WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Norwin continued to roll in the Class 4A girls soccer state playoffs with its third straight shutout on Tuesday Night at Chambersburg High School. The Knights latest victim was Conestoga Valley, as Norwin came away with a 2-0 win to advance to its first state championship appearance since 1997. Norwin scored a goal in each… More »
Jake Chapla was perfect in the kicking game for Slippery Rock University, scoring 10 points in a 42-34 loss on the road at West Chester University. Chapla converted field goals of 30 and 31 yards and was 4 for 4 on PAT attempts. He also averaged 62.4 yards per kickoff and pinned two of his… More »
Cheyenne Trest scored in double figures in both of her first two collegiate games for Seton Hill University. She opened with 13 points and six assists in the win over Lincoln University and then added 11 points in the loss to Virginia State University. The Canon-McMillan graduate earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division… More »
Dustin Sleva was named the 2017 Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic Tournament MVP as No. 8 Shippensburg University overcame some sluggish shooting to beat Shaw University and Virginia Union University, two talented teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). In an NCAA Tournament rematch from last year with Virginia Union (No. 7 in D2SIDA regional… More »
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Zach Lyon’s terrific special teams play helped Case Western University claim a 41-34 overtime win over Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday. Trailing by four with 28 seconds left and the ball on CMU’s 43-yard line, Lyon blocked a Tyler Kohman punt that was deflected back to the three, where it was scooped and returned for… More »
By Jonathan Spina After losing to Peters Township in early September and then beating them in the WPIAL Championship, the Tigers couldn’t make lightning strike twice as Peters Township ended North Allegheny’s season, beating them 3-1 in the PIAA quarterfinals. The first 20 minutes were pretty much between the 30s with both teams feeling each… More »
By Jonathan Spina The third time wasn’t a charm in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals for North Allegheny on Saturday as the Lady Tigers lost 4-0 to Norwin, their third loss of the season to the Knights. The first five minutes were dominated by Norwin but in the sixth minute North Allegheny got a huge… More »
Scouting wasn’t a problem heading into the girls’ volleyball PIAA quarterfinal match on Tuesday at Ambridge. For the third time this season, North Allegheny looked on the other side of the net and saw Seneca Valley, and for the third time this season, they came out victorious. The Tigers swept the Raiders by scores of… More »
Pine-Richland clinched its sixth WPIAL title game appearance with a 49-25 victory over the North Allegheny Tigers on Friday night at Ambridge High School. The Rams rolled up 665 yards of offense in the WPIAL Class 6A semifinal contest and prevailed predominantly on the passing connection of Phil Jurkovec to Jason DiFrancisis. Jurkovec completed 18… More »