Tag: Quaker Valley

WPIAL boys soccer teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs

November 4, 2018

The WPIAL boys soccer playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams which 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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Five things we learned in H.S. football: Home teams rule

November 3, 2018

This was a good week to root for the home team. There were 38 playoff games Friday night, and only four road teams won, easily the fewest since the WPIAL expanded to six classifications. There were seven first-round road wins a year ago and 10 in 2016. In fact, only

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Shady Side Academy boys upset Quaker Valley in thriller to win WPIAL soccer title

Quaker Valley was 37 seconds away and a few inches short of its ninth WPIAL Championship. There was just one problem -- Shady Side Academy was about to have a set piece, and coach Ed Ellsworth had the entire Indians team fill the box to try to tie the game

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Keller and Mattson split pair of matches at PIAA tournament

The Sewickley Academy doubles team of Victoria Keller and Alina Mattson went 1-1 Friday in PIAA Class AA girls tennis tournament play at the Hershey Racquet Club. The WPIAL third-place team scored a 6-1, 6-1 first-round triumph over the sister combination of Lilia and Davan Lion, the District 9 champion

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North Catholic survives Quaker Valley upset attempt

November 2, 2018

North Catholic coach Pat O'Shea wouldn't let his team forget that Quaker Valley was the defending state champions before their playoff game -- and his team responded with an unforgettable win. The Trojans turned the ball over six times in their Class 3A playoff debut, but No. 3 North Catholic

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WPIAL soccer, volleyball championships on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

If you can't make it to Highmark Stadium or Fox Chapel High School, you can watch all-day action of the WPIAL soccer and volleyball finals on Solid Gold Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The lineup for the four remaining soccer championships: Girls A -- Freedom vs. Bentworth

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Area rowers shine at Head of the Charles Regatta

Two Quaker Valley students shined recently in the world's largest two-day rowing event. Juniors Ben Kimmy and Ben Farnan, both members of the Three Rivers Junior Rowing team on Washington's Landing, placed eighth in a men's youth coxed quad at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Mass. The

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Quaker Valley, Shady Side Academy to meet for 3rd straight season in boys soccer final

Boys soccer WPIAL championship Class AA No. 1 Quaker Valley (18-3) vs. No. 11 Shady Side Academy (11-6-1) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Andrew Marshall, Quaker Valley; Ed Ellsworth, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Dom Reiter, Sr., F, Quaker Valley; Wally Navid, Sr., M, Shady Side Academy Corner

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WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 10

November 1, 2018

Here's a look at some of the top matchups in each class for this week's WPIAL high school football playoff games: Class 6A Quarterfinals No. 4 Central Catholic (7-3) vs. No. 5 Seneca Valley (7-3) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fox Chapel's James M. Burke Stadium On the air: 95.3 FM;

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Sewickley Academy’s Hajdukiewicz among goal and point leaders in PIHL Varsity A

Matthew Hajdukiewicz leads Sewickley Academy ice hockey with 11 goals and 14 points through five games, and he is second in all of Varsity A in goals and tied for second in points. He has at least one goal in every game and tallied seven points (four goals, three assists)

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