Soccer

Franklin Regional’s Anthony DiFalco celebrates after scoring against Kiski Area during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Franklin Regional High School.

Franklin Regional rallies from 2-goal deficit, beats Kiski Area in WPIAL 3A quarterfinals

October 27, 2021

An early two-goal deficit can stun some teams in the WPIAL soccer playoffs.

Latrobe goalkeeper Sophia Decerb makes a save against Norwin on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Norwin High School. Both teams are in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals.

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Thursday’s games

Adeline Piper (top), Sydney Schutzman and Fox Chapel are in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals.

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Today’s games

Yough’s McKenzie Pritts (left) works against Deer Lakes’ Vicky Troyan on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in the WPIAL first round.

McKenzie Pritts comes up big for Yough in win over Deer Lakes

October 26, 2021

Yough has relied heavily on the offensive prowess of junior McKenzie Pritts this season.

Southmoreland’s Kylie Queer (right) dribbles against West Mifflin’s Hannah Minor on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in the WPIAL first round.

Southmoreland girls soccer team advances to WPIAL quarters

The Southmoreland girls soccer team defended its home turf and showed why it’s the No. 2 seed in Class 2A with a 6-0 victory over West Mifflin on Tuesday night at Russ Grimm Field in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.

Plum’s Lucas Pittman (8) celebrates his goal against Franklin Regional on Sept. 7.

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Boys

Elizabeth Forward’s Nathan Bowser dribbles past Mt. Pleasant’s Austin Ulery during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.

Elizabeth Forward boys rout Mt. Pleasant in WPIAL soccer playoffs

October 25, 2021

Fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward cruised to an appearance in the Class 2A quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory over No. 12 Mt. Pleasant in the first round of the playoffs Monday night.

The Franklin Regional and West Allegheny girls soccer teams prepare for their WPIAL playoff game Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.

Franklin Regional blanks pesky West Allegheny in Class 3A girls soccer opener

Sydney Lindeman and her Franklin Regional teammates were wary of 14th-seeded West Allegheny in their playoff opener.

Bret Overly and his Springdale teammates face Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL playoffs Monday.

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Tuesday’s games

Caitlin and Scott Schuchert are a wife-husband coaching duo for the Norwin boys soccer team.

Norwin ‘power couple’ patrols soccer sidelines

Scott and Caitlin Schuchert met on a soccer field. Because of course they did.

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Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger (center) celebrates her second goal with teammates during their game against Oakland Catholic on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Plum High School.

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October 24, 2021

Monday’s games

Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Cooper Wentz makes a save against Beaver County Christian School during a game on Sept. 7, 2021, in Chippewa.

Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley boys soccer teams look forward to postseason

Sewickley Academy’s boys soccer team eked out a section championship by the narrowest of margins this season.

Playoff berth means progress for Penn Hills boys soccer team

The Penn Hills boys soccer team spent 17 years trying to climb out of the wilderness and find the route back to the WPIAL playoffs. A strong second half of the season allowed the Indians to finish fourth in Section 4-3A to accomplish that goal.

Chartiers Valley girls soccer team writes 1st chapter in program’s new era

Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.

Momentum-shifting save, strong second half lift Kiski Area boys soccer team to playoff win over Gateway

October 23, 2021

After a back-and-forth start to their Class 3A first-round playoff matchup with Gateway on Saturday, the Kiski Area boys soccer team got to playing how it wante and ran away with a 5-1 win on the strength of four second-half goals.