WPIAL top 10: Longest playoff droughts
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 6:21 PM
Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Southmoreland’s Ronnie Robinson, during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association annual 7 on 7 tournament, at Greater Latrobe Area High School, in Unity Twp., on Thursday, July 19, 2018.
Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Southmoreland’s Ronnie Robinson, during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association annual 7 on 7 tournament, at Greater Latrobe Area High School, in Unity Twp., on Thursday, July 19, 2018.
Pining for the playoffs
With Mohawk, Canon-McMillan and West Greene recently ending WPIAL playoff droughts, here are the schools that haven’t been to the postseason lately:
School, Last appearance
1. Southmoreland, 1979
2. Leechburg, 1988
3. Brownsville, 2000
4. Carlynton, 2001
5. Albert Gallatin, 2005
6. Uniontown, 2009
7. Ellwood City, 2011
8t. Burrell, 2012
8t. Butler, 2012
8t. Hopewell, 2012
8t. Jefferson-Morgan, 2012
8t. South Allegheny, 2012
George Guido is a freelance writer.
Tags: Albert Gallatin, Brownsville, Burrell, Butler, Carlynton, Ellwood City, Hopewell, Jefferson-Morgan, Leechburg, South Allegheny, Southmoreland, Uniontown
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