WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Jonathan Spina In a matchup of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in WPIAL Class 6A, North Allegheny’s defense shined brightest forcing six turnovers in route to a 27-3 statement victory against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. The game started off very slow with the first four possessions of the game ending with punts. North… More »
Senior Alex Adams scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to propel the North Allegheny Tigers to a 3-2 victory at Pine-Richland. Last season, the Lady Tigers stunned the Rams in the WPIAL quarterfinals, 2-0, en route to an appearance in the PIAA playoffs. For an encore, North Allegheny toppled the second-ranked Rams in the Section 1-AAAA… More »
Austin Iddon pitched a pair of shutouts for the Seton Hill University this past week. He made three saves in a 0-0 tie with Wheeling Jesuit University and then recorded five saves in the shutout win over Urbana on Sunday. The Penn-Trafford graduate was named Pennsylavania State Athletic Conference Co-Athlete of the Week for his performance…. More »
Slippery Rock University goalkeeper, Kylie Downs, had quite an impressive week helping The Rock to a 2-0-0 record to begin the year. Downs registered two shutout victories in net totaling 10 saves. She made one save in a 1-0 win over No. 22 West Virginia Wesleyan University and recorded nine saves in a 1-0 victory at Kutztown… More »
Jake Chapla booted a 38-yard field goal that all but put the game away in a 38-31 win for Slippery Rock University as it came with just 48 seconds left. Chapla was a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT kicks in the game and averaged 47.3 yards per punt on three punts. His only miss came from 51… More »
In first game at Indiana University of Pennsylvania as a grad transfer, Ricky Rogers caught six passes for 73 yards and three touchdowns in the No. 4 Crimson Hawks’ 21-17 win at No. 15 Ashland University on Thursday night. Rogers scored the game-clinching touchdown on a 13-yard pass from quarterback Lenny Williams with 10:03 left in… More »
Senior volleyball setter Lexi Irwin tallied a triple-double and a pair of double-doubles this past weekend for the Penn State-Behrend Lions. Irwin tallied a career-high 38 assists and added 10 kills against Oswego. Against Morrisville State, Irwin posted totals of 28 assists and 12 digs. In a 3-0 win against Buffalo State on Saturday, Irwin contributed 22… More »
Luke Greenway posted a 1-0-1 record and an 0.45 goals against average in two matches last weekend for Grove City College. Greenway stopped six shots, including a penalty kick in the second overtime Friday in a 0-0 draw with national powerhouse Lycoming (19-3 in 2017). Saturday, he made three saves in a 2-1 win over Hiram… More »
It was Week 6 of last year where Penn-Trafford shutout Gateway, 28-0, taking the annual Victory Bell game against their rival. That didn’t sit well with the Gators. Gateway got their revenge in the Class 5A WPIAL championship game, a 21-16 victory at Heinz Field, on its way to a berth in the PIAA Championship… More »
With a 16-0 lead at halftime, it seemed like Upper St. Clair Head Coach Jim Render could rest easy on his way to his 400th career win. Peters Township made the Hall of Fame coach sweat it out a little bit with two second half touchdowns, but the Panthers were able to prevail for a 16-14… More »