Parade of champions: WPIAL winners from the 2020-21 school year
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Saturday, July 10, 2021 | 5:03 PM
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Shady Side Academy, 2-1, in the Class AA final Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at North Allegheny.
Jeannette celebrates after beating Clairton 45-14 following their game on Nov. 14, 2020.
Burrell’s A.J. Corrado embraces head coach Josh Shields after winning the state championship against opponent Avery Bassett of Midd-West in the 160-pound championship final during the PIAA wrestling championships on Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Mt Pleasant celebrates with the trophy after beating Mid Valley in the PIAA Class 3A Girls Softball Championship on Friday, June18, 2021 at Beard Field in University Park Pa.
Mars’ Piper Coffield (11) celebrates with teammates after defeating Villa Joseph Marie, 2-0, in the PIAA Class 3A girls soccer state championship game Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Hersheypark Stadium.
North Allegheny’s Christina Shi competes in the WPIAL Girls 3A Diving Championship at North Allegheny Senior High School on Feb. 27, 2021.
A look at athletes and teams that brought home WPIAL or PIAA gold during the 2020-21 school year:
WPIAL TEAM CHAMPIONS
FALL
Football
6A – Central Catholic
5A – Pine-Richland
4A – Thomas Jefferson
3A – Central Valley
2A – Beaver Falls
A – Jeannette
Boys Soccer
4A – Seneca Valley
3A – Mars
2A – Deer Lakes
A – Greensburg Central Catholic
Girls Soccer
4A – North Allegheny
3A – Mars
2A – North Catholic
A – Greensburg Central Catholic
Girls Volleyball
4A – North Allegheny
3A – Franklin Regional
2A – North Catholic
A – Bishop Canevin
Boys Golf
3A – Franklin Regional
2A – Sewickley Academy
Girls Golf
3A – Peters Township
2A – Greensburg Central Catholic
Boys Cross Country
3A – North Allegheny
2A – Greensburg Salem
Girls Cross Country
3A – North Allegheny
2A – North Catholic
A – Mohawk
Girls Tennis
3A – Latrobe
2A – Knoch
Field Hockey
3A – Pine-Richland
2A – Penn-Trafford
WINTER
Boys Basketball
6A – Upper St. Clair
5A – New Castle
4A – Lincoln Park
3A – Ellwood City
2A – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
A – Bishop Canevin
Girls Basketball
6A – North Allegheny
5A – Chartiers Valley
4A – Beaver
3A – Mohawk
2A – Neshannock
A – Rochester
Wrestling
3A – Waynesburg
2A – Burrell
Boys Swimming
3A – Upper. St. Clair
2A – Hampton
Girls Swimming
3A – North Allegheny
2A – Northgate
Competitive Spirit
3A large varsity – Hempfield
3A small varsity – South Fayette
Co-ed – Butler
2A large varsity – Neshannock
2A small varsity – Ringgold
Rifle
Gymnastics
Boys Bowling
North Allegheny
Girls Bowling
Ice Hockey
PIHL
Class 3A – North Allegheny
Class 2A – Baldwin
Class A – Indiana
SPRING
Baseball
6A – North Allegheny
5A – Franklin Regional
4A – New Castle
3A – Hopewell
2A – Shenango
A – Union
Softball
6A – Bethel Park
5A – North Hills
4A – Beaver
3A – Mt. Pleasant
2A – Laurel
A – West Greene
Boys Track
3A – Butler
2A – Riverside
Girls Track
3A – Butler
2A – Mohawk
Boys Tennis
3A – Shady Side Academy
2A – Quaker Valley
Boys Volleyball
3A – North Allegheny
2A – Seton LaSalle
Boys Lacrosse
3A – North Allegheny
2A – Mars
Girls Lacrosse
3A – Shady Side Academy
2A – Mars
WPIAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
WPIAL Team Champions
FALL
Boys Golf
3A – Justin Scally, Moon
2A – Tim Fitzgerald, Sewickley Academy
Girls Golf
3A – Lindsey Powanda, Mt. Lebanon
2A – Eva Bulger, Quaker Valley
Boys Cross Country
3A – CJ Singelton, Butler
2A – Mike Formica, Knoch
A – Patrick Malone, Winchester Thurston
