Soccer
Reliable goalkeeper always delivers for Shady Side Academy girls soccer, earns Division I scholarship
November 2, 2024
Shady Side Academy girls soccer coach Mary Lynch knows she can count on junior goalkeeper Maria Ravotti. The Bulldogs needed Ravotti, a 5-foot-11 junior, to play well, especially since she was the only goalie on the roster this season.
Fox Chapel finds winning goal in 70th minute to get past Plum, win 1st WPIAL title since ’95
November 1, 2024
It has been close to three decades since the last time the Fox Chapel boys soccer program could call itself the WPIAL champion.
Top-seeded Moon expects to get all it can handle from underdog Franklin Regional in 3A boys soccer final
Franklin Regional might be the bottom dog in this matchup, but it is far from moonstruck.
Fox Chapel, South Fayette both vying to defend WPIAL girls soccer titles
When the Fox Chapel and South Fayette girls soccer teams meet for the WPIAL Class 3A championship Saturday afternoon at Highmark Stadium, a back-to-back champion is guaranteed to be crowned.
No. 9 Burrell looks to cap run of upsets with 1st WPIAL girls soccer title
The Burrell girls soccer team made history Tuesday with its dramatic, down-to-the-wire WPIAL Class 2A semifinal victory over South Park at North Allegheny.
WPSCA announces all-state boys soccer selections
Thirteen players from the WPIAL were named to the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State list.
2024 WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship
Bentworth switches goalkeepers for shootout, gets past OLSH to repeat as WPIAL champs
After 110 minutes of soccer couldn’t decide a winner in Thursday night’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship between No. 1 Bentworth and No. 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bentworth coach Nick Malarbi elected to make an interesting decision heading into penalty kicks.
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2024: North Catholic girls earn state playoff berth
October 31, 2024
Simone Sharpless had a hat trick and added an assist to lead sixth-seeded North Catholic to a 5-1 victory over No. 4 South Park (15-6-1) in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer third-place match Thursday night.
4 girls soccer finalists named for Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year award
For the sixth consecutive year, the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of Year award will go to the top girls soccer player in the WPIAL.
2024 WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship
With painful losses in rearview mirror, Plum, Fox Chapel ready to duke it out in WPIAL finals
Plum and Fox Chapel have a similar story entering the WPIAL boys soccer championship game.
Springdale brings potent, balanced attack to Class A girls soccer final
October 30, 2024
Coming into this year’s playoffs, there were only four girls soccer teams across the WPIAL who had more than 90 goals for and fewer than 20 against: South Fayette in Class 3A, South Park and Mt. Pleasant in Class 2A and Springdale in Class A.
2024 WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship breakdown: Bentworth vs. OLSH
WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff capsule for Oct. 31, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
A-K Valley schools to be well-represented at WPIAL soccer championships
There might be a bit more traffic than usual heading down Route 28 the next few days, as local soccer fans make their way to Highmark Stadium on the South Side.
High school roundup for Oct. 29, 2024: South Fayette wins in PKs to get back to WPIAL finals
October 29, 2024
Abbey Spalla, Quinn Miller, Mia Deramo and Gabby Beinecke converted their attempts in the penalty kick shootout and Caitlyn Thompson recorded the shutout in goal as No. 2 South Fayette (17-3) defeated No. 6 Mars (17-3), 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer semifinals Tuesday night.
Fox Chapel boys gets past Peters Township to finally clear semifinal hurdle
After four consecutive years of semifinal heartbreak, the Fox Chapel boys soccer team finally exorcised the demon.
Top-seeded Plum boys soccer team headed to 1st WPIAL final in 19 years
For years, Plum boys soccer coach Raf Kolankowski has talked about how the soccer gods haven’t shined on his group in the postseason.
Fox Chapel locks in, beats Plum to return to WPIAL Class 3A championship game
Fox Chapel is heading back to Highmark Stadium for a shot at a second straight WPIAL championship.
