October 26, 2025 8:00 am
The WPIAL Football Playoff brackets were released Saturday afternoon. Washington/Greene County has 11 teams included in the pairings, six of those in the 1A bracket. Avella, Bentworth, California, Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry and Jeff-Morgan in the 1A field will be joined by Wash High and Waynesburg in the 2A bracket, 4A Trinity, 5A Peters Township and 6A Canon-McMillan. Fort Cherry, the two-time defending WPIAL champion, is the top seed and will host #16 Avella, a wild card entry. #7 Bentworth will host a WPIAL playoff game for the first time in 27 years, entertaining #10 Jeannette. #12 Chartiers-Houston visits #5 South Side Area as the Bucs seek their first playoff win since beating Clairton in the opening round 25 years ago. Wash High is seeded fifth in the 2A bracket and will host #12 Beaver Falls in the schools’ fourth playoff meeting. Waynesburg won three of its last four to get a wild card invitation. The #13 Raiders travel to #4 South Allegheny. The winners of those two 2A games meet in the quarterfinals. #2 Trinity is home with #7 Aliquippa, a rematch of last year’s opening round game at Aliquippa. The Hillers won the Big Six title while Aliquippa needed a wild card invitation to get in. Peters Township has a first-round bye in the 12-team 5A bracket and await the Bethel Park/North Hills winner. 6A Canon-McMillan is the last team to get in, surviving a three-way tie with Mt. Lebanon and Seneca Valley. The Big Macs are off this week, then play #1 Central Catholic in the semifinals. WPIAL Football Brackets We’ll have coverage on the WJPA Sports Network, including on-air & online free-to-access audio plus most of our coverage prior to WPIAL and/or PIAA Finals will be available on the NFHS Network (subscription required under League agreements).
WPIAL Football
Friday, Oct. 31 – Quarterfinals
4A #7 Aliquippa at #2 Trinity, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here!
Friday, Oct. 31 – First Round (7 pm unless noted)
2A #12 Beaver Falls at #5 Wash High, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
2A #13 Waynesburg at #4 South Allegheny
1A #16 Avella at #1 Fort Cherry
1A #13 Jeff-Morgan at #4 Laurel
1A #12 Chartiers-Houston at #5 South Side Beaver
1A #11 Frazier at #6 California
1A #10 Jeannette at #7 Bentworth
Friday, Nov. 7 – Quarterfinals
5A #7 Bethel Park/#10 North Hills winner at #2 Peters Township
Friday, Nov. 7 – Semifinals
6A #4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Central Catholic (site to be announced)
October 26, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Saturday – Quarterfinals
4A Boys #4 Seneca Valley > #5 Canon-McMillan, 3-1
4A Boys #1 Peters Township > #8 North Allegheny, 1-0
1A Girls #11 Waynesburg > #3 Seton-La Salle, 3-1
1A Girls #2 Bentworth > #10 OLSH, 2-0 Watch/Listen Here!
Monday – Semifinals
5:45 pm 1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #4 Beaver County Christian (at Quaker Valley), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
6:00 pm 4A Girls #1 Peters Township vs. #5 North Allegheny (at Dormont Stadium)
Tuesday – Semifinals
6:15 pm 1A Girls #2 Bentworth vs. #11 Waynesburg (at Peters Township), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
6:30 pm 4A Boys #1 Peters Township vs. #4 Seneca Valley (at West Allegheny)
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Saturday – Quarterfinals
4A #2 Peters Township > #10 Canon-McMillan, 3-1
1A #7 California > #2 Beth-Center, 3-0
1A #6 Serra Catholic > #3 Fort Cherry, 3-2
1A #1 Frazier > #9 Carmichaels, 3-0
Tuesday – Semifinals
6:00 pm 2A # 2 Waynesburg vs. #11 Avonworth (at Peters Township)
Wednesday – Semifinals
5:45 pm 4A #2 Peters Township vs. #6 North Catholic (at Mt. Lebanon), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
7:30 pm 1A #7 California vs. #6 Serra Catholic (at Peters Township)
October 26, 2025 12:01 am
Washington & Jefferson senior quarterback Kellen Stahl set an NCAA Division III record Saturday afternoon, completing 27-of-28 passes (96.4%), propelling the Presidents to a 56-0 win against Waynesburg. Stahl threw for 408 yards and five touchdowns, two each to Jacob Macosko and Joey DeSabato. W&J scored on five of six first half possessions and were never challenged, rolling up nearly 600 yards total offense while holding Waynesburg to under 100 yards and five first downs. Macosko’s second TD grab moved him into a tie for fifth on the all-time list for receiving touchdowns, joining Alex Baroffio and Craig Besong. The senior from Peters Township also moved up the ladder on several other career receiving lists thanks to his six catch, 100 yard afternoon. Macosko is now two catches shy of moving into fourth place on that list, and just over 160 yards out of fifth place on the career yards list. W&J remains unbeaten atop the PAC standings with three weeks to play. The Presidents are followed by Case-Western Reserve (4-1), Geneva (5-1) and Grove City (4-1). W&J hosts Case next Saturday night, then travels to Geneva Nov. 8 before wrapping up conference play at home against Thiel on Nov. 15.
October 26, 2025 7:04 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Heintschel sets a Pitt freshman record by passing for 423 yards as the Panthers raced by North Carolina State 53-34. Heintschel completed 28 of 48 passes, including an 84-yard touchdown to Blue Hicks, to remain unbeaten in four starts. The victory kept Pitt in the ACC race it may have also come with a cost after star running back Desmond Reid exited in the third quarter with a leg injury. Hollywood Smothers scores a 65-yard touchdown for N.C. State, but the Wolfpack struggled to keep up with a Pitt offense that piled up over 500 yards.
