October 26, 2026 4:33 am
No. 1 Miami is the only team to hold its spot in The Associated Press Top 25 after another wild week of college football. Idle Ohio State moved up to No. 2 in the wake of BYU’s loss at UCF and subsequent fall to No. 8. Georgia, Indiana and Notre Dame round out the top five after three more top-10 teams went down to make it 10 in the last three weeks. Miami, Utah and UCLA are the only remaining unbeaten Bowl Subdivision teams. Sportradar says that’s the fewest at this point in a season since there were three left in 1977.
October 25, 2026 7:00 am
Andrew Sharp ran for 132 yards and four first-half touchdowns, powering a Washington & Jefferson College 65-7 rout at Thiel Saturday afternoon. Robert Doyle returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for the hosts before the Presidents scored touchdowns on eight straight possessions. Quarterback Braylon Wagner was a perfect 12-for-12 for 178 yards and two touchdowns, all before halftime, and the freshman ran for a touchdown. The W&J defense registered six takeaways, including a pair of interceptions by Sam Coleman. Caden Vogel added an interception for the Presidents. W&J is not 6-1 overall, 5-0 in conference play. The Presidents will host Grove City (5-2, 4-0) next Saturday night, likely with the winner taking the Presidents Athletic Conference championship and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
October 25, 2026 7:34 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney had a big game, again. Darian Mensah had a big game, again. And No. 1 Miami got a big win, again. Toney had a school-record 16 catches, Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns, and Miami rolled past Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years. “We ran into a buzz saw,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. “That’s a good football team. They’re the No. 1 team in the country and it’s no joke. They’re averaging 45 points a game. They’re No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in just about every darn category. I don’t know if I’ve faced a team that is No. 1 in just about every category besides being No. 1 in the country.”
October 25, 2026 7:38 am
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Hawkins Jr. ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score, and West Virginia’s defense forced a turnover in its red zone in the final minute to beat TCU 24-20 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) have surpassed their win total for all of last season. “Any win’s a big win, and a win on the road is especially big,” West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said. TCU (3-4, 1-3) drove the length of the field for the potential go-ahead score against the nation’s second-worst defense, but quarterback Jaden Craig was hit by David Afogho as he went back to pass and fumbled at the West Virginia 14. The Mountaineers’ Ben Cutter recovered with 34 seconds left. Craig said he held onto the ball too long on that pivotal play. “Got to get rid of it,” he said. “Can’t take a sack in a two-minute situation.” Hawkins said seeing his own defense come up big after a season full of disappointment “just brought joy to our whole team. It was just a great feeling overall.” West Virginia is idle next Saturday and will face three ranked opponents over their final four games starting at No. 8 Texas Tech on Nov. 7.
October 25, 2026 7:40 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ville Koivunen scored at 3:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2. Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal for Pittsburgh with 1:06 to play in regulation on a cross-ice pass from Sidney Crosby. It was Crosby’s 1,111th career assist, tying Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque for the most with one franchise. Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins, and Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots. Steven Stamkos and Jayden Struble scored for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 34 saves.
October 25, 2026 8:19 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time this postseason. Tampa Bay, which won the American League pennant in part by consistently forcing opponents into mistakes, committed one error, made two other misplays on defense and had a runner thrown out at the plate by Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio. Down 4-0 in the first inning, Milwaukee rallied for its seventh comeback win of this postseason.
October 24, 2026 12:01 am
West Allegheny drove 79 yards and scored with less than a minute to play, then converted the two-point play to beat Trinity. With the win, the Indians clinched a playoff spot and left the Hillers feeling snake-bit. Trinity outgained West Allegheny. 439-226, but turned the ball over twice, including a Jayce Stanton 69-yard Pick Six in the first half. Peters Township’s hopes of repeating took a crushing blow, losing at Bethel Park. Ringgold’s four-game winning streak was snapped along with the Rams unbeaten conference championship dreams. Waynesburg’s section title hopes ended, losing at home to Belle Vernon. Chartiers-Houston’s loss and McGuffey’s win combined to set up next week’s win-and-you’re-in game at McGuffey. Wash High and Fort Cherry both won easily, a week ahead of their Black Hills Conference championship game next week. Bentworth’s playoff hopes took a hit with the loss to Monessen. Avella was even with California to the game’s final three minutes before the Trojans scored to win and remain tied for first in the Tri-County South. Beth-Center needed no such dramatics in its win at Mapletown. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 9 Scores (Friday)
6A Quad County
Central Catholic 42, Canon-McMillan 0 Watch/Listen Here
5A Allegheny Six
West Allegheny 25, Trinity 24 Watch/Listen Here
Bethel Park 27, Peters Township 0 Watch/Listen Here
4A Big Six
Chartiers Valley 27, Ringgold 20
3A Interstate
Belle Vernon 55, Waynesburg 39
2A Century
Bishop Canevin 42, Chartiers-Houston 0
McGuffey 70, Carlynton 12
1A Black Hills
Wash High 57, Sto-Rox 12
Fort Cherry 41, Brentwood 0
Monessen 28, Bentworth 7
1A Tri-County South
California 24, Avella 18
Beth-Center 49, Mapletown 0
Carmichaels 33, Jeff-Morgan 0
Frazier 28, West Greene 22
Non-Conference
Charleroi 43, Quaker Valley 8
Saturday, 1:30 pm
Serra Catholic at Burgettstown
October 24, 2026 3:25 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series. DeLuca’s strikeout came after Tampa Bay’s Liam Hicks had grounded into an apparent game-ending double play that was overturned after a video review. Replays determined Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt’s right foot was slightly off the bag when he reached to catch a high throw from second baseman Brice Turang. Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run over five innings to earn the win.
