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NA’s Ethan Maenza Named Athlete of the Week by Varsity Views
Congratulations to North Allegheny senior quarterback Ethan Maenza on being named the Athlete of the Week by Varsity Views. Maenza had 23 carries for 219 yards and three touchdowns in a 22-15 win over Mt. Lebanon on Friday, September 30. This has a been a season of well-deserved recognition for Maenza. Earlier in the season, Maenza… More »
Welcome To The Western PA Big 56 Athletic Conferences
Welcome to www.pabig56.com, a new website featuring the schools, teams, and athletes of Class 6-A and 5-A in the WPIAL. For fans familiar with the former Quad-A sports website, you can now visit www.pabig56.com for all the scores, schedules, team pages and championship recaps of the Big 56 Athletic Conferences. Along with coverage of 6-A… More »
Hempfield Outlasts Avon Grove For PIAA Crown In Extra Innings
Hempfield senior pitcher Morgan Ryan tossed her fifth consecutive playoff shutout and blanked Avon Grove, 1-0, in eight innings to help lift the Spartans to their second straight PIAA title. Avon Grove managed a third-inning hit but Ryan retired 16 batters in a row in a terrific pitcher’s duel. Avon Grove starter, senior Maggie Balint,… More »
Plum Falls Shy Of PIAA Title With 4-1 Loss To Boyertown
For only the second time this season, the Plum Mustangs suffered defeat. Unfortunately for Plum, both heart-breaking losses came with a title at stake as the most recent of those defeats occurred on Thursday afternoon to Boyertown in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game at Penn State’s Medlar Field. Boyertown’s 4-1 win prevented the Mustangs… More »
Hempfield Wins Second Straight WPIAL Softball Title
The Hempfield softball team captured its second consecutive WPIAL title with a 2-0 victory over the Baldwin Highlanders on Friday at Cal-U’s Lilly Field. It’s the Spartans fourth overall WPIAL crown. Hempfield starter Morgan Ryan, a Notre Dame recruit, tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout to earn the victory. Ryan didn’t need much run support, but… More »
Norwin Stuns Plum To Win WPIAL Crown
On Wednesday night at CONSOL Energy Park in Washington, Norwin did something no one else had done all season, beat the Plum Mustangs. The Knights knocked off the previously unbeaten Mustangs, 7-3, to win their first WPIAL title since 1960. The 14th-seeded Knights used a five-run first inning to stun the top-seeded Mustangs. Jonathan Pingree… More »
QUAD-A Conference Scholar/Athlete Winners
The QUAD-A Conference has presented four $500 scholarships to two male and two female student athletes in recognition for their athletic and academic contributions to their school and community. The application criteria involved three main areas including: athletic, academic and extracurricular/community achievements. The awards were announced at the Spring Baseball and Softball banquet on Tuesday… More »
Pre-season All-American Honors For Plum’s Alex Kirilloff
Plum senior Alex Kirilloff has been named a Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American for the 2016 season. The staff of Collegiate Baseball America selects the Pre-Season All-American team and Kirilloff is the only player from Pennsylvania on the list. The 6-foot-2, 195 pounder was the WPIAL Class AAAA Player of the Year last season and hit… More »