October 26, 2025 7:06 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw a touchdown pass and TCU outlasted West Virginia 23-17. TCU barely outgained West Virginia 343-342 but made the most of its opportunities. TCU started its first three possessions past midfield and led 10-0 before West Virginia had mustered a first down. Hoover found Eric McAlister on a 4-yard scoring toss midway through the second quarter for a 17-7 lead. McAlister caught nine passes for 124 yards. Nate McCashland kicked three field goals for the Horned Frogs. West Virginia freshman Scotty Fox Jr. threw two touchdown passes for West Virginia, which has lost five straight.
October 26, 2025 7:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets scored three times during the shootout to edge the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. Kent Johnson, Adam Fantilli, and Kirill Marchenko all beat Pittsburgh’s Artur Silovs in the shootout to give the Blue Jackets just their second win in their last 18 trips to Pittsburgh. Dmitri Voronkov scored twice for Columbus. Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang and Bryan Rust scored two minutes apart to force overtime. Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves, including a crucial stop in overtime as Columbus halted Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak.
October 24, 2025 12:02 am
Canon-McMillan lost to Central Catholic but clinched a playoff spot with Norwin’s win over Mt. Lebanon. The Big Macs finished in a three-way tie with Seneca Valley and Mt. Lebanon but own wins over both, earning CM a spot in the semifinals in two week against Central Catholic. Peters Township finished the regular season unbeaten, won the Allegheny Six championship and will have a bye in the first round of the 5A tournament. Trinity closed the season with five straight wins, winning the outright 4A Big Six title. Wash High lost in the 2A Century Conference title game and a shot at a first round bye. Waynesburg’s win over Sto-Rox puts the Raiders in the 2A wild card discussion. Fort Cherry rolled to the Black Hills title and possibly the 1A top seed. The Rangers are the two-time defending champions. Chartiers-Houston tuned up for their first playoff game in four years with a non-conference win. California rallied from a halftime deficit at Jeff-Morgan to win the game and the Tri-County South title. Bentworth’s win clinches second place for the Bearcats. Avella, in fourth place in six-way discussion for FOUR wild card spots. The Eagles are 6-4, along with Monessen and Frazier, the best records among the group.
Week 8 scores:
6A Quad County
Central Catholic 45, Canon-McMillan 10. Big Macs clinch playoff spot
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 35, Bethel Park 0. Indians win conference title outright.
4A Big Six
Trinity 34, Belle Vernon 21. Hillers claim first conference title in nearly 40 years.
Chartiers Valley 38, Ringgold 0
3A Western Hills
Quaker Valley 21, McGuffey 0
2A Century
Seton-La Salle 27, Wash High 14 Watch/Listen Here!
Waynesburg 43, Sto-Rox 6. Raiders now .500 and in wild card picture.
Charleroi 30, Carlynton 6
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 49, Serra Catholic 8. Rangers unbeaten regular season, conference title.
Saturday, 7:00 pm — Burgettstown vs. Bishop Canevin (at Dormont)
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth 35, Avella 0 Watch/Listen Here!
California 36, Jeff-Morgan 14–Trojans win conference title. Rockets drop to third.
Beth-Center 26, West Greene 21
Carmichaels 54, Mapletown 0
Non-Conference
Chartiers-Houston 56, Northgate 20
October 24, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Thursday – Quarterfinals
4A Girls # 1 Peters Township > # 8 Canon-McMillan, 2-0
Saturday – Quarterfinals
12:00 n 4A Boys #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 Seneca Valley
12:00 n 1A Girls #11 Waynesburg vs. #3 Seton-La Salle (at Peters Township)
2:00 pm 4A Boys #8 North Allegheny at #1 Peters Township
4:00 pm 1A Girls #2 Bentworth vs. #10 OLSH (at Peters Township), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
Semifinals (sites, dates, times to be announced):
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #4 Beaver County Christian
4A Girls #1 Peters Township vs. #5 North Allegheny
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Thursday – Quarterfinals
2A # 2 Waynesburg > #10 Neshannock, 3-0
Saturday – Quarterfinals
12:00 n 4A #10 Canon-McMillan at #2 Peters Township
12:00 n 1A #7 California at #2 Beth-Center
12:00 n 1A #6 Serra Catholic at #3 Fort Cherry
12:00 n 1A #9 Carmichaels at #1 Frazier
Semifinals (sites, dates, times to be announced):
2A # 2 Waynesburg vs. #11 Avonworth
October 25, 2025 4:28 am
TORONTO (AP) — Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1. Daulton Varsho started Toronto’s comeback from a 2-0 deficit with a two-run drive in the fourth off Blake Snell. The longball barrage was fitting as the Fall Classic returned to Toronto for the first time since 1993, when Blue Jays slugger Joe Carter hit the second walk-off homer to end a World Series. Shohei Ohtani hit his first Series home run for the heavily favored Dodgers, seeking to become the first repeat champion since the New York Yankees took three titles in a row from 1998-2000.
October 25, 2025 4:30 am
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges. Speaking on Friday night during Amazon Prime Video’s first broadcast, Silver said he was deeply disturbed by the indictments. The arrests, which happened on Thursday, involve nearly three dozen people, including Billups and Rozier. Rozier is accused of conspiring to help associates win bets based on his performance. Billups faces charges related to rigged poker games. Silver apologized to fans, noting the situation has overshadowed the league’s opening week.
