Soccer
Deer Lakes soccer’s Nina Lafko dealing with second torn ACL in 12 months
October 5, 2020
To have the sport you love taken away from you for a time because of a serious injury such as a torn anterior cruciate ligament can be hard reality to grasp.
Gateway’s Jenkins getting her kicks on soccer, football teams
October 4, 2020
Joelle Jenkins doesn’t have a slow gear when it comes to playing soccer.
Brentwood boys soccer aiming to remain among section’s elite
The Brentwood boys soccer team has become accustomed to hitting double digits in the win column in recent seasons.
Coaches’ sons form special bond, lead football, soccer teams at South Fayette
They have been best friends since they can remember. They always had so much in common: a love for sports and playing at a high level on their respective high school teams.
Shaler girls soccer cranks up defensive pressure, sees results
Emily Moorey wants the Shaler Area girls soccer team to seize extra opportunities.
Franklin Regional girls soccer benefit from new style of play
October 3, 2020
Sitting atop Section 1-3A with a game-and-a-half lead as this late-starting girls soccer season nears its halfway point pleases Franklin Regional. But the Panthers didn’t exactly expect to be in this position.
A-K Valley high school boys soccer notebook: Plum slays Class 3A giant in second meeting
October 1, 2020
The No. 3 ranked Plum Mustangs feel like they can compete with anyone.
Westmoreland high school boys soccer notebook: Franklin Regional suddenly in seeding talk
September 30, 2020
One game does not a season make.
Norwin soccer player tackles challenges presented by cystic fibrosis
September 29, 2020
While most students are still sleeping, hours away from their phone alarm sounding to get them up for school, Sydney Willig is up before the sun, wide awake and confronting a disease.
Westmoreland girls soccer notebook: Loaded with underclassmen, Latrobe on the rise
Latrobe has senior leadership on the soccer field but don’t sleep on the underclassmen who have blended in well and could spell a bright future for the program.
A-K Valley girls soccer notebook: Burrell looking forward to homecoming
The Burrell girls soccer team has hit the road in the early part of the season, waiting to play on the new turf field at Buccaneers Stadium.
Deer Lakes boys soccer gets back on track with much-needed section win over Burrell
September 28, 2020
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team was looking to rebound from its first loss of the season, and its Section 2-2A contest against Burrell on Monday was exactly what the Lancers were looking for.
Shady Side Academy boys soccer attacking season with championship aspirations
September 26, 2020
Just like every year, the Shady Side Academy boys soccer team is considered one of the top teams in WPIAL Class 2A this season and rightfully so.
Norwin notebook: Girls soccer team’s long section winning streak comes to close
Norwin girls soccer coaches and players were not altogether thrilled when the WPIAL two-year realignment cycle brought some change to their section. They couldn’t have been.
Young North Hills boys soccer team looking to build
With almost two dozen sophomores and freshmen on the roster, North Hills boys soccer coach Jared Steigerwald has focused this fall on teaching fundamentals.
WPIAL committee to meet to discuss potential tweaks to soccer playoff format
September 25, 2020
The WPIAL soccer playoffs could look similar to previous years, but that is not a certainty as a condensed, 32-day regular season winds into late September.
High school roundup for Sept. 24, 2020: Kensly Owens powers No. 2 North Allegheny
September 24, 2020
Kensly Owens scored four goals to lead No. 2 North Allegheny (3-1-1, 2-1-1) to an 8-0 victory over rival North Hills (0-3, 0-3) in a Section 1-4A boys soccer match Thursday night.
Norwin boys soccer uses quick-strike offense to top Penn-Trafford
Scoring early has become a trend for the Norwin boys soccer team.
Mt. Pleasant boys soccer dominates out of the gates
September 23, 2020
In soccer, defense often leads to offense. But there are cases where the opposite is true.
