Field set for 1st WPIAL flag football playoffs
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Friday, May 1, 2026 | 1:49 PM
North Allegheny’s Bella Devennie pulls in the ball over New Castle’s Symphany Rice on Thursday at North Allegheny High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Brynn Hughey gets past New Castle’s Ahlanina Armstrong on Thursday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Mia Bosley cuts against New Castle’s Eulelia Molina and Karma Cialella on Thursday at North Allegheny High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Macy Sundgren throws against New Castle on Thursday at North Allegheny High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Luci Zagacki scoots past New Castle’s Eulelia Molina on Thursday at North Allegheny High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
The WPIAL will punctuate its newest sport with a postseason tournament.
The first WPIAL girls flag football playoff bracket is set.
Sixteen teams will open play Tuesday at four “regional” sites: North Allegheny, Mt. Lebanon, Gateway and Montour.
Those sites will host first-round and quarterfinal games.
The top four teams from four sections qualified for the postseason. Section opponents will play each other in the first two rounds with the first-place team playing the fourth-place team and second taking on third. The winners meet in the quarterfinals.
The semifinals and championship will be played Thursday at Upper St. Clair’s Panther Stadium.
Since the PIAA is in the middle of a two-year enrollment cycle, there will not be PIAA playoffs for the new sport.
Flag football will have a state tournament next year.
Here are the opening matchups:
WPIAL flag football playoffs
Tuesday
First round
Section 1
At North Allegheny
4-Fox Chapel (11-4) vs. 1-Shaler (14-0), 5 p.m.
3-Kiski Area (11-3) vs. 2-North Allegheny (14-1), 6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 8 p.m.
Section 2
At Mt. Lebanon
4-Thomas Jefferson (10-3) vs. 1-Upper St. Clair (13-0), 5 p.m.
3-Bethel Park (11-5) vs. 2-Mt. Lebanon (12-1), 6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 8 p.m.
Section 3
At Gateway
4-Oakland Catholic (9-3) vs. 1-Plum (13-0), 5 p.m.
3-Woodland Hills (11-2) vs. 2-Latrobe (11-1), 6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 8 p.m.
Section 4
At Montour
4-Montour (10-3) vs. 1-Seton LaSalle (16-1), 5 p.m.
3-Moon (10-3) vs. 2-Keystone Oaks (11-2), 6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 8 p.m.
Thursday
At Upper St. Clair
Semifinals, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Championship, 8 p.m.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
Tags: Bethel Park, Fox Chapel, Keystone Oaks, Kiski Area, Latrobe, Montour, Moon, Mt. lebanon, North Allegheny, Oakland Catholic, Plum, Seton La Salle, Shaler, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, Woodland Hills
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