Hockey

Quaker Valley’s Charlie Pyle scores against Plum on Oct. 7, 2024 at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
PIHL standings through Oct. 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday.

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North Allegheny’s Travis Lamark smiles during the Tigers’ Penguins Cup Class 3A semifinal against Seneca Valley on March 11 at RMU Island Sports Center.
North Allegheny hockey leans on defense while new forwards find footing
October 19, 2024
Scoring goals was never a problem for the North Allegheny hockey team last season.

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Franklin Regional’s Max Williams skates with the puck last season.
Franklin Regional hockey gets off to quick start under new coach
Franklin Regional hockey coach Brian Bearley isn’t surprised by his team’s 3-0 start.

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Fox Chapel’s Liam Wiseman celebrates after scoring against Quaker Valley during a 2023 PIHL Class A quarterfinal.
New coach, 25, looks to keep Fox Chapel hockey program humming
Seven years ago, Ryan Loebig was a key member of the Plum hockey team that won the 2017 Class 2A Penguins Cup.

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Norwin hockey coach Denny Zeravica
In 2nd stint with team, new coach wants Norwin hockey to push pace
Familiarity will not be a problem for Denny Zeravica, the new hockey coach at Norwin.

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Quaker Valley’s Ben Mchenry plays against Plum on Oct. 7, 2024 at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Focused on playing fast, Quaker Valley hockey gets off to quick start
October 13, 2024
Skate fast and win fast. The Quaker Valley hockey team got off to a fast start to the 2024-25 PIHL season.

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Plum’s Joey Massarelli plays against Quaker Valley on Oct. 7, 2024 at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Behind experienced roster, Plum hockey eyes return trip to playoffs
October 12, 2024
Plum hockey coach Jon Gratton said his team remained positive despite tough losses to Chartiers Valley and Quaker Valley to start its PIHL Class A season.

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Franklin Regional’s Liam Copeland (right) is one of nine seniors on this year’s team.
Franklin Regional hockey has new coach, new classification but same goals
The Franklin Regional hockey team not only has a new coach for the 2024-25 season, the Panthers also are in a higher classification.

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Gateway senior CJ Evans looks to push the puck up ice during a practice Sept. 30, 2024, at Palmer Imaging Arena in Delmont.
Gateway hockey team returns to PIHL varsity play
October 6, 2024
The Gateway hockey team took big steps forward last season with winning results on the ice.

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Norwin’s Dom Constantino (16) is stopped by Penn-Trafford goalie Tyler Funk with some help from Chase Bonson (68) during PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup semifinal March 12.
New coach hopes last year’s playoff run provides spark for Penn-Trafford hockey
Penn-Trafford may have a new hockey coach, but the goals remain the same – winning a PIHL title.

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Ron Steedle, cornerstone of Shaler hockey community, dies at age 69
July 9, 2024
When Ron Steedle was promoted to lead Shaler’s ice hockey team in 1988, few could predict how his influence would shape a program that has since amassed more than 500 wins.

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Southwest’s Natalia Disora celebrates one of her three goal against West during the PIHL championship game Monday, June 3, 2024 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
PIHL girls division’s 3rd season highlighted by more teams, close games
June 8, 2024
Expansion and parity were the name of the game for the PIHL Girls Division in the league’s third year of existence.

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Southwest celebrates with the trophy after beating West in the PIHL championship game Monday, June 3, 2024 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Upper St. Clair classmates provide heroics in 3rd PIHL girls championship game
June 3, 2024
In the third annual PIHL hockey girls division championship game, the Southwest and West teams played a close game to the very end.

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                                New Franklin Regional hockey coach Brian Bearley with his son Damian
New coach plans to carry on ‘winning mentality’ with Franklin Regional hockey
May 25, 2024
Brian Bearley understands the assignment.

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Hampton’s Danica Gynn, Kaylee Lazaro and Marli Dankmeyer (left to right) play for Team Central in the 2024 PIHL girls league. Missing from photo is freshman Theresa Warner.
Hampton girls hockey players spring into action
One of the biggest challenges for the Hampton skaters in the PIHL girls league is something most athletes take for granted.

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Franklin Regional’s junior varsity hockey team captured the PIHL’s Tier I JV championship March 25 with a victory over Mt. Lebanon at Ice Castle. The Panthers, who were 2-11-3 in the regular season, went on a run in the playoffs, beating Pine-Richland in the quarterfinals and North Allegheny in the semifinals to reach the finals.
Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey goes on amazing underdog run
May 4, 2024
The Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey team struggled during the regular season in the PIHL’s Tier 1.

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Steel City Selects team members that represented Quaker Valley at the 2024 USA Hockey national championships this season included, from left, senior Sydney Hewitt, seventh-grader Grace Keisel, freshman Isabel King and junior Emily Reiner.
4 Quaker Valley girls hockey players compete in national championships
April 14, 2024
Four Quaker Valley girls advanced with their teams to the 2024 USA Hockey national championships in various cities across the country.

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The Pine-Richland hockey team celebrates after defeating LaSalle in the Class 3A state championship game March 23, 2024.
Pine-Richland hockey caps special season with 4th state championship
March 31, 2024
Winning a state championship is obviously special on its own, but the way the Pine-Richland hockey team did so will be retold over and over again.

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                                Penn Trafford’s Gavin Paterson (center) talks with goaltender Tyler Funk after surrendering a goal to Thomas Jefferson on March 18 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Penn-Trafford playoff run ends with loss in Penguins Cup finals
March 24, 2024
It was a great run while it lasted, but the Penn-Trafford hockey team’s quest for the Class 2A Penguin Cup championship ended with a hard-fought loss to Thomas Jefferson.

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Franklin Regional’s Max Rutkowski (left) is stopped by Latrobe goaltender Brock Pflugh during a playoff game earlier this month.
Westmoreland high school notes: Latrobe hockey heads to West Chester
March 20, 2024
Latrobe wants to hold off uniform turn-in day a little longer.

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