November 2, 2025 12:02 am
The WPIAL has released sites for the second round of the football playoffs. Five Washington County teams will be in action including Peters Township hosting its quarterfinal game after a first round bye. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Football Playoffs, Friday, Nov. 8 (all 7 pm unless noted)
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Neshannock, 6:30 pm at Beaver Area’s Gypsy Glen Stadium, WJPA-FM (95.3), Listen/Watch
#12 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Laurel, 6:30 pm at West Allegheny, wjpa.com, Listen/Watch
2A Quarterfinals
#5 Wash High vs. #4 South Allegheny, 6:30 pm at Charleroi, WJPA-AM (1450), Listen/Watch
5A Quarterfinals
#7 Bethel Park at #2 Peters Township
6A Semifinals
#4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Central Catholic at West Mifflin
November 2, 2025 12:01 am
Kobe DeRosa and Andrew Sharp combined for 180 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, leading Washington & Jefferson to a 28-17 win against Case-Western Reserve Saturday night. The running back duo ran the ball an unusually heavy 39 times on the way to a sixth consecutive win. John Peduzzi caught eight passes, including a 9-yard TD passes helping the Presidents to earn Head Coach Mike Sirianni his 200th career win at the College. W&J opened the scoring with an 83-yard drive on the game’s first possession, capped by Kellen Stahl’s scoring throw to Peduzzi in far back corner of the end zone. Case-Western got on the board with a short field goal, then turned a fumble recovery into an early second quarter lead, 10-7. After an exchange of punts, W&J scored a pair of touchdowns about 3 1/2 minutes apart. DeRosa ended both drives in the endzone as the Presidents ran the ball 14 consecutive plays over the the possessions, carrying a 21-10 lead to intermission. CWR turned the ball over on a sack starting the third quarter, W&J taking over at mid-field. Seven plays later, Sharp powered in from a yard out with the Presidents’ final touchdown. Case QB Sam DiTillio set the final score with a one-yard run on the ensuing possession. W&J heads to Beaver Falls next Saturday to take on Geneva College. A win would clinch the PAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
November 2, 2025 6:21 am
TORONTO (AP) — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles. Los Angeles overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, and the first from the National League since the 1975 and ’76 Cincinnati Reds. Smith hit a 2-0 slider off Shane Bieber into the Blue Jays’ bullpen, giving the Dodgers their first lead of the night.
November 2, 2025 6:20 am
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rookie forward Brad Lambert scored his first NHL goal and backup goalie Eric Comrie made 28 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Saturday. Kyle Connor scored twice, including an empty-net goal, and Gabriel Valardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg (9-3-0). Sidney Crosby and Blake Lizotte scored for Pittsburgh (8-3-2). Arturs Silovs made 29 saves.
November 2, 2025 6:17 am
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mason Heintschel throws for 304 yards and three touchdowns, leading Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win over Stanford on Saturday. Heintschel, Pitt’s first true freshman starting quarterback since 2017, completes 23 of 38 passes. Ja’Kyrian Turner runs for 127 yards, while Kenny Johnson, Raphael Williams Jr., and Jake Overman catch touchdowns. Pitt’s defense dominates with five sacks and four forced turnovers. Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson completes 17 of 30 throws for 228 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions before being benched. The Panthers never trail, scoring their first touchdown early after a defensive stop.
November 2, 2025 6:18 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Penn State 38-14. The Buckeyes led 17-14 at halftime but took control in the second half, scoring on three of their first four possessions. Jeremiah Smith scored twice, including a highlight-reel grab in the fourth quarter. Sayin completed 20 of 23 passes, joining Geno Smith as the only players since 1985 with three games in a season of 300 yards passing, three touchdowns, no interceptions and at least 85% completion. Penn State has dropped five straight games.
