Trib HSSN releases Boys & Girls Soccer Fab 15

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TRIB HSSN BOYS SOCCER ALL-STARS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Owen Christopher – Norwin – 13 goals, 5 assists

ALL-STARS
Dante Accamando – North Allegheny

Nathan Froelich – Peters Township

Ryan Galicic – Canon-McMillan

Pablo Linzoain – Fox Chapel

Tyler Prex – Seneca Valley

Anthony Scalise – Norwin

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TRIB HSSN GIRLS SOCCER ALL-STARS

ALL-STARS
Sierra Dupre – Upper St. Clair

Kate Friday – Fox Chapel

Ella Neupaver – Peters Township

Abigail Stager – North Allegheny

PIAA Releases Classifications for 2024-25, 2025-26

On Tuesday, the PIAA released updated enrollments numbers for all sports for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. These lists are not finalized as teams have until Friday to decide to “play up” in classification. There will also be teams forced to move up because of the PIAA competitive-balance rule which is not determined until after each season is over. But for now here is what we have for classifications for the next two seasons:

Football

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Girls Volleyball

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Baseball

Softball

PIAA Quarterfinals Recap from the Weekend

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GIRLS SOCCER

(1-2) Conestoga 3, (7-1) Fox Chapel 2

Conestoga (20-3)

Lauren Grimes – GW Goal with 2:05 left in regulation

Fox Chapel (14-5-2)

Maddie Grimsley – Goal

Emily McKee – Goal

(7-2) North Allegheny 3, (3-1) Central Dauphin 2

North Allegheny (22-1)

Ally Ruiz – 3 Goals

Advances to the PIAA Semifinals where they will face District 1 runner-up Conestoga on Tuesday at Chambersburg High School at 4 pm.

Central Dauphin (22-1)

Makenna Kirk – 2 Goals

BOYS SOCCER

(1-6) CB South 2, (7-2) North Allegheny 0

CB South (18-5-2)

Advances to the PIAA Semifinals where they will take on WPIAL Champion Norwin at 6 pm at Chambersburg High School on Tuesday.

(7-1) Norwin 2, (1-2) Abington 1 (PK)

Norwin (17-5-1)

Won 5-3 in penalty kicks. Moves on to play the 6th place finisher out of District 1, CB South, at 6 pm at Chambersburg High School in the PIAA Semifinals.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

(3-1) Hempfield 3, (7-2) Canon-McMillan 1

Hempfield – 25 25 19 25 – 3

Canon-McMillan – 14 18 25 21 – 1

Canon-McMillan (16-5)

Natalie Carr – 15 kills

Abby Tucker – 10 kills

Josie Carter – 18 assists

Julia Murdy – 15 digs

(7-1) North Allegheny 3, (3-3) Dallastown 1

North Allegheny – 23 25 25 25 – 3

Dallastown – 25 18 19 18 – 1

North Allegheny (18-1)

Will face off with Landisville Hempfield on Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the PIAA Semifinals at Hollidaysburg High School. Landisville Hempfield defeated North Allegheny 3-0 in the regular season, that is North Allegheny’s only loss.

Boys Soccer WPIAL Championship Preview

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BOYS SOCCER

#8 NORWIN (14-5-1) vs. #2 NORTH ALLEGHENY (16-1-3) at HIGHMARK STADIUM – 5:45 PM

#8 NORWIN

QUARTERFINALS: stunned #1 Seneca Valley 3-2 in PKs. Luke Halberg and Alex Brown scored goals.

SEMIFINALS: def. #5 Fox Chapel 2-1. Owen Christopher go-ahead goal in 72nd minute. Daniel Maddock also scored. Anthony Scalise had 6 saves.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Owen Christopher (1 playoff goal), George Bunovich, Anthony Scalise (GK), Daniel Maddock (1 playoff goal)

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

First WPIAL Championship appearance since 2018

#2 NORTH ALLEGHENY

QUARTERFINALS: def. #7 Canon-McMillan 6-1. Joey Vojtas had 2 goals while Arnav Patel, Will Love, Nathan Katari and Zach Nash all scored.

