Lacrosse
Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse in state semifinals for 1st time
June 9, 2025
Prior to this spring, the Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse program had reached the PIAA quarterfinals three times.
Bishop Shanahan pulls away, ends season for Mt. Lebanon girls lacrosse
June 7, 2025
MECHANICSBURG — It started as a back-and-forth, neck-and-neck game, but that’s not the way it ended on Saturday evening between Mt. Lebanon and Bishop Shanahan in the PIAA Class 3A girls lacrosse quarterfinals.
Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse runs into roadblock in state power Radnor in PIAA quarters
MECHANICSBURG — The Radnor Raptors of Wayne in Delaware County are 5-0 all-time in PIAA boys lacrosse championship games, and that program was the challenge facing Mt. Lebanon on Saturday afternoon.
Allentown Central Catholic fends off Mars in PIAA boys lacrosse quarterfinals
MECHANICSBURG — As Allentown Central Catholic started to pull away in Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse quarterfinal matchup, the Mars Fightin’ Planets maintained hope.
North Allegheny boys lacrosse team holds heads high after gutsy PIAA loss
Trailing District 3 champion Manheim Township by six goals in the fourth quarter of its PIAA Class 3A boys lacrosse playoff opener, North Allegheny could have taken its lumps and called it a season.
7 WPIAL lacrosse teams to play in PIAA quarterfinals
June 4, 2025
Considering the history where district teams went one and done many years, the WPIAL more than held its own in the first round of the PIAA lacrosse playoffs.
High school roundup for June 3, 2025: Pine-Richland scorers hit milestones in girls lacrosse state playoff win
June 3, 2025
Kendyll Jerry scored two goals, including the 100th of her career, and Claire Mill scored three goals, including the 100th point of her career, to lead Pine-Richland to a 15-10 victory over State College (14-6) in the PIAA Class 3A girls lacrosse first round Tuesday.
Quaker Valley girls lacrosse peaks for playoffs, earns WPIAL, PIAA berths
June 1, 2025
Quaker Valley’s girls lacrosse team qualified for both the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs this season.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse just misses out on WPIAL title
May 31, 2025
Shady Side Academy fell just short of winning the WPIAL Class 3A championship in boys lacrosse.
PIAA sets pairings for opening round of lacrosse playoffs
Up until this decade, the PIAA lacrosse playoffs had been a vast wasteland for WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse teams.
Bethel Park notebook: Boys, girls lacrosse teams enjoy playoff seasons
May 24, 2025
Both lacrosse teams at Bethel Park advanced to the WPIAL playoffs this season.
10-member senior class ‘helped grow the culture’ for North Allegheny girls lacrosse
North Allegheny senior Avery Anderson felt no regrets about the Tigers’ humbling four-win girls lacrosse season.
Mars scores early, clamps down late to battle past South Fayette for 9th straight WPIAL boys lacrosse title
May 23, 2025
Few schools can say they have won nine straight titles in any sport in the WPIAL and beyond, but the Mars boys lacrosse team has shown that its dynasty will live on.
Mt. Lebanon scores in final minute to rally past Shady Side Academy for WPIAL 3A boys lacrosse title
Scoring a game-winning goal is something that many young athletes dream of doing but few achieve — fewer still in a championship game.
High school roundup for May 22, 2025: Quaker Valley, Upper St. Clair girls lacrosse earn state playoff bids
May 22, 2025
Lucy Roig scored eight goals and Alexa Westwood added three goals and two assists to lead No. 7 Quaker Valley to a 13-9 victory over No. 4 Blackhawk (13-4) in the Class 2A third-place match Thursday, earning a spot in the state playoffs. Meredith Fallgren and Kate Miller also scored and Emily Reiner made 11 saves for the Quakers.
Mt. Lebanon stages furious comeback, downs top-seeded Pine-Richland to win WPIAL 3A girls lacrosse title
Top-seeded Pine-Richland entered the WPIAL Class 3A girls lacrosse championship game having defeated No. 3 seed Mt. Lebanon by 12 goals in a May 8 regular season showdown.
Inclement weather leads WPIAL to postpone baseball, softball, lacrosse games scheduled Wednesday
May 21, 2025
An unfavorable weather forecast led the WPIAL to postpone all baseball, softball and lacrosse games scheduled for Wednesday.
Matchups set for WPIAL lacrosse championships
May 20, 2025
Mars and Mt. Lebanon will try to defend their boys and girls lacrosse titles in their respective classifications at the WPIAL championships Wednesday and Thursday at Upper St. Clair.
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse celebrates sophomore’s milestone, playoff berth
May 18, 2025
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team had a busy final week of the regular season, playing four games in five days.
Sewickey Academy boys lacrosse takes next step in playoff season
Thanks to a 10-2 record and third-place finish in Section 2, the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team received the No. 5 seed for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs.
