WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by Matt Shetler A No. 16 seed beating a No. 1 seed is one of the rarest things in sports, so rare that it has never happened in the NCAA Tournament. Don’t tell the kids from Seneca Valley that though as they not only took down No. 1 seed Hempfield, but Shaler, Pine-Richland and eventually… More »
Quad-A Softball All-Section Photo Gallery Second Team and Honorable Mentions
Quad-A Baseball All-Section Photo Gallery Second Team and Honorable Mentions
by Matt Shetler Sometimes it is not easy to turn yourself from a great player into a successful coach, as many great players often fail when they get their turn on the sidelines. Latrobe’s Alexa Bryson has been doing her best to disprove that theory and she is getting to do so at home. Bryson,… More »
Despite losing its first game of the season on Tuesday night, the Seneca Valley Raiders softball team is off to a great start and sits atop the Section 3-AAAA standings with a 6-1 record. The Raiders have been led this season by outstanding pitcher Nikki Matz who tossed a no-hitter against Fox Chapel in the season… More »
The last time North Allegheny played the Seneca Valley Raiders, the Tigers earned a thrilling 10 inning win in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA playoffs. In their first meeting of 2014, these section foes needed extra frames again to determine a winner and once more North Allegheny came out on top with a 6-1… More »
The Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Teams have been released today and there are six WPIAL Quad-A players who have made the list. For the Quad-A boys, New Castle’s Malik Hooker (21.8 ppg) and Hampton’s Ryan Luther (22.1 ppg) received first team all-state selections. Additionally, Luther was named the Pennsylvania Quad-A Player of the Year. New… More »
There’s a saying that chicks dig the long. Early in the spring of 2014, the chicks are hitting the long ball. Softballs have been flying over fences with great frequency in the first few weeks of the season and there have been some impressive team and individual performances. In our preview article, Quad A Sports… More »
Quad-A Sports is proud to bring you our 2014 Softball Preview. We’ll begin our preview in reverse order with Section 5 because that is the home of the two-time defending WPIAL champion Canon-McMillan Big Macs. Section 4 Canon-McMillan earned a state championship last year with an impressive 25-1 record and an epic 4-3 win over… More »
As we await warmer days ahead this spring, late March is a terrific time to take a sneak peak at what’s to come this season in Quad-A baseball in 2014. Section 1 The North Allegheny Tigers are the defending WPIAL champions and boast three-year starting OF/P Mitch Machi. The University of Buffalo recruit has put… More »