Soccer
Thousands of youth soccer players geared up for 28th annual Plum Kick-Off Classic
August 21, 2025
The largest youth soccer tournament in Pennsylvania is set for its 28th edition this weekend.
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Key players out of Norwin’s lineup
Four players who likely would have had an impact for Norwin are nonfactors — at least for this season.
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Rosensteel Classic kicks off season Saturday
August 20, 2025
The new WPIAL girls soccer season begins Friday, but the first big event to watch will be Saturday at Ringgold.
Trib HSSN 2025 WPIAL girls soccer preview: South Fayette chasing 3rd straight title
WPIAL girls soccer preview
Westmoreland high school notebook: Moe Rosensteel watch list released
August 16, 2025
The watch list for the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player Award — the top girls soccer player in the WPIAL — came out last week.
Quaker Valley boys soccer driven to meet and exceed program’s high standards
Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team finished 14-4-1 in 2024 in Sean Ryan’s first year in charge of the program.
Girls soccer stars grace Moe Rosensteel award watch list
August 11, 2025
The watch list is out for the 2025 Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player award in WPIAL girls soccer.
Riverview soccer teams use summer months to maintain momentum from playoff seasons
August 2, 2025
When Jessica Garland was hired as the new Riverview girls soccer head coach in mid April, she had one eye on the immediate tasks of getting her footing with the school and the Raiders athletic department.
Summer workouts help Plum soccer teams reload for upcoming season
July 26, 2025
Chase Eber is a rising junior goalkeeper hoping to raise his game for the Plum boys soccer team.
Soccer standout Warren Agostoni leaves Latrobe for academy in Texas, hopes to turn pro
July 23, 2025
Warren Agostoni was a foundational part of the Latrobe boys soccer team’s history-making run the past couple of seasons.
Franklin Regional grads happy to be part of Pittsburgh Riveters’ inaugural season
July 12, 2025
Aris Lamanna is known for soccer goaltending ability, but this season she took on a different role with the Pittsburgh Riveters SC.
Playing for Riveters makes impact on Fox Chapel graduate Kate Friday
Kate Friday spent much of the Fourth of July looking around with astonishment. But it wasn’t the fireworks that caught her eye. The 19-year-old Fox Chapel graduate and 5-foot-7 midfielder for the Pittsburgh Riveters was swept up in the community’s response to her team.
Short-handed Riveters defeated in inaugural playoff game
July 4, 2025
Piper Coffield would have loved to have six of her teammates alongside her during the Pittsburgh Riveters USL W Central Conference semifinal playoff game Friday at Highmark Stadium. But the Mars graduate knows how things work in the summer at the pre-professional level.
Academics, athletics draw Sewickley Academy’s Katherine Varghese to Sarah Lawrence
April 27, 2025
Sewickley Academy senior Katherine Varghese plans to spend much of the next four years in the state of New York.
Addison Ayres to stick with Franklin Regional soccer teammates for senior year
April 26, 2025
Goalkeeper Addison Ayres considered playing full-time soccer with her Internationals SC team in Akron, Ohio, which would have meant not playing her senior season at Franklin Regional.
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers standouts make college decisions
April 19, 2025
Franklin Regional soccer player Addison Ayres committed to play at Division III Allegheny College.
Former Franklin Regional player, Mt. Pleasant assistant Garland eager to get started as coach of Riverview girls soccer
April 15, 2025
Jessica Garland honed her skills as a high school soccer coach the past decade as an assistant to her father, Rich, at her alma mater, Franklin Regional, and for the past five seasons at Mt. Pleasant.
Hampton welcomes new girls soccer coach
April 12, 2025
New Hampton girls soccer coach Chris Garraffa has big plans for a program he believes has underachieved a bit lately.
Chartiers Valley soccer standout John Krug follows recruiting trail straight to Robert Morris
February 23, 2025
In his senior year with the Chartiers Valley soccer team, John Krug was deployed by coach Mike Blatz all over the field.
Penn Hills soccer carries on tradition of winter indoor tournament
January 25, 2025
Kevin Truman wanted to maintain the traditions of the Penn Hills boys soccer program, much like his predecessor Ryan Hankey did. For the past 31 years, the Indians have hosted an indoor soccer tournament in the winter to raise money for the program.
