Sports
Sewickley Herald notebook: Stingy goalkeeper leads Sewickley Academy girls
October 19, 2025
One of the highlights of the Sewickley Academy girl soccer team’s regular season was the effort displayed by sophomore goalkeeper Gabby Edmunds.
Sewickley Academy plays ‘tougher brand of soccer’ en route to playoffs
Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer team didn’t let a few bumps in the road derail it in its quest to advance to the WPIAL playoffs.
Girls soccer team restores the roar at Sewickley Academy
A tradition continues.
Strong WPIAL showing sends Sewickley Academy freshman golfer to states
Sewickley Academy’s Trey Susa has enjoyed an outstanding freshman season on the links.
‘Incredible’ race from Jonah Montagnese leads Quaker Valley runners to MAC title
Jonah Montagnese shifted into cruise control toward the end of the Midwestern Athletic Conference cross country championships to lead Quaker Valley to the 2025 boys team title.
Traditionally tough WPIAL rivalry produces stunning final score — 5 things we learned in Week 8
There were close to a dozen lopsided shutouts this week, but one final score stood out from the rest.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Olivia Bigger, Riverview’s Greg Morse
October 18, 2025
Olivia Bigger
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Apollo-Ridge completes turnaround with playoff berth
Apollo-Ridge has gone from a one-win season in 2024 to qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 18, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Oct. 18, 2025: Thomas Jefferson squeezes past Shaler in 1st round of WPIAL playoffs
Owen Householder scored on a first-half penalty kick and goaltender Sam Wessel recorded his 12th shutout of the season to lead No. 5 Thomas Jefferson to a 1-0 victory over No. 12 Shaler (12-6) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs Saturday.
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Bella Dinkel and Hempfield’s Guerin Gardner
Bella Dinkel
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Derry’s Pitzer unleashes inner child after win over Mt. Pleasant
It was youth night at Derry on Friday.
Michael Hillebrand continues scoring streak for Franklin Regional in playoff win over Montour
Michael Hillebrand has been on an offensive tear since he returned from an ankle injury that cost him four games around midseason.
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 19, 2025
Class 6A
Aquinas Academy boys blank Riverview, reach WPIAL 2nd round for 1st time since 2016
The last time Aquinas Academy made it to the second round of the WPIAL boys soccer tournament was in 2016. That all changed Saturday afternoon.
Highlight-reel goal helps Mars boys soccer advance past Penn-Trafford in WPIAL 1st round
Mars senior Max Davis has attempted several bicycle kicks during his high school career. He’s come close a few times but never put the ball in the back of the net.
Clairton football team continues its impressive march by shutting out Riverview
The WPIAL’s Class A Eastern Conference is as competitive from top to bottom as any in the district. But at the top of the mountain, there is no debate.
Fox Chapel hockey adjusting on the fly after jump up in competition
Ryan Loebig knows the Fox Chapel hockey program will have a learning curve when it comes to playing in Class 3A in the PIHL. The Foxes will have to do everything a step faster than they did last season if they want to return to the Penguins Cup playoffs.
Pine-Richland volleyball takes pride in Spike Out Cancer efforts
When Angela Seman took over as head coach of the Pine-Richland girls volleyball team in 2021, she wanted to teach her players more than just the game.
Defense answers every question for defending WPIAL champion Pine-Richland
Coming into the 2025 season, the Pine Richland football team knew what it had on offense.
