Sports
Highlands defense shuts down Hampton, but Talbots still qualify for playoffs
October 28, 2022
In a game with playoff implications in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference, Highlands defeated Hampton, 19-7, Friday night.
WPIAL football playoff field set
Here’s a look at the teams that have qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The playoffs begin next Friday, and pairings will announced at 2 p.m. Saturday on Trib HSSN.
Gino Caesar passes 1,000-yard mark, leads Hempfield past Norwin
Their football playoff aspirations dashed, Hempfield and Norwin entered their 2022 season finales having been reduced to playing for the latest bragging rights in this storied Route 30 rivalry.
Penn-Trafford rallies for overtime win, clinches playoff spot
Things didn’t look good for the Penn-Trafford football team midway through the fourth quarter Friday.
Mt. Pleasant grabs momentum, rolls past Southmoreland
Mt. Pleasant traded a Southmoreland field goal for a touchdown to take control late in the first half and rode that momentum into the second for a 42-17 victory over the homestanding Scotties on Friday evening in Interstate Conference play at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton.
Apollo-Ridge soundly defeats Burrell in conference finale
Apollo-Ridge controlled its own destiny for a spot in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs heading into Friday’s Allegheny Conference finale at Burrell.
Freeport finishes off conference championship run against Deer Lakes
Teams hope to have their offenses and defenses in gear headed for the playoffs.
Greensburg Central Catholic routs Leechburg, clinches Eastern Conference title
Greensburg Central Catholic was not in a sharing mood Friday night.
Penn-Trafford, Latrobe tangle for WPIAL field hockey title
The Latrobe field hockey team never has defeated Penn-Trafford in Jeff Giordan’s 13 seasons as coach.
Judge rules Butler football can compete in District 10 playoffs
Butler earned its biggest win of the season hours before Friday night’s football game against Latrobe.
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 29, 2022
Saturday’s games
Westmoreland soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 29, 2022
WPIAL soccer playoffs preview
Trib HSSN to unveil 2022 WPIAL football playoff pairings Saturday afternoon
Anticipation has been building for weeks as high school football teams and fans eagerly awaited the WPIAL playoffs.
Shaler tops North Allegheny to win slow-pitch softball league title
The Shaler and North Allegheny slow-pitch softball teams finished the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season as the top two squads in the 14-team standings.
We Serve First Foundation to host inaugural girls volleyball all-star event
Area high school girls volleyball seniors, and the game itself, will be celebrated Dec. 10 as the inaugural We Serve First All-Star Classic will be at Kiski Area High School.
Belle Vernon aiming to knock Elizabeth Forward off its Interstate Conference perch
For schools 6 miles apart, it has been seven years since Elizabeth Forward and Belle Vernon Area have met on the football field.
5 things to watch in Week 9 of high school football
Almost everyone has an off year once in a while, yet Mars coach Eric Kasperowicz and North Catholic’s Pat O’Shea have never had a team miss the playoffs in their head coaching careers.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 27, 2022
High schools
Reigning state champions Aliquippa, Central Valley clash in long-awaited Week 9 finale
October 27, 2022
Two high school communities in Beaver County had Oct. 28 marked on their calendars since late February, when the WPIAL first released this season’s football schedules.
High school roundup for Oct. 27, 2022: Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox football end regular season with win
Josh Jenkins was 18 for 19 for 380 yards and six touchdowns as Sto-Rox made its final argument for a top two seed in the WPIAL Class A playoffs with a 57-14 nonconference win over Seton LaSalle on Thursday night.
