WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It was a battle of the Indians in Friday night’s Class 5A semifinal game between No. 2 Penn Hills and No. 3 Peters Township at Norwin High School. With 22 unanswered points and 14 in the fourth quarter, Penn Hills came away with a 22-14 win, booking their return ticket next week for the WPIAL… More »
It was almost a foregone conclusion when the Class 5A bracket was revealed that the defending champion and top-seed Gateway Gators were going to play for another WPIAL championship. Through its first 12 games of the season, Gateway outscored its opponents 593-50. That didn’t phase West Allegheny, Led by future Hall of Fame head coach Bob… More »
The North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team punched its ticket to the PIAA championship game for the second year in a row with a 3-1 victory over the Garnet Valley Jaguars at Big Spring High School in Newville, PA. The contest was a rematch of a five-set thriller in the state semifinals from a year ago,… More »
The safest bet to ensure a victory is to not allow your opponent to score. That’s exactly what the Seneca Valley boys soccer team did, defeating District 1 runner-up, Abington, 1-0 in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday at Chambersburg High School. The shutout was the tenth of the season for the Raiders and senior goalkeeper William… More »
For the second PIAA playoff game in a row, the Peters Township girls soccer team eliminated a district. The Indians latest victim was District 3 champion, Cumberland Valley, with a 2-1 win in the state quarterfinals at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona on Saturday. This is the first appearance in the PIAA semifinals since they… More »
By Jonathan Spina In a battle between a pair if with 20-0 teams, North Allegheny dropped the first set but then stormed back to come out on top with a 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-14) win over State College. North Allegheny’s win streak is now at 45 games with the victory. The Tigers advance to… More »
In a game filled with touchdowns, it was senior Brian Bruzdewicz’s field goal with three seconds left that was the most important points on the night, lifting No. 3 Peters Township to a 38-35 win against No. 6 Penn-Trafford at West Mifflin High School in the Class 5A quarterfinals on Friday night. The Indians advanced to… More »
Fourteen is the magic number West Allegheny football needs to get to against Woodland Hills in 2018. For the second time this season, the Indians defeated the Wolverines, 14-13, at North Allegheny’s Martorelli Stadium. On Friday night, it was to advance to the Class 5A WPIAL semifinals. Both defenses stood tall with only three points… More »
The Peters Township girls soccer team scored three unanswered goals on Tuesday afternoon to defeat District 10 champion, McDowell, 3-1 at Dollinger Field in Erie in the PIAA First Round. The Trojans jumped out to a 1-0 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the first half. It didn’t take long for the Indians to respond…. More »
It was a boys and girls doubleheader for Seneca Valley soccer in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday at Hempfield Area High School. It was a long night, but a good one as both squads pulled out nail-biting victories to keep their seasons alive. In the first match, the boys team defeated… More »