Girls Cross-Country
3A – Mia Cochran, Moon
2A – Jolena Quarzo, Brownsville
A – Carmen Medvit, Shenango
Girls Tennis
3A singles – Mia Gorman, Bethel Park
3A doubles – Kat Wang/Marra Bruce, Peters Township
2A singles – Laura Greb, Knoch
2A doubles – Brooke Bauer/Ally Bauer, Knoch
WINTER
Wrestling
Class 3A
106: Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley
113: Vincent Kilkeary, Latrobe
120: Dylan Coy, North Allegheny
126: Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional
132: Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley
138: Cole Homet, Waynesburg
145: Wyatt Henson, Waynesburg
152: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley
160: Cole Spencer, Pine Richland
172: Luca Augustine, Waynesburg
189: Justin Hart, Hampton
215: Cole Weightman, Belle Vernon
285: Isaiah Vance, Hempfield
Class 2A
106: Cooper Hornack, Burrell
113: Chris Vargo, Bentworth
120: Niko Ferra, Burrell
126: Joey Fischer, South Park
132: Jamison Poklembo, Mt. Pleasant
138: Ian Oswalt, Burrell
145: Kenny Duschek, Blackhawk
152: Grant Mackay, Laurel
160: AJ Corrado, Burrell
172: Rune Lawrence, Frazier
189: Patrick Cutchember, Quaker Valley
215: Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant
285: Mitch Miles, Laurel
Boys Swimming
3A
200 medley relay: Upper St. Clair (Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Josh Matheny, Jason Zhang, Daniel Wang)
200 freestyle: Andrew Holmes, Gateway
200 IM: Daniel Simoes, 1:50.86
50 freestyle: Ben Borvendeg, Butler, 20.95
100 butterfly: David Bocci, Butler, 48.94
200 freestyle relay: Upper St. Clair (Daniel Wang, Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Ethan Neal, Ryan Senchyshak)
100 freestyle: Joshua Bogniard, North Hills
500 freestyle: David Bocci, Butler, 4:31.81
100 backstroke: Joshua Bogniard, North Hills
100 breaststroke: Josh Matheny, Upper St. Clair
400 freestyle relay: Seneca Valley (Kevin Donaldson, Gavin Blazer, Haihan Xu, Daniel Simoes)
Diving: David Manelis, Fox Chapel
2A
200 medley relay: Hampton (Ben Sheets, Ethan Apalski, Will Retsch, Richie Donato)
200 freestyle: Kyle Thome, Indiana
200 IM: Will Retsch, Hampton
50 freestyle: Conner McBeth, Neshannock/Ian Shahan, Belle Vernon
100 butterfly: Ian Shahan, Belle Vernon
200 freestyle relay: Riverside (Joseph Roth, Graham Kralic, Sam Kline, Alexander Roth)
100 freestyle: Conner McBeth, Neshannock
500 freestyle: Kyle Thome, Indiana
100 backstroke: Joseph Roth, Riverside
100 breaststroke: Henry Miller, Southmoreland
400 freestyle relay: Riverside (Alexander Roth, Hayden Panek, Ryan Turner, Joseph Roth)
Diving: Cole O’Connor, South Park
Girls Swimming
3A
200 medley relay: Fox Chapel (Talia Bugel, Sophie Shao, Rei Sperry, Vivian Shao)
200 freestyle: Taylor Connors, Upper St. Clair
200 IM: Molly Smyers, North Allegheny
50 freestyle: Kaitlyn Connors, Upper St. Clair
100 butterfly: Sophie Shao, Fox Chapel
200 freestyle relay: Upper St. Clair (Kaitlyn Connors, Abby Rutkowski, Amanda Aidar, Taylor Connors)
100 freestyle: Taylor Connors, Upper St. Clair
500 freestyle: Molly Smyers, North Allegheny
100 backstroke: Talia Bugel, Fox Chapel
100 breaststroke: Edie Sawyer, Seneca Valley
400 freestyle relay: North Allegheny (Molly Smyers, Isabella Dietz, Olivia Kisow, Lexi Sundgren)
Diving: Christina Shi, North Allegheny
2A
200 medley relay: Quaker Valley (Isabel Huang, Rena Gilligan, Emily Connors, Ella Fuener)
200 freestyle: Maeve Kelley, Shady Side Academy
200 IM: Ella Menear, Mapletown
50 freestyle: Katie Jackovic, South Park
100 butterfly: Brittney Carmazzi, North Catholic
200 freestyle relay: Mt. Pleasant (Reegan Brown, McKenna Mizikar, Ashlyn Hornick, Sara Jo Gardner)
