WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Gateway remains in the driver seat for the Class 5A Big East Conference, but McKeesport remained in the passenger seat with a chance to claim at least a share of a section title next week when the two teams face off. The Tigers gave themselves a shot at that with a 36-16 at home against… More »
It’s been a long time since Peters Township has defeated Bethel Park on the gridiron. Before Friday, the Black Hawks have won the previous seven meetings between the rivals. The Indians made sure that wasn’t going to happen again, defeating the Black Hawks at home, 35-0. The win keeps Peters Township alive for their first… More »
It would’ve been easy for the Pine-Richland football team to look past Seneca Valley in anticipation to their Conference Championship matchup next week at North Allegheny. On Senior Night, the Rams made sure that didn’t happen as their stout defense led them to a 21-7 win to keep them undefeated in Class 6A. The Raiders… More »
On Wednesday, the WPIAL released the 12-team bracket for the girls Class 4A soccer playoffs. Today, seeds 5 through 12 will face-off in the first round. The top four seeds will receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Those teams include No. 1 Seneca Valley, No. 2 Norwin, No. 3 Peters Township and No. 4 Upper… More »
Brittnie Spithaler helped Edinboro University to a 2-0-0 record last week with a 4-1 upset of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and 3-2 victory at Mansfield University. The freshman scored three goals over the two games. She notched two goals against MU and one goal against IUP. Spithaler scored the game-winning goal in both contests. Edinboro is… 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 »
Claire Kocur’s work at center back helped Grove City College post a pair of road shutouts last week in conference play. The Wolverines allowed only five shots (two on-goal) in Wednesday’s 3-0 win at Geneva College, then permitted Bethany College only four shots (zero on-goal) in Saturday’s 1-0 win. The Wolverines have yet to allow a… More »
Christian Giannetti helped Grove City College to a 1-0-1 record last week. He recorded an assist on Christian Caporaso’s score in the Wolverines’ 4-1 win Wednesday at Geneva College. Giannetti made a pair of starts last week for Grove City. He has seen action in all 14 matches this season, starting 10. The North Allegheny graduate… More »
T.J. Holl matched his career-high with 18 tackles to help Colgate University to a 31-0 victory over Cornell University; the team’s third shutout win of the season, while extending the team’s streak of holding its opponent without a touchdown to 20 quarters. The senior linebacker also had 2.0 tackles for loss of six yards, 0.5 sack… More »
The Norwin girls soccer team was undefeated in Section 3-4A heading into Monday night’s section finale against rival Penn-Trafford, yet they still didn’t have the title clinched outright. They made sure that wouldn’t be the case after 80 minutes of play with a 4-1 win against the Warriors, reclaiming the section title from their rivals… More »