WPIAL girls soccer first round game recaps from Saturday, October 24th 2026:

Norwin 2 Butler 0 (4A)

Sixth-seeded Norwin opened the WPIAL Class 4A postseason with a 2-0 shutout victory over No. 11 Butler in a game played at Yough High School. Sisters McKenzie and Addie Carpenter each tallied a goal in the second half to lift the Knights (12-3-4) to the first round triumph. Josie Raible made five saves to earn the shutout. Norwin will next travel to North Allegheny to take on the third-seeded Tigers in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Burrell 5 West Mifflin 0 (2A)

No. 4 Burrell turned in an impressive start to its WPIAL 2A playoff run, defeating No. 13 West Mifflin 5-0 in a first round game. Makiah Buchak collected a pair of goals while McKenna Miller posted three assists for the Buccaneers (14-1-4) who will welcome No. 5 Central Valley (11-4-3) in a quarterfinal meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Warriors hammered Waynesburg Central 9-1 on Saturday. Leah Waldsmith posted the shutout for Burrell.

North Catholic 3 Yough 2 OT (2A)

Yough's undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end Saturday afternoon as the sixth-seeded Cougars surrendered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 11 North Catholic in a WPIAL 2A first round contest. Annafrancesca Liberati completed the comeback just 1:44 into overtime, scoring the game-winner for the Trojanettes (10-3-3) who will meet third-seeded Avonworth in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gionna Piontka and Daisy Miller scored goals for the Cougars (14-1) who won their first section title since 2019 this year.

Deer Lakes 1 Mt. Pleasant 0 (2A)

In a game that came down to penalty kicks, Mary Cacurak got the game-winner as the final shooter to lift No. 7 Deer Lakes to a 1-0 win over Mt. Pleasant in a WPIAL 2A first round match up. Caden Drum, Adi Gally, Aby Kushon, Josie Buchanon and Cacurak all made their penalty kicks for the Lancers (13-5-1) while Dempsey Snyder, Addie Czekaj and Sophia Coppula converted PK's for the Vikings (10-6-3). Deer Lakes travels to No. 2 Freeport for a quarterfinal game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

South Park 6 Southmoreland 0 (2A)

No. 16 Southmoreland saw its season come to an end in a 6-0 loss at top-seeded South Park in a WPIAL 2A opening round tilt. Eden Very and Berlin Washington had two goals each for the Eagles (19-0) who will host Quaker Valley at 7 p.m. in Wednesday's quarterfinals. The Scotties end the season at 8-9 overall.