Soccer
Mt. Pleasant passes test against Avonworth in girls WPIAL playoff soccer win
October 21, 2025
Three years ago, the Avonworth girls soccer team denied Mt. Pleasant a WPIAL title by defeating the Vikings, 2-1, in the district title game.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 21, 2025: Familiar faces meet in 1st round of boys soccer playoffs
One week. That is all that separates four WPIAL boys soccer teams from finishing the regular season and starting the postseason against the same opponent.
Mt. Pleasant boys show ‘blond ambition,’ edge Elizabeth Forward in WPIAL 1st round
October 20, 2025
With players’ and coaches’ hair dyed blond, Mt. Pleasant pushed on in its quest for soccer gold.
Plum girls take care of business in WPIAL 1st round with shutout of Chartiers Valley
For the seventh year in a row, the Plum girls soccer team opened the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs with a Monday evening home game.
Westmoreland County soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 21, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 20, 2025: Rematches highlight 4A girls soccer 1st round
October 19, 2025
The opening round of the 2025 WPIAL soccer playoffs continues Monday with first round matches in three brackets, including girls Class 4A.
Shaler barges back into boys soccer playoffs with breakthrough season
The Shaler boys soccer program just didn’t sneak back into the WPIAL playoffs after an extended absence. The Titans were in a tight race for the Section 1-3A crown going into their final two section matches of the season.
High school roundup for Oct. 18, 2025: Thomas Jefferson squeezes past Shaler in 1st round of WPIAL playoffs
October 18, 2025
Owen Householder scored on a first-half penalty kick and goaltender Sam Wessel recorded his 12th shutout of the season to lead No. 5 Thomas Jefferson to a 1-0 victory over No. 12 Shaler (12-6) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs Saturday.
Aquinas Academy boys blank Riverview, reach WPIAL 2nd round for 1st time since 2016
The last time Aquinas Academy made it to the second round of the WPIAL boys soccer tournament was in 2016. That all changed Saturday afternoon.
Hampton girls soccer goes into attack mode to earn WPIAL playoff spot
Hampton first-year girls soccer coach Chris Garraffa wants his players to focus on possibility, not perfection.
Westmoreland County soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 18, 2025
October 17, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Highlands boys soccer excited for 1st WPIAL playoff game in 21 years
October 16, 2025
For the first time in 21 years, the Highlands boys soccer team is heading to the WPIAL playoffs.
Westmoreland soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday, Oct. 16
October 15, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs
‘It will come down to matchups’: Westmoreland County soccer teams learn WPIAL playoff pairings
When Franklin Regional reached the WPIAL boys soccer finals last season, the Panthers were slight underdogs as the No. 7 seed.
Top-seeded Fox Chapel girls lead 15 A-K Valley teams on road to Highmark Stadium
The waiting ended at about 1:15 Wednesday afternoon when 15 Alle-Kiski Valley boys and girls soccer teams found out their playoff fates as the WPIAL revealed all eight brackets for the road to Highmark Stadium.
High school roundup: Laurel Highlands claims final spot in WPIAL boys soccer playoff field
October 14, 2025
Cole Radcliffe had four goals and an assist to lead Laurel Highlands to a 7-0 victory over Albert Gallatin (2-15, 1-13) in Section 2-3A boys soccer Tuesday night.
WPIAL boys soccer playoff field finalized with 61 teams
The WPIAL boys soccer regular season is in the books with 61 teams qualifying for the upcoming district postseason.
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: 11 area teams advance to playoffs
The WPIAL will release playoff brackets around 1 p.m. Wednesday on Trib HSSN.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 14, 2025: One section title, last few playoff spots still on the line in boys soccer
October 13, 2025
Tuesday marks the final day of the WPIAL soccer regular season with one boys soccer match taking place for all the section marbles.
High school roundup for Oct. 13, 2025: Chartiers Valley girls earn trip to playoffs
Layla Anthony scored a pair of goals to lead Chartiers Valley to a 3-1 victory over Trinity in Section 2-3A girls soccer Monday night, sending the Colts to the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2017.
