Soccer
Mars beats Belle Vernon, advances to 3rd straight WPIAL Class AAA championship
October 28, 2019
Top-seeded Mars entered Monday night’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal matchup with No. 5 Belle Vernon having scored 14 goals in playoff wins over Trinity and Thomas Jefferson.
Shady Side Academy earns spot in WPIAL Class A girls soccer finals
Callie Davis had a hat trick and Melissa Riggins scored twice as No. 3 Shady Side Academy scored a 5-1 victory over second-seeded Bentworth in a WPIAL Class A girls soccer semifinal matchup Monday night.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls clip No. 1 Freedom in OT to reach WPIAL final
Jessica Nemeth said the final play seemed like it was in slow motion.
Norwin girls soccer eager for rematch with Seneca Valley
October 27, 2019
The Norwin girls soccer team has been thinking about a possible rematch with Seneca Valley.
Hat trick lifts Deer Lakes boys soccer past South Park in Class AA semis
October 26, 2019
Deer Lakes boys soccer has used “unfinished business” as its mantra after narrow misses on the road to a WPIAL championship appearance the last few years.
Canon-McMillan boys score 2 late goals, edge Plum in Class AAAA semis
A few minutes after the Plum boys soccer team’s magical season ended Saturday with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals that saw Canon-McMillan score twice in the final six minutes, Mustangs coach Raf Kolankowski used the moment as a teaching tool.
Greensburg Central Catholic tops short-handed Springdale to reach WPIAL boys soccer final
The WPIAL season ended in heartbreaking fashion for Greensburg Central Catholic last year, losing the championship match to Avonworth on penalty kicks.
Mt. Lebanon boys avenge loss to Seneca Valley in WPIAL semifinals
Last season, the Seneca Valley Raiders, on their way to a Class AAAA boys soccer championship, defeated Mt. Lebanon, 7-0, in the quarterfinals.
A-K Valley boys soccer playoff capsules for Saturday, Oct. 26
October 25, 2019
Saturday’s games
Franklin Regional girls soccer sets bigger goals for next season
The Franklin Regional girls soccer season came to end last Monday with a WPIAL first-round playoff exit at the hands of West Allegheny, 2-0.
Gateway girls soccer finishes solid season with near-upset in playoffs
Gateway’s girls soccer team almost pulled off a stunner.
Gateway boys soccer comes up short of playoffs but makes strides
The 2019 season wasn’t what the Gateway boys soccer team expected.
Baldwin girls soccer takes first steps on path to winning program
The month of October wasn’t kind to the Baldwin girls soccer team.
Baldwin boys soccer celebrates end of long playoff drought
The postseason drought is over for the Baldwin boys soccer program.
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2019: Seneca Valley edges Moon in WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
October 24, 2019
Sometimes all it takes is one goal, and that adage rang true on Thursday at Mars High School as fifth-seeded Seneca Valley (13-3-2) took down third-seeded Moon (15-3-1) 1-0 in a Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal matchup.
West Allegheny girls soccer defeats Kiski Area to advance to first semifinal in program history
For the first time in school history, the West Allegheny girls soccer team is headed to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Despite injuries, Chartiers Valley boys soccer season included playoff berth
The Chartiers Valley boys soccer team had to contend with one of the greatest adversary a team can face — injuries.
A-K Valley WPIAL girls soccer capsules: Games of Oct. 24, 2019
October 23, 2019
Girls soccer
Burrell girls soccer continues dominance with easy win over Mt. Pleasant
October 21, 2019
The Burrell girls soccer team’s dominance in the regular season extended to Monday’s WPIAL Class AA first-round game against Mt. Pleasant at Kiski Area.
