Volleyball

Baldwin’s Avery Barrett (left) and Kaylee Smolko are seniors on the 2024 girls volleyball team.
Senior pair hopes to lead resurgence for Baldwin girls volleyball
September 22, 2024
One is a highly competitive setter; the other an impactful middle hitter.

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Penn Hills girls volleyball working to turn the corner
September 15, 2024
Ray Ager wants to see the Penn Hills girls volleyball team learn to weather the storm. When the skies opened up during the Indians’ first four matches, they hadn’t found a way to battle their way to shelter.

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Gateway senior setter Jolina Estremera sets a ball during practice Sept. 11, 2024, at Gateway High School’s Furrie Sports Complex.
Gateway girls volleyball leans on large senior class under 1st-year coach
Erica Bosh was hired as Gateway’s girls volleyball head coach in August, right before preseason practices started.

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Plum head coach Rachel Satira during practice Sept. 11 at Plum High School.
Versatile Plum girls volleyball players look forward to host tournament
September 14, 2024
Every third or fourth Saturday in September, one can expect a packed Plum High School gym with volleyballs flying all over the place.

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Fox Chapel’s Emma DiRocco competes during the 2024 season.
Fox Chapel girls volleyball team leaning on experience in quest to return to playoffs
The Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is fortunate to have so much experience at the top of the lineup.

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Pine-Richland’s Tiffany Gathers plays against Mars on Aug. 29, 2024, at Pine-Richland High School.
Pine-Richland girls volleyball ready to walk tough road to playoffs
September 7, 2024
The road to the playoffs in Section 1-4A girls volleyball has always been tough, but the addition of North Catholic for 2024 has made the group even stronger.

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Norwin’s Gemma Moffatt gets to the ball against Kiski Area on Sept. 3 at the Ellen Toy Grass Court at Kennedy Park.
Norwin girls volleyball working to make strides
Norwin girls volleyball finished 3-11 overall and 1-7 in Section 3-4A, which put the Knights in last place.

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Aquinas Academy junior Lara Hainan plays for the Crusaders, a first-year WPIAL girls volleyball program in 2024.
Aquinas Academy girls volleyball joins big leagues
The Aquinas Academy girls volleyball team is a first-year WPIAL program, but the Crusaders plan to grow up quickly.

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Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito spikes on Norwin’s Natalie Aquilio on Tuesday during the annual Pack the Park match at the Ellen Toy Grass Court at Kennedy Park.
Kiski Area wins 3rd straight Pack the Park girls volleyball match
September 3, 2024
Last year’s Pack the Park girls volleyball event and match between Norwin and Kiski Area at the Ellen Toy Grass Court in Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park didn’t face any adverse weather conditions such as what chased both teams inside Kiski Area High School one year earlier.

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Hampton’s Lilly Muczinski plays against Kiski Area on Aug. 26, 2024 at Kiski Area High School.
Revamped lineup looks to keep Hampton girls volleyball in championship form
August 31, 2024
Second-team all-WPIAL setter Lilly Muczinski has a message for anyone doubting the Hampton girls volleyball team this season.

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North Allegheny’s Molly Robertson scores past Unionville’s Leah Wiswell during the PIAA Class 4A state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny girls volleyball chasing 8th straight PIAA title
Here is an easy way to put a state championship streak in perspective.

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Freeport senior outside hitter Alaina Whitlinger serves at practice Tuesday.
Freeport volleyball commands respect in move up to 3A
August 27, 2024
The seniors on this year’s Freeport girls volleyball team know what it is like to face the competition in Class 3A.

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New coach, players learning together in Penn Hills volleyball program
August 25, 2024
Raymond Ager III enjoys being part of a team. While playing for the Steel City Bobcats, an adult football league team at Friendship Park, Ager saw the Penn Hills girls volleyball team practicing.

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The Sharks won the second annual Queens of the ‘Burgh girls volleyball event held Aug. 2-3, 2024, at All American Field House in Monroeville.
‘Queens of the ‘Burgh’ volleyball tournament grows in popularity in 2nd year
August 17, 2024
The Sharks dominated at the second annual Queens of the ‘Burgh girls volleyball tournament.

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Quaker Valley’s Vanessa Pickett was a first-team all-section selection in 2023.
After reaching PIAA tournament, expectations high for Quaker Valley girls volleyball
August 11, 2024
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team is looking to hit the jackpot this season.

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Spectators look on as Kiski Area plays Norwin during the Pack the Park girls volleyball match Aug.29, 2023, on the Ellen Toy grass court at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park.
Pack the Park in Vandergrift again will kick off girls volleyball season in A-K Valley
August 7, 2024
When Pack the Park, an early-­season matchup between the Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams on the outdoor courts at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift, began in 2021, Tim Toy had a vision that it would be an annual event to celebrate the start of each fall season.

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Freeport’s Leah Schreckengost defends against Beaver’s Chole List during the WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball championship Nov. 4, 2023, at Peters Township High School.
Breaking down changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL girls volleyball alignment
July 1, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.

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Pine-Richland’s Isabelle Hoppe hist against North Allegheny’s Marin Dunaway and Ariana Schiller on 
Oct. 19, 2023.
Big summer for Pine-Richland volleyball ace includes Pitt commitment, spot on national team
June 30, 2024
The month of June has been pretty exciting for Isabelle Hoppe.

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Mars’ Enzo Grieco scores against South Fayette during the PIAA Class 2A lacrosse semifinals Tuesday at North Allegheny.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 15, 2024: Mars lacrosse, Shaler volleyball seek gold on last day of season
June 14, 2024
Welcome to the final day of the 2023-2024 high school sports season featuring the PIAA lacrosse and boys volleyball state championship matches.

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Shaler’s Dante Palombo looks to block a shot from North Allegheny’s Matthew LeMay in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 23 at Peters Township High School.
PIAA Class 3A final another step on Shaler boys volleyball’s long road to the top
June 13, 2024
Light clapping turned to loud chants as the match wore on. Shaler’s top-ranked boys volleyball team was mowing down yet another opponent, making the 100-mile drive east to Altoona High School well worth the time for a dedicated posse of mainly white shirt-clad Titans fans.

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