Soccer
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2024: Franklin Regional knocks off No. 2 seed Thomas Jefferson
October 23, 2024
Jovan Sankoorikal scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half to lead No. 7 Franklin Regional to a 2-1 upset victory over second-seeded Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Bethel Park uses OT to get around upstart Latrobe
When Xavier Jackson took a tumble after getting fouled during the first overtime, he considered not going back into the game because he felt pain in his hip.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 24, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
High school roundup for Oct. 22, 2024: North Allegheny boys get past Central Catholic, set up clash with North Hills
October 22, 2024
Mykola Desysenko and Nathan Katari scored to lead No. 4 North Allegheny to a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Central Catholic (5-12-1) in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys soccer match Tuesday. The Tigers (15-3-1) will take on No. 12 North Hills in the quarterfinals Saturday.
North Hills boys soccer unseats WPIAL champ Norwin
North Hills beat the buzzer, and the defending champs.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 23, 204: Chartiers Valley looks for another upset in soccer 2nd round
Wednesday marks the first dip into the second round of the 2024 district soccer playoffs.
Deer Lakes girls soccer tops reigning WPIAL champ Avonworth
There will be a new WPIAL girls soccer champion in Class 2A.
Mt. Pleasant girls roll past McGuffey in soccer playoffs, get rematch with Burrell
When the final horn sounded on the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer victory over McGuffey on Tuesday night, there wasn’t much in the way of celebration from the Vikings bench.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Oct. 23, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 22, 2024: Defending 4A champs headline final day of 1st round of soccer playoffs
October 21, 2024
The last of the WPIAL soccer first-round matches take place Tuesday.
High school roundup for Oct. 21, 2024: Burrell boys knock off No. 4 Quaker Valley in PK shootout
Ben Doland made 16 saves to lead No. 13 Burrell to a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Quaker Valley (14-4-1) in a penalty kick shootout in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs Monday night. The Bucs (9-9) will meet No. 12 Seton LaSalle, an upset winner over No. 5 Charleroi, in the quarterfinals Thursday. Burrell won the shootout, 5-3.
Mt. Lebanon girls upset Norwin on PKs in 1st round of soccer playoffs
Mt. Lebanon didn’t get a golden goal, but it leaned on its golden freshman to survive and advance.
Plum girls soccer takes care of business vs. Shaler in Class 3A 1st round
The Shaler girls soccer team hoped for a longer stay in its first WPIAL playoff tournament in close to four decades.
Deer Lakes settles in after ‘nervous’ first half, shuts out Hopewell in boys soccer playoffs
For three consecutive years, Deer Lakes and Hopewell have faced each other in the first round of the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs, with each team taking a victory.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Oct. 22, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Pine-Richland girls hold off Latrobe to win 1st playoff game since 2018
It got a little tense at the end, but the Pine-Richland girls soccer team broke a six-year playoff victory drought.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 21, 2024: Postseason soccer, volleyball, golf on tap
October 20, 2024
Welcome to a busy Monday of WPIAL soccer first round matches, district girls volleyball preliminary round action and the opening round of the PIAA golf championships.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Quaker Valley soccer teams check boxes on to-do lists en route to playoffs
Quaker Valley soccer has been amazing this season.
High school soccer roundup for Oct. 19, 2024: Greensburg Central Catholic, Chartiers Valley pull off 1st-round upsets
October 19, 2024
Jackson Vacanti scored from nearly 30 yards out in the first overtime to lead No. 12 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 2-1 victory over No. 5 Aquinas Academy (12-4) in the first round of the WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoffs Saturday. Niko Miller also scored for the Centurions (7-7-1), who will face No. 4 Beaver County Christian in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
