Soccer
A-K Valley boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals
October 23, 2018
Boys soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 10 Kiski Area (12-6-1) vs. No. 2 West Allegheny (17-1) 8 p.m. Thursday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Mars/No. 6 South Fayette Coaches: Sean Arnold, Kiski Area; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch: Nick Smith, Kiski Area; Nate Dragisich, West
Alle-Kiski playoff capsules: WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
Girls soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 7 Kiski Area (14-4) vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 6 West Allegheny/No. 14 South Fayette Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Jim Earle, Oakland Catholic Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski Area; Hannah Henn,
Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Wednesday’s quarterfinals
GIRLS SOCCER Class 4A Quarterfinals No. 2 Norwin (14-2) vs. No. 7 North Allegheny (11-5-1) 8 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Peters Township (14-3)/No. 11 Butler (11-5-2) Coaches: Lauren Karcher, Norwin; Chuck Kelley, North Allegheny Players to watch: Dani Iannuzzo, Jr., MF, Norwin; Emma Bundy,
Kiski Area perseveres, beats Belle Vernon in shootout to advance
Before Monday night's matchup with No. 10 Kiski Area, Belle Vernon boys soccer coach Rob Miele said he thought his team was facing an evenly matched opponent in the Cavaliers. It showed after two scoreless halves and a pair of 15-minute overtime periods that saw the two teams fail to
No. 2 Deer Lakes blanks Beth-Center for WPIAL Class 2A 1st-round victory
October 22, 2018
Hosting the first WPIAL playoff game in history Monday night, Deer Lakes wanted to give the home fans something to remember. The Lancers tallied three goals in the first half and limited Beth-Center to one shot on goal for the night in a 5-0, Class 2A opening-round victory. Deer Lakes
High school roundup for Oct. 22, 2018: Franklin Regional boys shut out Obama Academy
After a few early scoring chances failed to pay off, top-seeded Franklin Regional finally revved up its offense and cruised to a 4-0 victory over visiting Obama Academy on Monday night in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys soccer playoff game in Murrysville. The Panthers (15-0-1), who have allowed just
Liberati’s 2nd-half goal difference as Springdale tops Bishop Canevin
The first goal always looms large in the WPIAL soccer playoffs, and that proved especially true given the defensive abilities of the Springdale and Bishop Canevin boys. After a few missed opportunities from both teams, Springdale made its first score count. Roman Liberati scored with 31 minutes, 31 seconds remaining,
Mohney brothers guide No. 6 Butler past No. 11 Latrobe in WPIAL 1st round
Latrobe entered the playoffs on a roll, going unbeaten in the final six games of the regular season to clinch a berth, but Monday night it ran into Butler's Mohney brothers. Tate Mohney had two goals and Landon Mohney scored once to lead the No. 6-seeded Golden Tornado past No.
Ward’s hat trick leads No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic to 1st-round victory
Greensburg Central Catholic stretched the Vincentian Academy defense thin with wide passes and used its team speed to keep the shots coming from the start. The result was an 8-0 victory on Monday night in a WPIAL Class A first-round boys soccer playoff game at Franklin Regional. Junior midfielder Nate
A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
October 21, 2018
boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is
Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
Boys soccer Class 4A No. 11 Latrobe (10-6-1) vs. No. 6 Butler (10-4-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Butler Winner plays: No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2) Coaches: Tom Kennedy, Latrobe; Troy Mohney, Butler Players to watch: Marshal Kalning, Sr., MF, Latrobe; Tate Mohney, Sr., F, Butler Corner kicks: After losing
Westmoreland lookahead for Week of Oct. 22, 2018
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports: MONDAY Boys soccer: The WPIAL playoffs begin with nine county teams in action, five of which will be part of local doubleheaders. Greensburg Central Catholic (14-1) plays Vincentian (5-8) at 6 p.m. at Franklin Regional in a Class A first-round
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2018: North Allegheny girls oust defending champion Moon in 1st round
October 20, 2018
No. 7 North Allegheny scored two goals in the first half and defeated defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Moon, 2-1, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer playoffs Saturday. Emma Bundy knocked in a free kick from 25 yards out with 31:39 left in the half.
Kiski Area beats Plum, rolls into WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer quarterfinals
The Kiski Area girls soccer team scored four goals or more seven times during the regular season. The Cavaliers found the back of the net four times in the first half of Saturday's WPIAL Class AAA first-round game against Plum at home. The 4-0 final, Kiski's fourth win in aButler ousts defending WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford from girls soccer playoffs
With his team trailing by a goal early, Steve Perri wanted the Butler girls to get to the perimeter and run wide on Penn-Trafford. He figured that could flip the game's momentum. Did it ever. Defending WPIAL Class 4A champion Penn-Trafford allowed the Golden Tornado to play that way and,
Late goal lifts Burrell girls soccer team past Yough in 1st round
Burrell sophomore midfielder Jordyn Kowalkowski scored 17 goals in 16 regular-season games. Her 18th of the season Saturday put the Bucs girls soccer team into the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Kowalkowski scored from 22 yards with 3 minutes, 27 seconds left to lift Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Yough
Freeport overcomes nerves, blanks North Catholic in WPIAL first round
Freeport battled nerves and a strong wind through much of the first half of its playoff opener Saturday. Both Mother Nature and the Yellowjackets calmed down in plenty of time for the team to continue its recent run of postseason success. Sidney Shemanski scored twice, and Carli Giori added another
Plum girls soccer earns 7th straight trip to WPIAL playoffs
October 19, 2018
Seven in a row. The Plum girls soccer team has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for seven consecutive seasons, including the past four under the direction of coach Caitlin Schuchert. Plum tied for second place with Trinity in Section 3-3A with a 9-3 record. The Mustangs, who dropped a 6-2
Pine-Richland looks to copy winning formula in playoffs
With a 13-3 overall record and a 9-3 mark in Section 1-4A, the Pine-Richland girls soccer team brought another successful regular season to a close, and the Rams are looking toward a hot start to the WPIAL playoffs. The postseason future for coach Jodi Chmielewski's team should be bright if
Strong finish lifts Gateway girls into WPIAL playoffs
The Gateway girls soccer team proved to be clutch down the season's home stretch. The Gators won three of their final four section games, including a critical victory Oct. 15 at Franklin Regional, to clinch a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth. After sitting out last year's postseason, the Gateway girls
