WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Brianna Shannon The winning continued for the Bethel Park girls’ varsity volleyball team with a 3-1 Section 2-AAAA win at Canon-McMillan on Thursday. Going into the match, the girls were unsure of what to expect from this Canon-McMillan. The Big Macs are known for being a strong, scrappy defensive team, but the Lady Hawks… More »
Former Connellsville girls soccer player Ashton Grimm was awarded as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week last week. Grimm had a strong week, totaling seven points over two matches to help the Washington & Jefferson College to a 2-0 record. She scored once in the Presidents’ 2-0 victory at Kenyon College on… More »
Former Pine-Richland boys soccer player Nick Stasko was awarded as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Goalkeeper/Defensive Player of the Week last week. Stasko performed well between the posts, earning wins in both Washington & Jefferson’s matches. He finished with four second-half saves in last Wednesday’s 3-2 road win at La Roche College before making a pair… More »
By Sarah Heastings The Moon Area High School girls’ volleyball team earned its first section win in two years with a dramatic three set sweep over rival Canon-McMillan on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Tigers won by scores of 25-16, 27-25 and 25-22. Despite entering the match with an 0-4 record on the season, the Tigers… More »
By Brianna Shannon The Bethel Park girls’ varsity volleyball team beat the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 3-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 19 in a pivotal Section 2-AAAA match. The Blue Devils hung on for a 25-22 win in the first set, for their lone win of the match. The Lady Hawks rallied back to take the… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers traveled north to take on the Butler Tornado Tuesday evening and came away with an important 2-0 section victory. The Tigers were aggressive from the opening whistle with the offense generating chances by Cam Yurick, and one minute later by both Josh Luchini and Ryan Earle, but were turned away by… More »
By Brianna Shannon The Bethel Park girls’ volleyball team took on the Pine-Richland Rams on Monday, Sept. 18 in a non-section match. The Rams came away with the 3-1 at home. The Black Hawks started off strong, winning the first set 25-23. The Rams then took the following three sets to seal their victory with… More »
By Jonathan Spina After playing each other four times last year, twice in the playoffs with North Allegheny ending Pine-Richland’s WPIAL and PIAA dreams, the long wait was finally over and it was worth the wait. The Tigers came out on fire with Josh Luchini getting two huge opportunities in the first seven minutes of… More »
North Allegheny snapped its modest two-game losing streak and extended Shaler’s lengthy losing skid to 18 games in a row with a 55-7 thrashing of the Titans on Friday night at Newman Stadium. While it’s been a long time since the Titans have won a game against anyone, it’s been even longer since they’ve defeated… More »
The North Allegheny boys soccer team won their second section game of the young season on Thursday night with a 2-0 victory over the Shaler Titans at Biles Field. The Tigers overwhelmingly dominated the time of possession, so much so that Shaler did not register a shot on goal during the entire contest. The Tigers,… More »