Tag: North Allegheny

PIAA girls volleyball, soccer quarterfinals set in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 9, 2018

While it was a great start to the state playoffs for soccer teams around the WPIAL, the same can't be said for district girls volleyball teams. Only five of 12 WPIAL teams were able to pick up victories in the opening round of the PIAA postseason on Tuesday. Among the

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NFL Network cameras capture North Allegheny in Football Town feature

WPIAL football drew national attention Thursday when the NFL Network revealed its andquot;Football Townandquot; feature on North Allegheny and Western Pennsylvania's high school football tradition. Cameras shadowed NA's football team for two days in September as the Tigers prepared for rival Central Catholic. The video includes interviews with coach Art

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Seneca Valley seeks ‘redemption’ in semifinal rematch with North Allegheny

November 8, 2018

Seneca Valley's redemption tour enters another week. The Raiders avenged their regular-season loss to Central Catholic last Friday and now seek the same against North Allegheny, another opponent that narrowly defeated them this year. andquot;You know what, there's something about redemption that's motivating,andquot; Seneca Valley coach Ron Butschle said. andquot;I'll

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North Allegheny volleyball team vows to avoid complacency during PIAA playoffs

Moving toward another appearance in the PIAA Class AAA girls volleyball final will require constantly tinkering. Compiling 44 straight match wins, the latest of which came during a 3-0 sweep of McDowell in the PIAA opening round last Tuesday, won't breed complacency for the North Allegheny girls volleyball team. The

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PIAA champion North Allegheny cross country teams to compete at regional meet

After earning the PIAA Class AAA title, the North Allegheny girls cross country team hated to see the season end. The Tigers will get a chance to extend it Nov. 24 at the Nike Cross Regionals Northeast meet in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. One of eight regional championships, top finishers will

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WPIAL top 10: Playoff streaks

November 7, 2018

THE TOP 10 Playoff streaks Does it seem like a number of schools always make the playoffs Here is a list of the 10 longest playoff appearance streaks in WPIAL history: Schoolandamp;#0010;Number, Yrs. qualified 1t. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 1t. Thomas Jeffersonandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 3. Woodland Hillsandamp;#0010;23, 1996-2018 4. McKeesportandamp;#0010;21, 1998-2018 5. Upper

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PIAA soccer, volleyball, field hockey playoffs set to begin in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 5, 2018

Since being shut out of gold in PIAA soccer nine years ago, WPIAL teams have captured 20 of the 52 state championships. Three times district teams have left Hershey with four state soccer crowns, including 2012 and '13 when WPIAL teams won eight of the 12 titles. The other season

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Teams stay put in this week’s Trib 10 football power rankings

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. With very few eyebrow raisers on opening night of the district playoffs, there are zero changes from last week in the power rankings. Two ranked teams

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WPIAL releases sites for football quarterfinal, semifinal games

Norwin will host the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Nov. 23, but two weeks before that a pair of teams hoping to reach that game will meet at Knights Stadium. No. 1 Gateway and No. 9 Franklin Regional will play their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Norwin, the WPIAL revealed

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WPIAL girls volleyball teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs

November 4, 2018

The WPIAL girls volleyball playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams that remain alive are gearing up for what they hope are successful runs in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are set for first-round matchups in each of the four classifications.

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