2025 WPIAL 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A football championship No. 1 Pine-Richland vs. No. 2 Peters Township 8 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: The District 3 champion in a PIAA semifinal Nov. 28 or...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A championship breakdown: Avonworth vs. Imani Christian
WPIAL Class 3A football championship No. 1 Avonworth vs. No. 2 Imani Christian 5 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 6 champion Penn Cambria (11-2) or District 10 champion Sharon...
2025 WPIAL Class 2A championship breakdown: Seton LaSalle vs. Steel Valley
WPIAL Class 2A football championship No. 1 Seton LaSalle vs. No. 3 Steel Valley 2 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 10 champion Farrell (10-2) or District 6 champion Richland...
2025 WPIAL A football championship breakdown: Clairton vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class A football championship No. 2 Clairton vs. No. 4 Laurel 11 a.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 10 champion Greenville (11-1) or District 9 champion Port Allegany (12-0)...
WPIAL again denies request from Farrell to rejoin district
For the second time in two years, the WPIAL board has denied a request from Farrell to rejoin the district. The board on Monday voted unanimously to reject Farrell’s request to leave PIAA District 10 for the WPIAL, citing many of the same concerns that were raised previously, WPIAL executive...
PIAA announces sites, times for state football quarterfinals
WPIAL champions Central Catholic and Aliquippa learned the location of their state playoff openers when the PIAA on Sunday released quarterfinal sites. In Class 6A, Central Catholic faces District 6 champion State College at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona. In 4A, Aliquippa plays District 10 champion Oil City at Slippery...
Central Catholic storms past rival North Allegheny to repeat as WPIAL 6A champsVideo
Lightning only delayed the inevitable Saturday night because Central Catholic already was electric. Jayden Alexander returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for the first of Central Catholic’s six straight touchdowns, and the top-seeded Vikings sprinted past No. 2 North Allegheny, 42-7, in a WPIAL Class 6A championship rout at Pine-Richland....
2025 WPIAL 6A football championship breakdown: Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A football championship No. 1 Central Catholic vs. No. 2 North Allegheny 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Pine-Richland Audio stream: TribLive HSSN Video stream: NFHS Network Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Winner plays: District 6 champion State College (9-2) or District 2 champion Wilkes-Barre (8-4) in a PIAA quarterfinal...
2025 WPIAL 4A football championship breakdown: McKeesport vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 4A football championship No. 1 McKeesport vs. No. 7 Aliquippa 12:05 p.m. Saturday, Pine-Richland Audio stream: TribLive HSSN Video stream: NFHS Network Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Winner plays: District 10 champion Oil City (9-1) or District 9 champion Punxsutawney (10-1) in a PIAA quarterfinal Nov. 21...
Big-school rivals Central Catholic, North Allegheny clash in WPIAL finals for 4th consecutive year
As Central Catholic tries to defend its WPIAL title, the Vikings lineup taking the field Saturday night will be notably different than last year’s. There’s a new starting quarterback, a different leading rusher and the team’s top three receivers have changed. In those areas and some others, it’s a new-look...
Relentless Peters Township defense shuts down Upper St. Clair, earns 5A finals rematch
Reston Lehman maybe felt sick as a dog earlier this week, but the Peters Township senior found the strength Friday night to make Upper St. Clair feel terrible. A Pitt-bound linebacker, Lehman accounted for three of his team’s nine sacks, forced a fumble and caught a touchdown pass in a...
McKeesport’s Millers seek to join WPIAL-winning father/son combos — 5 things to watch in Week 12
As a football coach’s son, McKeesport senior Matthew Miller has held a lot of different jobs before becoming the team’s starting quarterback. “He’s been the waterboy, the ballboy and all these other things,” said his father, Matt Miller, who’s in his 10th season as McKeesport’s coach. “He’s been around the...
McKeesport out to end WPIAL title drought with Aliquippa standing in the way
McKeesport has gone a while without winning a WPIAL football title, a two-decade drought that started before any current player was even born. Not since 2005, yet the Tigers hope to finally celebrate Saturday when they make their third straight appearance in the WPIAL finals. They finished as runners-up the...
