WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Senior Austin McColpin scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift No. 4 Canon-McMillan past No. 5 Pine-Richland, 2-1, in the WPIAL Quarterfinals Thursday night at Moon High School. McColpin’s goal was his eighth of the season. McColpin also had a hat trick in Monday’s First Round game against Fox Chapel. Pine-Richland jumped out to a… More »
For the second night in a row, No. 2 Norwin delivered a 2-1 win on its home field in the WPIAL Quarterfinals. Like the girls did on Wednesday, the boys soccer team accomplished the feat on Thursday against No. 7 Peters Township. The win was the first playoff win for the Knights since 2010. The… More »
The Upper St. Clair girls soccer team led Pine-Richland on four separate occasions in last night’s Class 4A WPIAL Quarterfinal Game, but it took the fourth one in overtime to seal the 4-3 win and trip to the semifinals. The No. 4 Panthers struck first on a goal from eventual overtime here, senior Landy Mertz, for… More »
The Peters Township girls soccer team was in trouble on its home field at halftime against Butler in the Class 4A WPIAL Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Down 1-0 after after 40 minutes, the No. 3 Indians rallied for two goals in the second half against the No. 11 Golden Tornado for a 2-1 win, advancing… More »
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 »
With the first round in the books, the quarterfinals are set to begin tonight in CLass 4A boys soccer. The top three seeds who received a bye in the first round will be back in action and will all host. The one neutral site game being played is between the two teams that won their… More »
Tim Vernick led a dominant Slippery Rock University defensive effort that held Clarion University to just 214 yards of total offense and only one offensive touchdown, which came on a one-yard drive after an SRU interception set Clarion up at the 1-yard line. Vernick recorded 12 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced… 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 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 »
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 »