Tag: West Allegheny
Franklin Regional blanks West Allegheny to capture 1st WPIAL boys soccer championship
November 1, 2018
With a defense like Franklin Regional's sometimes all it takes is one. Panthers coach Rand Hudson said he hoped his team was ready for the andquot;brights lights, big cityandquot; nature of the finals. With the sparkle of a Pittsburgh skyline as the backdrop, the Panthers gave their coach a definitive
Soccer titles to be distributed in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
October 31, 2018
As we turn the calendar to November, we begin the process of crowning district soccer champions at Highmark Stadium at Station Square in Pittsburgh. The first of eight championship matches this weekend are Thursday with the boys Class A and Class AAA title matches. Greensburg Central Catholic squares off against
Confident Franklin Regional boys soccer ready to test skill against perennial contender West Allegheny
Franklin Regional never made it this far before in the WPIAL boys soccer season. It may never have had a team this confident in its ability, either. That's not to say the top-ranked Panthers (17-0-1), set to play No. 2 West Allegheny (19-1) at 8 p.m. Thursday for the WPIALFreeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
WPIAL sets soccer championship schedule for Highmark Stadium
The WPIAL released the schedule for the upcoming eight soccer championship games, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Station Square. Thursday's schedule includes the Class A boys game between Avonworth and Greensburg Central Catholic at 6 p.m. and the Class AAA boys game between Franklin
West A enters coach Palko’s final postseason as 5th seed in strong Class 5A bracket
Almost every year since 1997, Bob Palko has made the trek to Green Tree for the WPIAL pairings meeting. This, though, should be his last. The coach with the most titles in WPIAL history shook a number of hands at the DoubleTree on Monday night. andquot;Some guys are saying, 'I
Wurst’s key saves, penalty kick send West Allegheny boys to WPIAL championship game
It was the end of the second overtime of the WPIAL Class 3A soccer semifinal between West Allegheny and Mars, and the two goal keepers -- the Indians' Braden Wurst and the Planets' Nathan Paras -- took a long walk together. The two had sparked their respective teams through 110
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood offNo. 2 West Allegheny pulls away from Kiski Area to reach boys soccer semifinals
October 26, 2018
After a 13-goal barrage by West Allegheny in Monday's WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Kiski Area knew it would have its hands full Thursday. But the Cavaliers held the No 2 Indians to just one goal for a little over a half before West Allegheny got into gear, scoring three
Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games
October 25, 2018
Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selections
