By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 9:31 PM
Christopher Horner | TribLive
Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan hits her shot on No. 17 during the 2024 WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championship at Butler Country Club.
Welcome to October, a month that can be very scary the closer we get to the end. However, in the world of the WPIAL, October will be a golden month with individual and team championships determined.
We open October with the final round of the 2025 WPIAL Class 3A and 2A individual girls golf championships.
Sewickley Heights Golf Club in Sewickley will be the site for the final 18 holes in both tournaments.
In Class 3A, Elizabeth Forward senior Mya Morgan has built up a nice lead following the first round. She shot a 3-under-par 69 and has a five-stroke lead over Peters Township senior Ellie Benson heading into the final round.
Indians teammate Betty Glyptis, a sophomore, is third, eight strokes off the lead after an opening-round 77.
Rounding out the Class 3A top 10 is Moon junior Liv Degori (81), Pine-Richland junior Siena Smith (81), Fox Chapel junior Clara Koteski (82), Norwin senior Adalena Robb (82), Hempfield senior Kat Devito (87), Elizabeth Forward junior Sydney Boyd (87) and Fox Chapel senior Ava Calandria (87).
In Class 2A, defending champion Alyssa Zhang also enjoys a comfortable lead after 18 holes.
The Shady Side Academy sophomore shot an opening round 1-over-par 73 last week at the Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver.
She has a six-stroke lead over Chartiers-Houston sophomore JoJo Jaskulski (79) and a seven-stroke advantage over North Catholic sophomore Riley Kontul (80).
Rounding out the top 10 in Class 2A are Greensburg Central Catholic junior Kennedy Kelly (85), GCC senior Alayna Sawovy (86), Eden Christian Academy senior Pearl Lundgren (87), Quaker Valley senior Makenna Kamnikar (87), Central Valley senior Emma Mrkonja (89), Neshannock senior Maddie Desanti (92) and Ligonier Valley senior Addy Witcoski (96).
The first group in 3A will tee off at 10 a.m. and the first foursome in 2A is set to begin at 11:30 a.m.
The top seven finishers in 3A and the top nine in 2A will qualify for the PIAA individual golf championships later this month.
Key matches on the pitch
Midweek means a busy slate of matches in WPIAL girls soccer, including two battles for first place.
In Section 3-4A, Seneca Valley can clinch the section crown with a win at Pine-Richland on Wednesday.
The Raiders sit in first place with a 5-0 section record, 8-2-2 overall.
They have won two straight and eight of their last nine games.
The Rams are 4-1-1 in the section and have 11 wins, a loss and a tie in their 13 matches.
They have won five in a row since losing at Seneca Valley, 1-0.
In Section 3-A, first-place Sewickley Academy visits second place Seton LaSalle.
The front-running Panthers are 8-0 in the section and 10-1 overall. They have won eight consecutive matches.
The Rebels are 7-1 in the section and 9-2 for the season. They have won five straight since losing at Sewickley Academy, 3-2.
Looking to clinch
Here are the WPIAL girls soccer teams that can clinch a district playoff berth with a victory Wednesday:
• Class 4A: Armstrong
• Class 3A: Shaler, West Allegheny, Kiski Area
• Class 2A: Belle Vernon, Keystone Oaks, Shady Side Academy
• Class A: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Eden Christian Academy, Freedom, Carlynton
Double the fun
The 2025 WPIAL girls tennis doubles championships begin Wednesday with first round, quarterfinals and semifinals action in both the Class 3A and 2A tournaments.
Seniors Jackie Tang and Michelle Yang of Mt. Lebanon are the top seeds in the 16-duo district postseason tournament. Tang and Yank won the 3A doubles titles in 2024.
Senior Marann Buckanovich and freshman Veronia Zinaski of Winchester Thurston are the No. 1 seed in 2A and will enjoy a first-round bye.
The Class 3A tournament Wednesday is at North Allegheny and the first three rounds of the 2A tourney will take place at Bethel Park.
The championship and consolation finals are Thursday at North Allegheny.
