WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It was a different path but same result for the 2018 Pine-Richland football team on its way to a second straight Class 6A WPIAL Championship. After a slow start, the No. 2 Rams offense came alive in the second half to dispatch No. 5 Seneca Valley, 34-7, at Heinz Field on Saturday night. Defense played… More »
It will be a busy day at Heinz Field today with four WPIAL Football Championship Games being played, but non will be bigger than the prime time event in Class 6A between Pine-Richland and Seneca Valley. No. 2 Pine-Richland Rams (9-2) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley Raiders (9-3), 8 p.m. Both these teams are familiar… More »
Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery
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 »
It was a nice week off for the top two teams in Class 6A, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland, respectively, who will get to host its semifinal games tonight. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m. No. 1 North Allegheny Tigers (10-0) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley Raiders (8-3) North Allegheny had its first Friday night… 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 »
Ryan Maurer helped guide Penn State-Behrend to an AMCC tournament title last week. He scored a pair of goals against Franciscan in the AMCC Semifinals and also added a goal in the AMCC title match against Medaille. More importantly, Maurer captained a Penn State defense that only allowed five goals against AMCC opponents this season. For… More »
It was a successful day for Seneca Valley at Highmark Stadium in Station Square on Saturday. Both the girls and boys soccer programs won Class 4A WPIAL championships. In the first game, the top-seed girls team prevailed in overtime against No. 3 Peters Township, 2-1. Peters Township freshman Casey Brier gave the Indians the lead in… More »
The boys soccer Class 4A Championship game will feature two new teams from a year ago with one team familiar with the title game and one team new to it. The game will be the second in a soccer doubleheader for No. 1 Seneca Valley, who will have its girls team play in the championship… More »
Saturday’s Class 4A WPIAL Championship Game will have two new participants from a year ago with top-seed Seneca Valley and No. 3 Peters Township earning the trip to Highmark Stadium in Station Square on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Seneca Valley Raiders (15-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township Indians (16-3) Seneca Valley held… More »