Volleyball

Shaler’s Dante Palombo squeezes a shot between North Allegheny’s Matthew LeMay (left) and Peter Bratich (right) in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 23.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 4, 2024: Shaler, North Allegheny boys volleyball ready for PIAA openers
June 3, 2024
While the diamond state playoffs kicked off Monday, the PIAA boys volleyball and lacrosse postseasons begin in earnest on Tuesday.

Read More...

Gateway’s Jace Beam and Jacob Pawlowski play against Penn Hills Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Gateway High School.
Gateway boys volleyball players earn all-star honors after WPIAL playoff exit
May 26, 2024
The third time didn’t end up being the charm for the Gateway boys volleyball team against No. 1 Mars in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals May 16.

Read More...

What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 24, 2024: 1st time boys volleyball champ to be crowned
May 24, 2024
Between 2008 and 2019, Ambridge ruled WPIAL 2A boys volleyball.

Read More...

North Allegheny’s Ryan Quatman hits against Pine-Richland last season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 23, 2024: North Allegheny out to regain boys volleyball crown
May 23, 2024
Twenty years ago, North Allegheny successfully defended its WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship.

Read More...

Derry senior Cam McNichol
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Cam McNichol
May 13, 2024
Last year, Derry’s boys volleyball team went 3-7 in Section 2-2A.

Read More...

Shaler’s Logan Peterson scores past Butler’s Coleton Welter during their match on April 2.
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season has one night left as the district playoff field sits at 24 with two possible additions Thursday.

Read More...

Norwin’s Troy Horvath serves against Penn Hills on April 11, 2024, at Norwin.
Shaler, Mars lead final 2024 WPIAL boys volleyball top-10 polls
May 6, 2024
The final week of the regular season is here for WPIAL boys volleyball teams, and there still are things to be decided in terms of playoff qualifiers.

Read More...

Gateway’s Jace Beam plays against Penn Hills Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Gateway High School.
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with one week left in the regular season.

Read More...

Hempfield’s Dominic Palmiero defends against Central Catholic Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Central Catholic.
Hempfield boys volleyball trying to work out kinks, make push for WPIAL playoff berth
April 29, 2024
At the midpoint of the boys volleyball season, Hempfield still was trying to hold serve. It seemed the harder the Spartans tried, the more inconsistent they became.

Read More...

Pine-Richland’s Brady Weir hits against North Hills on April 9, 2024, at Pine-Richland High School.
North Catholic moves up to No. 2 in WPIAL boys volleyball coaches rankings
Only three section play dates are left in the 2024 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season, and teams in Class 3A and Class 2A are making final pushes for section titles, playoff positioning and postseason berths.

Read More...

Shaler’s Logan Schimmel defends against Butler on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Butler.
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with two weeks left in the regular season.

Read More...

Gateway’s Mark DiPalma goes up for a block against Penn Hills on April 17, 2024, at Gateway High School.
Ranked WPIAL boys volleyball teams aim to remain in contention during season’s stretch run
April 22, 2024
The boys volleyball stretch run to the end of section play May 9 and the WPIAL playoffs the following week has begun, and teams are making preparations to battle for postseason positioning and berths to the tournaments in both Class 3A and Class 2A.

Read More...

Bethel Park’s Edward Cebula serves against Penn-Trafford during their match on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Bethel Park.
Bethel Park’s Ryan Petras, Eddie Cebula make early season impact
April 20, 2024
Bethel Park athletes Ryan Petras and Eddie Cebula recently were cited as players of the week on back-to-back days in their respective sports.

Read More...

Pine-Richland’s Ben Ward makes a defensive play against North Hills on April 9, 2024 at Pine-Richland High School.
Coaches rankings: Shaler, North Allegheny, top 2 teams in Class 3A, battle for tournament title
April 15, 2024
Shaler and North Allegheny remain the top two boys volleyball teams in the latest Western Pa. Volleyball Coaches Association Class 3A poll released Monday morning, and the Titans and Tigers finished last week in the championship match at the prestigious Koller Classic on Saturday at Central York High School.

Read More...

Pine-Richland’s Matteo Rotelli plays against North Hills Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Pine-Richland High School.
Signature win shows progress being made by Pine-Richland boys volleyball
April 14, 2024
Going into the season, first-year Pine-Richland boys volleyball coach Tyler Trimbath was confident his team was going to surprise some people after going winless in section play in 2023.

Read More...

Norwin’s Nick Puskaric scores against Penn Hills on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024, at Norwin.
After taste of success, Norwin volleyball wants more
April 13, 2024
After reaching the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals last spring, the Norwin boys volleyball team has a taste of playoff success.

Read More...

Norwin’s Nick Puskaric scores against Penn Hills on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024, at Norwin.
High school roundup for April 11, 2024: Shaler baseball, Latrobe softball earn wet wins
April 11, 2024
Brady Alexander tripled, homered and drove in four runs and Dominic Twigg and Maddox Orga combined on a five-inning no-hitter to lead Shaler to a 12-2 win over New Castle (0-9, 0-5) in Section 1-5A baseball Thursday.

Read More...

Shaler’s Zach Rosenwald blocks a shot against Butler next to Dante Palombo on Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2024, at Butler.
Close battles, big wins reflected in movement within WPIAL boys volleyball coaches polls
April 8, 2024
It was a busy week in WPIAL boys volleyball as teams in both Class 3A and Class 2A had strong showings and made their move in the rankings as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest top-10 polls Monday morning.

Read More...

North Allegheny’s Nicolas Carioto hits against Pine-Richland Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at North Allegheny High School.
North Allegheny’s depth on display in quest to regain WPIAL boys volleyball title
April 6, 2024
Opponents may have a dozen or so players in uniform for varsity matches, but North Allegheny boys volleyball coach Dan Long plans to use twice that many.

Read More...

North Catholic’s Lucas Gunther (6) hits against Ambridge’s Donovan Bober (5) during North Catholic’s victory in the WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball championship game May 25, 2023 at Peters Township.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2024: WPIAL volleyball champs open section schedule
March 25, 2024
With a rainy forecast for Tuesday, we look indoors to WPIAL boys volleyball section openers.

Read More...

1 2 3 4 5 71