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Norwin seniors cap special 4-year run with state championship
November 18, 2017
HERSHEY — Blood, sweat and tears. andquot;Literally, that's what went into that game,andquot; Norwin girls soccer coach Lauren Karcher said Friday night after the Knights
Quaker Valley shuts out Aliquippa to claim 1st WPIAL championship
The improbabale finalists came away with an even less likely championship. Quaker Valley scored the only points of the game on a second-quarter safety and
Shady Side Academy blanks Camp Hill to claim PIAA Class A girls soccer title
HERSHEY — What a difference a year can make. Returning to the PIAA Class A girls soccer championship game at Hersheypark Stadium, Shady Side Academy
High school notebook: Mt. Pleasant softball players make college commitments
Two players who had pivotal roles in Mt. Pleasant's run to the PIAA Class 4A softball championship last season have made college commitments. Both players
WPIAL football championship central: The Trib is live at Heinz Field
Welcome to Heinz Field, site of a quartet of 2017 WPIAL football championship games throughout the day Saturday. Follow along for game updates from the
WPIAL Football Semifinals Playoff Recaps
In 24 WPIAL Class 2-A and Class 1-A First Round and Quarterfinals Playoff games, only two games were decided by six points or less. But on a thrilling night of Semifinals action, three were decided by six points or less with the other one a five point game until a late score, plus the first […]
All you need to know: WPIAL high school semifinal results, Saturday schedule
TribLive's sports writers have you covered from Friday's semifinal round of WPIAL high school playoff football action.
Washington overcomes turnovers to defeat CWNC, advance to WPIAL Class 2A final
This 11-minute stretch would have crushed championship dreams for most WPIAL contenders. Who could endure an interception, three lost fumbles, a defensive touchdown and a
Top performers in passing, rushing, receiving for WPIAL 2A, A semifinals
Here are the leaders for passing, rushing and receiving for the WPIAL Class 2A and A semifinals Friday night: Passing 170 — Tawan Wesley, Imani
It’s a Good Knight as Norwin Beats Neshaminy for PIAA 4-A Girls Soccer Crown
Sophomore Dani Iannuzzo scored the game’s only goal off a corner kick from senior Alyssa Victor in the 73rd minute, and Norwin’s girls soccer team captured its first state championship in any sport since 1996 with a 1-0 victory over Neshaminy Friday evening at Hersheypark Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Sam Wexell made five saves for the […]
Quaker Valley Wins PIAA Boys State Soccer Title
Throughout the 2017 season, one source of motivation for the Quaker Valley boys soccer team was a loss in the 2016 PIAA Class AA final. That 1-0 defeat against Lewisburg might have been in the back of the minds of the Quakers throughout a tight championship game against Lancaster Mennonite on Friday afternoon. But in […]Imani Christian holds off California to reach 1st WPIAL title game
Whoever said the sequel isn't as good as the original never watched playoff football. To say Imani Christian moved past a 41-26 Week 3 loss
Freeport volleyball braces for another district champion in bid for 1st PIAA title
At the time the Freeport girls volleyball team played District 6 champion Bald Eagle and District 10 champ Corry in the PIAA Class AA firstSteel Valley edges Riverside in overtime to return to WPIAL Class 2A title game
November 17, 2017
Steel Valley coach Rod Steele is a man of faith and when he went to church Friday he swears God told him the Ironmen's game
Jeannette tops rival Clairton to reach 3rd straight WPIAL title game
When Clairton trounced Jeannette in the final game of the regular season three weeks ago, Bears coach Wayne Wade felt his team took it to
Norwin blanks Neshaminy to win PIAA Class AAAA girls soccer title
HERSHEY — Norwin began the girls soccer season as the top-ranked team in the nation. The Knights gladly ended it as the best team in
Twenty years after missing WPIAL title game-tying extra point, Penn-Trafford grad Topper uses experience as teaching point
Penn-Trafford is back in the WPIAL football final. That means one name instantly gets resurrected from the Warriors' championship game past. Kevin Topper. He remains
Quaker Valley boys capture PIAA Class AA soccer championship
HERSHEY — Throughout the 2017 season, one source of motivation for the Quaker Valley boys soccer team was a loss in the 2016 PIAA Class
WPIAL to have just 9 Class 6A football teams next fall
The odds could be 1 in 9 to win a WPIAL Class 6A football title. The PIAA on Friday released enrollment numbers for the 2018-19
They’re not in the spotlight, but team players play key roles in success
There is usually one on every team. The player who doesn't appear often — or at least regularly — in the limelight. But it's also
