Author: Jeffrey Kauffman


Shaler senior Zac Wurzer hoists the state championship trophy with teammates after defeating Parkland in the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball final Saturday at Penn State.
Shaler boys volleyball sweeps Parkland to avenge loss, claim program’s 1st state title
June 15, 2024
STATE COLLEGE — Shaler dropped last year’s PIAA Class 3A championship to District 11 champion Parkland in three straight games and wanted revenge.

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North Allegheny’s Alicia Mokube (10) and Jamie Frisco celebrate after the final point to defeat Unionville, 3-0, in the PIAA Class 4A state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny handles pressure, sweeps Unionville for 7th straight PIAA volleyball crown
November 18, 2023
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny and state girls volleyball championships are synonymous with each other.

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Hampton’s Emerson Schrom scores against Pope John Paul II during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
Hampton falls to Pope John Paul II in state championship battle of volleyball unbeatens
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Hampton took its unbeaten streak on the road to Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball championships against fellow unbeaten and defending state champion Pope John Paul II from District 1 on Saturday.

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Shaler’s Peyton Planz battles Parkland’s Chase Robbins at the net during the PIAA Class 3A championship match Saturday at Penn State.
Parkland knocks off Shaler, takes PIAA boys volleyball title east
June 17, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first time since 2017, there will be a new PIAA Class 3A champion in boys volleyball.

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North Allegheny’s Maddie Fickess celebrates after scoring during the PIAA Class 4A state championship game against Garnet Valley on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny captures 6th straight PIAA girls volleyball championship
November 19, 2022
MECHANICSBURG — North Allegheny girls volleyball has won a lot of matches over the past six years, especially on the biggest stage.

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North Catholic seniors accept the state runner-up trophy after falling to Pope John Paul II in 5 games after the PIAA Class 3A championship match on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic falls to Pope John Paul II in PIAA Class 3A finals
MECHANICSBURG — The last two times North Catholic played volleyball at Cumberland Valley, the Trojans won a state championship.

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The North Allegheny boys volleyball team won the 2022 PIAA Class 3A championship June 11, 2022, at Penn State.
North Allegheny captures 4th straight PIAA boys volleyball title
June 11, 2022
STATE COLLEGE — State College was the center of the PIAA volleyball world again Saturday as the top two teams in Pennsylvania squared off for the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball title at Rec Hall.

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North Allegheny players celebrate their fifth straight PIAA girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny claims 5th straight PIAA volleyball title
November 24, 2021
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Nov. 20, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger.

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North Allegheny players celebrate their fifth straight PIAA girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny wins 5th straight PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship
November 20, 2021
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Saturday night, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger.

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North Catholic celebrates after winning the PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic captures PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball crown
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Catholic fell behind two games to zero in its last match against Phillipsburg-Osceola and rallied to win, but many coaches don’t recommend teams do that on a regular basis.

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Hampton finished second at the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball championships Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
Hampton finishes as PIAA runner-up after falling to Spring Grove in girls volleyball final
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Spring Grove spoiled Hampton’s dream season in the PIAA final Saturday, as it defeated the Talbots, 3-1, to win Class 3A gold for the first time in girls volleyball at Cumberland Valley High School.

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North Allegheny celebrates its fourth straight PIAA Class 4A volleyball title Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
North Allegheny volleyball wins 4th straight PIAA title with dominant performance
November 21, 2020
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — In their quest for a fourth consecutive PIAA Class 4A volleyball championship, the North Allegheny Tigers faced a formidable foe with very similar size in Unionville, the District 1 champion.

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The Franklin Regional girls volleyball team finished second in the state after falling to Bethlehem Catholic in the PIAA Class 3A final Nov. 21, 2020, at Cumberland Valley.
Franklin Regional takes silver at PIAA Class 3A volleyball finals
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream season carried all the way to the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball final, but the bubble burst quickly behind the power of Bethlehem Catholic.

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The North Allegheny girls volleyball team celebrates after winning the PIAA Class 4A championship Nov. 16, 2019, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny wins 3rd straight PIAA girls volleyball championship
November 16, 2019
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny had a tougher road but came out on top in its quest for a PIAA girls volleyball three-peat.

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The North Catholic girls volleyball team celebrates after defeating North Penn Liberty, 3-2, in the PIAA Class 2A title game Nov. 16, 2019, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic rallies to capture 1st PIAA Class 2A volleyball crown
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Catholic overcame a slow start and rallied from two sets down to defeat North Penn Liberty and capture the program’s first PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball championship Saturday afternoon at the Eagle Dome at Cumberland Valley High School.

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One poor inning sinks state title hopes for North Allegheny baseball
June 11, 2019
GREENE TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny’s strong season vaporized in one nightmarish inningin the PIAA Class 6A baseball semifinals at Greene Township Park. Central Bucks South tallied nine runs in the bottom of the sixth to grab an 11-6 victory and a berth in the state finals Friday at Penn State’s Medlar Field.

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Franklin Regional baseball eliminated in PIAA quarterfinals
June 6, 2019
GREENE TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream baseball season came to an end in the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal round as it lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 7-2, at Greene Township Park in Scotland on Thursday.

