Soccer
New coach takes over Pine-Richland girls soccer team with young, talented roster
August 27, 2023
Alessandro Moreira knows the Pine-Richland/North Allegheny rivalry quite well.
Defending WPIAL boys soccer champion Pine-Richland ready for challenges ahead
For the first time, Pine-Richland boys soccer will go into a season with the distinction of being defending WPIAL champions.
Early playoff exit lights fire under Hampton boys soccer
August 26, 2023
The seniors on the Hampton boys soccer team have felt euphoria and agony over the years.
Senior captain, talented underclassmen mix well for Fox Chapel girls soccer
Anna Troutman welcomed the opportunity to serve as a captain on the Fox Chapel girls soccer team. With the mix of players the Foxes have returning for this season, having strong leadership will be an important component for the team to return from the playoffs.
Bar set high for Bethel Park boys soccer
Last season may be difficult to match for this year’s Bethel Park boys soccer team.
Riverview girls soccer hopes to maintain winning formula
The Riverview girls soccer team is after a playoff three-peat.
Despite graduation losses, Plum girls soccer aims to continue winning ways
The Plum girls soccer team enjoyed a strong four-year run through last season that included 72 victories in 83 games, four consecutive section championships, three WPIAL title-game appearances and three trips to the PIAA playoffs.
Norwin girls soccer driven to return to playoffs
Norwin girls soccer coach Diane Metzger does not like to get too specific with preseason details about her team.
North Allegheny girls soccer looks to combine returning stars with young talent
In three of the past four years, the North Allegheny girls soccer program has been standing on top of the WPIAL’s Class 4A heap. Even after the graduation of a well-decorated senior class, the Tigers still have the firepower to defend their title.
Franklin Regional boys look to reload, climb WPIAL soccer ladder
Lukas Petersen remembers the empty feeling in his body as he watched Montour celebrate a 2-1 upset of his Franklin Regional Panthers in the WPIAL Class 3A first round late last October.
After key losses, Hampton girls soccer to rely on deep pool of talent
The Hampton girls soccer team lost two all-WPIAL players to graduation and then lost another one to something nobody saw coming.
A-K Valley girls soccer preview: Springdale returns strong core in bid for repeat
August 24, 2023
Springdale coach Marc Bentley can’t help but smile when thinking back to last fall and his team’s run to the WPIAL Class A championship game at Highmark Stadium and its trip to the PIAA quarterfinals.
With typically strong defense, Franklin Regional girls soccer prepares to contend again
August 19, 2023
Each game it is the same.
Expect excitement from loaded Norwin boys soccer team
Scott Schuchert is looking at this boys soccer season with eager eyes.
Top scorer on soccer field, hockey rink takes place in Pine-Richland hall of fame
Matt Crummy was an all-around athlete in his high school days at Pine-Richland. He was also an all-terrain athlete.
Former Valley player Carlisle will coach Vikings boys soccer team, which returns this fall
August 6, 2023
Ben Carlisle is no stranger to the experience of representing the Valley boys soccer team. He enjoyed a standout career with the Vikings before graduating in 2015.
Late coach Gene Klein’s long list of accomplishments won’t soon be forgotten at Quaker Valley
August 5, 2023
It was a no-brainer when former boys soccer coach Gene Klein was inducted into the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Yough welcomes new girls soccer coach
July 22, 2023
Yough’s girls soccer team will have its third coach in three years with the hiring of Robert Broadwater, a Pennsylvania state trooper and former Yough middle school coach.
Yough’s Kendalyn Umbel commits to play soccer at YSU, won’t play high school season
July 19, 2023
Like a penalty kick in a shootout, Kendalyn Umbel has lined up her Division I college soccer future — with two years left in her high school career.
