WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
For the first time in program history, the North Allegheny Girls Soccer program has advanced to the PIAA Championship game following a 1-0 win over Cumberland Valley Tuesday night in Altoona. For full recap, click here.
North Allegheny’s quest for a fourth straight state championship continued on Tuesday night with a thrilling five set victory over Landisville Hempfield, 3-2, in the PIAA semifinals at Altoona High School. It was the second consecutive year that the Tigers and Black Knights sparred in the state semifinals at Altoona. NA won by set scores… More »
After moving down to Class 5A this year, Pine-Richland was the clear-cut favorite to win another WPIAL title, and they proved why on Saturday night. The undefeated and top-seed Rams shut out previously undefeated and No. 3 Peters Township, 35-0, in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game at North Allegheny High School. The Rams offense… More »
It took them a half to find the back of the net, but when they did, WPIAL champions Seneca Valley scored in bunches, dispatching District 6 champion State College, 6-0, in the Class 4A PIAA Quarterfinals on Saturday at home. Zach Lavelle scored the first two goals of the game for the Raiders. Beaux Lizewski,… More »
The North Allegheny girls’ soccer team punched its ticket to the PIAA semifinals for the first time in program history with a 5-1 win over McDowell in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday at Hampton High School. For full recap, click here.
Fresh off a WPIAL championship victory over Shaler last weekend, the North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 sweep over the McDowell Trojans on Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. It was the third straight year that North Allegheny and McDowell met in the PIAA playoffs and the result was the… More »
For the second time in three years, the Seneca Valley boys soccer team will enter the Class 4A PIAA playoffs as the WPIAL champions. It wasn’t easy, but the No. 2 Raiders knocked off top-seeded Peters Township, 4-3 in double overtime, at North Allegheny on Saturday. Sophomore Beaux Lizewski registered a hat trick, including the… More »
The North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team won its third WPIAL title in four years, and seventh overall, with a 3-1 win over section rival Shaler in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship on Saturday at Chartiers Valley High School. The Tigers won by set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-17 and advance to the PIAA… More »
Through the first half of Friday’s Class 5A WPIAL Semifinal at Gateway, it looked like it was going to be another exit for the second year in a row for Peters Township at the hands of the Gators. After losing by a point to Gateway in the championship a year ago, the No. 3 Indians… More »
Two preeminent powers in the WPIAL’s largest classification dueled for the first time with a championship at stake and the Central Catholic Vikings outlasted the North Allegheny Tigers, 38-24, at Martorelli Stadium on Friday night in the Class 6A Championship Game. The Central Catholic defense forced three turnovers and senior Anderson Cynkar had two return… More »