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Norwin, Shady Side Academy girls, Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese run to PIAA gold
November 1, 2025
Norwin girls cross country coach Brian Fleckenstein said he felt 100 or fewer points would be enough to win a PIAA championship.
Led by stellar senior class, Beaver sweeps Oakland Catholic for WPIAL 3A volleyball crown
Susan Pollins has spent nine years with the seniors on the Beaver girls volleyball team. The Bobcats coach believes any group coming behind them will have a high hurdle to clear to match what they’ve accomplished.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week for week ending Nov. 2, 2025
Lily McLaughlin
Norwin will be without lineman Lucas Altier for playoffs after blood clot diagnosis
Norwin will go into the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs without one of its top linemen.
A-K Valley football notebook: Highlands secures rare shutout victory in postseason
Highlands’ 14-0 victory over Derry on Friday marked the first time the Golden Rams shut out a WPIAL playoff opponent.
No. 11-seeded Avonworth caps playoff run with WPIAL Class 2A volleyball championship
Julia Cernich had enough of the five-set wars. If No. 11 seed Avonworth was going to win its first WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball title Saturday against top-seeded Hopewell, the Antelopes wanted to do so in tidy fashion in the fourth set.
West Allegheny rallies past Franklin Regional to capture WPIAL boys soccer championship
Sophomore Michael Johnson is a lightweight wrestler at West Allegheny and competes at 106 pounds.
Eden Christian tops Serra Catholic for 1st WPIAL girls volleyball title
Eden Christian Academy was firing on all cylinders late in its match against Section 5 rival Serra Catholic and earned a 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon in the WPIAL Class A championship at Peters Township’s AHN Arena.
Freeport tops rival Burrell to claim 1st WPIAL girls soccer championship
The Freeport and Burrell girls soccer teams knew so much about each other from many intense, hard-fought section matchups, including the pair of Section 2 clashes this year.
Bye week before playoff opener no vacation for Penn-Trafford football
Just because the Penn-Trafford football team earned a first-round bye in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs does not mean the Warriors can take a vacation.
Tight playoff losses end seasons full of highlights for Pine-Richland boys, girls soccer
Fall is a busy time of the year for Pine-Richland’s John Wiegand.
Norwin notebook: 3 soccer players earn all-WPIAL honors
Norwin had three soccer players selected to the 2025 all-WPIAL teams.
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers gain experience during trying football season
It was not the season that Lance Getsy and the Franklin Regional football team hoped for.
Hampton’s Rebekah Hall completes comeback with WPIAL cross country title
The Hampton girls didn’t repeat at the 2025 WPIAL Class 2A cross country championships, but they did rejoice.
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy runners find stride at WPIAL cross country meet
Fox Chapel girls cross country coach Tom Moul hoped the Foxes would make steady improvement throughout the season. Had you asked him if the team would reach the PIAA Class 3A championships as a team, Moul wouldn’t have necessarily anticipated that.
Fox Chapel tops Seneca Valley in penalty kick shootout to win WPIAL 4A crown
It is often said that it is hard to beat a team three times in a single season.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2025
October 31, 2025
High schools
High school football roundup for Oct. 31, 2025: No. 7 Aliquippa rallies past No. 2 Trinity
Akiva Woods scored on a 70-yard run in the fourth quarter, followed by Marques Council Jr.’s 38-yard pass to Josh Lay, as No. 7 Aliquippa rallied to upset No. 2 Trinity, 21-14, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals Friday night.
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 10 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
Bethel Park pulls away from North Hills in Class 5A 1st round, sets up Peters Township rematch
Bethel Park combined a stout defense with timely offense Friday night, defeating North Hills, 38-7, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs.
