Soccer
Mt. Pleasant girls blank Yough to stay unbeaten
September 19, 2022
One-goal games are usually a good bet when Yough and Mt. Pleasant meet in girls soccer.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 19, 2022: Girls soccer showdowns scheduled
September 18, 2022
Another big week of district soccer begins Monday with a showdown for first place in girls WPIAL Class 3A.
Senior-heavy Sewickley Academy boys soccer team chasing another section title
Sewickley Academy has traditionally been a significant force in boys soccer.
Waller, defense help Quaker Valley secure 4 early-season shutouts
The respect is well-earned for the Quaker Valley boys soccer team.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Field hockey team scores 2 big wins
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team opened section play by defeating Latrobe, 4-2, and Fox Chapel, 2-1.
Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team learning on job
Inexperience has made the early season difficult for the Penn Hills girls soccer team. The Indians had to drop right into the snakepit that is WPIAL Section 3-3A play without any nonsection games to warm up.
Team captains guide Pine-Richland boys soccer toward playoff berth
In seventh grade, Ben Rishel took a year off from playing for the Pine-Richland middle school boys soccer team, but he caught wind of a new player who was turning heads.
Confidence growing for Aquinas Academy girls soccer
September 17, 2022
The smallest school in WPIAL girls soccer is starting to think big.
Tough breaks test Aquinas Academy boys soccer team
Aquinas Academy left the field following last season’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoff loss to Sewickley Academy with bright hopes for 2022.
High school roundup for Sept. 15, 2022: Kiski Area gets past Mars on second-half goal
September 16, 2022
Nathaniel Coleman scored off a corner kick with less than eight minutes to go to lead Kiski Area to a 1-0 victory over Mars in a Section 1-3A boys soccer showdown Thursday.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer scorches Charleroi to sit atop section
September 15, 2022
Greensburg Central Catholic now stands alone atop the Section 2-A standings.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer stops Serra Catholic
September 14, 2022
Bouncing back from a lopsided loss can be a challenging task.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 14, 2022: Tough Moon defense to face test
September 13, 2022
Last fall, the Moon girls soccer team got very defensive in the district postseason.
Westmoreland girls soccer notebook: Franklin Regional joins top 5
Franklin Regional (5-1) is the newest local team to find a spot in the TribLive HSSN rankings.
Yough boys look to make playoff trips a trend
September 12, 2022
When Yough’s boys soccer team made the WPIAL playoffs last season, it marked just the fourth time since 2004 the program qualified for the postseason.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 12, 2022: TJ, Laurel Highlands vie for top spot
September 11, 2022
We inch our way toward the middle of September with a busy night of WPIAL girls soccer section action.
Penn Hills boys soccer looking to stay on even keel
Entering a season with high expectations has the Penn Hills boys soccer team trying to reign in its emotions in the early going.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Annabel Arhin, Freeport’s Garrett Risch
September 10, 2022
Annabel Arhin
New coach overhauls boys soccer program at ‘University of North Allegheny’
As a soccer coach who’d reached the college ranks, Manuel Montero wasn’t interested in coaching high school soccer again, but North Allegheny’s unofficial nickname intrigued him.
High school roundup for Sept. 8, 2022: Moon wins showdown with South Fayette
September 8, 2022
Davi Jansson scored a first-half goal and Moon made it stand up for a 1-0 Section 2-3A boys soccer victory over South Fayette (2-2, 2-2) Thursday night. Ryan Hildenbrand assisted on the goal and Zachary Shutak had a two-save shutout for the Tigers (5-0-1, 4-0).
