Volleyball

Pine-Richland’s Matteo Rotelli plays against North Hills Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Pine-Richland High School.
Signature win shows progress being made by Pine-Richland boys volleyball
April 14, 2024
Going into the season, first-year Pine-Richland boys volleyball coach Tyler Trimbath was confident his team was going to surprise some people after going winless in section play in 2023.

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Norwin’s Nick Puskaric scores against Penn Hills on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024, at Norwin.
After taste of success, Norwin volleyball wants more
April 13, 2024
After reaching the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals last spring, the Norwin boys volleyball team has a taste of playoff success.

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Norwin’s Nick Puskaric scores against Penn Hills on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024, at Norwin.
High school roundup for April 11, 2024: Shaler baseball, Latrobe softball earn wet wins
April 11, 2024
Brady Alexander tripled, homered and drove in four runs and Dominic Twigg and Maddox Orga combined on a five-inning no-hitter to lead Shaler to a 12-2 win over New Castle (0-9, 0-5) in Section 1-5A baseball Thursday.

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Shaler’s Zach Rosenwald blocks a shot against Butler next to Dante Palombo on Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2024, at Butler.
Close battles, big wins reflected in movement within WPIAL boys volleyball coaches polls
April 8, 2024
It was a busy week in WPIAL boys volleyball as teams in both Class 3A and Class 2A had strong showings and made their move in the rankings as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest top-10 polls Monday morning.

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North Allegheny’s Nicolas Carioto hits against Pine-Richland Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at North Allegheny High School.
North Allegheny’s depth on display in quest to regain WPIAL boys volleyball title
April 6, 2024
Opponents may have a dozen or so players in uniform for varsity matches, but North Allegheny boys volleyball coach Dan Long plans to use twice that many.

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North Catholic’s Lucas Gunther (6) hits against Ambridge’s Donovan Bober (5) during North Catholic’s victory in the WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball championship game May 25, 2023 at Peters Township.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2024: WPIAL volleyball champs open section schedule
March 25, 2024
With a rainy forecast for Tuesday, we look indoors to WPIAL boys volleyball section openers.

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After busy tournament weekend, Shaler, Mars remain atop coaches’ volleyball polls
Shaler captured the Meadville Tournament championship Saturday, and the victory strengthened the Titans’ hold on the No. 1 spot in the latest Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class 3A poll released Monday morning.

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Latrobe’s Sam Kiesel (11) celebrates a kill with Ruben Rojas during their match against Hempfield on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Greater Latrobe High School.
Experienced Latrobe boys volleyball team again among Class 2A contenders
Latrobe opened another boys volleyball season last week still aware of the dismal ending of a year ago that saw the team enter the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs as a top seed but come away disappointed following a pair of season-ending losses to eventual WPIAL champion North Catholic and Mars.

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Gateway boys volleyball refuels, gets ready to take next step
March 24, 2024
A year after grabbing the school’s first boys volleyball section championship in 36 years with an 8-0 record in Section 2-2A, the Gateway boys volleyball team fell short of its goals in 2023.

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Shaler’s Logan Peterson (left) hits against North Allegheny’s Will Robertson during the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship game Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Peters Township.
High expectations return for defending WPIAL boys volleyball champion Shaler
Shaler tore down the black-and-yellow curtain that had been surrounding Western Pennsylvania in boys volleyball for the previous five seasons last year. The Titans won against North Allegheny three times, captured the program’s first WPIAL championship, finished with a 19-1 record and reached the PIAA Class 3A championship match before being swept by Parkland.

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Mars moves to top of Class 2A in latest boys volleyball coaches poll
March 18, 2024
Just days into the 2024 WPIAL boys volleyball season, there’s been a shakeup at the top of the Class 2A rankings, released Monday morning by the Western Pa. Volleyball Coaches Association.

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Pine-Richland’s Luke Jancy hits against North Allegheny’s Sam Kinzler last season.
Timing right for Pine-Richland boys volleyball to take step forward
March 16, 2024
As a young team of freshmen and sophomores, the Pine-Richland boys volleyball team took their lumps last season.

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Shaler celebrates defeating North Allegheny in the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship game May 25, 2023 at Peters Township.
Defending champs top WPIAL preseason boys volleyball polls
March 11, 2024
The defending champions will start out on top of the polls when WPIAL boys volleyball season begins Friday.

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Fans watch the PEVA 17 Premier play PEVA 17 Elite in the 17 Open bracket semifinals of the Steel City Freeze tournament at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The 17 Premier girls won the first game 25-19; the 17 Elite team captured the second and third games by scores of 28-26 and 15-12.
Club volleyball team with WPIAL stars finds immediate chemistry, success
February 11, 2024
It’s club volleyball season and one team loaded with talented WPIAL athletes already has brought home a tournament championship.

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The 2023 all-section selections on the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team consisted of, from left, Annica Kagle (first team), Katelyn Clark (first team), Nora Hammond (second team), Molly MacDonald (first team), Vanessa Pickett (first team), Mia Gartley (third team), Lucy Auth (third team) and Carmen Forsythe (third team). Kagle and Pickett were also first-team All-WPIAL picks, while MacDonald (second team) and Clark (third team) also earned All-WPIAL honors.
Quaker Valley volleyball players scoop up awards after memorable season
December 10, 2023
Talk about a landslide vote.

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North Allegheny’s Marin Dunaway celebrates with Avery Butcher after scoring against Pine-Richland on Oct. 19, 2023, at Pine-Richland High School.
WPIAL well-represented on Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association girls all-state teams
December 6, 2023
WPIAL players were well-represented on the all-state girls volleyball teams released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association.

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Jim Schall coached the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team for the past 26 years.
Jim Schall steps down as girls volleyball coach at Penn-Trafford
December 3, 2023
There will be a new person coaching the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team next year.

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Valley’s Hailey Walmsley sets up a shot in front of Burrell’s Addy Rusek on Saturday at Kiski Area High School.
2nd annual We Serve First girls volleyball classic at Kiski Area draws rave reviews
December 2, 2023
Saturday’s second annual We Serve First girls volleyball classic at Kiski Area was another successful evening orchestrated to support local athletes.

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Jim Schall coached the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team for the past 26 years.
Jim Schall steps down as girls volleyball coach at Penn-Trafford
There will be a new person coaching the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team next year.

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Hampton’s Emmy Schrom scores against Pope John Paul II during the PIAA Class 3A championship game Nov. 18 at Cumberland Valley.
Talented senior class ushered in golden era for Hampton volleyball
November 26, 2023
The journey began innocently enough, at a spring-time middle school volleyball tournament at Montour.

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