Hockey
Pine-Richland hockey heads into season with soaring confidence after tournament win
October 8, 2023
Coach Jordan Yoklic enters his team in the St. Margaret’s tournament every year because it gives Pine-Richland an opportunity to play some good competition in the preseason.
Young, quick Franklin Regional hockey roster has high hopes for season
October 7, 2023
Despite dropping the opener to Latrobe, Franklin Regional hockey coach John Winebrenner is excited about the upcoming season.
Norwin’s Alex Thomas trades skates for shoes to play in international ball hockey championships
July 1, 2023
Trading skates for court shoes, Alex Thomas still is faster than many of his opponents and can sling an orange ball past goaltenders with the same zip as a hockey puck.
Freeport teammates Madyson Kirsch, Rowan Wible make big impact in PIHL girls league
June 15, 2023
Madyson Kirsch familiarized herself with the new PIHL girls league last June when she and her father, Jim, attended the inaugural championship game at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township.
Title contenders face off as PIHL girls division’s 2nd season begins
April 30, 2023
Opening-week action in the PIHL’s second season sponsoring a girls division took place April 18-20.
PIHL girls hockey season begins 2nd season
April 18, 2023
The PIHL’s second season sponsoring a girls division begins Tuesday night.
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Pine native Ty Voit lighting it up in Ontario Hockey League
April 16, 2023
Pine native Ty Voit has gained a reputation as the best passer in the Ontario Hockey League, tallying a league-leading 81 assists in 56 regular season games.
Optimism abounds for Quaker Valley hockey after playoff season
March 26, 2023
The PIHL regular season is a long grind, beginning in October and running into February.
Second-period surge helps LaSalle College beat Peters Township for Class 3A state hockey title
March 25, 2023
The LaSalle College Explorers broke a 1-1 tie with four second-period goals on their way to a 7-3 victory over Peters Township on Saturday, capturing their seventh state high school hockey championship.
South Fayette celebrates 1st Pennsylvania Cup championship
On a special day for hockey all across the Commonwealth, special teams were extra special in the Class 2A Pennsylvania Cup championship game between Penguins Cup champion South Fayette and Flyers Cup champion Pennsbury.
Kiski falls to West Chester East in Class A Pennsylvania Cup championship game
The story the last few years for the West Chester East hockey program has been depth, speed and a tendency to jump on opponents and wear them out.
Fox Chapel notebook: Hot goalie ends hockey team’s season
The Fox Chapel hockey team saw a surprising end to its season in the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship game March 20. The Foxes lost to Kiski, 4-1, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Ringgold beats Bishop Canevin in overtime thriller in PIHL Varsity D2 title game
March 22, 2023
There’s no such thing as a bad shot in overtime – a point Ringgold’s Caden Doran proved in the PIHL Varsity Division 2 championship game Tuesday night at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
South Fayette shuts out Armstrong to capture 1st Penguins Cup championship
March 21, 2023
Armstrong came into the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup championship game as the top-seeded team in the tournament, having scored 19 goals in its two playoff wins.
Penguins Cup champion Kiski writing remarkable postseason story
The last couple of weeks for the Kiski Area hockey team have been a whirlwind.
Peters Township jumps on Upper St. Clair, claims Class 3A Penguins Cup
March 20, 2023
One side felt elated, the other was shell shocked in Cranberry just seconds into the Class 3A PIHL championship game, as the Penguins Cup title game started with a turnover and a bang for the defending champion Peters Township Indians.
PIHL Penguins Cup finals preview: 4 teams to be crowned champions
March 19, 2023
A year ago, the PIHL Penguins Cup was raised by Peters Township in 3A, Thomas Jefferson in 2A and Norwin in A, and Neshannock won the Division II championship.
Fox Chapel, Kiski Area hockey teams meet for 3rd time with Class A title on line
Fox Chapel and Kiski Area had different journeys during the PIHL Class A playoffs but wound up at the same destination.
Loss in semifinals to make Pine-Richland hockey team ‘stronger as a group’
Pine-Richland’s hockey team entered December with a 2-7-1 record and was riding a two-game losing streak. At that point, the playoffs weren’t on the minds of the Rams players and coaches.
Revenge sweet for Fox Chapel hockey team in Penguins Cup playoffs
March 18, 2023
Fox Chapel’s hockey team knew the setting was the same, but the Foxes found the magic to produce a different result March 15 at RMU Island Sports Complex.
