Soccer
Penn Hills boys cap rebuilding season
October 27, 2017
Things broke the wrong way for the Penn Hills boys soccer team, which battled through injuries to key contributors all season. The Indians lost starting
Video: Reactions from Yough’s overtime girls soccer win against Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs
The Yough girls soccer team topped Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs Friday. Justine Appolonia scored twice, including the winner in overtime; here she discusses the
Video: Reactions from Penn-Trafford’s win over Fox Chapel in girls soccer
The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team defeated nemesis Fox Chapel in the WPIAL playoffs Friday.Video: Norwin girls advance to WPIAL semifinals
October 26, 2017
The Norwin girls soccer team held off Kiski Area, 3-1, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford. Norwin is on to the semifinals forVideo: GCC girls shut out Vincentian
Greensburg Central Catholic blanks Vincentian, 1-0, in WPIAL Class A girls soccer quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford.Pittsburgh roundup: North Allegheny girls upset No. 1 Pine-Richland
Junior midfielder Alex Adams scored twice as No. 9-seeded North Allegheny upset top-seeded rival Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal-round gameFreeport defense steps up in quarterfinal win over Quaker Valley
The Freeport girls soccer team was best known for a solid offensive attack this season. But the Yellowjackets defense was at its best Thursday as
Lauren Stovar-led Penn-Trafford girls soccer solves Fox Chapel to reach WPIAL semifinals
A potential berth in the WPIAL semifinals provided plenty of motivation for Penn-Trafford. But on the slim chance the Warriors needed any more, they could
Yough earns wild overtime win in back-and-forth match against Burrell in quarterfinals
Thoughts swarmed through Justine Appolonia's head as she broke in on Burrell's goal in the final minutes of overtime. She quieted them long enough toNorwin girls soccer rolls Kiski Area in WPIAL quarterfinals
Thursday night's WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal game was moved to Penn-Trafford because of scoreboard problems at Gateway. Norwin can attest: The scoreboard atGCC girls shut out Vincentian to reach WPIAL semifinals
Last season's semifinal matchup between Greensburg Central Catholic and Vincentian Academy marked the end of the line for the Royals. Vincentian's season once again cameMars girls topple Franklin Regional for 3rd time this season
Mars did something they hadn't done all season, but it didn't stop the Fightin' Planets from moving into the WPIAL girls soccer semifinals. Caroline Wroblewski
Baldwin boys fall just short of playoff berth
Baldwin's boys soccer team narrowly missed qualifying for the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs this season, finishing fifth in Section 2. Peters Township won the section
Pair of playoff games moved to Penn-Trafford
Tonight's WPIAL girls soccer playoff doubleheader involving a trio of Westmoreland County teams has been moved to a new site. The Class A game between
Beaver scores in double OT to oust Deer Lakes in quarterfinals
October 25, 2017
There were some close calls for Deer Lakes in regulation, but each time it looked like the Lancers were in position to score a goal
Second straight upset bid falls short for Riverview boys against Seton LaSalle
Riverview's chances came frequently in the first half, but none of them found the back of the net. Neither did the shot that ultimately endedPittsburgh high school roundup: Pine-Richland boys edge rival Seneca Valley on penalty kicks
One-hundred and 10 minutes of back-and-forth boys soccer in regulation and overtime wasn't enough to decide a winner between Section 1 rivals Seneca Valley andCanon-McMillan boys edge Franklin Regional in penalty kicks
Canon-McMillan boys soccer coach Larry Fingers' experiment was initially a laugher. Working centerback Tommy Samosky in practice as a goalie to utilize as a penaltySpringdale boys soccer edges No. 2 Freedom to reach semifinals
Springdale knew of Freedom's offensive and defensive prowess that propelled it to an undefeated record in Class A Section 1, a 17-1 regular-season mark and
Third time not a charm as GCC boys lose to Winchester Thurston in boys soccer quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic could not solve Winchester Thurston this season. Not in two section games and not in a playoff game. And what really stings
