November 8, 2025 7:02 am
Fort Cherry, Wash High and Peters Township won their WPIAL football quarterfinal games Friday night, advancing to next weekend’s semifinals. Chartiers-Houston and Canon-McMillan lost and were eliminated. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Football Scores
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Cherry 36, #9 Neshannock 9, Listen/Watch
Eli Salvini ran for 204 yards and a pair of second half touchdowns leading Fort Cherry to its 40th consecutive win against WPIAL opponents. Matt Sieg ran for 129 and two touchdowns as the Rangers earned a third straight trip to the WPIAL semifinals.
#4 Laurel 40, #12 Chartiers-Houston 21, Listen/Watch
Laurel took a 14-0 lead to the locker room at the half, then extended it to 28-7 in the third on the way to the win, earning the Spartans a match-up with Fort Cherry next week. Kolton Carlson and Jack Miles each scored twice for Laurel. Aaron Walsh threw three TD passes for Chartiers-Houston.
2A Quarterfinals
#5 Wash High 31, #4 South Allegheny 7, Listen/Watch
Wash High took a pair of interceptions back for touchdowns as the Little Prexies eliminated South Allegheny. Blaise Naraskavitch and Tristan Reed each recorded a Pick Six in the first half, helping Wash High to a 24-7 intermission lead. The Little Prexies lost Naraskavitch to a leg injury halfway through the final period. Wash High will play Seton-La Salle in the semifinals next week.
5A Quarterfinals
#2 Peters Township 42, #7 Bethel Park 14
Cole Neupaver ran for four touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, leading Peters Township back to the semifinals. The game was 14-14 at the half before the Indians scored 28 unanswered points. Peters Township will take on Upper St. Clair in the semifinals.
6A Semifinals
#1 Central Catholic 44, #4 Canon-McMillan 7
Matt Hirsch scooped a fumble and returned it 76 yards, giving Canon-McMillan a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter but it was all Central Catholic from there as the Vikings clinched a 7th straight trip to the 6A title game. The Big Macs were held to just 117 yards total offense.
November 8, 2025 10:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damarco Minor totaled 23 points, Brandin Cummings scored 19 and Pittsburgh beat Longwood 78-60. Minor sank 5 of 8 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and 9 of 10 free throws for Pittsburgh (2-0). He added six rebounds. Cummings shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc and 0 for 2 from inside it, making 4 of 5 foul shots. Roman Siulepa had a team-high 10 points to lead the Panthers to a 33-28 advantage at halftime before finishing with 12. Johan Nziemi led Longwood (1-1) with 16 points.
November 7, 2025 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals 5-3. Crosby’s two first-period power-play goals boosted his season total to an NHL-best 11. Rust’s fifth of the season helped the Penguins avoid a third straight loss. Washington’s Alex Ovechkin fueled a second-period rally with a pair of assists a night after becoming the first player in NHL history to reach the 900-goal plateau. Ryan Strome, Tom Wilson and Rasmus Sundin scored for Washington.
November 7, 2025 4:33 am
DENVER (AP) — Denver’s defense bailed out the Broncos in a 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. The Broncos sacked Geno Smith six times to make up for their spotty performances on offense and special teams. They barely outplayed the Raiders, who just traded away top receiver Jakobi Meyers. Wil Lutz’s 32-yard field goal in the third quarter broke a 7-7 tie. After Daniel Carlson missed a 48-yarder to tie it, the Broncos chewed up the rest of the clock with a methodical drive. The game was a flag-fest with neither team able to find an offensive rhythm.
November 7, 2025 4:31 am
Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot. Police said Kneeland didn’t stop for Texas Department of Public Safety troopers over a traffic violation on Wednesday night. Kneeland was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Thursday morning, about three hours after the crash, police said. According to police dispatch recordings from Broadcastify, people were concerned for Kneeland after he had sent a group text “saying goodbye.”
November 6, 2025 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers opted to stand pat rather than make a move for another veteran wide receiver at the trade deadline. That decision was fine by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who says he likes the group of pass catchers at his disposal for the first-place Steelers. Pittsburgh did sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad, reuniting him with Rodgers, whom he played alongside in Green Bay earlier in their respective careers. The Steelers are the only team in the NFL who have had nine different players catch a touchdown and eight different players with at least 100 yards receiving. Rodgers has credited the group for not being selfish, one of the reasons he thinks they’ve been successful.
November 6, 2025 4:29 am
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are undergoing a major rebuild after trading stars Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. Gardner was sent to Indianapolis on Tuesday and Williams was dealt to Dallas. The trades brought in first-round draft picks for 2026 and 2027, signaling a long-term strategy. Jets coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey emphasized patience and opportunity. Glenn reiterated the team will be one fans can be proud of, though the Jets are likely to miss the playoffs for the 15th straight year. The focus now shifts to future drafts and finding a franchise quarterback.
November 6, 2025 4:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NHL now has a 900-goal club. Charter member: Alex Ovechkin, of course. The Washington star pushed his record total to a new level Wednesday night, scoring against the St. Louis Blues to reach 900. The milestone came 2:39 into the second period. Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he backhanded Jakob Chychrun’s rebound past a sliding Jordan Binnington, who wasn’t able to recover in time. The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old’s accomplishment, while Binnington tucked the milestone puck into his pants.
November 5, 2025 12:01 am
The PIAA Soccer and Volleyball playoffs started Tuesday including four teams from our two-county area. Two of those teams have advanced to the weekend’s quarterfinal round as Peters Township volleyball and Bentworth boys soccer won their matches. The Bentworth girls soccer and Waynesburg volleyball teams lost and were eliminated.
PIAA Soccer Brackets
Tuesday, Nov. 4, First Round
1A Girls McConnellsburg > Bentworth, 2-0 Watch/Listen Here!
The Bentworth girls could never regain the intensity that led them to the WPIAL championship last week, and that set the stage for District 5 runner-up McConnellsburg’s win over the Bearcats. Marin DeShong took a feed from Margaret McKelvy and buried it in an empty net in the 28th minute. Emma Gordon’s goal from DeShong in the 64th minute sealed the win for the Spartans.
1A Boys Bentworth > Mercyhurst Prep, 3-1 Watch/Listen Here!
Blake Lusk and Ryan Moessner each tallied a goal and an assist as the Bentworth boys eliminated Mercyhurst Prep for the second straight season. Lusk chipped a ball into the penalty box, setting up Adam Moessner’s blistering turning kick into the net. The Lakers tied the match with about 3:30 to play in the half. Ryan Moessner scored just 2:40 into the second half with Lusk adding the insurance marker about 20 minutes later. The Bearcats will face Winchester Thurston, a 6-0 winner at Brockway. Bentworth / Winchester Thurston will play Saturday, 5:30 pm at Peters Township.
PIAA Volleyball Brackets
Tuesday, Nov. 4, First Round
4A Peters Township > Manheim Township, 3-1
2A Corry > Waynesburg, 3-0
Peters Township will play District 1 runner-up Unionville Saturday, 1:00 pm at Chambersburg.
November 5, 2025 4:53 am
Ohio State received top billing in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama. The top three head into the final four weeks of the regular season undefeated. Another team with no losses, BYU of the Big 12, was ranked seventh. At No. 5 was Georgia, followed by Mississippi. All of the top six came from either the Big Ten or Southeastern Conference — a dose of business as usual despite a season that has been anything but predictable. Pitt is No. 24. The Panthers are riding a five game win streak and are 7-2 overall and in third place in the ACC with a 5-1 record.
