What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 1, 2024: Class 2A golfers take turn in spotlight

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 10:30 PM

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The third and final day of the district individual golf championships is set for Wednesday with the top boys Class 2A golfers taking center stage.

Weather-wise, it should be the best of the final rounds as the elite boys 2A golfers invade the Sewickley Heights Golf Club in Sewickley.

McGuffey senior Logan Crowe holds a razor-thin one-stroke lead after shooting a 1-over-par 73 in the first round of the championships last Monday at the Youghiogheny Country Club in Elizabeth.

Two golfers shot a 2-over 74 in the opening round and are one stroke back entering the final 18 holes. They are Quaker Valley senior Ethan Dai and Shady Side Academy senior Landon Mauser.

Rounding out the top 11 on the leaderboard are Laurel junior Eli Bintrim at 3-over 75, Greensburg Central Catholic senior Braden Riley, Neshannock sophomore Rocco Bautti and Elizabeth Forward sophomore Aaron Didjunas at 5-over 77 and Shady Side Academy senior Ryan Frolich, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart junior Jonah Schollaert, Sewickley Academy senior Severin Harmon and Ellwood City junior Jordan Keller at 6-over 78

The top 18 finishers will qualify for the PIAA Class 2A championships Oct. 21-23 at the Penn State Golf Courses in State College.

Double your postseason pleasure

Two new champions will be crowned this fall as the WPIAL girls tennis doubles championships are set to begin Wednesday with the first three rounds.

The Class 3A tournament takes place at Bethel Park starting at 11 a.m. The opening round matches are:

• No. 1 junior Jackie Tang and junior Michelle Yang of Mt. Lebanon vs. No. 16 junior Brooke Coll and junior Maria Fetter of Latrobe

• No. 8 junior Elinor Kim and junior Adelaide Seigworth of North Hills vs. No. 9 freshman Elle LeJeune and junior Annebelle Aquino of Penn-Trafford

• No. 4 freshman Cassandra Lapina and freshman Sonaya Arora of Pine-Richland vs. No. 13 junior Eloise Johnson and senior Hannah Parker of Fox Chapel

• No. 5 senior Sienna Siegel and senior Anna Kintner of Fox Chapel vs. No. 12 senior Maya Hamade and freshman Leila Hamade of Upper St. Clair

• No. 2 freshman Brooke Henderson and freshman Alexandra Merkel of Shady Side Academy vs. No. 15 senior Kiera Wise and junior Evelyn Wise of Moon

• No. 7 sophomore Catalina Ramirez and senior Anna Engelman of Upper St. Clair vs. No. 10 freshman Mia Kaufman and sophomore Audrey Zheng of North Allegheny

• No. 3 junior Michelle Yan and senior Makinzie Marcus of Franklin Regional vs. No. 14 senior Kaitlyn Kuczinski and freshman Carly Weber of Chartiers Valley

• No. 6 sophomore Carlin Bukovac and sophomore Allison Massaro of Latrobe vs. No. 11 junior Taylor Shyanefelter and senior Amy Jin of Shady Side Academy

The Class 2A tournament takes place at North Allegheny starting at 11 a.m. The opening round matches are:

• No. 1 senior Kristen Close and freshman Avery Allan of Quaker Valley have a first-round bye

• No. 8 sophomore Samantha Falcon and freshman Evelyn Marche of North Catholic vs. No. 9 sophomore Ryleigh Drzal and sophomore Danica Trainer of Mt. Pleasant

• No. 4 sophomore Mollie Sclichter and junior Luciana Easly of Oakland Catholic vs. No. 13 senior Paige Phillips and junior Claire Miloszewski of Central Valley

• No. 5 freshman Maddie Arrow and junior Giada Cappabianco of Neshannock vs. No. 12 senior Eve Kuzneski and senior Gabby Sharp of Indiana

• No. 2 sophomore Brea Kelly and senior Katie Hardy of North Catholic vs. No. 15 senior Alexandra Thomey and sophomore Karrigan Thomey of Valley

• No. 7 freshman Alexandra Swift and sophomore Katherine Gillespie of Aquinas Academy vs. No. 10 junior Grace Kempton and sophomore Reagan Love of South Park

• No. 3 senior Sasha Hoffman and sophomore Emilia Longhi of Greensburg Central Catholic vs. No. 14 junior Maggie McBride and senior Lucy Fowler of Aquinas Academy

• No. 6 junior Marann Buckanovich and freshman Fiona Kamin of Winchester Thurston vs. No. 11 junior Lily Ceriani and freshman Emma Derringer of Blackhawk

The championships and consolation matches in both 3A and 2A take place at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Park.

Two for one on the pitch

Wednesday will be another big day full of section matches up and down the four classifications in WPIAL girls soccer.

First place in two sections will be at stake in Class 3A between four teams with a total combined overall record this season of 43-4-2.

In Section 1-3A, front running Fox Chapel (12-0-1) is home to second place Mars (11-1).

The Foxes are a perfect 9-0 in the section while the Fightin’ Planets are 7-1.

Mars has won six straight matches since its only blemish of the season, a 1-0 home loss to the Foxes.

Fox Chapel has won five in a row since its only blemish this fall, a 2-2 tie with Class 4A Seneca Valley.

In Section 2-3A, first-place Moon (10-1) visits second-place West Allegheny (10-2-1).

The Indians have won seven consecutive matches since losing 1-0 at Moon on Sept. 6.

The Tigers have won seven straight games since their only loss of the season to Class 4A Pine-Richland, 2-0.

All seven wins since that loss for Moon have been shutout victories.