Soccer

Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis defends on Springdale’s Hailey Marchlewski on Sept. 11, 2024 at Springdale High School.
49 players chosen for girls soccer coaches association all-star games
November 27, 2024
Forty-nine senior girls from the WPIAL will converge on the AHN Sports Complex at Cool Springs in Bethel Park Saturday for the Western Pennsylvania High School Girls Soccer Coaches Association all-star games.

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Norwin senior Carmella Simco
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Carmella Simco
November 25, 2024
ACL injuries often derail athletes’ careers.

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Burrell senior Maggie Nesko
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Maggie Nesko
It was a tale of two seasons for Burrell senior midfielder Maggie Nesko.

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Quaker Valley’s Ariana Bosh hugs Mia Modrovich after scoring the go-ahead goal during their game against Beaver on Oct. 9.
WPIAL champion Quaker Valley girls see season end in state semifinals
November 24, 2024
The Quaker Valley girls soccer team gave up just one goal in three PIAA Class 2A playoff games.

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Fox Chapel’s Alyssa Quackenbush hugs Maddie Grimsley after scoring against Plum during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal Oct. 29.
Plenty of highlights for Fox Chapel girls soccer during ‘wonderful season’
November 23, 2024
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team dealt with the immense pressure of being the defending WPIAL Class 4A champions all season.

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Fox Chapel’s Carson Krushansky
Rosters set for 2024 Western Pa. Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games
November 19, 2024
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games will be Nov. 30 at Pine-Richland.

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Peters Township goalkeeper Molly Kubistek makes a save against Seneca Valley during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Nov. 1 at Highmark Stadium.
Peters Township goalkeeper Molly Kubistek wins Moe Rosensteel Award as top girls soccer player
November 18, 2024
For the first time, a goalkeeper has won the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player Award.

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Springdale head coach Marc Bentley smiles while giving the silver medals to his team after the PIAA Class A state championship game against Dock Mennonite on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Cumberland Valley.
Springdale girls soccer team reflects on impressive season
In the moments that turned into hours after Friday’s 4-3 loss to District 1 champion Dock Mennonite in the PIAA Class A championship game at Cumberland Valley’s Eagle View Middle School, Springdale girls soccer players remained upbeat despite the disappointment of coming up just short of the title.

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Deer Lakes senior Waylon Schiller
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Waylon Schiller
Deer Lakes senior Waylon Schiller came into the 2024 season in a competition for an outside back position.

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Franklin Regional’s Tyler Pipon celebrates after scoring in double overtime to defeat Moon, 2-1, in a 2023 WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Tyler Pipon
Last year, Franklin Regional’s boys soccer team finished 12-9 overall, which included a trip to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals.

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The mother and daughter duo of Ashley and Annabel Miko pose side by side with their WPIAL soccer medals won in 1991 and 1992 by Ashley and 2024 by Annabel.
Mother-daughter WPIAL champs show soccer’s hold on Quaker Valley
November 17, 2024
The groundwork for the 2024 Quaker Valley girls WPIAL Class 2A soccer championship was laid back in 1991-92.

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Quaker Valley’s Ariana Bosh celebrates with Madeline Gatehouse after scoring the go-ahead goal against Beaver Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Leetsdale.
‘Pride and joy:’ Quaker Valley girls soccer revels in 1st WPIAL title in 32 years
Lily Baker is only a freshman at Quaker Valley, but she played like a savvy veteran in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game.

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Plum’s Kent Holmes (33) celebrates with Andy Strasser against Norwin in October.
Plum boys soccer players have ‘nothing to hang their heads about’
November 16, 2024
The Plum boys soccer team wanted to make waves in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs.

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Norwin’s Daniel Maddock works against Plum’s Marco Tommasino on Sept. 19.
Norwin notebook: Soccer standout headlines all-section list
Norwin boys soccer standout Daniel Maddock was named the player of the year in Section 1-4A by the Big 5/6 Conference, an online entity that covers the largest classifications in the WPIAL.

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Bethel Park’s Josh Pantin (17) celebrates with Xavier Jackson after scoring against Latrobe during their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Oct. 23.
Bethel Park boys cement place among WPIAL’s top teams with section title, playoff run
Bethel Park’s boys soccer team almost ran the table in the WPIAL playoffs this season.

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Springdale captains Hailey Marchlewski, Brooke Taliani and Molly Hurley hold the PIAA Class A runner-up trophy after the state final against Dock Mennonite on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Cumberland Valley High School.
After wild 2nd half, Dock Mennonite gets past Springdale to repeat as Class A state champs
November 15, 2024
MECHANICSBURG — There was a mix of tears in the eyes and pride in the hearts of the members of the Springdale girls soccer team in the moments following a 4-3 loss to District 1 champion Dock Mennonite in Friday’s PIAA Class A title game in Mechanicsburg.

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Bentworth goalkeeper DJ Hays walks from the field with Noah Reynolds after Lancaster Mennonite scored in overtime to win the PIAA Class A state championship game, 1-0, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Cumberland Valley High School.
Bentworth tastes 1st loss in Class A state finals, falling to Lancaster Mennonite
Msafiri Amisi has been the main attraction for Lancaster Mennonite’s boys soccer team this year, bagging 20 goals and pushing the Blazers to the PIAA Class A championship game against Bentworth on Friday evening.

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Moon’s Marc Haupt battles Radnor’s Quincy Hippler and Aidan Haas for possession during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Cumberland Valley High School.
Moon falls short to Radnor in PIAA Class 3A boys soccer final
MECHANICSBURG — Sometimes an entire game changes in the opening moments.

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Springdale’s Briana Ross celebrates after setting up the Dynamos’ third goal during their PIAA Class A semifinal against Seton-LaSalle on Tuesday.
Springdale girls soccer team faces final hurdle in bid for 1st state championship
November 14, 2024
Springdale girls soccer players began practice Thursday evening just as they had dozens of times before, laughing, chatting, stretching and warming up ahead of their workout.

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The Moon boys soccer team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Franklin Regional, 3-1, in the Class 3A final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
2024 PIAA Class 3A boys soccer championship preview: Moon vs. Radnor
Radnor (20-3) vs. Moon (25-0)

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