Soccer
Kiski Area beats Plum, rolls into WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer quarterfinals
October 20, 2018
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
A-K valley soccer teams take respective styles to postseason
October 18, 2018
Springdale made a run in the 2017 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs thanks in large part to the Dynamos' ability to make runs. With talented scorers like Jared Demore and Nick Taliani, Springdale knew it could count on its offense to win games, and the Dynamos won plenty, advancing to the
Carlynton boys continue to show improvement with WPIAL playoff berth
Nick Showman had ambitious goals when he took over as coach of the Carlynton boys soccer team before last season. He wanted to make the Cougars a playoff regular, and, by creating more buzz for the team, he wanted to have some of the district's best athletes stick with soccerPenn Hills boys soccer battles adversity throughout challenging season
Sports can be used as a vehicle to teach many life lessons to teenage athletes. As Penn Hills boys soccer coach Ryan Hankey was looking to change the culture with his team, the Indians were faced with adversity multiple times. During the offseason, Hankey established an offseason program he believedA-K Valley girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games
Girls soccer First round Class 3A No. 7 Kiski Area (13-4) vs. No. 10 Plum (12-6) 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Oakland Catholic (14-1)/No. 15 Gateway (7-9-2) on Wednesday Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Caitlin Schuchert, Plum Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski
Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games
Girls soccer First round Class 4A No. 12. Hempfield (6-9) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (14-3) 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: No. 4 Upper St. Clair (13-3) Coaches: Adam Shaffer, Hempfield; Jodi Chmielewski, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Sydney Patrick, Jr., F, Hempfield; Megan Donnelly, So., F, Pine-Richland Corner kicks:
After winning 3rd straight section title, Seton LaSalle girls ready for postseason
Seton LaSalle's girls soccer team opened the season Aug. 31 with a 1-0 section loss against Ellis School. The Rebels did not falter again all season in Section 4-A play, soaring to first place with an 9-1-2 record. T.J. Cherry is in his first season of coaching at Seton LaSalle,
Norwin girls soccer gets much-needed WPIAL bye with No. 2 seed
October 17, 2018
Norwin's girls soccer program has had its share of success in recent years as it won WPIAL titles in 2015 and '16, and a PIAA championship last season. But the Knights will add a new wrinkle this postseason, something they surprisingly did not have in those glory years: a first-round
Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Class AAAA Favorite: Seneca Valley. The Raiders won WPIAL titles in 2007, '09, '13 and '14. They finished on top of a strong Section 1 and posted nonsection wins over defending champion Penn-Trafford and reining PIAA champ Norwin. Contenders: No. 2 Norwin is loaded with talent and speed. The Knights
Deer Lakes boys, girls soccer teams set to begin WPIAL postseason as top-3 seeds
Deer Lakes' boys and girls soccer teams already will add to the banners in the high school's gymnasium, but the Lancers hope they're not done decorating yet. The WPIAL rewarded the Lancers for their respective Section 2-AA championships by awarding them top-three seeds in the playoffs, which begin Saturday in
Franklin Regional draws No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs
Franklin Regional coach Rand Hudson hoped his team would get the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs. All right, he just about expected it. How could he not The Panthers put together the most dominating regular season in program history. The Panthers (14-0-1) have allowed
Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
CLASS 4A Favorite: Seneca Valley emerged from an ultracompetitive race as the Section 1-4A champion and looks poised for a run at its first WPIAL title after finishing as runner-up in 2016. The Raiders' resume includes a nonsection win over Norwin in both team's season opener, a sweep of section
Seneca Valley boys, girls earn top seeds in WPIAL soccer playoffs
The WPIAL soccer committee came to the same decision when determining the playoff field for the upcoming Class 4A postseason: Seneca Valley over Norwin. The brackets, released Wednesday afternoon on the WPIAL website, list Seneca Valley as the No. 1 seed in both boys and girls Class 4A. Norwin is
Final WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings
October 16, 2018
The WPIAL boys soccer playoff field is set. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN's exclusive coverage of the 2018 WPIAL boys soccer
