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High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2019: Brownsville girls, Mohawk boys fill up WPIAL soccer playoff field
October 15, 2019
The Brownsville girls and Mohawk boys were the last two teams into the WPIAL soccer playoff field, punching their tickets with victories Tuesday night.
Shady Side Academy roars into WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Callie Davis, Melissa Riggins and Gabby Hill-Junke are a nightmare to make saves against, Shady Side Academy goaltender Molly Skvorak said.
WPIAL golf champs survive regional, advance to state tournament
There were no trophies handed out at the PIAA West Region Golf Championships on Tuesday at the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort’s Tom’s Run course in Blairsville.
First-year Leechburg boys soccer shows improvement throughout season
The first year of the Leechburg boys soccer program started with a win and ended with a win.
Seton LaSalle girls soccer moves into playoff mode after dominating section play
Seton LaSalle’s girls soccer team was nearly flawless against section opponents this season.
Penn-Trafford draws up plan of attack for girls soccer playoffs
Sitting on early leads will not be the strategy that takes Penn-Trafford far in the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer playoffs.
Eight teams from A-K Valley join girls soccer championship chase
Highlands was the final girls soccer team from the Alle-Kiski Valley invited to the WPIAL playoff party as the Golden Rams clinched a spot out of Section 2-AA with Monday night’s 2-1 overtime victory over Apollo-Ridge.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky and Yough’s McKenzie Pritts
Jacob Tarosky
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Tyler Kolankowski and Freeport’s Lauren Lampus
Tyler Kolankowski
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Oct. 14, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s girls soccer rankings:
Franklin Regional boys make national soccer rankings
Franklin Regional is considered one of the top 50 boys high school soccer teams in the country.
George Guido: New enrollment figures could alter WPIAL landscape
Tuesday concluded what is the biggest, biennial, off-the-field event in Pennsylvania high school sports.
Highlands tops Apollo-Ridge in overtime, clinches playoff spot
The Highlands girls soccer team came within two points of a WPIAL playoff spot last year.
South Park boys soccer savors return to section supremacy
Like other playoff-bound squads, South Park’s boys soccer team is eagerly awaiting the release of the WPIAL playoff brackets later this week.
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 14
There are only a couple of make-up matches left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. 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.
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 7
Two weeks ago, the defending Class 6A WPIAL champions took a big punch, needed the ropes to stay upright and lost a unanimous decision to Central Catholic.
PIAA regionals in golf and final day of section play in soccer highlight Tuesday’s action
The hopes and dreams of competing for a state championship for 48 WPIAL golfers have one more hurdle.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2019
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High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2019: Peters Township girls soccer clinches share of section title with OT win
October 14, 2019
Casey Breier scored the overtime winner as Peters Township (15-1-1, 12-1-1) clinched a share of the Section 2-AAAA girls soccer title with a 3-2 victory over Canon-McMillan (12-6, 8-6) on Monday night. Jill Marvin scored a pair of goals for Peters Township. Kaila McFerran set up the winning goal.
Norwin beats rival Penn-Trafford, clinches girls soccer section title with second-half surge
A slow start gave way to a fast finish as the Norwin girls soccer team amped up its play, looking more like a potential WPIAL title contender in the second 40 minutes, and captured its second consecutive Section 3-AAAA championship.