SEMIFINALS: def. #3 Butler 3-2. Nathan Katari, Mykola Denysenko and Graham Kunz all scored for North Allegheny. Dante Accamando made 5 saves.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Zack Nash (1 playoff goal), Arnav Patel (1 playoff goal), Dante Accamando (GK), Luke Brady, Nathan Katari (1 playoff goal), Leonardo Yu, Caleb Rumberger

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2016, 2017)

First WPIAL Championship appearance since 2017

REGULAR SEASON:

North Allegheny def. Norwin 3-1 in regular season finale on Oct. 16. Will Love, Nathan Katari and Zach Nash all scored for North Allegheny. Ian Natale scored for Norwin.

2023 Class 4A Boys Soccer All-Section Teams

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2023 CLASS 4A BOYS SOCCER ALL-SECTION TEAMS

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Zack NashNorth AlleghenyForwardJunior
Cole KamarecSeneca ValleyForwardSenior
Cody LubinskyButlerMidfielderSenior
Colin LazzaraFox ChapelMidfielderSenior
Pablo LinzoainFox ChapelMidfielderJunior
Arnav PatelNorth AlleghenyMidfielderSenior
Tyler PrexSeneca ValleyMidfielderJunior
Andrew LucasButlerDefenderSenior
Daniel LeechSeneca ValleyDefenderSenior
Drew KnightButler GoalkeeperSenior
Dante AccamandoNorth AlleghenyGoalkeeperSenior
Cadan BennettPine-RichlandGoalkeeperSenior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Manuel MonteroNorth Allegheny
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Carson KrushanskyFox ChapelForwardJunior
Luke BradyNorth AlleghenyForwardSenior
Evan HowardSeneca ValleyForwardSenior
Milo ChiuFox ChapelMidfielderJunior
Nathan KatariNorth AlleghenyMidfielderJunior
Ben KeeferSeneca ValleyMidfielderSenior
Zach GarmaSeneca ValleyMidfielderJunior
Nick KilgoreButlerDefenderSenior
Michael ShinFox ChapelDefenderSenior
Josh AngermanFox ChapelDefenderSenior
Connor ScanlonFox ChapelGoalkeeperSenior
Gus WytcherleySeneca ValleyGoalkeeperSenior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Thomas SheptakButlerForwardJunior
Tyler HollowaySeneca ValleyForwardSenior
Nick NiebauerButlerMidfielderSophomore
Leonardo YuNorth AlleghenyMidfielderSophomore
Nathan BangPine-RichlandMidfielderSenior
Harlan SheehanFox ChapelDefenderSenior
Caleb RumbergerNorth AlleghenyDefenderJunior
Garrett GrazierShalerGoalkeeperJunior
Jack ScarsellaNorth HillsMidfielderJunior
SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Parker WeissPeters TownshipAt-LargeJunior
Mikey FryBaldwinAt-LargeSenior
Braden CroweHempfieldAt-LargeSophomore
Jacek PiekutAllderdiceAt-LargeJunior
Luke GlivicCanon-McMillanDefenderSenior
Caden HenslerPeters TownshipDefenderJunior
Ryan GalicicCanon-McMillanForwardSenior
Joe DonnellyUpper St. ClairForwardSenior
Ryan SimonetteCanon-McMillanGoalkeeperSenior
Owen ChristopherNorwinMidfielderSenior
Nathan FroelichPeters TownshipMidfielderSenior
Liam BurlovicUpper St. ClairMidfielderJunior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Uwe SchneiderUpper St. Clair
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Daniel Moya-GibbonsAllderdiceAt-LargeJunior
Ryan SibleyUpper St. ClairAt-LargeSenior
Eli KrisherCanon-McMillanAt-LargeSophomore
Jeven KellyPeters TownshipAt-LargeJunior
George BunovichNorwinDefenderJunior
Ethan JoosteUpper St. ClairDefenderSenior
Peter MyrianthopoulosAllderdiceForwardJunior
Blake GabelhartPeters TownshipForwardSenior
Anthony ScaliseNorwinGoalkeeperSenior
Dang LeBaldwinMidfielderSenior
Gabe FegelyCanon-McMillanMidfielderSophomore
Victor SlackMt. LebanonMidfielderSophomore
HONORABLE MENTION
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Adam CendroskiPeters TownshipDefenderSenior
Luke RaslyeaUpper St. ClairDefenderSenior
Daniel MaddockNorwinForwardJunior
Cole BartonMt. LebanonGoalkeeperJunior

