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South Fayette girls, boys win WPIAL soccer titles

By Eleanor Bailey almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.Net 1 min read
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South Fayette players celebrate immediately after Mia Deramo scored the game-winning goal with 1:55 remaining in the second overtime, giving the Lady Lions their first-ever WPIAL soccer championship with a 1-0 victory against rival Moon.

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Yunus Al Kamel (5), Luke Gillen (8) and Colin Dadey admire their gold medals, spoils from South Fayette winning the WPIAL Class 3A boys' soccer championship by virtue of a 4-2 victory against Hampton. In the match, Gillen scored a hat trick.

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South Fayette midfielder Juliana Rossi blocks a shot by Adeline Jacoby (9) of Moon during WPIAL Class 3A girls' championship action. The Lady Lions edged the Tigers, 1-0, to capture their first district soccer title.

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South Fayette’s Luke Gillen (8) fends off Hampton’s Hayden List (24) and Hudson Struble (8) as they battle for possession during the WPIAL Class 3A championship match Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Gillen scored a hat trick as the Lions won the 19th WPIAL title in program history.

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Luke Gillen (8) gets a helping hand from Mike Plasko after scoring a goal for South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 3A championship match. Gillen registered a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over Hampton. It was the Lions' first title since 2015

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South Fayette hoists the WPIAL trophy after beating Moon, 1-0, in double overtime Saturday at Highmark Stadium to win the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship.

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