100 freestyle: Katie Jackovic, South Park
500 freestyle: Maeve Kelley, Shady Side Academy
100 backstroke: Ella Menear, Mapletown
100 breaststroke: Alexis Schrecongost, Freeport
400 freestyle relay: Quaker Valley (Emily Connors, Halle Wagner, Ella Fuener, Isabel Huang)
Diving: Maggie Foley, North Catholic
Rifle
Travis Zeis, Bethel Park
Gymnastics
Diamond
All-around: Carolyn Grimm, Central Valley
Bars: Sara Eskew, Mt. Lebanon
Beam: Carolyn Grimm, Central Valley
Floor: Carolyn Grimm, Central Valley
Vault: Kayce Tomasic, Hempfield
Gold
All-around: Megan Grimm, Central Valley
Bars: Sarah Kvortek, Plum
Beam: Ella Costa, Thomas Jefferson
Floor: Ella Costa, Thomas Jefferson
Vault: Megan Grimm, Central Valley
Silver
All-around: Amber Wilson, Central Valley
Bars: Cailey Dolata, Central Valley
Beam: Olivia Sedlacek, Hopewell
Floor: Amber Wilson, Central Valley
Vault: Amber Wilson, Central Valley
Boys Bowling
WPIBL: Nick Johnson, Thomas Jefferson
Girls Bowling
WPIBL: Lydia Flanagan, Burrell
SPRING
Boys Track
3A
100: Guinness Brown, Butler
200: Guinness Brown, Butler
400: Gage Galuska, Hampton
800: Jacob Puhalla, Moon
1,600: Skyler Vavro, Butler
3,200: CJ Singleton, Butler
110 hurdles: Dontae Lewis, West Mifflin
300 hurdles: Dontae Lewis, West Mifflin
400 relay: Seneca Valley (Nick Hartman, Aiden Kutchma, Nolan Dworek, Tyler Yurich)
1,600 relay: Canon-McMillan (Trenton Jubin, Jadon Rahman, Blake Lauper, Justin Egizio)
3,200 relay: Butler (Raine Gratzmiller, Lucas Slear, Skyler Vavro, CJ Singleton)
High jump: Dane Anden, Belle Vernon
Long jump: Myles Walker, Central Valley
Triple jump: Dwayne Taylor, North Allegheny
Discus: Daniel Norris, Hempfield
Javelin: Landon Kretzer, Butler
Shot put: Daniel Norris, Hempfield
Pole vault: Tanner Barnhart, Hempfield
2A
100: Trevor Paschall, North Catholic
200: Trevor Paschall, North Catholic
400: Trevor Paschall, North Catholic
800: Colby Belczyk, Riverside
1,600: Gabe McConville, Waynesburg
3,200: Patrick Malone, Winchester Thurston
110 hurdles: Eric Anderson, South Allegheny
300 hurdles: Chase Belsterling, Fort Cherry
400 relay: North Catholic (Jack Fennell, Luke Mager, Trevor Paschall, Kyle Tipinski)
1,600 relay: Riverside (Colby Belczyk, Ty Fluharty, Noah Zelch, Brody Barton)
3,200 relay: Riverview (Amberson Bauer, Ty Laughlin, Mason Ochs, Parker Steele)
High jump: Dustin Mackall, South Side
Long jump: Amaryeh Luckey, East Allegheny
Triple jump: Amaryeh Luckey, East Allegheny
Discus: Will Patton, Shenango
Javelin: Miles Higgins, Ligonier Valley
Shot put: Mitch Miles, Laurel
Pole vault: Teddy McHale, Riverside
Girls Track
3A
100: Dani Prunzik, Upper St. Clair
200: Amy Allen, South Fayette
400: Amy Allen, South Fayette
800: Lena Barakat, Baldwin
1,600: Mia Cochran, Moon
3,200: Mia Cochran, Moon
100 hurdles: Bethany Naughton, Ambridge
300 hurdles: Emma Lehman, Butler
400 relay: South Fayette (Dea Monz, Melana Schumaker, Olivia Renk, Amanda Marquis)
1,600 relay: South Fayette (Emma Fleck, Baylee Carpenter, Amanda Marquis, Amy Allen)
3,200 relay: Pine-Richland (Natalie McLean, Elizabeth Hunkele, Meredith Price, Angelina Hunkele)
High jump: Emma Pavelek, Beaver
Long jump: Maria Owens, New Castle
Triple jump: Rayna Todero, Franklin Regional
Discus: Isabella Gera, Hempfield
Javelin: Kylie Grafton, Armstrong
Shot put: Isabella Gera, Hempfield
Pole vault: Megan Malecki, Bethel Park
2A
100: Maddie Raymond, South Park
200: Maddie Raymond, South Park
400: Mara Whalen, Fort Cherry
800: Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy
1,600: Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy
3,200: Jolena Quarzo, Brownsville
