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WPIAL reveals football playoff brackets, surprises with No. 1 seed in 2A
October 30, 2021
In the span of a year, Steel Valley went from a one-win season to the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL football playoffs.
Allderdice shocks 2-time defending champion Westinghouse for City League title
Heading into the City League championship, Westinghouse was the two-time defending champion going against an Allderdice team that it beat by 29 points in their first meeting Sept. 18.
Greensburg Central Catholic blanks Springdale but loses top scorer to red card in quarterfinals
When Greensburg Central Catholic and Springdale meet in the boys soccer playoffs, the teams see red.
Springdale clinches playoff spot with shutout win over rival Riverview
Springdale had to wait until the final day of the regular season to qualify for the WPIAL playoffs.
George Guido: Familiar teams return to WPIAL football playoff field
Familiar faces and some newcomers dot the WPIAL football playoff field.
Southmoreland edges neighborhood rival Mt. Pleasant in WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
There weren’t many surprises during Saturday’s WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal soccer match between crosstown rivals Mt. Pleasant and host Southmoreland.
Section title provides highlight for Franklin Regional girls volleyball
Despite coming into the season as defending WPIAL champion, the Franklin Regional volleyball team took nothing for granted.
Franklin Regional hockey eyes title that got away
Franklin Regional came up a little short in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A finals in 2021. The Panthers fell 2-0 to Baldwin.
Hampton girls tennis takes step forward
There was only one way to go for the Hampton girls tennis team this season.
Hampton marches into WPIAL football playoffs
Each Saturday morning, the Hampton football team gathers for its weekly film study to break down the previous night’s game.
Coach who laid groundwork for Fox Chapel’s soccer success discusses sport’s growth
With Fox Chapel in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season, it’s a good time to have a conversation with the man who was instrumental in putting the program on the map.
Fox Chapel hockey leaving last season’s struggles in the dust
It didn’t take long for the resurgent Fox Chapel hockey team to exceed its wins total from last season.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors return to WPIAL field hockey final
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals again by defeating Latrobe, 1-0, in the semifinals Oct. 26.
Norwin notebook: Tiebreakers keep Knights out of football playoffs despite big win
WPIAL mathematics when it comes to tiebreakers can make your head spin and your blood pressure rise, especially if you’re a team trying to get into the football playoffs.
North Allegheny notebook: Slow-pitch softball team falls in semifinals
North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball made a run to the WPISL semifinals Oct. 24, but fell short to Bethel Park, 9-6.
Unsung line coach has helped North Allegheny win battles in trenches for 3 decades
Who decided that the running backs and wide receivers are called skill-position players? North Allegheny line coach Mike Buchert strongly disagrees.
Trib HSSN to unveil 2021 WPIAL football playoff pairings Saturday night
After an exciting final weekend, WPIAL football teams are turning their attention to the postseason.
2021 WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan predict football playoffs
For the second year in a row, football coaches won’t crowd into a Green Tree ballroom to see the WPIAL playoff brackets announced. Instead, the brackets will be revealed in a video livestream at 6 p.m. Saturday on TribLive HSSN.
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 29, 2021: Football playoff fields nearly set
The 2021 WPIAL playoff field is nearly set.
WPIAL Class A roundup: OLSH takes down No. 3 Cornell in Big Seven Conference
Nehemiah Azeem ran for two touchdowns as OLSH slipped past No. 3 Cornell, 13-12. for a Class A Big Seven Conference win Friday night.
