Eleven WPIAL girls soccer teams enter PIAA playoffs this week
State championship games are scheduled for Nov. 20 and 21 at F.N.B. Stadium, with opening round matches starting Tuesday.
By Priya Marino ·
The 2026 PIAA girls soccer state playoffs begin this week for 11 teams from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League. The tournament runs for two weeks, with Class A and 3A teams playing on Tuesday and Class 2A and 4A teams taking the field on Wednesday. The final championship matches will be held on Nov. 20 and 21 at F.N.B. Stadium in Station Square, Pittsburgh.
In Class 4A, Wednesday's schedule features several high-profile matchups. Mechanicsburg, with a 15-5 record, plays at Mt. Lebanon, which is 16-1-2, at 5 p.m. Lower Dauphin (18-1-2) hosts Downingtown West (18-1-3) at 6 p.m., while North Allegheny (17-1-3) visits McDowell (14-4-2) at 6:30 p.m. Council Rock North (15-4-3) faces an undefeated Nazareth team (24-0) at 6 p.m.
Class 3A competition starts on Tuesday with eight games. Northern York (13-5-3) plays at Mars (17-1-1) at 5 p.m. Penn-Trafford (15-3-3) travels to DuBois (16-4-1) for a 6 p.m. kickoff. Shaler (15-4) faces Hollidaysburg (13-3-4) at 5 p.m., and Gwynedd-Mercy (13-4-4) plays at Cocalico (17-1-3) at 5 p.m. Conrad Weiser (20-1) hosts Blue Mountain (14-2-2) at 6 p.m.
Class 2A teams also begin their postseason runs on Wednesday. Clearfield (13-3-3) plays at Freeport (13-2-2) at 6 p.m. Lancaster Catholic (17-1-1) visits Central Cambria (10-9-2) at 5 p.m. South Park (21-1) faces Cathedral Prep (19-1-1) at the Hagerty Family Events Center in Erie at 6 p.m. Burrell (16-2-4) plays at Bedford (13-2-2) at 6 p.m.
Class A games are set for Tuesday. Conemaugh Township (14-3) plays Sewickley Academy (19-0) at Avonworth at 6 p.m. Bishop Guilfoyle (17-0-3) faces Elk County Catholic (15-2-2) at Brookville at 4 p.m. Winchester Thurston (18-3) visits McConnellsburg (19-0-1) at 5 p.m. Bentworth (18-3) plays at Seneca (15-3) at 6 p.m.
Other Class A matchups include Fairfield (16-5) versus Line Mountain (20-1) at Shikellamy at 6:30 p.m. Mount Calvary Christian (17-1-2) plays Delco Christian (16-3-2) at a time to be announced. Moravian Academy (7-5-4) faces Holy Redeemer (11-5-2) at Kings College at 3 p.m. Hughesville (12-8-2) plays Camp Hill (14-6-1) at Siebert Park in Camp Hill at 6 p.m.
