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Southmoreland’s Taylor Klingensmith (17) battles Mt. Pleasant’s Riley Gesinski for possession during their game on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at Vikings Stadium.

Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings for Oct. 19, 2020

October 19, 2020

Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings. Records are through Saturday’s games.

Freeport’s Cassidy Dell plays against Hampton Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 at Hampton High School.

WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 18, 2020

October 18, 2020

The WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has one week left. 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.

Plum’s Jamie Seneca heads the ball against Oakland Catholic on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Plum.

WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 18, 2020

There is one day left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer with two more spots in 4A up for grabs. 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.

Deer Lakes goalkeeper Nick Braun fends off Shady Side Academy’s Suski Jackson during their game on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Deer Lakes.

WPIAL boys soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 18, 2020

There are two days left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer with only one Class 3A spot still available. 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.

Mt. Lebanon’s Joey Daniels (3) looks to pass the ball against Central Catholic during their game at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020.

TribHSSN broadcasts: Week of Oct. 19-24

The ‘Stretch Run’ of the 2020 high school football season concludes as we wrap up the regular season and look ahead to the postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 6

With a possible playoff berth in the balance, twice Upper St. Clair fell behind Moon by two touchdowns.

Peters Township’s Michael Peyton carries against Upper St. Clair’s Luke Banbury during the third quarter Oct. 1, 2020, at Peters..

WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel predict 2020 football pairings

In the words of Upper St. Clair basketball coach Danny Holzer: “It’s never too early for bracketology.”

Franklin Regional’s Luke Kimmich (in green) has won a pair of WPIAL soccer titles and recently added a WPIAL golf title to his haul.

Westmoreland high school notebook: Franklin Regional’s Kimmich has chance for double titles

There were days this fall when Luke Kimmich would play in a nine-hole golf match after school, change clothes and be back in time to join the boys soccer team for a practice or game.

Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller leads Greensburg Central Corinn Brewer during the Westmoreland County XC meet Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 at Westmoreland County Community College.

Kiski Area freshman Eliza Miller running with the elite

Eliza Miller ran a time of 19 minutes, 24.1 seconds to place first in the girls varsity race at the season-opening Kiski Cavalier Invitational cross country meet Sept. 18 at Northmoreland Park.

Mt. Pleasant tennis players (from left) Haylie Brunson, Mary Smithnosky and Katie Hutter, who also are standouts on the softball team.

Mt. Pleasant tennis standouts double up as softball stars

They are used to singles and doubles … and triples and home runs.

Penn Hills sophomore Lucy Brayton hits out of a green-side bunker on No. 8 during the WPIAL Class AAA girls golf championship on Oct. 8, 2020, at Oakmont Country Club.

Penn Hills golfer learns lessons on Oakmont’s fabled greens

Every young golfer’s dream in Western Pennsylvania is to play a round of golf at Oakmont Country Club. Penn Hills sophomore Lucy Brayton had that opportunity as she competed in the WPIAL Class AAA Girls Individual Championship on Oct. 8.

Penn Hills’ Deondre Mitchell (1) looks up court against Woodland Hills Jan. 14, 2020 at Woodland Hills.

Penn Hills basketball standout Deondre Mitchell earns starting role as 1st-year WR

For the last couple of years, senior Deondre Mitchell has been known for his success on the basketball court for Penn Hills.

Gateway head coach Don Holl during workouts Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Gateway High School.

Despite shortened schedule Gateway football preparing for run at WPIAL title

The WPIAL last Wednesday revealed a plan to populate the football playoff brackets and deal with unbalanced records and schedules in several of the classifications among a wider announcement of postseason strategies for fall sports.

Gateway senior Chris Snyder works on a shooting drill during practice on October 13, 2020, at Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium.

Gateway boys soccer deals with schedule crunch in quest for playoff berth

The Gateway boys soccer team found itself in a playoff battle in Section 4-4A as it hoped to qualify for the WPIAL postseason for the first time since 2016.