Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association teams busy with regular-season matches
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 6:37 PM
Taylor Allderdice’s Jake Burgos (left) fences against Winchester Thurston’s Brett Leeper.
The Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association is nearing the heart of its 2023 season, and competitions continued this past weekend at the Corsair Fencing Club in Etna.
Two-time defending PIFA girls champion Shady Side Academy improved to 3-0 with a 6-3 victory over Fox Chapel (0-1).
The Allderdice girls also remained unbeaten as they topped North Allegheny (0-3) by a 7-2 result.
North Allegheny won its first match of the season and improved to 1-3 with a 6-3 victory over previously undefeated and defending league champion Allderdice (3-1).
Allderdice rebounded from the North Allegheny loss and scored a 6-3 win over Winchester Thurston (3-2), while Winchester recorded a 6-3 triumph over North Allegheny.
Other matches in the boys division saw Fox Chapel (1-1) split its season-opening efforts, beating Seton LaSalle (0-4) by a score of 8-1, and dropping a close result to Shady Side Academy (3-1), 5-4.
A featured match this week has the Peters Township boys hosting Allderdice. The Aquinas Academy and Pine-Richland boys and girls teams will make their season debuts.
Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association
Results – Jan. 21-22
Girls
Shady Side Academy 6, Fox Chapel 3
Allderdice 7, North Allegheny 2
Boys
Shady Side Academy 5, Fox Chapel 4
Shady Side Academy 6, Seton LaSalle 3
Allderdice 6, Winchester Thurston 3
Winchester Thurston 6, North Allegheny 3
North Allegheny 6, Allderdice 3
Fox Chapel 8, Seton LaSalle 1
Standings
Girls
Shady Side Academy 3-0
Allderdice 2-0
Peters Township 2-1
Aquinas Academy 0-0
Pine-Richland 0-0
Mt. Lebanon 1-3
Fox Chapel 0-1
North Allegheny 0-3
Boys
Peters Township 3-1
Shady Side Academy 3-1
Allderdice 3-1
Winchester Thurston 3-2
Pine-Richland 0-0
Aquinas Academy 0-0
Fox Chapel 1-1
Mt. Lebanon 2-3
North Allegheny 1-3
Seton LaSalle 0-4
Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.
Tags: Allderdice, Aquinas Academy, Fox Chapel, Mt. lebanon, North Allegheny, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Seton La Salle, Shady Side Academy, Winchester Thurston
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