Hockey
Deep lineup returns for Gateway JV hockey team
October 2, 2022
Gateway junior varsity ice hockey coach Shawn Jesih sounded the bell of optimism when talking about a team filled with experience and hungry to make its mark in the PIHL’s JV Tier 3 this season.
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23 PIHL alignment
August 8, 2022
WPIAL sports aren’t the only ones that went through realignment in the offseason.
Norwin notebook: Hockey team collects championship rings
July 23, 2022
The Norwin hockey team reassembled as PIHL champions recently and collected their spoils: championship rings.
Impact players made season successful for PIHL girls league runners-up
June 25, 2022
The inaugural season of the highly anticipated PIHL girls division has been completed. One of the top squads in the league was Team Central, which finished as PIHL runner-up with an 8-4 record.
‘Hockey is awesome:’ Inaugural PIHL girls season gets rave reviews
June 19, 2022
After the inaugural PIHL girls hockey championship concluded, a young girl with a homemade sign and a pen waited patiently just down the hall from the locker rooms.
Penn-Trafford sophomore makes history with OT winner in 1st PIHL girls championship game
June 11, 2022
Kylie McKenzie found the puck and some open ice.
Baldwin, TJ players among trailblazers in PIHL girls hockey league
May 22, 2022
Team Central of the PIHL is playing not only for today but for the future as well.
PIHL girls league’s West team coming together, racking up wins
One social aspect of the newly established PIHL girls division is the camaraderie among the teams.
Hampton sophomore skates to national hockey championship
April 23, 2022
Hampton sophomore Sean Sullivan felt a range of emotions after the Steel City Ice Renegades won a 2022 USA Hockey 16U national championship earlier this month.
High school roundup for April 18, 2022: TJ’s Joyce scores winning goal in inaugural PIHL girls game
April 18, 2022
Brooklyn Joyce of Thomas Jefferson scored the tie-breaking goal with 11:29 left in the third period to lead Central to a 4-3 victory over East in the inaugural PIHL girls division game Monday night at Alpha Ice in Harmar.
PIHL’s top players fill the nets during 2022 all-star games
April 3, 2022
The PIHL hosted its four all-star games Sunday at Alpha Ice Complex. The top players in Class 3A, 2A, A and Division 2 took the ice for the 2022 event.
Talented young goalie backstops Quaker Valley hockey to memorable season
Landon Buterbaugh stepped in as Quaker Valley’s starting goalkeeper from Day 1 of his freshman year.
Norwin hockey celebrates ‘huge accomplishment’ of Penguins Cup
April 2, 2022
In an unforgettable run of validation, Norwin showed championship confidence early in the season and put it on display late, capturing the first PIHL Penguins Cup title in program history.
Franklin Regional hockey suffers heartbreaking loss in Penguins Cup final
March 26, 2022
“Heartbreaking” is the best word to describe the feelings of the Franklin Regional hockey team.
Westmoreland PIHL playoff preview capsule: Pennsylvania Cup championship game
March 25, 2022
Saturday’s game
Neshannock edges Bishop Canevin to win PIHL Division 2 title
March 22, 2022
Gio Valentine went end-to-end and scored a power play goal with 9 minutes, 23 seconds left and Neshannock defeated Bishop Canevin, 2-1, in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Division 2 championship Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry
Norwin hockey rolls into state final against West Chester East
Norwin hockey players held up a poster board with two words written on it Monday night after their first championship victory.
What to watch for in high school sports for March 21, 2022: More PIHL titles on the line
March 21, 2022
Welcome to Day 2 of the PIHL Penguins Cup Championships.
Franklin Regional learns lesson, returns to finals
The Franklin Regional hockey team learned a valuable lesson when it played South Fayette in the PIHL Class 2A semifinals March 15: don’t underestimate your opponent.