Boys Soccer WPIAL Semifinal Recap

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BOYS SOCCER

WPIAL SEMIFINALS

#2 North Allegheny 3, #3 Butler 2

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#8 Norwin 2, #5 Fox Chapel 1

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Norwin and North Allegheny will face on in the WPIAL Championship on Saturday at 5:45 pm at Highmark Stadium. Both teams also clinch a spot in the state playoffs.

Boys Soccer WPIAL Semifinals Preview

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#8 NORWIN (13-5-1) vs. #5 FOX CHAPEL (12-4-2) at HAMPTON – 6 PM

#8 NORWIN

QUARTERFINALS: def. #1 Seneca Valley 3-2 in PKs

Luke Halberg and Alex Brown were the goal scorers for Norwin.

#5 FOX CHAPEL

QUARTERFINALS: def. #4 Upper St. Clair 2-1

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Norwin – looking to get to the WPIAL Championship game for the first time since 2018

Fox Chapel – 4th straight WPIAL Semifinal appearance (0-3 in those games)

#3 BUTLER (14-2-3) vs. #2 NORTH ALLEGHENY (15-1-3) at HAMPTON – 8 PM

#3 BUTLER

QUARTERFINALS: def. #6 Peters Township 3-0

Jaxon Llewellyn, Chris Rubcic and Thomas Shoptalk scored the goals. Drew Knight got the clean sheet in net.

#2 NORTH ALLEGHENY

QUARTERFINALS: def. #7 Canon-McMillan 6-1

Joey Vojtas had 2 goals while Arnav Patel, Will Love, Nathan Katari and Zach Nash all scored as well. Scored the last 5 goals of the game after the score was tied 1-1.

REGULAR SEASON:

North Allegheny def. Butler 4-1 on Sept. 5 at Butler

North Allegheny and Butler tied 2-2 on Sept. 28 at North Allegheny

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Butler – back-to-back WPIAL Semifinal appearances (lost to Pine-Richland last season)

North Allegheny – looking to get to the WPIAL Championship for the first time since 2017 (won second of back-to-back titles that year)

Boys Soccer Semifinals coming up on Tuesday

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by: Don Rebel

Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the fall sports postseason.

Already, there seems to have been a trick played to the top half of the Class 4A boys soccer brackets.

Both No. 1 Seneca Valley and No. 4 Upper St. Clair were upset in the district quarterfinals, setting up a No. 5 vs. No. 8 final four contest Tuesday.

Norwin (12-5-1), fresh off its upset of top-seeded Seneca Valley, will now battle No. 5 Fox Chapel (11-4-2) at Hampton at 6 p.m.

The Foxes have allowed only three goals in their last nine matches, including the 2-1 win over USC.

The Knights were 3-3-1 in their last seven regular season matches before stunning Seneca Valley in penalty kicks.

The other 4A semifinal follows at Hampton at 8 p.m. when No. 2 North Allegheny takes on No. 3 Butler for the third time this season.

The Tigers beat their Section 1-4A rivals, 4-1, in their first meeting before the teams played to a 2-2 draw in their second match.

Boys Soccer WPIAL Quarterfinals Recap

BOYS SOCCER

WPIAL QUARTERFINALS

#8 Norwin 3, #1 Seneca Valley 2 (PK)

Norwin (13-5-1)

Luke Halberg – Goal

Alex Brown – Goal

Will see #5 Fox Chapel in the WPIAL Semifinals on Tuesday.

Seneca Valley (13-1-3)

Zach Garma – Goal

Cole Kamarec – Goal

#2 North Allegheny 6, #7 Canon-McMillan 1

North Allegheny (15-1-3)

Joey Vojtas – 2 Goals

Arnav Patel – Goal

Will Love – Goal

Nathan Katari – Goal

Zach Nash – Goal

Score the last 5 goals of the game. Advances to take on #3 Butler on Tuesday in the WPIAL Semifinals.

