WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Allegheny girls’ soccer team fell to the reigning Class AAAA state champion Norwin Knights on Wednesday night in the WPIAL quarterfinals, 2-1. Sophomore Lacey Bernick scored both of Norwin’s goals to help the Knights advance to the WPIAL semifinals on Saturday to face the Peters Township Indians. North Allegheny outshot Norwin, 12-7, and… More »
Jessica Neill posted a pair of shutouts during the week to help Seton Hill University secure their second straight PSAC postseason appearance. She made 17 saves during the week and posted her fifth and sixth shutouts of the season. The senior opened the week with nine saves in the 2-0 win on the road at Edinboro… More »
The first round of the girls soccer Class 4A WPIAL playoffs played out over the weekend with three of the higher seeds advancing. One double-digit seed remains as No. 11 Butler knocked out defending WPIAL Class 4A champion, Penn-Trafford. The quarterfinal round will feature the top four seeds after they received a bye in the… More »
The Mt. Lebanon girls soccer team turned a 1-0 halftime deficit into a 2-1 win at home against Connellsville in the first round of the Class 4A WPIAL playoffs on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons took a 1-0 lead with a goal from junior Callie Cunningham with 2:07 remaining in the first half. Mt. Lebanon found the… More »
By Jonathan Spina North Allegheny welcomed the defending back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA champions in Class AAA to Newman Stadium for a first round matchup in the WPIAL playoffs. The Class AAAA playoffs weren’t as kind to Moon, however, as North Allegheny knocked them out with a 2-1 victory. The win put North Allegheny into the… More »
On Wednesday, the WPIAL released the 12-team bracket for the girls Class 4A soccer playoffs. Today, seeds 5 through 12 will face-off in the first round. The top four seeds will receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Those teams include No. 1 Seneca Valley, No. 2 Norwin, No. 3 Peters Township and No. 4 Upper… More »
Brittnie Spithaler helped Edinboro University to a 2-0-0 record last week with a 4-1 upset of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and 3-2 victory at Mansfield University. The freshman scored three goals over the two games. She notched two goals against MU and one goal against IUP. Spithaler scored the game-winning goal in both contests. Edinboro is… More »
Claire Kocur’s work at center back helped Grove City College post a pair of road shutouts last week in conference play. The Wolverines allowed only five shots (two on-goal) in Wednesday’s 3-0 win at Geneva College, then permitted Bethany College only four shots (zero on-goal) in Saturday’s 1-0 win. The Wolverines have yet to allow a… More »
The Norwin girls soccer team was undefeated in Section 3-4A heading into Monday night’s section finale against rival Penn-Trafford, yet they still didn’t have the title clinched outright. They made sure that wouldn’t be the case after 80 minutes of play with a 4-1 win against the Warriors, reclaiming the section title from their rivals… More »
With the regular season coming to an end, another playoff spot was solidified in Class 4A for girls soccer. On Wednesday night, Mt. Lebanon claimed that spot with a 2-1 win in overtime at Canon-McMillan. The Blue Devils have come on strong as of late, going 6-0-1 in their last seven games, including five shutouts…. More »