Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL boys tennis alignment
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Monday, September 30, 2024 | 11:20 AM
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports.
Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL boys tennis season:
2024 WPIAL championships
Class 3A: North Allegheny
Class 2A: Sewickley Academy
Notable changes
• Class 3A boys tennis grew by five teams for the next two-year cycle, with each being spread into the four sections.
Latrobe and Kiski Area will join Section 1, Sewickley Academy moves into Section 2, Thomas Jefferson bumps up to Section 3, and Section 4 will welcome Chartiers Valley.
• Several teams moved around in Class 2A, which shrunk from five sections to four.
Burrell, West Mifflin and Winchester Thurston moved over into Section 1. Carlynton, Keystone Oaks and Montour moved into Section 2. Quaker Valley and West Allegheny slid into Section 3, and Ambridge moved over to Section 4.
Headed out
• St. Joseph will not play a WPIAL schedule for the next two-year cycle.
Past champions
• Sewickley Academy added to its WPIAL leading number of championships the past two seasons to give the Panthers 25 titles overall. They won 15 straight titles from 2004-18.
• Other schools with five or more crowns include Mt. Lebanon (18), Upper St. Clair (16), Edgewood (9), Shady Side Academy (8), Fox Chapel (5), North Allegheny (5) and Latrobe (5).
Key dates
March 3: First practice date
March 8: First scrimmage date
March 10: First play date
March 12: First section date
April 2-3: Section singles
April 8-9: WPIAL singles
April 15-16: Section doubles
April 22-23: WPIAL doubles
May 7: WPIAL team championships
May 16-17: PIAA team championships
May 23-24: PIAA individual championships
2025-26 alignment
Class 3A (33 teams)
Section 1: Connellsville, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Hempfield, Kiski Area, Latrobe, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Plum
Section 2: Butler, Mars, Moon, North Allegheny, North Hills, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley, Sewickley Academy
Section 3: Allderdice, Baldwin, Central Catholic, Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy, Shaler, Thomas Jefferson, Woodland Hills
Section 4: Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, South Fayette, Trinity, Upper St. Clair
Class 2A (29 teams)
Section 1: Burrell, Greensburg Salem, Indiana, Mt. Pleasant, Southmoreland, Valley, West Mifflin, Winchester Thurston
Section 2: Carlynton, Keystone Oaks, McGuffey, Montour, Ringgold, Seton LaSalle, South Park
Section 3: Hampton, Highlands, Knoch, North Catholic, Quaker Valley, Springdale, West Allegheny
Section 4: Ambridge, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Ellwood City, Riverside
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
Tags: North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy
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