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Shaler senior Zac Wurzer hoists the state championship trophy with teammates after defeating Parkland in the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball final Saturday at Penn State.
Shaler boys volleyball sweeps Parkland to avenge loss, claim program’s 1st state title
June 15, 2024
STATE COLLEGE — Shaler dropped last year’s PIAA Class 3A championship to District 11 champion Parkland in three straight games and wanted revenge.

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North Allegheny’s Alicia Mokube (10) and Jamie Frisco celebrate after the final point to defeat Unionville, 3-0, in the PIAA Class 4A state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny handles pressure, sweeps Unionville for 7th straight PIAA volleyball crown
November 18, 2023
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny and state girls volleyball championships are synonymous with each other.

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Hampton’s Emerson Schrom scores against Pope John Paul II during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
Hampton falls to Pope John Paul II in state championship battle of volleyball unbeatens
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Hampton took its unbeaten streak on the road to Cumberland Valley High School for the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball championships against fellow unbeaten and defending state champion Pope John Paul II from District 1 on Saturday.

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Shaler’s Peyton Planz battles Parkland’s Chase Robbins at the net during the PIAA Class 3A championship match Saturday at Penn State.
Parkland knocks off Shaler, takes PIAA boys volleyball title east
June 17, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first time since 2017, there will be a new PIAA Class 3A champion in boys volleyball.

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North Allegheny’s Maddie Fickess celebrates after scoring during the PIAA Class 4A state championship game against Garnet Valley on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny captures 6th straight PIAA girls volleyball championship
November 19, 2022
MECHANICSBURG — North Allegheny girls volleyball has won a lot of matches over the past six years, especially on the biggest stage.

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North Catholic seniors accept the state runner-up trophy after falling to Pope John Paul II in 5 games after the PIAA Class 3A championship match on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic falls to Pope John Paul II in PIAA Class 3A finals
MECHANICSBURG — The last two times North Catholic played volleyball at Cumberland Valley, the Trojans won a state championship.

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The North Allegheny boys volleyball team won the 2022 PIAA Class 3A championship June 11, 2022, at Penn State.
North Allegheny captures 4th straight PIAA boys volleyball title
June 11, 2022
STATE COLLEGE — State College was the center of the PIAA volleyball world again Saturday as the top two teams in Pennsylvania squared off for the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball title at Rec Hall.

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North Allegheny players celebrate their fifth straight PIAA girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny claims 5th straight PIAA volleyball title
November 24, 2021
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Nov. 20, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger.

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North Allegheny players celebrate their fifth straight PIAA girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny wins 5th straight PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship
November 20, 2021
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Saturday night, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger.

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North Catholic celebrates after winning the PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball title Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic captures PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball crown
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Catholic fell behind two games to zero in its last match against Phillipsburg-Osceola and rallied to win, but many coaches don’t recommend teams do that on a regular basis.

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Hampton finished second at the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball championships Nov. 20, 2021, at Cumberland Valley.
Hampton finishes as PIAA runner-up after falling to Spring Grove in girls volleyball final
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Spring Grove spoiled Hampton’s dream season in the PIAA final Saturday, as it defeated the Talbots, 3-1, to win Class 3A gold for the first time in girls volleyball at Cumberland Valley High School.

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North Allegheny celebrates its fourth straight PIAA Class 4A volleyball title Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
North Allegheny volleyball wins 4th straight PIAA title with dominant performance
November 21, 2020
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — In their quest for a fourth consecutive PIAA Class 4A volleyball championship, the North Allegheny Tigers faced a formidable foe with very similar size in Unionville, the District 1 champion.

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The Franklin Regional girls volleyball team finished second in the state after falling to Bethlehem Catholic in the PIAA Class 3A final Nov. 21, 2020, at Cumberland Valley.
Franklin Regional takes silver at PIAA Class 3A volleyball finals
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream season carried all the way to the PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball final, but the bubble burst quickly behind the power of Bethlehem Catholic.

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The North Allegheny girls volleyball team celebrates after winning the PIAA Class 4A championship Nov. 16, 2019, at Cumberland Valley.
North Allegheny wins 3rd straight PIAA girls volleyball championship
November 16, 2019
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny had a tougher road but came out on top in its quest for a PIAA girls volleyball three-peat.

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The North Catholic girls volleyball team celebrates after defeating North Penn Liberty, 3-2, in the PIAA Class 2A title game Nov. 16, 2019, at Cumberland Valley.
North Catholic rallies to capture 1st PIAA Class 2A volleyball crown
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — North Catholic overcame a slow start and rallied from two sets down to defeat North Penn Liberty and capture the program’s first PIAA Class 2A girls volleyball championship Saturday afternoon at the Eagle Dome at Cumberland Valley High School.

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One poor inning sinks state title hopes for North Allegheny baseball
June 11, 2019
GREENE TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny’s strong season vaporized in one nightmarish inningin the PIAA Class 6A baseball semifinals at Greene Township Park. Central Bucks South tallied nine runs in the bottom of the sixth to grab an 11-6 victory and a berth in the state finals Friday at Penn State’s Medlar Field.

Read More...

Franklin Regional baseball eliminated in PIAA quarterfinals
June 6, 2019
GREENE TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream baseball season came to an end in the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal round as it lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 7-2, at Greene Township Park in Scotland on Thursday.

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