Soccer
Latrobe girls continue to make history, advance to WPIAL soccer semifinals
October 27, 2022
Days after earning the program’s first inaugural playoff win, Latrobe secured its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals Thursday.
Deer Lakes boys come up big, get past West Mifflin in Class 3A quarterfinals
At one point in his career, Nate Litrun wasn’t interested in scoring goals.
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 27, 2022
October 26, 2022
Thursday’s games
Dave Anderson happy with decision to pull double coaching duty at Kiski Area
October 25, 2022
Dave Anderson will be front and center Wednesday evening as a varsity assistant for the Kiski Area boys soccer team as it hosts Montour at 6:30 in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at Richard Dilts Stadium.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2022: Upset winners look for next victory
A year ago, the top eight seeds in the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs all advanced to the quarterfinals.
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 26, 2022
Wednesday’s games
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2022: Mars girls need OT to finish Penn-Trafford, get out of 1st round
October 24, 2022
Top-seeded Mars ran its winning streak to 78 consecutive games with a victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer playoffs, but it wasn’t easy.
West Mifflin gets past Belle Vernon, earns elusive trip to WPIAL quarterfinals
In what is believed to be a first in program history, West Mifflin is advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals after holding off a late Belle Vernon push for a 1-0 win in a Class 2A boys soccer first-round match at The Beach at James Weir Stadium.
Plum girls soccer team cruises past Kiski Area in first-round playoff game
The Plum girls soccer team left no doubt in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff game with Kiski Area on Monday at Mustangs Stadium.
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 25, 2022
Tuesday’s games
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Springdale’s Bret Overly
Springdale soccer has had a lot of success in the past three years, making it to the WPIAL quarterfinals last year and the semifinals in 2019 and 2020.
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 24, 2022
October 23, 2022
Monday’s games
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday.
Thomas Jefferson soccer teams double up as section champs
Back-to-back.
Sewickley Academy boys soccer looks to cap solid season with playoff success
The Sewickley Academy boys soccer team finished in a tie with Eden Christian atop the Section 1-A standings this season.
Penn Hills girls soccer looks to build numbers after taxing season
Caroline McDevitt didn’t find the prospect of ironwoman soccer too taxing. When it comes to playing for the Penn Hills girls soccer program, McDevitt has become accustomed to having to play many minutes.
Solid finish sends Gateway girls soccer team’s seniors out on high note
Gateway girls soccer coach Caleb Kyper wanted to see fight and determination from his team in the Section 3-3A and season finale at Latrobe on Oct. 18.
High school roundup for Oct. 22, 2022: Ambridge knocks off defending champs
October 22, 2022
Will Gruca, Chris Woten and Ryan Lambert had goals and goalkeeper Evan Scheib picked up the shutout to lead No. 11 Ambridge (12-6-1) to a 3-0 victory over defending champion No. 6 Hampton (12-7) in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys soccer playoff game Saturday. Ambridge will meet No. 3 Thomas Jefferson in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
Springdale girls soccer team holds off Sewickley Academy in playoff opener
The Springdale girls soccer team is moving on to the quarterfinals.
Kiski Area rides strong 2nd half to playoff win
The Gateway boys soccer team had designs, as the No. 12 seed, of taking down No. 5 Kiski Area in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game Saturday at Kiski Area’s Richard Dilts Stadium.
