Soccer

Springdale's Matt Taliani celebrates after scoring the winning goal in a shootout against Seton LaSalle during a WPIAL Class A semifinal Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale tops No. 3 Seton LaSalle in shootout to reach WPIAL boys soccer finals
October 28, 2017
Mike Zolnierczyk watched teammate Matt Taliani approach the ball with Springdale and Seton LaSalle deadlocked in a shootout. From practice experience, Zolnierczyk knew Taliani's go-to

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High school roundup: No. 1 Peters Township boys soccer, No. 2 North Allegheny advance to title match
Luke Kelly, Bryce Gabelhart, Nathan Lopus and Brian Bruzdewicz scored goals for No. 1 Peters Township (17-0-1) in a 4-1 WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal win

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Bentworth caps season with win at Riverview
In a day when both teams were plagued with soggy field conditions in the second half, three big first-half plays by Bentworth proved to be

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Springdale's Michael Mitchell moves the ball past Serra Catholic's Chris Salemi during their WPIAL first round playoff game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at North Allegheny High School.
Springdale boys soccer set for semifinal match
For much of the regular season, the Springdale boys soccer team worked on setting up corner kicks as high-level scoring opportunities. The players knew that

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Penn Hills' Luke Greenway (30) against Penn-Trafford during a preseason scrimmage on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Penn-Trafford.
Penn Hills boys cap rebuilding season
October 27, 2017
Things broke the wrong way for the Penn Hills boys soccer team, which battled through injuries to key contributors all season. The Indians lost starting

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Yough's Justine Appolonia (3) charges toward the Burrell goal in overtime on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Video: Reactions from Yough’s overtime girls soccer win against Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs
The Yough girls soccer team topped Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs Friday. Justine Appolonia scored twice, including the winner in overtime; here she discusses the

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Penn-Trafford's Kiley Dugan (38) celebrates a goal against Fox Chapel in the second half on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Video: Reactions from Penn-Trafford’s win over Fox Chapel in girls soccer
The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team defeated nemesis Fox Chapel in the WPIAL playoffs Friday.

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Video: Norwin girls advance to WPIAL semifinals
October 26, 2017
The Norwin girls soccer team held off Kiski Area, 3-1, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford. Norwin is on to the semifinals for

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Video: GCC girls shut out Vincentian
Greensburg Central Catholic blanks Vincentian, 1-0, in WPIAL Class A girls soccer quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford.

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Pittsburgh roundup: North Allegheny girls upset No. 1 Pine-Richland
Junior midfielder Alex Adams scored twice as No. 9-seeded North Allegheny upset top-seeded rival Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal-round game

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Freeport defense steps up in quarterfinal win over Quaker Valley
The Freeport girls soccer team was best known for a solid offensive attack this season. But the Yellowjackets defense was at its best Thursday as

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Penn-Trafford's Lauren Stovar (7) brings the ball up field against Fox Chapel in the second half on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Lauren Stovar-led Penn-Trafford girls soccer solves Fox Chapel to reach WPIAL semifinals
A potential berth in the WPIAL semifinals provided plenty of motivation for Penn-Trafford. But on the slim chance the Warriors needed any more, they could

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Yough's Justine Appolonia (3) celebrates her game-winning goal against Burrell in overtime on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Yough earns wild overtime win in back-and-forth match against Burrell in quarterfinals
Thoughts swarmed through Justine Appolonia's head as she broke in on Burrell's goal in the final minutes of overtime. She quieted them long enough to

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Norwin girls soccer rolls Kiski Area in WPIAL quarterfinals
Thursday night's WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal game was moved to Penn-Trafford because of scoreboard problems at Gateway. Norwin can attest: The scoreboard at

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GCC girls shut out Vincentian to reach WPIAL semifinals
Last season's semifinal matchup between Greensburg Central Catholic and Vincentian Academy marked the end of the line for the Royals. Vincentian's season once again came

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Mars girls topple Franklin Regional for 3rd time this season
Mars did something they hadn't done all season, but it didn't stop the Fightin' Planets from moving into the WPIAL girls soccer semifinals. Caroline Wroblewski

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Senior captains for the 2017 Baldwin boys soccer team are, from left, Damian Pfaff, Launthar Eh and Janvier Ramson.
Baldwin boys fall just short of playoff berth
Baldwin's boys soccer team narrowly missed qualifying for the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs this season, finishing fifth in Section 2. Peters Township won the section

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Penn-Trafford players celebrate Lauren Stovar's goal during the second half of their game Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Harrison City. Penn-Trafford won, 1-0.
Pair of playoff games moved to Penn-Trafford
Tonight's WPIAL girls soccer playoff doubleheader involving a trio of Westmoreland County teams has been moved to a new site. The Class A game between

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Deer Lakes' AJ Dorman battles Beaver's Mitchell Snowden for the ball along the side line during their WPIAL quarterfinal playoff game Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Seneca Valley High School.
Beaver scores in double OT to oust Deer Lakes in quarterfinals
October 25, 2017
There were some close calls for Deer Lakes in regulation, but each time it looked like the Lancers were in position to score a goal

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Riverview's Alex Wilson (13) reacts after Seton LaSalle's lone goal next to goalkeeper Jordan Zatawski during their WPIAL quarterfinal playoff game Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Seneca Valley High School. Riverview lost, 1-0.
Second straight upset bid falls short for Riverview boys against Seton LaSalle
Riverview's chances came frequently in the first half, but none of them found the back of the net. Neither did the shot that ultimately ended

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