Volleyball
Senior class carries Shaler volleyball to historic heights
November 21, 2021
Paul Stadelman wasn’t sure if the message he was trying to sell might end up in the bargain bin.
North Allegheny wins 5th straight PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship
November 20, 2021
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Saturday night, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger.
Slow start gave Chartiers Valley volleyball a big hill to climb
In her first season as coach of the Chartiers Valley girls volleyball program, Amanda Burgess guided the Colts to a fourth-place finish in Section 2-3A and a WPIAL playoff berth.
North Allegheny tops Shaler, earns 5th consecutive trip to state volleyball finals
November 17, 2021
North Allegheny will try for No. 5.
Hampton girls volleyball rallies past Freeport, reaches PIAA Class 3A final for 1st time
November 16, 2021
Two sets away from a trip to the state volleyball finals, perhaps the Freeport girls showed their age for the first time all season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 16, 2021: Another chapter in volleyball’s hottest rivalry
November 15, 2021
A fourth fray in the final four of 4A.
Freeport, Hampton clash for 4th time this season — in PIAAs
The final hurdle between Freeport girls volleyball and returning to a state championship game is a very familiar foe.
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Plum’s Marissa Liberto
Marissa Liberto
Fox Chapel to host semifinal doubleheader in PIAA girls volleyball tournament
November 14, 2021
Fox Chapel will host a semifinal doubleheader Tuesday night in the girls volleyball state tournament.
Hampton girls volleyball’s ‘amazing’ year highlighted by WPIAL finals trip, PIAA win
November 13, 2021
The Hampton girls volleyball team found a silver lining in its WPIAL Class 3A runner-up season.
WPIAL girls volleyball teams learn sites, times for PIAA quarterfinals
November 10, 2021
Twelve WPIAL teams began the girls volleyball state playoffs on opening night Tuesday. Four saw their season come to an end while eight District 7 teams were winners and are moving on to Round 2.
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Rebecca Hess
Rebecca Hess
Freeport volleyball avoids WPIAL title hangover, beats Plum in PIAA 1st-round match
November 9, 2021
Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips has always worried about the potential for a “hangover” from winning a WPIAL championship going into the first round of the state tournament.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 9, 2021: State soccer playoffs kick off
November 8, 2021
Even though the district-champion-only format for the PIAA playoffs in 2020 cut the state soccer playoffs from four rounds to three, it turned out to be a historic postseason for the WPIAL.
Freeport, Plum finally cross paths in PIAA first-round volleyball match
The Plum and Freeport girls volleyball teams shared a gym four times this season but never played an official match against each other.
Westmoreland County senior spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Jude Lovre
Jude Lovre
Pine-Richland volleyball team makes strong statement in playoff loss
November 7, 2021
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team certainly did not go down without a fight.
Plum girls volleyball turns attention to PIAA playoffs
The Plum girls volleyball team had its sights set on the WPIAL Class 3A championship game as it faced Hampton in the semifinals Nov. 2 at Gateway.
Penn-Trafford looks to continue to build after successful season
It wasn’t the way the Penn-Trafford girls’ volleyball team wanted it to end, with a loss to section rival Oakland Catholic.
