Sports
With patience, determination, Fox Chapel girls march into state playoffs
November 8, 2025
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team hasn’t had to worry about battling through another version of the WPIAL tournament through the first few rounds of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs.
Pair of Fox Chapel players cap season with all-conference honors
The Fox Chapel football program has many markers it would like to hit on its way back to respectability. Foxes coach Dave Leasure was happy to cap the season, where Fox Chapel finished 3-7 overall and 0-5 in the Northeast Conference, with Harran Zureikat and Max Melocchi earning all-conference honors.
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Mia Williams and Franklin Regional’s Fabrizzio Costa
Fabrizzio Costa
Penn Hills notebook: Steelers bring in former Indians star
Daequan Hardy walked into the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Nov. 5 and saw some familiar faces. At Penn State, he played with Joey Porter Jr. and Pat Freiermuth. This summer with the Buffalo Bills, one of his teammates was safety Daryl Porter Jr.
Playoff goal still remains for improving Penn Hills boys soccer program
Kevin Truman wanted to find a way to help the Penn Hills boys soccer program find a way back to the WPIAL playoffs. While the Indians’ coach felt like they had made tremendous progress, they couldn’t find enough punch on offense to emerge from Section 1-4A.
Runners from Riverview, Plum reach goals at PIAA cross country meet
Ashton Saunders enjoyed the view from the medal stand at last year’s PIAA Class A cross country championships in Hershey.
‘Such a special feeling’: Late-season surge keyed Plum’s postseason berth
After a 14-13 Northeast Conference loss to North Hills in Week 6, the Plum football team stood at 2-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Shady Side Academy girls focus on team success, win program’s 1st cross country state title
Shady Side Academy girls cross country coach Jeff Perlis talked to Charlotte Barker and Josephine Lenart the night before the PIAA Class A championship race to discuss strategy. Both girls were among the favorites to cross the finish line first.
Aliquippa’s defense stands tall in avenging loss to New Castle, seals return to WPIAL final
When Aliquippa went back and watched film of a Week 5 loss to New Castle, the Quips made a point to count their missed tackles.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 7, 2025
November 7, 2025
High schools
Washington defense leads way in playoff win over South Allegheny
No. 4 South Allegheny was looking to continue its magical run and reach the WPIAL semifinals for the first time since 1977.
Central Catholic pulls away from Canon-McMillan to reach 7th straight WPIAL title game
For the seventh straight season, Central Catholic will play for a WPIAL Class 6A championship next weekend after a dominating 47-7 win over Canon-McMillian at West Mifflin on Friday night.
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 11 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 11 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school football roundup for Nov. 7, 2025: Khalil Taylor’s 4 TDs guide Pine-Richland past Shaler
Khalil Taylor scored four touchdowns as No. 1 Pine-Richland earned a convincing 42-10 victory over No. 8 Shaler (4-8) in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Friday night.
Kemon Spell tips scales in favor of McKeesport in 4A semifinal win over Thomas Jefferson
When McKeesport and Thomas Jefferson met in early September during the regular season, there was one key component missing from their spirited rivalry.
Upper St. Clair shakes off early deficit to put away Woodland Hills
Upper St. Clair trailed Plum in its first-round WPIAL playoff victory last week before defeating the Mustangs. The Panthers dealt with a similar start this week at the Wolverena, falling behind by two touchdowns in the first quarter.
Moon flips script on No. 4 Penn-Trafford, advances to WPIAL semifinals
Moon was driving early in the fourth quarter when Tigers quarterback Andrew Cross scrambled on third-and-9 from the Penn-Trafford 34.
Clairton survives scare from Jeannette in WPIAL quarterfinals
Going into a game when the Clairton football team is one of the participants, one can expect the scoreboard is going to show crooked numbers early and often.
QB Joey Felitsky gets redemption as North Catholic tops No. 4 Elizabeth Forward in quarterfinals
Last season, North Catholic quarterback Joey Felitsky threw a crucial interception that allowed Elizabeth Forward to kick a game-winning field goal in their WPIAL quarterfinal game.
Work on special teams keys No. 3 Central Valley’s quarterfinal victory over Highlands
Highlands and Central Valley were separated by just four points in the early stages of the third quarter of their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Friday at Central Valley’s Sarge Albert Stadium.
