Sports
Shady Side Academy wins 15th WPIAL field hockey title
October 29, 2019
There are many Western Pennsylvania fall sports traditions, not the least of which is 15 consecutive years of Ellis School or Shady Side Academy winning a WPIAL championship in field hockey.
A-K Valley quarterbacks set the bar high in 2019
When the regular season ended this past Friday, seven quarterbacks from around the WPIAL had surpassed the 2,000-yard passing mark.
George Guido: Three A-K Valley football teams set for WPIAL playoffs
For the 60th consecutive season, the Alle-Kiski Valley will be represented in the WPIAL playoffs.
A-K Valley girls soccer capsule for Oct. 30
WPIAL
A-K Valley boys soccer capsule for Oct. 30
Class A
Knoch girls volleyball digs deep, overcomes injuries to advance in WPIAL playoffs
Having two all-state volleyball players missing from a rotation might derail any number of teams, but the Knoch girls squad has used its depth and veteran leadership to stay in the WPIAL playoff mix.
AK Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger and Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan
Kaitlyn Killinger
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 9
From 2012-17, the Shaler football program had five winless seasons and suffered through losing streaks of 34 in a row and 24 straight, going a combined 2-55 during those six years.
Freeport sweeps past Hopewell to earn spot in WPIAL semifinals
The Freeport girls volleyball team keeps on rolling.
Girls volleyball quarters, field hockey finals share Tuesday WPIAL spotlight
October 28, 2019
If the four higher seeds in the WPIAL Class AA girls volleyball quarterfinals set for Tuesday are all victorious, that will set up a less-than-fresh final four for Thursday.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2019
Field hockey
Choosing Washington or Avonworth for No. 1 seed among WPIAL’s toughest bracket picks
Choosing the No. 1 seeds was maybe easier than usual for the WPIAL football committee with one exception: Class 2A.
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2019: Norwin, North Allegheny to meet for WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer title
Pitt recruit Katelyn Kauffman scored the lone goal with 29 minutes, 44 seconds to play in the second half to propel top-seeded Norwin (18-1) to a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (13-4-2) in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer semifinal Monday night at North Allegheny.
Mars beats Belle Vernon, advances to 3rd straight WPIAL Class AAA championship
Top-seeded Mars entered Monday night’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal matchup with No. 5 Belle Vernon having scored 14 goals in playoff wins over Trinity and Thomas Jefferson.
Shady Side Academy earns spot in WPIAL Class A girls soccer finals
Callie Davis had a hat trick and Melissa Riggins scored twice as No. 3 Shady Side Academy scored a 5-1 victory over second-seeded Bentworth in a WPIAL Class A girls soccer semifinal matchup Monday night.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls clip No. 1 Freedom in OT to reach WPIAL final
Jessica Nemeth said the final play seemed like it was in slow motion.
Pine-Richland wins 2nd WPIAL field hockey title in 3 years
Top-seeded Pine-Richland and #No. 4 Peters Township met last season in the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship.
Greensburg Salem trying to make history as WPIAL football playoff brackets revealed
Greensburg Salem football coach Dave Keefer said he couldn’t write a better script for his football team’s first-round game.
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL football playoffs
Class 6A
Freshman McKenzie Pritts scores twice, Yough blanks Freeport to reach WPIAL title game
The Yough girls soccer team recorded only two shots on goal over the first 43 minutes of its WPIAL Class AA semifinal against Freeport on Monday at Mars.
