Volleyball

Bishop Canevin’s Abbie Maziarz spikes over Fort Cherry’s Allie McKean during the WPIAL Class A volleyball championship match. The Crusaders won 3-1 for their third consecutive title.
Strong senior class, young players help Bishop Canevin volleyball 3-peat
November 7, 2019
For the third season in a row, the Bishop Canevin girls volleyball team saw its season end abruptly in the first round of the PIAA Class A tournament. Bishop Carroll defeated the Crusaders in four sets last Tuesday.

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North Allegheny’s Paige Morningstar records a kill past Canon-McMillan’s Samantha Parker during the WPIAL Class AAAA girls volleyball championships Nov. 2 at Fox Chapel.
North Allegheny volleyball shakes off WPIAL title loss, turns focus to states
Seeing a 65-match losing streak end wasn’t ideal for North Allegheny girls volleyball coach Heidi Miller.

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Freeport’s Mackensey Jack with a kill past Brookville’s Maggie Mackins during girls 2-A PIAA volleyball first round action Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at Shaler Area High School.
Freeport volleyball shakes off ‘WPIAL hangover,’ cruises in first-round PIAA match
November 5, 2019
After having to come back from two-set deficits to win in the WPIAL semifinals and finals last week,the Freeport girls volleyball team had a much less stressful opening to the state playoffs.

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Plum’s Makayla Jackson (27) competes against Norwin on Sept. 3, 2019, at Norwin.
Plum’s Jackson gives verbal commitment to Pitt volleyball
For Plum’s Makayla Jackson, Pitt is it.

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Knoch’s Hannah Rowe holds the championship trophy after beating Thomas Jefferson during the WPIAL Class AAA girls volleyball championships Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Knoch girls volleyball beats Thomas Jefferson for 3rd straight WPIAL title
November 2, 2019
In its playoff run, Knoch girls volleyball proved how strong a team it is by grinding out wins without standout hitters Kennedy Christy and Hannah Rowe.

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Bishop Canevin celebrates after beating Fort Cherry in Game 2 during the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championships Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Bishop Canevin tops Fort Cherry for 3rd straight WPIAL volleyball title
Bishop Canevin has reached the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball finals in each of the past eight seasons.

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North Allegheny, Canon-McMillan to meet for WPIAL Class 4A volleyball title
November 1, 2019
WPIAL Class 4A girls volleyball championship

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Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy reached the 1,000 career kills milestone on Sept. 26, 2019.
Bishop Canevin, Fort Cherry set to square off in WPIAL Class A volleyball final
WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship

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Gateway’s Rachel Passalinqua (18) spikes against Armstrong Sept. 26, 2019 at Gateway.
Framework for success in place for Gateway girls volleyball team
The Gateway girls volleyball team may not have ended its season in a satisfying manner, but coach Phil Randolph believes his program is on its way to success.

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Franklin Regional’s Hannah Flick puts a shot on Knoch’s Rory McCune during their WPIAL Class AAA semifinal Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at North Allegheny High School.
Franklin Regional sets sights on ‘new horizon’ after section title, WPIAL playoff run
The last week of October was a roller coaster ride of triumph and downfall for the Franklin Regional girls volleyball team.

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Freeport’s Macensey Jack blocks the shot of Avonworth’s Lexie Auth during WPIAL AA volleyball semifinal action at North Allegheny High School.
Freeport hungry for WPIAL girls volleyball title
The Freeport girls volleyball team celebrated Thursday’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Avonworth in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at North Allegheny with a trip to Chick-fil-A.

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Alexa Malloy had 20 kills for Bishop Canevin in the WPIAL Class A semifinals Thursday night.
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2019: Top seeded Bishop Canevin, North Catholic reach WPIAl volleyball finals
October 31, 2019
Top-seeded Bishop Canevin was challenged on Thursday night more than it had been throughout the entire postseason in a four-set win to advance to the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship game.

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Avonworth’s Shasha Kosko spikes on Freeport’s Isabella Russo during WPIAL AA volleyball semifinal action at North Allegheny High School.
Freeport rallies to knock off Avonworth in WPIAL volleyball playoffs
The Freeport girls volleyball team hadn’t faced adversity this season like it did Thursday in a WPIAL Class AA semifinal match against Avonworth at North Allegheny.

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Shaler girls volleyball goes down swinging in WPIAL playoffs
The Shaler Area girls volleyball team didn’t concede much ground to Canon-McMillan during the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals last Tuesday night in Canonsburg.

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Hampton sophomore Kai Herchenroether (18) competes against Franklin Regional earlier this season.
Hampton volleyball program headed in right direction
The Hampton girls volleyball team may have not made it as far in the playoffs as it did last year, but it has to feel like it took a step forward.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Natasha Yanief sends the Jaguars to the WPIAL championship game with a kill over South Fayette’s Rachel Phoennik (18) and Alisa Gealey during their Class 3A semifinal Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at North Allegheny High School.
High school roundup for Oct. 30, 2019: Haleigh Finale scores four to lead South Park girls soccer to states
October 30, 2019
Haleigh Finale scored four goals to propel No. 2 South Park to a 4-1 win over eighth-seeded Freeport in the WPIAL Class AA girls soccer consolation game at Mars.

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Freeport senior Tori Radvan warms up for a WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal match against Hopewell on Oct. 29, 2019, at North Hills.
Knee injury behind her, Freeport senior ready for ‘high-pressure situations’ in WPIAL volleyball playoffs
Tori Radvan ended her sophomore volleyball season on the court at Johnstown’s Richland High School celebrating a state championship with her Freeport teammates.

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Norwin’s Katelyn Kauffman heads the ball in front of Fox Chapel’s Carly Barnett during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at Norwin High School.
High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2019: Seneca Valley edges Moon in WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
October 24, 2019
Sometimes all it takes is one goal, and that adage rang true on Thursday at Mars High School as fifth-seeded Seneca Valley (13-3-2) took down third-seeded Moon (15-3-1) 1-0 in a Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal matchup.

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Penn Hills’ Sarah Miller (12) competes during a scrimmage game.
Penn Hills takes lessons from volleyball season
Heading into the season, the Penn Hills girls volleyball team was expecting to improve on its seven-win season a year ago. However, everything changed immediately in their first match.

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North Allegheny enters girls volleyball playoffs as dangerous as ever
Pointing out a 63-match winning streak for the North Allegheny girls volleyball program somehow feels like underselling the Tigers’ story.

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