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Penn-Trafford Beats Rival Norwin to Claim WPIAL 4-A Girls Soccer Crown
November 5, 2017
Mackenzie Aunkst brought the game to a halt before bringng the crowd to its feet. The Penn-Trafford senior midfielder came set with the ball at the top right corner of the penalty stripe. She had two options and about two seconds to decide what to do: shoot or pass? Just like she did in the […]
Knoch, Knoch – Who’s There? – WPIAL 3-A Girls Volleyball Champion Knights
It takes a high level of dedication and commitment to continue to pursue a championship for 32 seasons without ever winning one, but that’s what Coach Geist has done coaching the girls’ volleyball team at Knoch High School. The top seeded Knights ended that championship drought, winning the Girls 3A WPIAL Championship three sets to […]
A Golden First: Waynesburg Beats Freedom for WPIAL 2-A Girls Soccer Title
The Waynesburg Lady Raiders made the most of their first ever trip to the WPIAL Championship Game, taking the 2A title with a 4-2 win over the defending champion Freedom Bulldogs. The Raiders came out strong and really controlled the play throughout the first half, but two misses on very good scoring opportunities and some […]
Beaver Dethrones Freeport to Win WPIAL Girls Volleyball 2-A Crown
Last year, Freeport and Beaver met at Baldwin High School in the WPIAL Class 2A Volleyball Championship match. Freeport won the match 3-1, winning back-to-back district titles. 364 days later, Beaver got their revenge. They defeated Freeport in an instant classic, winning the match 3-2 (18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 15-13) for their first WPIAL Volleyball […]
15th-Seed Shady Side Academy Takes Golden Path to WPIAL Boys 2-A Title
The Cinderella story of the 2017 Shady Side Academy boys soccer team continued at Highmark Stadium at Station Square as the #15 seeded Indians upset #1 Quaker Valley in the Class-2A championship by the score of 3-2 in double overtime. In this rematch of last year’s Class-2A title game, the top seeded Quakers came out […]
Bishop Canevin Back on Top in WPIAL 1-A Girls Volleyball
It is an odd year for the Bishop Canevin volleyball team. And that’s a good thing. The Lady Crusaders defeated Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in straight sets (25-19, 25-22, 25-23) to win the 2017 WPIAL Class 1A Championship. It is the third championship in five years for Bishop Canevin, who also won in […]
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Ten
The lights are always brighter in November. The nerves are always higher on The Highway to Heinz. The stakes are always bigger on The Road to Robert Morris. With those things all coming into play, the WPIAL raised the curtain on the 2017 WPIAL Football Playoffs on Friday with 31 of 32 Quarterfinals and First […]
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: One and done for area football teams
November 4, 2017
The Alle-Kiski Valley endured a shutout on the opening weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs. With the losses of Fox Chapel to Penn-Trafford in ClassFox Chapel girls edge Manheim Township by one to win PIAA Class AAA cross country title
HERSHEY — Fox Chapel senior Caelan Miller usually is the top runner her team. Saturday, her teammates picked her up, and Fox Chapel left theNorth Allegheny sweeps Armstrong for 5th WPIAL girls volleyball crown
From the first week of the season through Saturday's Class AAAA girls volleyball finals, North Allegheny was atop the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings,Hempfield girls volleyball falls short of PIAA tournament berth
The Hempfield girls volleyball team's hopes of returning to the PIAA tournament fell short Saturday. The Spartans lost 3-0 to 2016 champion Seneca Valley inKnoch tops Montour for 1st WPIAL girls volleyball championship
Dianne Geist has been coaching the Knoch girls volleyball program for 31 years, and after a long road she and her Knights reached the pinnacle
Montour boys secure 1st WPIAL soccer championship
For the first time in school history, Montour brought home a WPIAL boys soccer championship trophy after defeating rival West Allegheny, 1-0, in the Class
Greensburg Salem boys place pair in top 20 at PIAA cross country championships
HERSHEY — You don't always have to win to be satisfied with your race result. Greensburg Salem juniors Mark Brown and Cameron Binda didn't winAllderdice downs Brashear to win 1st City football title in 50 years
Finally — the drought is over for Allderdice. The Dragons won their first Pittsburgh City League football title since 1967 and only the second overall
Penn-Trafford clips Norwin on OT goal for WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer title
Mackenzie Aunkst brought the game to a halt before bringng the crowd to its feet. The Penn-Trafford senior midfielder came set with the ball at
Five things we learned from the first round of the WPIAL playoffs
A helmet-throwing fight marred Clairton's victory over Summit Academy on Friday, an ugly incident that could leave the Bears shorthanded. The fight ignited after aPenn-Trafford field hockey blanked by Selinsgrove in PIAA play-in game
Selinsgrove's fast start led them to a 5-0 victory over Penn-Trafford Saturday at Latrobe in a play-in game to go to the PIAA Class AANorth Allegheny’s Huang, Fox Chapel tandem win PIAA tennis titles
North Allegheny junior Ashley Huang captured her first PIAA singles tennis title Saturday, defeating George Washington's Eliza Askarova, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in the Class AAA
Beaver defeats Freeport in 5 sets to capture 1st WPIAL volleyball title
Macy McElhaney rose up at the net, blocked a kill attempt and the ball fell to the other side of the court and with it
