WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
Luke Greenway went 2-0 in goal last week for Grove City College, raising his record to 11-1-3 on the season. He stopped three shots Saturday in a 2-1 win over Waynesburg University. Greenway also made one save during his 55 minutes of work in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Thiel College. The Penn Hills graduate was named… More »
Luke Nolan totaled four saves in Geneva College’s 2-0 non-conference victory at Alfred State on Tuesday. It was his first shutout of the season He followed that up with a pair of saves in Geneva’s 3-1 win at Thiel College on Friday. The North Allegheny graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Defensive/Goalkeeper of the Week… More »
The two-year reign of the North Allegheny boys’ soccer team came to an end as the seventh-seeded Peters Township Indians edged the 10th-seeded Tigers, 1-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs. Monday’s game marked the third straight year the Tigers and Indians have met in postseason play. Last season, North Allegheny rallied to… More »
On Wednesday, the WPIAL released the 13-team bracket for the boys Class 4A soccer playoffs. Today, seeds 4 through 13 will face-off in the first round. The top three seeds will receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Those teams include No. 1 Seneca Valley, No. 2 Norwin, and No. 3 Upper St. Clair. All three… 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 »