Canon-McMillan (10-7-1)

Louis Liberatore – Goal

#3 Butler 3, #6 Peters Township 0

Butler (14-2-3)

Jaxon Llewellyn – Goal

Chris Rubcic – Goal

Thomas Sheptak – Goal

Drew Knight – Clean sheet

Advances to the WPIAL Semifinals where they will meet #2 North Allegheny on Tuesday.

#5 Fox Chapel 2, #4 Upper St. Clair 1

Fox Chapel advances to the WPIAL Semifinals where they will take on #8 Norwin on Tuesday.

Boys Soccer WPIAL Quarterfinal Preview

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#8 NORWIN (12-5-1) at #1 SENECA VALLEY (13-0-3) – 1 PM

#8 NORWIN

STANDINGS: T-2nd place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: L1 (3-game unbeaten streak to finish section play)

LAST SEASON: lost to Pine-Richland 3-1 in WPIAL Quarterfinals

#1 SENECA VALLEY

STANDINGS: Section 1-4A Champions

STREAK: W5 (20-game unbeaten streak; last loss came on Nov. 5, 2022 in the WPIAL Championship)

LAST SEASON: beat Upper St. Clair 4-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, def. Fox Chapel 3-2 in WPIAL Semifinals, lost to Pine-Richland 1-0 in WPIAL Championship

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Norwin – looking for first playoff win since the 2020 WPIAL Quarterfinals

Seneca Valley – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 6th straight season

REGULAR SEASON:

Seneca Valley def. Norwin, 5-1 on Aug. 26 at the Seneca Valley Kick-Off Tournament

LAST POSTSEASON MEETING:

Seneca Valley def. Norwin, 5-1 in the 2020 WPIAL Semifinals

#5 FOX CHAPEL (11-4-2) at #4 UPPER ST. CLAIR (14-1-2) – 1 PM

#5 FOX CHAPEL

STANDINGS: 4th place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: W3 (last loss came on Oct. 10 to #3 Butler)

LAST SEASON: beat Canon-McMillan 4-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, fell to Upper St. Clair 3-2 in WPIAL Semifinals

#4 UPPER ST. CLAIR

STANDINGS: Section 2-4A Champions

STREAK: W1 (9-game unbeaten streak; last loss came on Sept. 14 to #6 Peters Township)

LAST SEASON: lost to Seneca Valley 4-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Fox Chapel – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 4th straight season

Upper St. Clair – looking for first playoff win since 2020 WPIAL First Round

#7 CANON-McMILLAN (10-6-1) at #2 NORTH ALLEGHENY (14-1-3) – 1 PM

#7 CANON-McMILLAN

STANDINGS: 4th place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: W4 (last loss came on Oct. 3 to #4 Upper St. Clair)

LAST SEASON: lost to Fox Chapel 4-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals

#2 NORTH ALLEGHENY

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: W1 (last loss came on Oct. 12 to #1 Seneca Valley)

LAST SEASON: Missed playoffs (first playoff appearance since 2021)

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Canon-McMillan – looking for first playoff win since 2019 WPIAL Championship

North Allegheny – looking for first playoff win since the 2021 WPIAL Quarterfinals

#6 PETERS TOWNSHIP (12-3-1) at #3 BUTLER (13-2-3) – 1 PM

#6 PETERS TOWNSHIP

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher in Section 2-4A

STREAK: W2 (7-game unbeaten streak; last loss came on Sept. 21 to #7 Canon-McMillan)

LAST SEASON: lost to Butler 1-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals

#3 BUTLER

STANDINGS: 3rd place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: W4 (13-game unbeaten streak; last loss came on Sept. 5 against #2 North Allegheny)

LAST SEASON: beat Peters Township 1-0 in 2022 WPIAL Quarterfinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Peters Township – looking for first playoff win since the 2021 PIAA State Quarterfinals

Butler – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

PREVIOUS POSTSEASON MEETINGS:

Butler def. Peters Township 1-0 in the 2022 WPIAL Quarterfinals

Peters Township def. Butler 4-2 in the 2021 WPIAL Quarterfinals