WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It’s rare that the defending PIAA champion is seeking revenge on any opponent, but that was the case for the Norwin girls soccer team on Monday night at Penn-Trafford. The Knights finished the season 21-2-1 last season, with both losses and the tie coming to the hands of the Warriors, including in the Class 4A… More »
Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball setter Lexi Irwin has been named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Player of the Week, announced on Monday. Irwin, a Hempfield graduate, helped the Lions post a 3-1 record last week, including a pair of AMCC victories on Saturday. The senior registered 102 assists, 29 kills and 28 digs in four… More »
Morgan Anderson totaled three points on a goal and an assist during Chatham University’s 2-0 week. She netted the game-winning score in Wednesday’s 1-0 shutout at Mount Union before assisting on Victoria Vernail’s game winner in the 110th minute of Saturday’s 2-1 double overtime victory against Frostburg. Anderson logged 126 reserve minutes for the Cougars in… More »
The Peters Township football team continues to prove themselves each week that they belong in the conversation among the elite teams in Class 5A. In a non-section game on Friday night, the Indians stormed into North Hills and came away with a 35-7 win, handing the home Indians their first loss of the season. Peters… More »
In a battle of Hall of Fame Coaches, West Allegheny’s Bob Palko got the best of Upper St. Clair’s Jim Render as the Indians went on the road to defeat the Panthers in Section 1-5A play Friday night, 29-12. West Allegheny rebounded in a strong way from its first loss of the season last week… More »
The Moon girls’ soccer team ran the table last year going 26-0-0 en route to a Class 3A WPIAL and PIAA championship. With the new two-year reclassification cycle beginning this year, the Tigers made the jump up to Class 4A. Through seven games, the Tigers have shown that they have belonged, especially in their win… More »
Pitt-Greensburg forward Bri Burgunder totaled three goals and an assist for seven points in the Bobcats three games this past week. Burgunder scored a goal in all three contests, including the game-winning strike in the 2-1 victory at St. Vincent College. She recorded 16 shots over the three games and put eight of those shots on goal…. More »
Joseph Feola was fantastic in Washington & Jefferson’s 2-1 comeback victory over La Roche College last Wednesday. He scored both of the Presidents’ goals in the win. The two tallies are the first of Feola’s collegiate career, and both came from strong individual efforts. After seeing over 30 minutes of playing time in each of W&J’s… More »
Bethany College’s Mike Whiteherse finished with a 37.7 yard average on six punts in Saturday night’s 22-13 win over Waynesburg University. The freshman dropped 3 of 6 inside the Yellow Jackets’ 20-yard line and forced fair catches on 4 of 6. Whiteherse was a tremendous help to the Bisons’ defensive effort, pushing Waynesburg’s average starting field… More »
Penn State Behrend senior defender Ryan Maurer earned Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, September 10. Maurer, a Seneca Valley graduate, has anchored and captained a stout Behrend Lion defense that has allowed just one goal in 2018. This past weekend, Penn State Behrend shutout both No. 24 John Carroll University… More »