100 hurdles: Clara Barr, McGuffey
300 hurdles: Nora Johns, Quaker Valley
400 relay: Mohawk (Ariana Smiley, Paige Julian, Nadia Lape, Hannah McDanel)
1,600 relay: Quaker Valley (Francesca Courtney, Ellie Cain, Anna Cohen, Nora Johns)
3,200 relay: Avonworth/Northgate (Maggie Colenbrander, Catherine Penrod, Lindsey Hartle, Lydia Valeriano)
High jump: Tara Perry, Derry
Long jump: Nadia Lape, Mohawk
Triple jump: Nadia Lape, Mohawk
Discus: Miranda Schramm, Burgettstown
Javelin: Casey Weightman, Apollo-Ridge
Shot put: Emma Callahan, Shenango
Pole vault: Taylor Shriver, Waynesburg
Boys Tennis
3A singles – Jacob Patterson, South Fayette
3A doubles – Anup Nadesan/Advait Kulkarni, Franklin Regional
2A singles – Nicolas Scheller, North Catholic
2A doubles – Joe Toth/Ethan Bowden, South Park
PIAA TEAM CHAMPIONS
FALL
Football
5A – Pine-Richland
4A – Thomas Jefferson
3A – Central Valley
Boys Soccer
4A – Seneca Valley
3A – Mars
Girls Soccer
3A – Mars
Girls Volleyball
4A – North Allegheny
Boys Cross Country
3A – North Allegheny
Girls Cross Country
3A – North Allegheny
Girls Tennis
2A – Knoch
WINTER
Boys Basketball
2A – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Girls Basketball
6A – North Allegheny
Wrestling
3A – Waynesburg
Girls Swimming
3A – North Allegheny
Competitive Spirit
3A small varsity – South Fayette
Boys Bowling
North Allegheny
Ice Hockey
Class 2A – Baldwin
SPRING
Baseball
5A – Bethel Park
4A – New Castle
Softball
4A – Beaver
3A – Mt. Pleasant
Boys Volleyball
3A – North Allegheny
PIAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
FALL
Girls Tennis
3A Doubles – Kat Wang/Marra Bruce, Peters Township
Girls Cross Country
3A – Mia Cochran, Moon
A – Carmen Medvit, Shenango
WINTER
Wrestling
Class 3A
120: Mac Church, Waynesburg
132: Briar Priest, Hempfield
138: Finn Solomon, Franklin Regional
145: Wyatt Henson, Waynesburg
152: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley
172: Luca Augustine, Waynesburg
Class 2A
126: Joey Fischer, South Park
152: Grant Mackay, Laurel
160: A.J. Corrado, Burrell
172: Rune Lawrence, Frazier
215: Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant
Boys Swimming
3A
200 medley relay: Upper St Clair (Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Josh Matheny, Jason Zhang, Ryan Senchyshak)
200 IM: Josh Matheny, Upper St Clair
100 butterfly: David Bocci, Butler
100 backstroke: Joshua Bogniard, North Hills
100 breaststroke: Josh Matheny, Upper St Clair
Diving: David Manelis, Fox Chapel
2A
200 freestyle: Kyle Thome, Indiana
50 freestyle: Ian Shahan, Belle Vernon
100 butterfly: Ian Shahan, Belle Vernon
200 freestyle relay: Riverside (Joseph Roth, Graham Kralic, Sam Kline, Alexander Roth)
100 freestyle: Conner McBeth, Neshannock
500 freestyle: Kyle Thome, Indiana
Girls Swimming
3A
100 butterfly: Sophia Shao, Fox Chapel
Diving: Christina Shi, North Allegheny
2A
100 backstroke: Ella Menear, Mapletown
SPRING
Boys Track
3A
300 hurdles: Dontae Lewis, West Mifflin
Discus: Daniel Norris, Hempfield
2A
200: Trevor Paschall, North Catholic
800: Colby Belczyk, Riverside
1,600: Carson McCoy, Deer Lakes
1,600 relay: Riverside (Alden Wetzel, Brody Barton, Ty Fluharty, Colby Belczyk)
Girls Track
3A
1,600: Mia Cochran, Moon
3,200: Mia Cochran, Moon
400 relay: South Fayette (Amy Allen, Olivia Renk, Melana Schumaker, Amanda Marquis)
2A
100: Maddie Raymond, South Park
800: Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy
1,600: Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy
3,200: Jolena Quarzo, Brownsville
300 hurdles: Nora Johns, Quaker Valley
Pole vault: Taylor Shriver, Waynesburg
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