WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Pitt-Greensburg forward Bri Burgunder totaled three goals and an assist for seven points in the Bobcats three games this past week. Burgunder scored a goal in all three contests, including the game-winning strike in the 2-1 victory at St. Vincent College. She recorded 16 shots over the three games and put eight of those shots on goal…. More »
Senior Alex Adams scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to propel the North Allegheny Tigers to a 3-2 victory at Pine-Richland. Last season, the Lady Tigers stunned the Rams in the WPIAL quarterfinals, 2-0, en route to an appearance in the PIAA playoffs. For an encore, North Allegheny toppled the second-ranked Rams in the Section 1-AAAA… More »
Slippery Rock University goalkeeper, Kylie Downs, had quite an impressive week helping The Rock to a 2-0-0 record to begin the year. Downs registered two shutout victories in net totaling 10 saves. She made one save in a 1-0 win over No. 22 West Virginia Wesleyan University and recorded nine saves in a 1-0 victory at Kutztown… More »
Looking ahead to the 2018-19 school year, the Big 56 Conference have set their dates on the first-team all-section banquets, that will again be held at the DoubleTree – Monroeville Convention Center. All banquets will begin at 11 a.m. Below is a list of days that each sport banquet will be held. Boys/Girls Soccer and… More »
Congratulations to all the student-athletes, coaches, and athletic departments on a successful year! Below is a review of all the teams that won WPIAL and PIAA championships this past year.
During the baseball and softball all-section banquet held on Monday, May 21 at the Monroeville Convention Center, four outstanding young men and women were acknowledge for their work on and off the field, being named this year’s Scholar Athlete Award winners. Congratulations to Seneca Valley’s Caleb Cekella, Peters Township’s Luke Mary, Fox Chapel’s Greta Lazzara… More »
The senior class for the Norwin girls soccer team will go down as one of the most decorated team in school history. The Knights (21-2-1) had been to three WPIAL champion games, won two WPIAL titles, and now they can add a state title to their resume. The girls defeated Neshaminy out of District 1,… More »
Norwin continued to roll in the Class 4A girls soccer state playoffs with its third straight shutout on Tuesday Night at Chambersburg High School. The Knights latest victim was Conestoga Valley, as Norwin came away with a 2-0 win to advance to its first state championship appearance since 1997. Norwin scored a goal in each… More »
By Jonathan Spina The third time wasn’t a charm in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals for North Allegheny on Saturday as the Lady Tigers lost 4-0 to Norwin, their third loss of the season to the Knights. The first five minutes were dominated by Norwin but in the sixth minute North Allegheny got a huge… More »
Junior Alex Adams scored two goals to help propel the North Allegheny Tigers to a 2-0 triumph over the Penn-Trafford Warriors in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday night at Fox Chapel High School. The Tigers were making their first appearance in the state playoffs since 2011 and stunned the WPIAL champion… More »