Soccer

Burrell’s Adam Scheftic works against South Park’s Ryan Ellis during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny.
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff capsule for Oct. 30, 2024
October 29, 2024
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Avonworth’s Nathan Kline celebrates with teammates after scoring against Deer Lakes during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny.
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2024: Avonworth rallies past Deer Lakes into 2A finals
October 28, 2024
With a pair of late goals by Rowan Carmichael and stellar goalkeeping by Alex Rowe, the Avonworth boys soccer team is heading to a WPIAL final for the first time since 2018.

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South Park’s Danny Battista moves the ball against Burrell during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny.
Player of the year Danny Battista, South Park teammates beat Burrell to return to WPIAL finals
On Monday afternoon, Danny Battista was named the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer player of the year, and a few hours later, he helped make sure South Park would defend its title.

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Fox Chapel goalkeeper Brady Matthews makes a save against Seneca Valley on Sept. 10.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 29, 2024: Fox Chapel boys look to clear semifinal hurdle
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL soccer and girls volleyball playoffs.

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Plum’s Emily Grubich battles Moon’s Lillian Snyder for possession during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Thursday.
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff capsules for Oct. 29, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs

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Penn-Trafford senior Rease Solomon
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Rease Solomon
From dealing with injuries all year to earning a playoff spot, Penn-Trafford’s girls soccer team experienced it all.

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Mars’ AJ Montes celebrates after scoring against Penn-Trafford during their WPIAL Class 3A first round playoff game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Adams.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 28, 2024: Berths in soccer finals on the line
October 27, 2024
Welcome to Semifinals Monday in three of the eight brackets in the WPIAL soccer playoffs.

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Latrobe’s Roman Agostoni battles Franklin Regional’s Keaton Sheetz for a header on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Latrobe.
Westmoreland County WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Oct. 28, 2024
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Deer Lakes’ Peyton Kushon and Hopewell’s Paul Thompson fight for the ball during WPIAL Class 2A first round boys soccer action Oct. 17, 2024 at Deer Lakes High School.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 28, 2024
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Norwin (left) and Gateway players and coaches meet with referees before Thursday night’s Section 1-4A boys soccer game in Monroeville.
Gateway boys soccer makes 5th straight trip to playoffs, falls to Canon-McMillan
It wasn’t the way the Gateway boys soccer team wanted its WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game to play out.

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High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2024: Plum boys get past Canon-McMillan in OT
October 26, 2024
Fedgy Fertil scored the winning goal in the second overtime to lead No. 1 Plum to a 3-2 victory over No. 8 Canon-McMillan (12-5-2) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinals Saturday. Austin Kolankowski and Gage Adinolfi also scored for the Mustangs (16-0-3), who advance to Tuesday’s semifinals to play No. 4 North Allegheny.

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Burrell’s Makiah Buchak celebrates with Leah Waldsmith, Miley Kariotis and McKenna Miller after scoring during their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal against Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Mt. Pleasant.
For 2nd straight year, Burrell shocks Mt. Pleasant in girls soccer playoffs
It happened again. And this playoff bracket-buster was even more impressive than the first one.

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Hampton’s Mason Hall battles for possession against Mars on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Adams.
Hampton boys soccer works overtime in run to playoffs
When Hampton’s WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff game at West Allegheny went into overtime on Oct. 19, it felt almost regular for the Talbots.

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Penn Hills goalkeeper Atheena Burnett makes a save against Fox Chapel on Aug. 28.
Penn Hills goalkeeper happy to give teammates a helping hand
Atheena Burnett had a busy job for the Penn Hills girls soccer team this season. When things broke down for the Indians, she was tasked with keeping the ball out of the net.

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North Hills’ Tyler Devlin celebrates with Zach Fritz after the winning goal in the final seconds against Norwin on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Norwin.
North Hills boys soccer turnaround punctuated by last-second playoff win
After years of quiet, beaten down bus rides home following matches, the North Hills boys soccer team let loose as it made its way from North Huntington to Ross Township on Oct. 22.

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Deer Lakes keeper Mikayla Potter makes a save against Avonworth’s Makeda Grieco during WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer first round action Oct. 21, 2024 at Deer Lakes High School.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 26, 2024
October 25, 2024
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South Fayette’s Gabby Beinecke celebrates after scoring against Thomas Jefferson on Sept. 16.
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2024: Gabby Beinecke’s golden goal lifts South Fayette
October 24, 2024
Gabby Beinecke scored the overtime winner, assisted by Abbey Spalla, to lead No. 2 South Fayette to a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Bethel Park (10-7-3) in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday night. The Lions (16-3) will meet No. 6 Mars in the semifinals Tuesday.

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Girls soccer players and coaches from Canon-McMillan (left) and Penn-Trafford meet with referees before Thursday night’s WPIAL 4A playoff game in Harrison City.
Canon-McMillan girls roar out of halftime break, get past Penn-Trafford
Canon-McMillan ordered personal pizzas from Pizza Hut for the drive home Thursday night from Harrison City.

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Deer Lakes’s Artemey Parshyn (middle) looks to pass to teammate Jacob Orseno against North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals Thursday. Deer Lakes won 3-0.
Deer Lakes boys shut out North Catholic again, advance to WPIAL semifinals
It’s always tough beating a team three times in a season.

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Plum’s Emily Grubich celebrates with teammates after scoring against Moon during their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Thursday.
Freshman’s goal in final minutes of overtime sends Plum past Moon in WPIAL quarterfinals
Keirstin Curry said she couldn’t have hit a better shot.

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