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Yough’s McKenzie Pritts scores against Freeport in the playoffs last year.

Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Yough peaking at right time

November 3, 2020

File Yough under teams peaking at the right time for the WPIAL girls soccer postseason.

Norwin’s Riley Zimmerman battles Seneca Valley’s Zachary LaValle during a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal last season.

Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Norwin, Seneca Valley on collision course

The Norwin boys soccer team is back in the WPIAL semifinals for the second time in three years.

The Greater Latrobe girls tennis team strikes a pose with the WPIAL Class AAA championship trophy after defeating Upper St. Clair on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Bethel Park High School.

Latrobe girls tennis savors historic run to state finals

Latrobe girls tennis coach Chad Kissell thought early on this might be a special year for his team.

Franklin Regional’s Cole Kaforey moves the ball in front of Plum’s Cannon Kuchinick during their game on Sept. 28, 2020, in Murrysville.

Mars stands in way of 3-peat for Franklin Regional boys soccer

With the Highmark Stadium experience a been-there-done-that kind of thing for the Franklin Regional boys soccer team, the Panthers are just focused on winning another game.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 2, 2020

November 2, 2020

Field hockey

North Allegheny’s Sarah Schupansky scored twice Monday night.

High school roundup for Nov. 2, 2020: North Allegheny girls soccer knocks off top seed

Sarah Schupansky had two goals and Lucia Wells also scored as No. 5 North Allegheny (10-2) rolled to a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Peters Township (11-2-1) in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer semifinals Monday night. The Tigers will meet No. 2 Butler in Thursday’s championship match.

Frazier’s Jensyn Hartman (33) hits against Waynesburg’s Sarah Stephenson in a WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal match Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Waynesburg girls volleyball on top of its game in playoff win over Frazier

During the regular season, the Waynesburg volleyball team used two wins against rival Frazier to earn a section championship.

Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco scored the winning goal in overtime Monday night.

Anthony DiFalco’s OT goal lifts Franklin Regional over West Allegheny, into WPIAL final

With teams as evenly matched as West Allegheny and Franklin Regional, differences in high-stakes playoff games against one another usually are subtle to the casual observer.

Penn-Trafford won its fifth consecutive WPIAL field hockey championship Monday, defeating Fox Chapel for the Class 2A title.

Penn-Trafford beats Fox Chapel for WPIAL field hockey title

The Penn-Trafford field hockey team is champion again.

Bethany Winnor scored twice to turn a 2-2 game into a 4-2 Greensburg Central Catholic lead against South Side in the WPIAL Class A semifinals Monday.

Greensburg Central Catholic girls overcome slow start, rout South Side

It didn’t take the Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team long to find out that South Side came to play Monday in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Norwin.

Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan (9) celebrates with Ronan Renter after Renter’s second goal as Mt. Pleasant’s Lucas Toohey reacts Monday during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal.

Deer Lakes dominates Mt. Pleasant, reaches 2nd straight WPIAL title game

As the No. 2 Deer Lakes Lancers worked their way through the regular season and playoffs, they’ve relied on their group of captains — Devin Murray, Mike Sullivan and Colton Spence — to carry the load. But on Monday at Lancer Stadium, it was the supporting cast that stepped up to the challenge.

Shady Side Academy celebrates after a 2-1 victory over Ellis School in the WPIAL Class A field hockey championship game Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Shady Side Academy edges rival Ellis School, wins 3rd straight WPIAL field hockey title

Shady Side Academy and Ellis School are no strangers in battling for a WPIAL field hockey championship.

Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Week 8

Since moving to Class 5A when the PIAA expanded to six classifications in football before the 2016 season, Penn-Trafford has been so agonizingly close to a WPIAL title. However, no victory cigar has been puffed on.

Central Catholic’s Anderson Cynkar catches a touchdown pass over Mt. Lebanon’s Jack Smith (7) and Alex Tecza during the first quarter of their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Mt. Lebanon.

This week’s Trib HSSN broadcasts

We kick off a November to remember with a golden week of championship soccer, volleyball, field hockey and football action this week only on the TribLive High School Sports Network.