Lacrosse

Pine-Richland’s Connor Lenz, intercepting a tipped pass in front of Upper St. Clair’s Timothy Pollock in 2020, played in the 2022 PSFCA Big School East/West Game.
Pine-Richland notebook: Girls lacrosse team finishes 4th in WPIAL
June 12, 2022
The Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team came within one goal of advancing to the PIAA playoffs, but ultimately, Upper St. Clair continued to be a thorn in its side.

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Mars’ Wesley Scurci celebrates after scoring against Quaker Valley during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Robert Morris.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 11, 2022: Mars, North Allegheny chasing PIAA titles
June 10, 2022
Welcome to Championship Saturday in three spring sports state postseasons.

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Mars’ Wesley Scurci (left) celebrates with Josh Seipp after scoring against Quaker Valley during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Robert Morris.
                                Mars’ Wes Scurci (left) celebrates with Josh Seipp after scoring against Quaker Valley during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on May 26 at Robert Morris.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 7, 2022: Mars carries banner for WPIAL lacrosse
June 6, 2022
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in both the PIAA boys volleyball and lacrosse state playoffs.

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Mars’ Austin Cote celebrates after scoring against Quaker Valley during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on May 26 at Robert Morris.
High school roundup for June 4, 2022: Mars boys lacrosse, NA boys volleyball reach state semis
June 4, 2022
The Mars boys lacrosse team’s quest to become the first from the WPIAL to win a state championship is two wins away from becoming reality.

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Hampton junior midfielder Emi DiLiberto scored 74 goals this season, the second-most in program history as the Talbots reached the WPIAL girls lacrosse semifinals for the sixth straight season.
Hampton girls lacrosse team delights in exceeding expectations
The Hampton girls lacrosse team entered the 2022 season with tepid expectations after graduation losses decimated last year’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinalist.

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Shady Side Academy’s Neely Nicholson (left) celebrates with Jenny Woodings after she scored during the WPIAL Class 3A girls lacrosse championship game against Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Robert Morris.
Shady Side Academy captains reflect on another WPIAL girls lacrosse championship
The WPIAL Class 3A title game victory for the Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse team was significant for the seniors who have known nothing but championships.

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Shady Side Academy’s Mac Mohn scores against Mt. Lebanon during the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse championship game on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Robert Morris.
Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse savors win in ‘electric’ WPIAL title game
Shady Side Academy players and coaches knew the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse championship game would be a close battle.

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Latrobe’s Carolina Walters
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Carolina Walters
May 31, 2022
The lacrosse team’s top goal scorer and a tennis champion.

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Sean Donlan was one of four Hampton boys lacrosse players to earn first-team all-Section 2-2A honors this season.
Bright future for Hampton boys lacrosse
May 28, 2022
Hampton boys lacrosse coach Andy DeMichiei and his wife, Kristen, welcomed their first child, Owen, on May 10.

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Mars’ Jack Dunham (9) celebrates with Wes Scurci after scoring against Quaker Valley during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday at Robert Morris.
Mars boys lacrosse rolls to 6th straight WPIAL title with another dominant performance
May 26, 2022
Around these parts, “one for the thumb” was a popular rallying cry for a couple of decades. The Mars boys lacrosse team already took care of that last season.

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The Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse team hoists the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Mt. Lebanon in the 3A final on Wednesday at Robert Morris.
Shady Side Academy boys beat Mt. Lebanon for WPIAL lacrosse title on J.P. Henry highlight-reel goal in OT
Shady Side Academy and Mt. Lebanon came into the WPIAL 3A tournament as the top two seeds. The teams met in the regular season in a tight, one-goal match one by the Bulldogs.

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Chartiers Valley’s Sage Gojsovich, Hallie Cowan and Josie Jones celebrate with Juliana Betts (6) after scoring a goal against Mars in the WPIAL Class 2A girls lacrosse final Wednesday at Robert Morris.
Chartiers Valley runs past Mars to capture 1st WPIAL girls lacrosse championship
May 25, 2022
If Chartiers Valley raised a few eyebrows with an upset win over top-seeded Blackhawk in the semifinals, the remaining eyebrows are now up.

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The Mars Fightin’ Planets celebrate their fifth straight WPIAL Class 2A title on May 27, 2021.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2022: Mars lacrosse hunts another title
Last spring, Mars became the most decorated boys lacrosse program in WPIAL history with a fifth consecutive Class 2A championship.

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Pine-Richland’s Owen Luellen gets past Penn-Trafford’s Dylan Militzer during first-round WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse playoff action Monday, May 16, 2022 at Pine-Richland High School.
First-round playoff loss ends Pine-Richland boys lacrosse season
May 22, 2022
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team clawed out of an early hole after dropping seven of its first eight games to finish third in Section 2-3A and earn the right to host a playoff game.

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Penn-Trafford’s Jackson Kerrigan (14) celebrates with Braedan Mastine after Mastine’s goal against Pine-Richland during first-round WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse playoff action Monday, May 16, 2022 at Pine-Richland High School.
Penn-Trafford savors 1st boys lacrosse playoff victory
Nothing was going to stop the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse team from making history May 16.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Elias Lippincott rounds the bases during a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game against Latrobe on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Hempfield.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2022: Upset winners to meet in 5A baseball
May 19, 2022
While there were very few upsets in the first round of the WPIAL 5A, 3A, 2A and Class A baseball playoffs, there was one quadrant in the 5A tournament that blew up big time.

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Latrobe’s Carolina Walters (27) has 26 goals this season.
Team effort helps Latrobe girls lacrosse advance to WPIAL playoffs
May 18, 2022
While the sport of lacrosse continues to grow in popularity in Westmoreland County, increased stability in some high school programs appears on the rise.

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Olivia Navari (right) and Plum take a 13-3 record into the WPIAL playoffs.
Optimistic Plum girls lacrosse team seeks 1st playoff victory
May 15, 2022
Heading into this season, the Plum girls lacrosse team already had experienced the WPIAL playoffs three times in its young history.

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Quaker Valley boys lacrosse gears up for playoffs coming off dominant regular season
Quaker Valley’s performance this season in boys lacrosse has been off the charts.

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Hampton goalie Kaden Hoolahan plays against Fox Chapel on April 6 at Fridley Field in Hampton.
Youthful Hampton lacrosse team shrugs off slow start
May 14, 2022
The Hampton boys lacrosse team expected to take some lumps this season as it tried to replace 13 seniors.

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