WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Luke Greenway went 2-0 in goal last week for Grove City College, raising his record to 11-1-3 on the season. He stopped three shots Saturday in a 2-1 win over Waynesburg University. Greenway also made one save during his 55 minutes of work in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Thiel College. The Penn Hills graduate was named… More »
Luke Nolan totaled four saves in Geneva College’s 2-0 non-conference victory at Alfred State on Tuesday. It was his first shutout of the season He followed that up with a pair of saves in Geneva’s 3-1 win at Thiel College on Friday. The North Allegheny graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Defensive/Goalkeeper of the Week… More »
The two-year reign of the North Allegheny boys’ soccer team came to an end as the seventh-seeded Peters Township Indians edged the 10th-seeded Tigers, 1-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs. Monday’s game marked the third straight year the Tigers and Indians have met in postseason play. Last season, North Allegheny rallied to… More »
On Wednesday, the WPIAL released the 13-team bracket for the boys Class 4A soccer playoffs. Today, seeds 4 through 13 will face-off in the first round. The top three seeds will receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Those teams include No. 1 Seneca Valley, No. 2 Norwin, and No. 3 Upper St. Clair. All three… More »
Christian Giannetti helped Grove City College to a 1-0-1 record last week. He recorded an assist on Christian Caporaso’s score in the Wolverines’ 4-1 win Wednesday at Geneva College. Giannetti made a pair of starts last week for Grove City. He has seen action in all 14 matches this season, starting 10. The North Allegheny graduate… More »
In the regular season finale, and senior night at Newman Stadium, the North Allegheny boys’ soccer team clinched a playoff berth with a 1-1 tie against the Butler Golden Tornado. By virtue of Monday’s tie, Butler also qualifies for the postseason and finishes in third place in Section 1-AAAA with an 8-4-2 mark. North Allegheny… More »
Down the final stretch of the regular season, the Canon-McMillan boys soccer team did all that they could to vie for a section title. The Big Macs won their final five section games, including a 2-0 win against usual powerhouse Peters Township on Thursday night. At 13-2 overall and 10-2 in Section 2-4A, Canon-Mac is… More »
Pine-Richland scored two goals in the first half and survived a furious rally by North Allegheny in the second half for a 2-1 section win over the Tigers at Newman Stadium on Thursday night. Despite the loss, the Tigers still have a chance to lock up a playoff berth in the season finale on Monday… More »
Heading into Tuesday night’s Section 3-4A game at Connellsville, the Norwin boys soccer team had already wrapped up the section title, but that didn’t mean they were going to ease up. The Knights scored at least four goals for the fifth straight game, beating the Falcons, 6-1. Connellsville came into the game right behind the… More »
Christian Giannetti helped Grove City College compile a 0.48 goals-against average last week, including a shutout of Buffalo State (6-3-2) last Tuesday. Friday against Washington & Jefferson College, he also scored Grove City’s first goal, helping Grove City to a 2-1 win. The North Allegheny graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of… More »