Sports
High school roundup for Oct. 23, 2025: Beaver stuns 2-time defending champ South Park
October 23, 2025
Anthony Furda scored both his team’s goals, each off of a free kick, as No. 9 Beaver (15-4) knocked off top-seeded South Park (18-2), the two-time defending champs, 2-1, in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer quarterfinal Thursday. The Bobcats (15-4) will take on No. 4 Avonworth in the semifinals.
Freshman helps Norwin to 2OT playoff win over Mt. Lebanon
Norwin wasn’t about to let Mt. Lebanon end its season again. And it wasn’t interested in settling things in a penalty round, either. Leesia Phetsomphou saw to that.
Dangerous mix of patience, speed sends Avonworth past Mt. Pleasant in 2A quarterfinals
Patience and speed don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Speed connotes being rushed and forced. Patience lets things play out as they come — it’s antithetical to speed.
Plum girls finally notch playoff win over Mars
Allison Porter was happy to get one in the win column against Mars. The Plum senior defender had felt enough heartbreak against the Planets in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Norwin girls, Hempfield boys win WPIAL 3A cross country titles
Sirens were blaring Thursday afternoon in the Norwin and Hempfield school districts.
Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy runners crowned WPIAL Class A cross country champs
Sewickley Academy sophomore Zachary Sharara and Shady Side Academy junior Charlotte Barker took top honors in Class A at the WPIAL cross country championship Thursday at White Oak Park.
Knoch’s French comes through at WPIAL cross country meet
Carter French said it was going to be a challenge to keep pace with Quaker Valley junior Jonah Montagnese in the Class 2A boys race at Thursday’s WPIAL cross country championships at chilly White Oak Park.
Sophomores from South Fayette, Norwin burst onto scene with WPIAL 3A cross country titles
South Fayette sophomore Angela Teng pulled away from the pack early and breezed to the WPIAL Class 3A girls cross country title Thursday at White Oak Park, shocking the field.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season, the final weekend of the regular season.
Dominant champs from Hampton, Quaker Valley run away with WPIAL 2A cross country gold
Rebekah Hall was thrust further into the WPIAL spotlight after last week’s title-winning performance at the Tri-State Coaches Association meet at White Oak Park.
Return to 4 classes among options on the table for WPIAL football realignment
Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four.
Norwin set for one last football game before massive stadium renovation
It won’t be long before much of Norwin Knights Stadium is a pile of rubble, the home-side bleachers, press box and back-of-house areas torn down, the turf and track ripped up to make room for the next “Castle.”
Westmoreland County high school soccer notebook: Norwin boys ready to take best shot at Plum
Playing Plum again was on Norwin’s short list of goals, but the Knights are not overthinking their third matchup with the Mustangs.
Through the years: 10 years ago, Apollo-Ridge’s Duane Brown had night for the ages
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Playoff berths on the line in Week 9
The WPIAL will release football playoff brackets about 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, but not before the playoff field is filled out Friday night.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 23, 2025: It’s deja vu in the Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals
October 22, 2025
Welcome to quarterfinals Thursday in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs with second-round matches in the Class 4A and 3A tournaments.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 22, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Oct. 22, 2025: West Allegheny knocks off top-seeded Hampton
Colton Yonker and Anthony Mimna scored to lead No. 8 West Allegheny (12-6) to a WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinal upset of top-seeded Hampton (15-3-2) on Wednesday.
Trib 10: Big school power rankings get shakeup before regular season finales
Hear ye, hear ye, as we head into the final weekend of the high school football regular season, we proclaim to all that there are no exits and zero entries into this weekly edition of the Trib 10.
Latrobe’s Charlie Heese, other Westmoreland County runners geared up for WPIAL cross country meet
Latrobe junior Charlie Heese opened some eyes when he won the Red, White and Blue Invitational at White Oak Park last month.
