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Belle Vernon’s Gabriella Dusi returns a volley during the WPIAL Class 2A singles championships Sept. 19 at Bethel Park.
WPIAL singles champ, 2 doubles teams move into state tennis semifinals
November 1, 2024
The WPIAL Class 2A singles champion and two pairs of district doubles champs are two wins away from a state title.

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Franklin Regional’s Tyler Pipon (back) battles Mars’ Zack Angoff for a header during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Monday.
Top-seeded Moon expects to get all it can handle from underdog Franklin Regional in 3A boys soccer final
Franklin Regional might be the bottom dog in this matchup, but it is far from moonstruck.

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Fox Chapel’s Emily McKee works past Plum’s Catie Weiss during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Martorelli Stadium in Ross.
Fox Chapel, South Fayette both vying to defend WPIAL girls soccer titles
When the Fox Chapel and South Fayette girls soccer teams meet for the WPIAL Class 3A championship Saturday afternoon at Highmark Stadium, a back-to-back champion is guaranteed to be crowned.

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Burrell’s Makiah Buchak celebrates with Leah Waldsmith, Miley Kariotis and McKenna Miller after scoring during their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal against Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Mt. Pleasant.
No. 9 Burrell looks to cap run of upsets with 1st WPIAL girls soccer title
The Burrell girls soccer team made history Tuesday with its dramatic, down-to-the-wire WPIAL Class 2A semifinal victory over South Park at North Allegheny.

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South Park’s Jack Ozimek celebrates with Danny Battista (10) after scoring against Quaker Valley during the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship game Thursday.
WPSCA announces all-state boys soccer selections
Thirteen players from the WPIAL were named to the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State list.

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Beaver’s Kailyn Connelly blocks the shot of Hampton’s Anna Hensberger during the WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball semifinal Wednesday at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: North Allegheny, Beaver look to defend titles
Four champions will be crowned Saturday at the 2024 WPIAL girls volleyball championships at Peters Township’s AHN Arena.

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Avonworth’s Abdul Basit battles Deer Lakes’ Zane Spence for possession during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny.
2024 WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship

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Franklin Regional’s Cruise Lamanna celebrates after scoring against Mars during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Monday.
2024 WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer championship breakdown: Moon vs. Franklin Regional
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship

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Belle Vernon’s Alonzo Wade finds a gap between Seth Stewart and Daniel Glass on Oct. 25, 2024.
5 things to watch in WPIAL opening round: Wild card decisions under scrutiny
Did the WPIAL football committee get the wild cards right?

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2024
High schools

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Bentworth goalkeeper Andrew Vipperman hoists the WPIAL championship trophy with his teammates after defeating OLSH, 1-0 (5-4PK) in the Class A final on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
Bentworth switches goalkeepers for shootout, gets past OLSH to repeat as WPIAL champs
After 110 minutes of soccer couldn’t decide a winner in Thursday night’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship between No. 1 Bentworth and No. 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bentworth coach Nick Malarbi elected to make an interesting decision heading into penalty kicks.

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North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless celebrates her first goal against Burrell on Sept. 9.
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2024: North Catholic girls earn state playoff berth
October 31, 2024
Simone Sharpless had a hat trick and added an assist to lead sixth-seeded North Catholic to a 5-1 victory over No. 4 South Park (15-6-1) in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer third-place match Thursday night.

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Springdale goalkeeper Baileigh Haas hoists the WPIAL championship trophy with her teammates after defeating Winchester Thurston, 5-3, in the Class A final on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.
Springdale surges past Winchester Thurston to win 1st WPIAL soccer title in 15 years
How fitting that on Halloween night, it was the team clad in orange and black that earned the victory and its first WPIAL championship in 15 years?

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Greensburg Central Catholic senior libero Brianna Evans returns a serve during a WPIAL Class A semifinal Wednesday at AHN Arena at Peters Township.
Frazier, Greensburg Central Catholic square off for WPIAL Class A girls volleyball title
WPIAL CLASS A GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FINAL

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Aliquippa’s SaNir Brooks scores his first touchdown against Montour on Oct. 18.
Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff preview for 2024 Week 10
Usually, you can feel a distinct chill in the air for November football where the spotlight is brighter and the stakes are simple: win and advance or lose and go home.

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Belle Vernon soccer coach Al Yeschenko.
Belle Vernon soccer coach Al Yeschenko resigns
With his son, Brandon, set to begin his college soccer career, Al Yeschenko would have been torn between coaching Belle Vernon’s boys and following Pitt-Greensburg.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber runs for a touchdown against Belle Vernon on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Thomas Jefferson finds ‘true identity’ ahead of WPIAL playoff test vs. West Allegheny
It’s tough to win in November as a WPIAL football team with an identity crisis.

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Peters Township goalkeeper Molly Kubistek makes a save in front of Fox Chapel’s Madeline Grimsley during their game on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Peters.
4 girls soccer finalists named for Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year award
For the sixth consecutive year, the Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of Year award will go to the top girls soccer player in the WPIAL.

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Seneca Valley’s Ashlee Libby celebrates with Bella Gianfrancesco after scoring against Pine-Richland on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Jackson.
2024 WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship

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Apollo-Ridge receiver Alex Smith reaches for a pass against Beaver Falls defenders Cody Long and Javon Turner as the Vikings won their first WPIAL playoff game, 58-40, on Oct. 31, 2014.
Through the Years: Apollo-Ridge earned 2nd playoff win in ’14
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic history.

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