Soccer

GCC boys soccer squeezes past Chartiers-Houston to reach WPIAL quarterfinals
October 21, 2017
The Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team seemed to be on their way to a comfortable playoff win after a goal in the first minute.

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Springdale's Justin McClafferty carries the ball past Serra Catholic's Nick Almeter during their WPIAL first round playoff game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale boys shake off early injury to shut out Serra Catholic
Springdale's boys soccer playoff opener began ominously, with leading scorer Jared Demore suffering a leg injury less than two minutes into the game. The Dynamos,

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Upper St. Clair bests Plum boys soccer in overtime
Four times in the regular season the Plum boys soccer team scored a goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation to tie or take

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High school soccer roundup: Pine-Richland boys upset Central Catholic in opening round
Niko Marsh scored twice, including the golden goal in overtime, to lead No. 13 Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Central Catholic (11-5-2)

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Strong play from midfielders pushes Franklin Regional boys past Mt. Lebanon in soccer playoffs
No. 3 Franklin Regional took advantage of strong play from its trio of center midfielders in its 2-1 Class 4A first-round playoff victory over No.

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Freeport goalkeeper Giovanni Pugliese can't stop a goal by Riverside's Garrett Safran during a WPIAL first round playoff game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Riverside scores five after halftime to oust Freeport
With the score tied at halftime, Freeport was in position to score an elusive playoff victory, but for the second consecutive year, the final 40

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Penn Trafford's Austin Kreutzberger (7) reacts after a missed shot on goal against Butler in the second half on Saturday Oct. 21, 2017 at Norwin.
Butler boys soccer advances with victory against Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford never seemed to get untracked during its playoff opener Saturday afternoon. Constricting play led to little flow in the pass-and-go game, and unsatisfying possessions

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Penn Hills girls soccer continues to climb
October 20, 2017
Under Ashley DeVito's direction, the Penn Hills girls soccer team not only has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for consecutive seasons but has shown improvement

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Senior twins (l-r) Angelina Campano (6) and Angelica Campano (7) are four-year starters in the Thomas Jefferson girls soccer program.
Campano twins help Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team advance to WPIAL playoffs
Angelina and Angelica Campano are avid soccer athletes. Both have been playing since they were 3 years old. Both are four-year starters at Thomas Jefferson,

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North Allegheny’s Luchini tabbed for All-American Game
North Allegheny boys soccer player Josh Luchini has earned another impressive honor. Luchini, a senior forward, was one of 38 boys selected for the Boys

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Seton LaSalle's Domenic Viskovicz competes against Brentwood on Sept. 21, 2017, at Seton LaSalle.
Seton LaSalle boys set to chase WPIAL championship
The Seton LaSalle boys soccer team won its fifth consecutive section title this season, and seventh in the past eight years. The Rebels now have

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The 2017 Seton LaSalle girls soccer team
Steady defense, goalkeeping carry top-seeded Seton LaSalle girls into postseason
The Seton LaSalle girls soccer team enjoyed an amazing stretch run in the regular season. The Rebels (14-2) won their section with an 11-1 record,

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The 2017 Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team
Thomas Jefferson girls look forward to WPIAL playoffs
The Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team wrapped up its best regular season in recent memory with an impressive 15-3 overall record. It is, in fact,

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Fox Chapel's Josh Miller battles Plum's Callan Scharba for a header during their game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at Fox Chapel. Plum won, 2-1.
WPIAL boys soccer playoff capsules
October 19, 2017
Class AAAA First round No. 16 Fox Chapel (9-8) at No. 1 Peters Township (14-0-1) 5 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: No. 8 Penn-Trafford or No.

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Norwin's Zach Tusay (14) battles Penn-Trafford's Austin Kreutzberger for ball during their game Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Harrison City.
Westmoreland County’s WPIAL boys soccer 1st-round playoff capsules
Class 4A First round No. 8 Penn-Trafford (11-3-2) vs. No. 9 Butler (13-5) 3 p.m. Saturday at Norwin On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com Winner plays: No.

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Freeport's Autumn Kriebel battles Deer Lakes' Maura Rupprecht for the ball during their game Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in West Deer.
Freeport earns No. 2 seed, bye for WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
October 18, 2017
Freeport maybe didn't need a first-round bye in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs as much as it did last year, but the Yellowjackets certainly won't

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Norwin's Sam Wexell laughs while chatting with teammates before a girls' soccer scrimmage Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 at Norwin High School.
Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Class 4A Favorite: Norwin, despite drawing the No. 4 seed, has won back-to-back WPIAL championships and has more than enough talent to three-peat. The Knights

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Penn-Trafford's Austin Kreutzberger (7) against Penn Hills' Jesse Ternent (14) during a preseason scrimmage on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Penn-Trafford.
Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
CLASS 4A Favorite: Peters Township is the only unbeaten team in Class 4A and for good reason; the Indians are loaded with talent. They have

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Norwin's Dani Iannuzzo (2) is tripped up by Penn-Trafford's Jordan Lawrence (6) in the second half on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2017 at Norwin.
Norwin girls soccer getting healthy just in time for playoff run
Norwin players saunter out of soccer practice and games wrapped in the same post-action armor: ice packs. The plastic bags cover legs, arms, even thighs

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WPIAL releases boys, girls soccer playoff pairings
The Highway to Highmark is about to be well-traveled. The WPIAL released pairings for the postseason boys and girls soccer tournaments on Wednesday afternoon. Peters

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