WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Facing a Pine-Richland team that defeated the reigning WPIAL champion Seneca Valley Raiders earlier in the week, the North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team captured an exciting 3-1 victory over the host Rams on Thursday night in Section 1-AAAA action. The win was the 10th straight for the Tigers over Pine-Richland in the head-to-head series. The… More »
By Azalynn Coblentz In a battle of Section 2-AAAA rivals, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair girls soccer played to a 1-1 tie on Sept. 13. The Black Hawks jumped on the board first with a goal from sophomore Megan Mathias. The Panthers netted the equalizer with 23 minutes remaining in the game to earn… More »
By Alex Mullen The Bethel Park varsity girls’ soccer team lost a hard-fought, 2-0, decision to the Norwin Knights on September. 6. The Knights came into the match ranked No. 1 in the nation according to topdrawersoccer.com. The Black Hawks contained the Knights for the first 15 minutes of the game, but the high-powered Knights… More »
The Lady Tigers of North Allegheny took to the pitch on a soggy Wednesday evening in Shaler township to battle the Lady Titans of Shaler High School. The remnants of Hurricane Irma did little to slow down the potent offensive attack as North Allegheny routed the Titans, 6-1. It only took 55 seconds for North… More »
By Brianna Shannon The Bethel Park girls’ volleyball team fell 3-0 to Peters Township on Tuesday, bringing its record to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Class 4A Section 2. “We are viewing our first loss of the season as a learning opportunity,” co-captain Stephanie Kazalas said. “We still have things to work on that will… More »
Class 6A Boys Basketball The Pine-Richland Rams (24-1) won their second straight WPIAL title and became the first ever champions in Class 6A with a 72-61 win over section rival Butler (17-9). The game was tied 29-29 at intermission but Pine-Richland surged ahead thanks in large part to Andrew Petcash who scored 14 of his… More »
It was a sweet finish for the Canon-McMillan girls’ soccer team in Hershey on Saturday as the Big Macs claimed a 1-0 overtime win over Central Bucks South in the PIAA Championship. Addie Roman netted the game-winning goal with 15:35 gone in overtime to lift the Big Macs to the victory. Jaiden Williams assisted on… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers won their first WPIAL championship since 1999 with a 2-1 overtime triumph over the Seneca Valley Raiders at Highmark Stadium on Thursday night. Junior Sean Atwater, who scored his first goal of the season in overtime to beat Pine-Richland in the semifinals on Saturday, again connected for the game-winning marker to… More »
Hempfield senior pitcher Morgan Ryan tossed her fifth consecutive playoff shutout and blanked Avon Grove, 1-0, in eight innings to help lift the Spartans to their second straight PIAA title. Avon Grove managed a third-inning hit but Ryan retired 16 batters in a row in a terrific pitcher’s duel. Avon Grove starter, senior Maggie Balint,… More »
For only the second time this season, the Plum Mustangs suffered defeat. Unfortunately for Plum, both heart-breaking losses came with a title at stake as the most recent of those defeats occurred on Thursday afternoon to Boyertown in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game at Penn State’s Medlar Field. Boyertown’s 4-1 win prevented the Mustangs… More »