Soccer

Fox Chapel girls soccer players, from left, Emma Wecht, Sarah Sinnott, Kate Feczko and Lucy Ream competed in the United States Youth Soccer Championships with their club teams last month in Frisco, Texas.
Fox Chapel soccer players compete at national tournament
August 3, 2018
Four soccer players from Fox Chapel recently competed in the U.S. Youth Soccer championships with their club teams in Frisco, Texas, from July 23-29. This

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Forward/midfielder Wally Navid helped Shady Side Academy win the 2017 WPIAL soccer title.
Navid hopes to lead Shady Side Academy boys soccer back to WPIAL final
August 2, 2018
In last season's WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship game, Shady Side Academy left wing/center midfielder Wally Navid had a game to remember as the

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Rytel aims to lead Shady Side Academy to 2nd straight PIAA title
July 20, 2018
Shady Side Academy senior Krystyna Rytel is looking forward to the start of the high school soccer season. She's spent her summer playing for her

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West Allegheny’s Dragisich named to club soccer All-America team
July 18, 2018
Nathan Dragisich officially can count himself as one of the top high school soccer players in the country. The West Allegheny rising senior was named

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Pine-Richland coach, players help North United claim regional title
July 14, 2018
For a few years now, the U16 North United Rush club girls soccer team has competed in the U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships, held

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New Shaler girls soccer coach Wilkins thinking outside the box
July 12, 2018
Craig Wilkins sees positives as he preps to takes over as the head coach of the Shaler girls soccer team. The makeup of the roster

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Jenna Plummer
New coach Plummer hopes to return Highlands girls soccer to playoffs
July 1, 2018
Jenna Plummer's first foray into coaching came before she hoped, when a broken ankle sidelined her for her senior soccer season at Penn Hills. The

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Springdale goalkeeper Mike Zolnierczyk makes a save next to Seton LaSalle's Gabe Rosario during their WPIAL Class A semifinal Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale’s Zolnierczyk on radar for Division I coaches
June 25, 2018
Mike Zolnierczyk didn't really expect to play college soccer until a few years ago. A multi-sport athlete, he got a late start into the world

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Highlands hires Jenna Plummer as girls soccer coach
Highlands hired a Plummer for its girls soccer program. The district school board voted Monday night to approve Jenna Plummer as the new girls soccer

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Apollo Ridge High School senior Lila Glass (left) and Leechburg High School senior Keara Carnahan (right) pose for a portrait during practice on Friday, June 8, 2018.
New goals for Leechburg soccer hopefuls thanks to co-op with Apollo-Ridge
June 9, 2018
Keara Carnahan grew up playing soccer at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township, so a blast of nostalgia hit her as she took to the park's

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Boone steps down as Sewickley Academy boys soccer coach
June 8, 2018
James Boone has coached his last soccer match — for now. After spending more than two decades as a coach, including the last six as

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Soccer trio fighting through injuries highlights signing day
February 7, 2018
Signing day marked the onset of a fresh start for a trio of area standouts, all of whom suffered injuries on their way to college

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Members of the PIAA Class 4A champion Norwin girls soccer team were honored at the State Capital Building in Harrisburg on Jan. 23, 2018.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls soccer savors trip to Capitol
January 28, 2018
Norwin made another long trek up the Turnpike but not for another girls soccer game in the PIAA playoffs. This time, it was to be

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Moon's Delaney Snyder celebrates after her team won the PIAA Class 3A girls soccer title Nov. 18, 2017, at Hersheypark Stadium.
MaxPreps to honor state champion Moon girls soccer team
January 26, 2018
The MaxPreps Tournament of Champions will visit Moon on Friday night to honor the school's state champion girls soccer team. The Tigers will receive the

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Members of the PIAA Class 4A champion Norwin girls soccer team were honored at the State Capital Building in Harrisburg on Jan. 23, 2018.
Norwin girls soccer team honored at State Capitol
January 23, 2018
Norwin made another long trek up the Turnpike, but not for another girls soccer game in the state playoffs. This time, it was to be

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Penn-Trafford's Lauren Stovar (7) brings the ball up field against Fox Chapel in the second half on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Stover makes all-state after all
December 16, 2017
Some wondered why Penn-Trafford senior Lauren Stovar did not make the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association all-state team this season and for good reason. Stovar was

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Penn-Trafford's Lauren Stovar (7) charges up field with the ball against Fox Chapel in the second half on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Penn-Trafford’s Stovar learns of all-state honor after clerical error
December 14, 2017
Some wondered why Penn-Trafford senior Lauren Stovar did not make the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association all-state team this season. She was a standout forward for

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Springdale's Jared Demore celebrates his second half goal next to Seton LaSalle's Kellen Krebs during their WPIAL Class A semifinal Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale’s Demore named Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
December 9, 2017
Jared Demore Senior, forward, Springdale At times this season, Springdale's best recipe for offensive success seemed simple. When the Dynamos needed a goal, they went

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Freeport's Kaylee Comperatore battles Deer Lakes' Kelli Galbraith for the ball during their game Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in West Deer.Kaylee Comp
Freeport’s Comperatore named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Girls soccer player of the year Kaylee Comperatore Senior, forward, Freeport Kaylee Comperatore plans to pursue nursing in college, ironic considering the turn her junior

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Belle Vernon junior forward Markello Apodiakos was an all-state selection during the 2017 season.
Belle Vernon’s Apodiakos named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Player of the Year Markello Apodiakos, Jr., F, Belle Vernon It was a record-breaking season for Belle Vernon junior Markello Apodiakos. The star forward scored

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