High School Soccer category

Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers named Valley News Dispatch boys athlete of the year

Collin Rodgers is a winner. Across his storied Deer Lakes high school career, Rodgers’ teams won four WPIAL championships — two in soccer and two in basketball — and appeared in one PIAA basketball final. Rodgers helped those teams achieve what they did, but the senior was indispensable in their...
Quaker Valley soccer standout Ari Bosh makes college decision

The three captains of the Quaker Valley girls soccer team — senior midfielder Ari Bosh, senior defender Emma Currier and junior F/M Annabel Miko were lauded as All-WPIAL selections following the 2025 season. They also were named all-section along with QV juniors Eliza Rahm (M/D), Rowan Wallace (MF) and Maddie...
Quaker Valley’s Emma Currier caps standout career with WPIAL Scholar-Athlete honor

Emma Currier was defensive anchor for four years on the Quaker Valley girls soccer team. The senior defender served as a team captain last fall along with Ari Bosh, a senior midfielder, and Annabel Miko, a junior midfielder/striker. Currier also has been an integral member of the QV girls track...
Hard work, fun led Kiski Area’s Crystal Heder Kosecki to hall of fame

As part of a soccer family, Crystal Heder Kosecki was introduced to the sport at an early age. “I just wanted to have fun with my friends, especially when I was little,” the 40-year-old Kosecki said. “I was a hard worker, and I wanted to score goals.” Kosecki carried the...
Former players remember Springdale coaching great Dave Meloni

Skip Yakopec’s introduction to varsity soccer at Springdale came as a freshman in 1968. “We had a game early in the season at Sewickley Academy, and I was only in ninth grade and was on the junior high team,” he said. “But coach (Dave) Meloni invited me to come on...
Kiski Area’s Arnold playing in Portugal with U16 national soccer team

Ellie Arnold loves to go to the beach, and a family trip to Montana a few years ago allowed her to take in the majestic Rocky Mountains while enjoying the crisp and cool air. But the Kiski Area sophomore and multisport standout’s travel this week is international as she represents...
In game vs. Riverhounds, Fox Chapel senior shows poise beyond years

The setting felt familiar to Fox Chapel senior Sean Regan. But the scene was starkly different from what he was accustomed to when he took the field for Steel City FC during the first round of the U.S. Open Cup on March 25 at Highmark Stadium. When the Foxes beat...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Breen officially named Norwin boys soccer coach

Carter Breen got an up-close-and-personal look at being a head coach in 2023 when Norwin penalty-kicked its way to its first WPIAL boys soccer championship. Breen, Norwin’s all-time leading goal scorer with 68, was an assistant coach and stepped in as interim head coach when Scott Schuchert was suspended and...
Former Norwin standout Carter Breen, 25, takes over boys soccer program

Carter Breen got an up-close-and-personal look at being a head coach in 2023 when Norwin penalty-kicked its way to its first WPIAL boys soccer championship. Breen, Norwin’s all-time leading goal scorer with 68 tallies, was an assistant coach that year and stepped in as interim head coach when Scott Schuchert...
WPIAL sets boys, girls soccer alignment for next 2 years

This is a big week for fall sports as the WPIAL is releasing section alignments and schedules for the next two years. Football will come Thursday, Wednesday is girls volleyball and Monday was boys and girls soccer. “It’s always difficult trying to balance travel and competitive balance,” WPIAL executive director...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy soccer coaches endorse elimination of overtime

The PIAA recently made a major rule change by eliminating overtime in regular-season games, meaning teams will settle on a draw if they are tied after 80 minutes of regulation. A unanimous decision by the PIAA soccer committee led to the game-changing decision. The rule goes into effect for the...
Devin Murray returns to alma mater to take over boys soccer program at Deer Lakes

Devin Murray was a major contributor to a run of success for the Deer Lakes boys soccer team that produced a WPIAL championship, a WPIAL runner-up finish, three PIAA tournament appearances and two trips to the state championship game in a three-year period. The 2021 Deer Lakes graduate returned to...
Bethel Park’s Xavier Jackson relishes chance to cap high school career at all-star game

Bethel Park senior Xavier Jackson fulfilled another goal. A four-year starter for the Black Hawks, Jackson ended high school career on the pitch with an appearance in the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association all-star games Dec. 6 at Pine-Richland. “I’m very thankful to have been chosen,” Jackson said. “I’ve always...
Franklin Regional soccer player studying link between knee injuries, turf

When Grace Copeland was a freshman, she fractured her right tibia and fibula and needed more than 11 months of recovery time to get back to playing soccer. The setback opened her eyes to the struggles that can come with a substantial injury. The Franklin Regional junior also watched several...
Westmoreland County coaches see pros, cons with elimination of overtime for WPIAL soccer games

WPIAL soccer is fit to be tied. The PIAA last week made a major rule change by eliminating overtime in regular-season games, meaning teams will settle on a draw if they are tied after 80 minutes of regulation. A unanimous decision by the PIAA soccer committee led to the game-changing...
Quaker Valley met challenges during memorable girls soccer season

Quaker Valley finished with a 16-4-1 record in girls soccer during the fall season, advancing to the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals and PIAA first round. It wasn’t the exact results the defending WPIAL champions anticipated. The Quakers had hoped to repeat as district titlists and go one step further than...

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