join girls soccer championship chase
Highlands was the final girls soccer team from the Alle-Kiski Valley invited to the WPIAL playoff party as the Golden Rams clinched a spot out of Section 2-AA with Monday night’s 2-1 overtime victory over Apollo-Ridge. In the postseason for the first time since 2016, Highlands sets the area’s playoff...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky and Yough’s McKenzie Pritts
Jacob Tarosky School: Norwin Sport: Cross Country Year: Senior Claim to fame: Tarosky won the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country championship with a time of 16 minutes, 18.5 seconds Oct. 9 on the Westmoreland County Community College course. “It felt good to get the first place for the team....
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Tyler Kolankowski and Freeport’s Lauren Lampus
Tyler Kolankowski Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Kolankowski had a big week to help the Mustangs clinch their first boys soccer section championship since 2005. He assisted on two goals in a 3-0 win against Hempfield on Tuesday and followed with four goals and two assists in...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Oct. 14, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA 1. Norwin, 16-1, 3 2. Peters Township, 15-1-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 14-2-1, 1 4. Seneca Valley, 11-3-2, 4 5. Moon, 14-2-1, 5 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 13-0-1, 1 2. Plum, 14-1, 2 3. Belle Vernon, 13-3,...
George Guido: New enrollment figures could alter WPIAL landscape
Tuesday concluded what is the biggest, biennial, off-the-field event in Pennsylvania high school sports. It was the end of the 15-day period where schools report their enrollment to the PIAA for reclassification purposes. Every two years, the PIAA takes enrollment figures for male and female students currently in ninth, 10th...
Highlands tops Apollo-Ridge in overtime, clinches playoff spot
The Highlands girls soccer team came within two points of a WPIAL playoff spot last year. The Golden Rams weren’t to be denied this time around. Adrianna Vergerio scored with 5 minutes, 17 seconds left in the second overtime of Monday’s Section 2-AA contest at Apollo-Ridge. The golden goal gave...
South Park boys soccer savors return to section supremacy
Like other playoff-bound squads, South Park’s boys soccer team is eagerly awaiting the release of the WPIAL playoff brackets later this week. In the meantime, the Eagles are happy for a moment to enjoy their regained section supremacy. The Eagles captured another Section 1 title after missing out a year...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 14
There are only a couple of make-up matches left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. 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 not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 7
Two weeks ago, the defending Class 6A WPIAL champions took a big punch, needed the ropes to stay upright and lost a unanimous decision to Central Catholic. In Week 7, in a big showdown for a share of second place and to keep its conference championship hopes alive, Pine-Richland came...
PIAA regionals in golf and final day of section play in soccer highlight Tuesday’s action
The hopes and dreams of competing for a state championship for 48 WPIAL golfers have one more hurdle. The PIAA Western Regionals are set for Tuesday at Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. The WPIAL will be represented by 14 golfers in boys Class AAA, 18 in boys AA, 7...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2019
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Division I Mt. Lebanon 5, North Allegheny 0 Football District 8 City League playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Allderdice (2-6) vs. Westinghouse (5-3) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Perry (3-5) vs. University Prep (7-1) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Hockey...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2019: Peters Township girls soccer clinches share of section title with OT win
Casey Breier scored the overtime winner as Peters Township (15-1-1, 12-1-1) clinched a share of the Section 2-AAAA girls soccer title with a 3-2 victory over Canon-McMillan (12-6, 8-6) on Monday night. Jill Marvin scored a pair of goals for Peters Township. Kaila McFerran set up the winning goal. Moon,...
Norwin beats rival Penn-Trafford, clinches girls soccer section title with second-half surge
A slow start gave way to a fast finish as the Norwin girls soccer team amped up its play, looking more like a potential WPIAL title contender in the second 40 minutes, and captured its second consecutive Section 3-AAAA championship. Senior defender Eva Frankovic scored her first two goals of...
