WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team dispatched the McDowell Trojans on Tuesday night in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAAA tournament. The Tigers rolled the District 10 champions by set scores of 25-9, 25-12 and 25-17. The last time North Allegheny and McDowell faced each other was in the PIAA first round in… More »
By Jonathan Spina The 2018 Class AAAA WPIAL championship pitted two teams that were meeting for the third time in five years in the title tilt. Baldwin had topped North Allegheny in the first two meeting in 2014 and 2015, but on this night, it was North Allegheny who came out triumphant winning 3-0 (25-9,… More »
It will be a busy Saturday at Fox Chapel High School, with five girls volleyball matches, including four championship matches. The final match of the day will feature the top two teams in Class 4A, North Allegheny and Baldwin. The match is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. No. 1 North Allegheny Tigers (18-0) vs…. More »
Although three out of the four semifinalist flirted with danger in the quarterfinal round, the top four seeds prevailed and will meet tonight for the right to go to the WPIAL Championship Game on Saturday at Fox Chapel High School. Both games are neutral site games and will be played as a doubleheader at the… More »
Samantha Kelly totaled 33 assists and 16 digs in a pair of PAC victories last week for Westminster College. In Saturday’s 3-1 victory at Saint Vincent College, she distributed a match-high 21 assists to go along with 10 digs. Kelly finished with 12 assists and six digs in last Wednesday’s sweep of Chatham University. The Penn-Trafford… More »
The long break between the first round and quarterfinal round for the Class 4A participants is finally over. It was an even longer break for the top four seeds who received a bye. All four quarterfinal games tonight will be hosted by the higher seed. No. 1 North Allegheny Tigers (16-0) vs. No. 9 Butler… More »
2018 Girls Volleyball Class 4A First-Team Photo Gallery
The WPIAL release the girls volleyball brackets on Monday afternoon. The 12-team field in Class 4A will begin tonight with seeds 5 through 12 facing off against each other. The top four seeds are North Allegheny, Baldwin, Pine-Richland, and Oakland Catholic. All four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals where they will host their… More »
Mallory O’Brien was terrific for Washington & Jefferson College last week, as she guided the Presidents to a 3-0 record. She was at the center of the Red & Black’s offense with a 143 assists (11.92/set). W&J hit at an impressive .199 clip during the stretch. O’Brien’s week began with 32 assists in a straight-set win… More »
Baldwin remained unbeaten in Section 2-AAAA Tuesday night as they defeated Bethel Park 3-2. It certainly wasn’t easy as Baldwin found themselves down 2-1 after three sets. The highlanders won by set scores of 21-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16 and 16-14. The second ranked Highlanders held leads late in games one and three before eventually being… More »