November 1, 2025 12:02 am
The WPIAL football playoffs opened Friday night with 11 teams from our two-county area. Two won easily (Fort Cherry, Wash High), two had byes (Canon-McMillan, Peters Township), one rallied late for an upset (Chartiers-Houston), and six were eliminated, one in the final minute of play (Trinity). The Tri-County South was eliminated from the 1A tournament with losses by California, Bentworth, Jeff-Morgan and Avella. Only Bentworth’s game was close into second half as the Bearcats were tied 17-17 with Jeannette into the fourth quarter. Trinity took a 14-7 lead into the middle of the fourth on Aliquippa, only to see the Quips score twice, including the game-winner with just 20 seconds to play. It was the first home playoff game for the Hillers since 2001. Chartiers-Houston registered the first upset of the playoffs, scoring in the 4th quarter to beat South Side in Hookstown, the first playoff victory for Chartiers-Houston since beating Clairton in the opening round of the 2000 playoffs. Wash High jumped in front early and rolled past Beaver Falls, the Little Prexies’ 8th win in their last 9 home playoff games. Sites/times for the next round are expected to be released Saturday. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Football Playoffs, Friday, Oct. 31
4A Quarterfinals
#7 Aliquippa 21, #2 Trinity 14 Listen/Watch
2A First Round
#5 Wash High 37, #12 Beaver Falls 8 Listen/Watch,
#4 South Allegheny 61, #13 Waynesburg 13
1A First Round
#1 Fort Cherry 48, #16 Avella 14
#11 Frazier 27, #6 California 12
#10 Jeannette 38, #7 Bentworth 24
#12 Chartiers-Houston 26, #5 South Side 21
#4 Laurel 35, #13 Jeff-Morgan 0
Friday, Nov. 8
6A Semifinals
#4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Central Catholic, site/time to be determined
5A Quarterfinals
7:00 pm #7 Bethel Park at #2 Peters Township
2A Quarterfinals
#5 Wash High vs. #4 South Allegheny (site/time to be announced), WJPA-AM (1450), Listen/Watch
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Neshannock (site/time to be announced), WJPA-FM (95.3), Listen/Watch
#12 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Laurel (site/time to be announced)
November 1, 2025 4:48 am
TORONTO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7. Yamamoto was not quite as sharp as in his Game 2 four-hitter. He lasted six innings and allowed an RBI single in the third by George Springer, who returned after missing two games with an injury to his right side. Rookie relievers Justin Wrobleski and Roki Sasaki combined for six outs before starter Tyler Glasnow came out of the bullpen to escape a ninth-inning jam and rescue the Dodgers.
October 31, 2025 12:01 am
The Bentworth girls & boys soccer teams swept WPIAL 1A championship matches Thursday night. The girls won their first-ever WPIAL title, beating #1 Sewickley Academy, 1-0. The boys claimed their third straight crown, beating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-1.
The girls match went scoreless deep into the second half when Brielle Dillon’s swept the ball forward and through the legs of the Panthers’ goal keeper with just 93 seconds left. Madelyn Johns was credited with the assist. Just moments earlier, Bentworth goalie Julia Brandau and defender Meredith Allender stopped a Sewickley corner kick on the goal line. The Bentworth girls will take on the District 5 runner-up in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday.
Ryan Moessner scored twice, Adam Moessner had a goal and an assist as the boys delivered on a three-peat, topping OLSH for the second straight year in the finals. Ryan Moessner took a long feed from his brother nd scored less than three minutes into the match. Andre Kolocouris scored off a corner kick for the Chargers in the 25th minute, tying the match. Adam Moessner was set up by Caden Hackinson, breaking the tie with just under 10 minutes to play in the half. The Bearcats’ final goal came early in the second half, again, Ryan finding the net on a feed from Billy Moyer. Ryan Moessner now has 55 goals on the year, 143 in his career at Bentworth. The boys will play the District 10 champion Tuesday in the PIAA first round.
October 30, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Thursday – WPIAL Championship at Highmark Stadium, Station Square
1A Girls #2 Bentworth > #1 Sewickley Academy, 1-0 Listen Here!
1A Boys #1 Bentworth > #2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-1 Listen Here!
PIAA Qualifier
#4 Springdale > #11 Waynesburg, 3-1
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Wednesday – Semifinals
4A #2 Peters Township > #6 North Catholic, 3-0
1A #6 Serra Catholic > #7 California, 3-2
Thursday – PIAA Qualifier
2A #2 Waynesburg > #4 OLSH, 3-1
Saturday – PIAA Qualifier
1A #1 Frazier > #7 California, 3-2
Saturday – WPIAL Championship at Peters Township
4A #2 Peters Township > #5 Pine-Richland, 3-0