Imani Christian cornerback David Davis flips commitment to North Carolina
While he chases a WPIAL title, Imani Christian’s David Davis committed Thursday to a college coach who knows about trophies. The highly recruited cornerback flipped his commitment from Penn State to North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. The 6-foot, 190-pound...
20 football teams to change WPIAL classifications next season
Recent state champions Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon and Central Valley are among 20 WPIAL football teams in position to switch classifications next season. The PIAA this week released updated enrollment numbers for all schools, a key step in the realignment process that takes place every two years. The new classifications...
Semifinal victory means Aliquippa likely stays in 4A — 5 things we learned in Week 11
Aliquippa will compete in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game for the fifth time in six years, an accomplishment that Quips coach Mike Warfield says should always come with a footnote. His note would be a reminder that Aliquippa is still a small school playing against much larger opponents. “Everybody...
Colorado, ‘Coach Prime’ make Moon landing before heading to WVU
Moon’s football stadium welcomed a “Prime Time” visitor, or as Deion Sanders is better known nowadays, “Coach Prime.” The high-profile Colorado football coach and his team held a walkthrough practice Friday at the high school stadium in advance of their Big 12 Conference game Saturday against West Virginia in Morgantown....
WPIAL field hockey coaches announce 2025 all-stars
WPIAL field hockey champions Pine-Richland, Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy were well represented when the league’s coaches announced all-stars. The three title-winning teams had eight individuals apiece recognized Friday by the WPIAL Field Hockey Coaches Association. Four players from both Pine-Richland and Fox Chapel also were selected for All-WPIAL...
Aliquippa’s defense stands tall in avenging loss to New Castle, seals return to WPIAL final
When Aliquippa went back and watched film of a Week 5 loss to New Castle, the Quips made a point to count their missed tackles. That wasn’t much fun since they counted more than 50. “It was terrible,” senior linebacker Lester Longmire said. “But at the same time, it’s good...
New PIAA classification parameters move 11-time WPIAL champion Thomas Jefferson to 5A football
One of the WPIAL’s strongest football classifications is adding an 11-time champion next season when Thomas Jefferson moves up to 5A. The PIAA released updated classification parameters for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years, a key step in the realignment process that occurs every two years. The parameters list the...
Big-school rematches highlight WPIAL playoffs — 5 things to watch in Week 11
Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne is already familiar with the Rams’ next opponent and not just because he spent three seasons as Shaler’s coach. The two teams played one another only two weeks ago in the regular-season finale. This time, they’ll meet in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at 7 p.m....
Facing Aliquippa, New Castle hopes to finally clear Parkway traffic in WPIAL 4A playoff bracket
New Castle hadn’t celebrated a conference title in almost two decades, but the Red Hurricanes have a chance to win their second in three weeks. Well, at least it feels that way. That’s because New Castle keeps running into Parkway Conference foes in the playoffs. It was Montour in the...
Pine-Richland defensive back Jay Timmons flips commitment to top-ranked Ohio State
Pine-Richland’s Jay Timmons, a nationally ranked cornerback, has flipped his college commitment for the second time in five months and now is headed to Ohio State. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior committed in June to Florida State, the alma mater of his father Lawrence, a former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker. However, those...
Dominant Clairton defense adds another zero to shutout streak — 5 things we learned in Week 10
Coach Wayne Wade has a special place in his heart for a legendary Clairton defense from 15 years ago, a historic group that won WPIAL and PIAA titles in 2010. Those Bears held their first 15 opponents to a touchdown or less that year, part of an epic 66-game winning...
Kane Eggerton’s 3 TDs help Thomas Jefferson roll past No. 5 Mars in WPIAL quarterfinals
Thomas Jefferson’s Kane Eggerton used a three-touchdown night to remind everyone — including himself — that a turf-toe injury hadn’t diminished his knack for making big plays. In the process, the junior also helped his Jaguars remind the WPIAL that they’re still the reigning champs. Eggerton caught two touchdown passes...
