Tag: Mars

WPIAL swimmers among top seeds for Friday’s Day 1 PIAA Class 3A finals

March 14, 2025

LEWISBURG — Several WPIAL individuals and relays will return Friday evening to swim in championship heats at the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium.

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Mars, Avonworth knock off top seeds in PIHL Penguins Cup Class A semifinals

March 12, 2025

Mars defeated Chartiers Valley, 3-2, in a comeback victory to kick off a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A doubleheader at the RMU Island Sports Center on Wednesday night.

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2025 WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown

March 10, 2025

Thomas Jefferson probably won’t sneak up on any opponents this season. The Jaguars were WPIAL runners-up and claimed a PIAA championship in Class 5A last season after scoring upsets throughout the postseason.

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Coaches association releases WPIAL preseason boys volleyball rankings

The WPIAL boys volleyball season begins Friday, and in advance of the opening matches and tournaments, the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its preseason top 10 polls for both Class 2A and Class 3A.

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What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 3, 2025: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs heat up

March 2, 2025

While the basketball playoffs take a few days off between the district and state postseason, the puck drops in a big way on the high school hockey playoffs Monday.

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Mt. Pleasant’s King headlines list of WPIAL swimmers to receive top seeds for PIAA meets

The PIAA on Sunday released a list of the qualifiers — automatic (district champions) and at-large (time) — for the boys and girls state swimming and diving championships March 12-15 at Bucknell.

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North Allegheny teams repeat, Sylvia Roy, McClellan Clark shine on Day 2 of WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships

February 28, 2025

North Allegheny’s trek into WPIAL girls swimming history is alive and well after capturing a 17th straight title Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Tigers finished with 415 points to win to finish first at the Class 3A championship meet.

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North Allegheny leads WPIAL Class 3A swimming after Day 1; Mt. Lebanon’s Sylvia Roy sets record in 4-peat

February 27, 2025

The North Allegheny girls, winners of 16 straight WPIAL swimming titles, and the two-time defending champion NA boys are the leading the pack in the Class 3A championships after the first day of competition at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Playoff magic carries Peters Township past Mars into WPIAL Class 5A title game

February 25, 2025

Peters Township junior Dylan Donovan, wearing sweats and a hoodie, stood on the court and talked to friends Tuesday night not long after the Indians beat Mars in overtime and advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship game.

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No. 10 Mars gets past No. 15 Penn-Trafford in Class 5A Cinderella showdown

February 21, 2025

When the Mars and Penn-Trafford boys basketball teams met Friday in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Fox Chapel, a double-digit seed was guaranteed to punch its ticket to the final four.

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