Soccer

The South Fayette girls soccer team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Fox Chapel, 4-0, in the Class 3A final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
South Fayette shuts out Fox Chapel to defend WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer title
November 2, 2024
Junior forward Mia Deramo wants to give everyone around Western Pennsylvania a reason to discuss the South Fayette girls soccer program. The Lions delivered another emphatic statement about their proper place on the district’s stage with a 4-0 win over Fox Chapel in the WPIAL Class 3A championship Saturday at Highmark Stadium.

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South Park players mob Caden Loveland after he scored during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game against Avonworth on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
South Park blanks Avonworth to claim 5th WPIAL boys soccer championship
South Park boys soccer coach Jon Cantwell told his players they couldn’t live off their reputations. Not all of the Eagles playing in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game Saturday afternoon at Highmark Stadium had earned their championship wings yet.

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The Quaker Valley girls soccer team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Burrell, 2-1, in the Class 2A final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
No. 2 Quaker Valley edges Burrell for 3rd WPIAL girls soccer crown
It had been 32 years since a Quaker Valley girls soccer team had won a WPIAL championship.

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Springdale’s Carissa Walsh (21) fights for the ball with Riverview’s Juliette Brun on Oct. 3 at Riverside Park.
Riverview girls soccer caps season in WPIAL quarterfinals
With one WPIAL Class A playoff victory under its belt, the Riverview girls soccer team hoped for more when it tangled with No. 2 Seton-La Salle in a quarterfinal contest Oct. 26 at Dormont Stadium.

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Norwin’s Daniel Maddock works against Norwin’s Marco Tommasino on Sept. 19.
Norwin notebook: Soccer teams well represented on all-WPIAL lists
Norwin’s soccer teams were rewarded for strong regular seasons and playoff runs with postseason accolades.

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Norwin’s Tatum Casper scores against Penn-Trafford on Oct. 7.
Playoff season rejuvenates Norwin girls soccer program
After 110 minutes of playoff soccer and one round of penalty kicks, Norwin girls soccer players were wrung out with emotion.

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Franklin Regional goalkeeper Noah Walker makes a save against Mars during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at Dormont Memorial Stadium.
Franklin Regional boys string together upsets in WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional’s boys are making a habit out of upsetting teams in the WPIAL playoffs.

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Reliable goalkeeper always delivers for Shady Side Academy girls soccer, earns Division I scholarship
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.

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The Fox Chapel boys occer team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Plum, 1-0, in the Class 4A final on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
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.

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Franklin Regional’s Tyler Pipon (back) battles Mars’ Zack Angoff for a header during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Monday.
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.

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Fox Chapel’s Emily McKee works past Plum’s Catie Weiss during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Martorelli Stadium in Ross.
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.

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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.
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.

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South Park’s Jack Ozimek celebrates with Danny Battista (10) after scoring against Quaker Valley during the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship game Thursday.
WPSCA announces all-state boys soccer selections
Thirteen players from the WPIAL were named to the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State list.

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Avonworth’s Abdul Basit battles Deer Lakes’ Zane Spence for possession during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny.
2024 WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship

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Bentworth goalkeeper Andrew Vipperman hoists the WPIAL championship trophy with his teammates after defeating OLSH, 1-0 (5-4PK) in the Class A final on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
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.

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North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless celebrates her first goal against Burrell on Sept. 9.
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.

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Peters Township goalkeeper Molly Kubistek makes a save in front of Fox Chapel’s Madeline Grimsley during their game on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Peters.
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.

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Seneca Valley’s Ashlee Libby celebrates with Bella Gianfrancesco after scoring against Pine-Richland on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson.
2024 WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship

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Plum’s Fedgy Fertil battles for the ball with Norwin’s Danny Hartman on Oct. 10.
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.

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Springdale’s Briana Ross celebrates with Brooke Taliani after scoring against Greensburg Central Catholic on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Springdale..
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.

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