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
October 23, 2026 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to pick up his fourth career shutout as the Penguins topped Florida 4-0. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Penguins. Silovs’ performance spoiled the debut of Florida’s Cooper Black, who became the tallest goalie in NHL history at 6-foot-9. Black made 18 saves, but the Panthers dropped their second game in two nights. Nick Robertson scored twice for Pittsburgh, while Hendrix Lapierre and Evgeni Malkin each add a goal and an assist.
October 23, 2026 4:31 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win. Williams was 22-for-33 passing in his second game back after being sidelined by a right hamstring injury. He became the first Bears quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in consecutive games since Mitch Trubisky had a three-game run in 2018. Williams outdueled Maye in their second meeting since the longtime friends were part of the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams went No. 1 overall to Chicago, and Maye was selected by New England at No. 3.
October 23, 2026 4:30 am
PARIS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have a lot riding on their showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Stade de France on Sunday. The Saints are the “home” team, have been here all week and have tried to enlist fans ahead of the historic event, the first NFL game in France. Plus, they need a win. The Saints (2-4) responded to criticism from team owner Gayle Benson by beating the New York Giants 34-27 to halt a three-game skid, even though they nearly blew a late lead. They’d love to go into their bye week on back-to-back victories.
October 23, 2026 4:32 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are set to face off in a unique World Series. Jacob Misiorowski, known for his record-breaking fastball, will pitch for the Brewers on Friday night. Both teams are seeking their first championship, with the Brewers returning to the Series after 44 years. The Rays and Brewers have relied on a throwback style of play, focusing less on home runs. This is the first World Series with robot umpires, adding a new twist to the game. Both teams have modest payrolls, marking a shift from big-spending franchises.
October 22, 2026 12:01 am
Washington/Greene County is sending 13 teams to the WPIAL soccer playoffs. Included in the brackets, Top 5 seeds for Bentworth (1A Boys #1, 1A Girls #5), Peters Township (4A Girls #2, 4A Boys #3) and Trinity (3A Boys #4). Preliminary round action is slated to begin Thursday for brackets with more than 16 teams. First round play is set for Saturday. Click for WPIAL brackets
Thursday, Oct. 22 (Preliminary Round)
2A Boys #13 Ambridge over #20 Charleroi, 9-0
Saturday, Oct. 24 (1st Round)
3A Boys #4 Trinity hosting #13 Latrobe, 1 pm
3A Boys #11 Ringgold at #6 Central Valley, 3 pm
1A Boys #11 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Riverview, 3 pm at Springdale HS
4A Girls #7 Canon-McMillan hosting #10 Armstrong, 1 pm
2A Girls #12 Waynesburg at #5 Central Valley, 1 pm
Monday, Oct. 26, First Round
4A Boys #10 Canon-McMillan at #7 Pine-Richland, 7 pm
1A Girls #10 Chartiers-Houston vs. #7 Eden Christian Academy, 6 pm at North Allegheny
1A Girls #16 Beth-Center vs. #1 Sewickley Academy, 6 pm at Peters Township
1A Girls #5 Bentworth vs. #12 Aquinas Academy, 8 pm at Peters Township
First Round Byes
4A Boys #3 Peters Township (to quarterfinals, Thursday, Oct. 29)
1A Boys #1 Bentworth (to quarterfinals, Wednesday, Oct. 28)
4A Girls #2 Peters Township to quarterfinals, Wednesday, Oct. 28)
Girls volleyball was expanded to six classifications by the PIAA, starting with this season. The regular season ends Thursday with the WPIAL committee scheduled to meet Friday to set the brackets. Canon-McMillan (6A), Peters Township & Trinity (5A), Ringgold (4A), Waynesburg, McGuffey & Chartiers-Houston (3A), Fort Cherry, Wash High, Bentworth, Beth-Center, California & Carmichaels (2A) have all clinched post-season berths. Once brackets are posted, we’ll list the match-ups here.
October 22, 2026 4:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one. Goodell said Wednesday that the league’s chief medical officer has gone through the steps that were followed and added that the union had a right to call for a review. Dr. Allen Sills on Tuesday offered a passionate defense of the Eagles medical staff. The NFL said officials were in touch with team doctors and trainers, as well as the Cleveland Clinic in London, where the Eagles were playing the Jaguars on Oct. 11. Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season after a blood clot in his calf traveled to his lungs.
October 22, 2026 4:24 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals. Rhyne Howard added 16 points and Naz Hillmon had 15 for the Dream, who host Game 4 on Saturday. It was the second straight strong game for Reese, who had 30 points and 16 rebounds in Game 2, which the Dream also won. With the game tied at 49 in the third quarter, Atlanta scored eight straight, including four by Reese. Atlanta closed the quarter scoring 12 of the final 14 points.
October 21, 2026 4:23 am
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital after having a medical emergency on the team’s flight home from a four-game trip. The club said the 19-year-old Kindel had an unspecified issue shortly after the team’s plane took off from the Salt Lake City airport on Tuesday. The plane returned to the airport while Kindel was tended to on the flight by the team’s medical staff. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Utah hospital. The team said Kindel was conscious, alert and stable. Kindel was the 11th overall pick in the 2025 draft.
October 21, 2026 4:23 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marquez Valdes-Scantling is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has signed the veteran wide receiver to the practice squad after a spate of injuries at the position. Valdes-Scantling, 32, spent part of the 2025 season with Pittsburgh, catching 10 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown in five games. Pittsburgh needs help at wide receiver after Michael Pittman Jr. and Roman Wilson were placed on injured reserve. The Steelers are Valdes-Scantling’s third team in less than two months. He was released by Dallas in late August and then signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in September before being let go last week.
