Soccer

Gateway’s Nick LoCoco plays against Plum Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 at Gateway High School.

Gateway boys soccer season comes to close in WPIAL 1st round

October 30, 2022

The Gateway boys soccer team went toe-to-toe with No. 5 Kiski Area into the second half of a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game Oct. 22 at Kiski Area before the Cavaliers netted a pair of goals to score a 2-0 victory.

Mt. Pleasant’s Marissa Garn celebrates her first goal with Riley Gesinski during their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal against Freeport on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Mount Pleasant Area High School.

Mt. Pleasant girls blank Freeport, advance to WPIAL Class 2A semifinals

October 29, 2022

Marissa Garn wears No. 99.

Hampton boys soccer team’s WPIAL reign ends suddenly

Hampton boys soccer coach Matt McAwley is practical enough to know this season wasn’t going to end anything like last season.

Shady Side Academy’s Amir Awais celebrates his go-ahead goal with Paul Benec (16) and Jackson Suski (7) during their game against Deer Lakes on Sept. 29.

Shady Side Academy soccer teams work their way to playoff victories

Shady Side Academy’s 19th consecutive WPIAL boys soccer appearance got off on the right track as the Bulldogs eliminated Keystone Oaks, 6-1.

Fox Chapel’s George Tabor had 12 goals in the regular season.

A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 29, 2022

October 28, 2022

Saturday’s games

Freeport’s Aleah Parison works against Burrell’s Jayden Smalling during their game on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at Burrell High School.

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Latrobe’s Regan Reilly celebrates Annalyse Bauer’s goal against Thomas Jefferson on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

Latrobe girls continue to make history, advance to WPIAL soccer semifinals

October 27, 2022

Days after earning the program’s first inaugural playoff win, Latrobe secured its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals Thursday.

Deer Lakes boys come up big, get past West Mifflin in Class 3A quarterfinals

At one point in his career, Nate Litrun wasn’t interested in scoring goals.

Shady Side Academy’s Harran Zureikat works gainst Deer Lakes’ Joey Kushon during their game on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in West Deer.

A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for games of Oct. 27, 2022

October 26, 2022

Thursday’s games

Kiski Area girls head soccer coach Dave Anderson.

Dave Anderson happy with decision to pull double coaching duty at Kiski Area

October 25, 2022

Dave Anderson will be front and center Wednesday evening as a varsity assistant for the Kiski Area boys soccer team as it hosts Montour at 6:30 in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at Richard Dilts Stadium.

Montour’s Andrew Prunier (10) celebrates with teammates after defeating Franklin Regional, 2-1, in their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game Saturday.

What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2022: Upset winners look for next victory

A year ago, the top eight seeds in the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs all advanced to the quarterfinals.

Plum’s Tristan Ralph celebrates his goal with Benjamin Pittman during their WPIAL Section 4-3A game against Franklin Regional on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Murrysville.

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Wednesday’s games

Mars’ Gwen Howell celebrates a goal against Hampton earlier this season.

High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2022: Mars girls need OT to finish Penn-Trafford, get out of 1st round

October 24, 2022

Top-seeded Mars ran its winning streak to 78 consecutive games with a victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer playoffs, but it wasn’t easy.

Belle Vernon’s Brandon Yeschenko (6) gets past West Mifflin’s Nick Miller (8) on Monday.

West Mifflin gets past Belle Vernon, earns elusive trip to WPIAL quarterfinals

In what is believed to be a first in program history, West Mifflin is advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals after holding off a late Belle Vernon push for a 1-0 win in a Class 2A boys soccer first-round match at The Beach at James Weir Stadium.

Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger works against Kiski Area’s Alexis Zidek during their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at Plum High School.

Plum girls soccer team cruises past Kiski Area in first-round playoff game

The Plum girls soccer team left no doubt in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff game with Kiski Area on Monday at Mustangs Stadium.

Burrell’s Miley Kariotis works against Freeport’s Crystal Zembrzuski during their game on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at Burrell High School.

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Tuesday’s games

A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Springdale’s Bret Overly

Springdale soccer has had a lot of success in the past three years, making it to the WPIAL quarterfinals last year and the semifinals in 2019 and 2020.