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Mt. Pleasant’s Garrett Eicher causes Elizabeth Forward’s Charles Gigut to fumble while Micah Roadman (72) holds on Oct. 6.
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8
October 18, 2023
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Freeport’s Colton Ottoman is wrapped up by the Knoch defense late in the fourth quarter Friday, at Knoch.
No. 4 Knoch, No. 5 East Allegheny to clash for Allegheny 6 championship
The last time Knoch won a football conference title was in 2011, when the Knights went 6-0 and captured the Class AAA Greater Allegheny Conference crown.

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Plum’s Darian Nelson runs onto the field before playing Penn-Trafford last Friday.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Norwin’s Owen Christopher battles Peters Township’s Nathan Froelich for a header during their game on Oct. 3.
Norwin boys get another shot at Seneca Valley, Mt. Pleasant girls receive top 3 seed
Norwin will have to wait until next weekend to open the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs.

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Deer Lakes’ Blake Gornick (right) and Zach Grant celebrate a first-quarter touchdown against Valley on Oct. 6.
Birdie fixes Steelers problems on offense before making Week 8 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 6-4 (60%)

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Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers works between Shady Side Academy’s Mark Bence and Paul Benec during their game on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Fox Chapel.
Deer Lakes plots course to defend WPIAL boys soccer championship
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team lost just once in Section 2-2A play and finished the regular season 14-2.

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Mars’ Kayleigh Clark battles Hampton’s Olivia Hoffman for possession during their game on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Hampton.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a closer look at the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs:

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Plum’s Zach Mauro (15) celebrates his goal with Brady French during the first half against Franklin Regional on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Plum.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Here’s a closer look at the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs:

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Seneca Valley’s Daniel Leech (4) celebrates with teammates after Zach Garma’s goal against Fox Chapel on Aug. 29.
3 teams chasing 3-peats as WPIAL announces soccer playoff pairings
Three teams will go for three-peats in the WPIAL soccer playoffs.

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Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Tournament honors late Mt. Pleasant grad
The late Seth Menart was a three-time all-section player at Mt. Pleasant and went on to win a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tile at Cal (Pa.) as a walk-on.

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Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Ryan Kanner (left) talks to his team during a practice this week.
Greensburg Central boys soccer enters WPIAL playoffs as intriguing underdog
It’s not often a team can take momentum from a loss, but Greensburg Central Catholic did that in a recent setback.

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Freeport’s Alaina Whitlinger scores past South Park’s Sydney Kwolek during their match on Aug. 28.
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff picture through Oct. 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season will be over after Thursday.

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Seneca Valley’s Cole Kamarec celebrates after scoring against North Allegheny on Oct. 12.
WPIAL boys soccer playoff field finalized
The regular season is over in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season as 56 teams have clinched a district playoff spot.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 17, 2023
High schools

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Avonworth’s Katherine Petrina battles North Catholic’s Carline Rivetti for possession on Sept. 25.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 18, 2023: Soccer playoff pairings to be unveiled at noon
The first edition of bracketology for the fall WPIAL sports season comes Wednesday when the district releases the brackets for the 2023 boys and girls soccer playoffs.

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Chartiers Valley’s Johnny Krug celebrates after defeating West Allegheny, 3-2, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Collier.
High school roundup for Oct. 17, 2023: John Krug’s hat trick lifts Chartiers Valley into playoffs on season’s final day
John Krug scored a hat trick to lead Chartiers Valley to a 3-2 victory over West Allegheny to claim the final spot in the WPIAL Class 3A playoff field Tuesday night.

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Butler’s Hunter Swidzinski, with coach Travis Shingleton, won the PIAA Class 3A golf championship Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
Butler’s Hunter Swidzinski wins PIAA golf title in all-WPIAL playoff
Butler senior Hunter Swidzinski figured he had nothing to lose heading into the final round of the PIAA Class 3A golf championship Tuesday. All he did was shoot the best round of his life.

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Central Catholic quarterback Payton Wehner rolls out to throw a touchdown pass to Cole Sullivan against North Allegheny on Sept. 22.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings for Oct. 17, 2023
There were only two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings that came up on the short end of the stick in Week 7, and one of them was a shocker.

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Brothers Mason and Brandon Yeschenko of the Belle Vernon boys soccer team.
Siblings abound on Westmoreland County playoff soccer teams
When Mason and Brandon Yeschenko were younger, they would put on large, red boxing gloves and settle disputes by going a couple of rounds in the basement.

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Latrobe’s Ava Yurko celebrates with Maddy Petruzzi after scoring against Plum on Oct. 2.
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Playoff teams await pairings
The WPIAL will announce playoff pairings Wednesday afternoon, and tournaments could start this weekend.

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