WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
No. 2 Penn-Trafford (16-3-1) vs. No. 4 Norwin (17-1-1) At Highmark Stadium (3:30 p.m.) The expectation for Norwin and everyone else familiar with its program was to compete for a WPIAL and PIAA championship. So it is no surprise that they are playing in today’s game. Although it shouldn’t come as a complete surprise that… More »
The North Allegheny defense intercepted four passes, including one pick six by junior defensive back Nikko Rankin, to spark a 38-14 triumph over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals on Friday night. The Tigers also posted five quarterback sacks to slow down the high-octane Mt. Lebanon offense. It was the… More »
No. 1 Pine-Richland (10-0) vs. No. 8 Norwin (5-5) At 7:30 p.m. No one has been able to stop the Rams this season, and it will be a tall task for the Knights to be the one to do so. Pine-Richland has put up an astounding 49.7 points per game led by senior quarterback and… More »
No. 1 Penn-Trafford (9-1) vs. No. 8 Fox Chapel (6-4) At 7:30 p.m. The top seed Warriors come into the playoffs fresh off their only loss of the season, a 27-24 defeat to the hands of McKeesport. Meanwhile, the Foxes are entering tonight’s quarterfinal game on a five game win streak after starting the season… More »
Cam Yurick’s goal with 5:31 remaining in the game lifted North Allegheny to a stunning 2-1 victory over the top-seeded Peters Township Indians in the WPIAL Class 4A championship at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. Peters Township led most of the game, but a bad bounce tied the score with 7:17 left to play and Yurick’s… More »
A battle of two evenly-matched teams transpired Thursday night at North Hills High School in the Semifinal Round of the Class 4A Girls’ Volleyball tourney. Seneca Valley went on a 7-0 run in the early portion of Game 1, but after a timeout call by Armstrong coach Andrea Lasher, The River Hawks regrouped and pulled to… More »
By Jonathan Spina The Lady Tigers are back into the WPIAL Championship for the fourth time in five years after defeating Hempfield 3-0 in semifinal action at North Hills High School, winning by scores of 28-26, 25-19 and 25-21 The first set was anything but easy for North Allegheny as Hempfield was playing with inspired… More »
No. 1 Peters Township (17-0-1) vs. No. 2 North Allegheny (18-2-1) At Highmark Stadium (8 p.m.) At the beginning of the season, the Indians and Tigers were on a collision course to meet in the Class 4A boys soccer championship. It doesn’t always work out that way, but the two best teams will be battling… More »
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