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Rochester grounds out victory over Springdale in Class A quarterfinals

In this day of sophisticated passing offenses, Rochester turned the calendar back to the 1950s with a strong ground game in Friday’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinal victory. The Rams ran 69 plays — 68 of them runs — in a 34-17 victory over Springdale at Rochester Stadium. The only pass...
Apollo-Ridge makes statement with blowout victory over WashingtonVideo

After feeling overlooked this year, the No. 4 Apollo-Ridge Vikings were looking to make a statement Friday night at Owens Field when they took on No. 5 Washington in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. Consider it made. Washington fumbled on its first three drives, and the...
Elizabeth Forward tops Freeport for long-awaited WPIAL playoff victory

For the first time in two decades, the Elizabeth Forward football program has a playoff victory under its belt. The third-seeded Warriors rushed for more than 300 yards and held off a second-half rally from No. 6 Freeport to capture its first playoff triumph since 2000 with a 34-20 victory...
North Catholic punishes Mt. Pleasant for mistakes in Class 2A matchup

As the clock was winding down late in the fourth quarter, Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas said to his assistants he felt like the score was a lot closer than the scoreboard indicated. Fazekas liked plenty of what his team did Friday night, but critical mistakes and missed opportunities were...
Shenango limits damage done by California’s Jaeden Zuzak, wins Class A quarterfinal

Shenango’s mission in a WPIAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with California on Friday night was pretty clear. The Wildcats had to stop Jaeden Zuzak, the second-leading rusher in the WPIAL. Zuzak wasn’t stopped, per se, running for 193 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, but Shenango controlled him enough...
Dominant Central Catholic defense shuts out Mt. Lebanon, returns to WPIAL finalsVideo

Like old west prospectors searching for gold, defensive lineman Bralen Henderson and his Central Catholic teammates spent this fall talking about nuggets. That’s his defense’s lingo for shutouts. They’d found none in the regular season, so questions lingered whether they were good enough to find any. That made Friday’s win...
Thomas Jefferson bounces back from loss, routs Mars in Class 4A

If there was any thought Thomas Jefferson was in trouble in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs after dropping its regular season finale to McKeesport, the Jaguars quickly squashed that notion Friday night. No. 2 TJ got three first-half passing touchdowns from Jake Pugh, two to Preston Zandier and one to...
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Oct. 31

Boys Class 4A quarterfinals 5-Upper St. Clair (8-5-1) at 4-Fox Chapel (10-3) Noon, Saturday, Fox Chapel Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 9-Baldwin (8-6-1) at 1-Peters Township (11-1-1) in semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. at a site to be determined. Hat tricks: Two of Fox Chapel’s losses came...
Two fall sports doesn’t slow Burrell’s Brockett

Leah Brockett has logged a lot of miles this fall. As the top runner on the Burrell girls cross country team and one of the leading scorers on the soccer team, the freshman has made an impact while balancing both sports with her academic work load. Brockett hopes to put...
Fort Cherry girls volleyball forced to forfeit playoff match

One of the WPIAL’s top girls volleyball teams in Class A will not get a chance to play for a district title. No. 2-seeded Fort Cherry has forfeited its scheduled quarterfinal match against No. 7 Beaver County Christian on Saturday because of a case of covid-19. “It’s better to be...
After last-minute test result, Moon’s Mia Cochran defends WPIAL Class AAA cross country titleVideo

Mia Cochran almost didn’t get a chance to defend her WPIAL Class AAA girls cross country title. Twenty minutes before her race began Friday afternoon, the Moon junior runner learned her covid-19 test was negative, providing relief after a few stressful hours of waiting. Moon’s high and middle schools will...
Westmoreland County WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Oct. 31

Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 6-North Allegheny (13-3-1) at 3-Norwin (10-0-2) Noon Saturday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Winner plays: Winner of 10-Butler (11-5-1) at 2-Seneca Valley (11-1-1), 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (site TBD) in semifinals Hat tricks: Norwin has been off since Oct. 19 with a first-round bye. The Knights are...
14 from WPIAL make all-state in boys soccer

The WPIAL boys soccer postseason is winding into the semifinals and a number of title contenders feature some of the best players in the state. Fourteen WPIAL players made the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State list, announced Friday morning. Among the selections is Franklin Regional junior forward Anthony DiFalco,...
What to watch in Week 8: Small-school Aliquippa enters 4A playoffs as top seed

The No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 4A football is one of the smallest schools in the WPIAL. “I don’t want people to forget that,” Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield said. “Just because we won some games, it’s still not right. It’s still not fair. We’re a Single-A school.” Aliquippa hosts...
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL football playoffs primer

The past three months of training and grinding through regular season games has led up to tonight as 44 high school football teams will kick off postseason play in the WPIAL playoffs. The TribLive High School Network has you covered with live broadcasts of all 22 playoff games, as well...
Central Catholic stands in way of Mt. Lebanon’s 1st WPIAL final since 2000

Mt. Lebanon’s motto this season is simply: Why not us? When Bob Palko was West Allegheny’s coach, he instilled in his Indians a gritty confidence that they were contenders every season, regardless of whether their opponents had more talent. Together, they won eight WPIAL titles. Now in Year 2 at...

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