October 23, 2026 9:35 am
Eleven Washington County girls volleyball teams have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs along with a pair of teams from Greene County. The sport was expanded to six classifications by the PIAA, starting with this season. Peters Township is the #1 seed in the 5A bracket. Waynesburg (3A #2), Fort Cherry (2A #2) and Canon-McMillan (6A #5) also earned top 5 seeds. Those teams are joined in the brackets by Trinity (5A #11), Ringgold (4A #10), McGuffey (3a #7), Chartiers-Houston (3A #11) and five more 2A teams: #6 Beth-Center, #9 California, #11 Bentworth, #14 Wash High and #15 Carmichaels. The first matches for each are listed below with finals set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.
Monday, Oct. 26 (First Round)
2A #2 Fort Cherry hosting #15 Carmichaels, 7 pm
2A #6 Beth-Center hosting #11 Bentworth, 7 pm
2A #9 California at #8 Springdale, 7 pm
2A #14 Wash High at #3 Frazier, 7 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 27 (First Round)
4A #10 Ringgold at #7 Knoch, 7 pm
3A #2 Waynesburg hosting #15 Quaker Valley, 7 pm
3A #7 McGuffey hosting #10 South Allegheny, 7 pm
3A #11 Chartiers-Houston at #6 Burrell, 7 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 27 (Quarterfinals)
6A #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 Baldwin, 7 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 28 (First Round)
5A #1 Peters Township hosting #16 North Hills/#17 Montour winner, 7 pm.
5A #11 Trinity at #6 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm
October 23, 2026 12:01 am
Big school football takes the spotlight tonight on the WJPA Sports Network. Our radio games highlight the 5A Allegheny Six matchups for Trinity and Peters Township. The Hillers host West Allegheny, both trying to keep control of their own playoff destiny. That game airs on WJPA-FM (95.3). Peters Township crosses the border into Allegheny County, the defending WPIAL champions taking on Bethel Park on WJPA-AM (1450). Canon-McMillan gets their regular-season look at the juggernaut that is Central Catholic. We’ll have coverage on wjpa.com. All three games will be available on the WJPA Sports Network. Pregame coverage starts at 6:30 pm with kickoff at 7. Watch/Listen Here!
Ringgold, just two years removed from a 20+ game losing streak, heads to Chartiers Valley with a chance to lock up a 4A playoff berth. Waynesburg has its post-season invite in hand but the Raiders get a good measure, hosting Interstate co-leader Belle Vernon. Waynesburg is still alive for a share of the title. Chartiers-Houston hosts Bishop Canevin, the Bucs trying to stay within one game of first place in the 2A Century. McGuffey, who snapped a 20-game losing streak in Week 1, hosts Carlynton. A Highlanders’ win would be their 5th of the season, almost certainly enough to get at least a wild card invitation. Wash High and Fort Cherry have tune-up games one week ahead of their expected Black Hills championship showdown. Bentworth hosts Monessen, the Bearcats trying to stay in control of their playoff path. Avella is just one game back of Tri-County South co-leaders Beth-Center and California. Having lost earlier this year to B-C, the Eagles host California. Beth-Center and California meet in Fredericktown next week, to decide the conference title, barring an Avella upset. Burgettstown celebrates homecoming Saturday against Serra Catholic, a week ahead of hosting a playoff qualifier at Hill Memorial Stadium.
Week 9 Schedule (Friday, 7:00 pm unless noted)
6A Quad County
Central Catholic at Canon-McMillan, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
5A Allegheny Six
West Allegheny at Trinity, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
Peters Township at Bethel Park, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
4A Big Six
Ringgold at Chartiers Valley
3A Interstate
Belle Vernon at Waynesburg
2A Century
Bishop Canevin at Chartiers-Houston
Carlynton at McGuffey
1A Black Hills
Sto-Rox at Wash High
Brentwood at Fort Cherry
Monessen @ Bentworth
1A Tri-County South
California at Avella
Beth-Center at Mapletown
Carmichaels at Jeff-Morgan
Frazier at West Greene
Non-Conference
Charleroi at Quaker Valley
Saturday, 1:30 pm
Serra Catholic at Burgettstown
