Soccer
WPIAL soccer and volleyball playoffs join football finales on Trib HSSN
October 20, 2019
The stretch run of the high school football regular season comes to an end, and its postseason time in girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Deer Lakes boys soccer cruises in playoff opener against Steel Valley
October 19, 2019
After losing in the WPIAL semifinals and the PIAA finals last season, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team adopted the motto “unfinished business” for this year.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer shakes off slow start, advances in playoffs
For Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Tyler Solis, Saturday’s first-round playoff game had several elements that his team needed to get through.
Fifth-seeded Charleroi ousts Burrell boys in WPIAL soccer playoffs
Charleroi, the fifth seed in the WPIAL Class AA boys soccer playoffs, lost one game this season, and it was its final game, a 4-3 defeat to Bentworth that moved the Cougars’ record to 17-1 entering the postseason.
Armed with playoff experience, Deer Lakes boys soccer is ready to make another run
October 18, 2019
Beginning on Saturday, boys soccer teams from around the area will begin their trek to the WPIAL championship game at Highmark Stadium.
Thomas Jefferson soccer teams keep building playoff tradition
For the past half-decade, it’s been a given both Thomas Jefferson soccer teams would clinch a spot in the WPIAL playoffs.
Pine-Richland girls soccer rewarded for scrappy effort with playoff berth
For a number of weeks now, the Pine-Richland girls soccer team has found itself in an unfamiliar position.
A-K Valley boys soccer matchups for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
Class AAAA
High school roundup for Oct. 17, 2019: Trinity, Ellis School score first WPIAL wins
October 17, 2019
Hannah Abbondanza scored twice to lead Trinity (8-7-1) to a 6-0 victory over Laurel Highlands (7-11-0) in a Class AAA girls soccer preliminary round match Thursday night. It’s the first WPIAL playoff victory in program history. Olivia Mauro, Courtney Lowe, Alyssa Clutter and Courtney Dahlquist also scored for Trinity, which will face top-seeded Mars in the first round on Monday.
Rugged schedule sharpens Fox Chapel girls soccer for WPIAL playoffs
After a tough schedule that saw his team finish with a 6-6 section record, Fox Chapel High School girls soccer coach Peter Torres believes his squad is ready for the WPIAL playoffs.
North Allegheny girls soccer reaches new heights with undefeated section season
Knocking down every obstacle on the way to a Section 1-AAAA crown wasn’t a one-year process for the North Allegheny girls soccer program.
Shaler girls soccer sticks together through difficult season
Sticking together was the most important concept for the Shaler Area girls soccer team this season.
Shaler boys soccer sets tone with strong finish to season
If everything breaks a certain way, Shaler Area boys soccer coach Adam Hunter could see the program dropping to Class AAA when the WPIAL determines the next two-year enrollment cycle in November.
Penn Hills boys soccer players gain experience in challenging section
The Penn Hills boys soccer team’s record doesn’t tell the whole story in regards to the Indians’ season.
With Mohrbacher sisters filling the net, Freedom girls soccer doesn’t skip a beat
Freedom girls soccer has a bit of a different look from the 2018 WPIAL championship team after the graduation of some key seniors and standout Jayden Sharpless transferring to North Catholic, but the results have been the same.
Perennial power Upper St. Clair set for another girls soccer playoff run
October 16, 2019
There is one constant in the Upper St. Clair girls soccer program: The Panthers annually advance to the WPIAL playoffs.
Soccer teams grin, bear it when WPIAL playoff seeds aren’t favorable
Playoff brackets can cause coaches to do a lot of hand-wringing as the WPIAL committee “holes up in some room somewhere” to draw up their tournament path.
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2019 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs:
Plum boys and girls soccer teams earn premier seeds for WPIAL playoffs
The Plum boys and girls soccer teams enjoyed successful regular seasons and the WPIAL rewarded both with premier seeds on Wednesday when playoff brackets were unveiled.
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs:
