This Month's Articles
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 3:05pm
Seneca Valley, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland are all located within 19 miles of each other in the Northern suburbs. In WPIAL baseball terms, the area between the three has turned into the Championship Triangle.No area of the WPIAL has produced so much championship baseball lately – and this year just adds to the notion that the beasts of baseball are in that corridor just off Interstate 79 North or Route 19 North.Seneca Valley and North Allegheny will meet Wednesday for the WPIAL Class AAAA championship. They play in the same section (1). Seneca Valley beat Pine-Richland in the...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 1:32am
Been there, done that for Peters Township, as for the second straight season and the fifth time in ten years, the Indians captured the WPIAL Girls Division I lacrosse championship with a 16-14 victory.This match at Martorelli Stadium in the North Hills between Division I – Section 1 rivals Peters Township and Shady Side Academy was the third game on the season between the pair of Indians.Peters Township jumped out to a (1-0) lead, but Shady Side Academy scored 3 of the next 4 goals and held a (3-2) lead at the (7:47) mark of the first half. But senior Hannah Wilcox, who is headed to...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 1:16am
It may have taken longer than expected for Shaler to capture the WPIAL Girls Division II Lacrosse Championship, but the wait was well worth it for the Titans. The championship match was twice delayed by lightning and Shaler let leads of 7-1 and 12-6 slip away before rallying to defeat the Colts at Martorelli Stadium in the North Hills.Trailing 1-0, Shaler scored 7 unanswered goals to take the lead at 10:58 of the first half. During the seven goal run, the first lighting delay came after Chartiers Valley called a timeout trailing 5-1. The delay lasted about 55 minutes.After Chartiers Valley...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 12:55am
In a game of Odd or Even, don't be surprised if any member of the Mount Lebanon boys lacrosse team always picked Odds. For the third time in five years, the Blue Devils have won a WPIAL Division I Boys Lacrosse title and kept the string alive of winning it in the odd years of 2009, 2011 and now 2013.It did not take long for the North Allegheny Tigers to crack the scoreboard in the Division I Championship match with Mt Lebanon Blue Devils as Lebo's goaltender William Nabors was unable to make play on an NA shot, and the Tigers' Grant Page would bury the rebound past him just 10...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 12:30am
Over the span of two days, the Quakers Valley Quakers earned a hard-fought 12-11 Semifinals victory over the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions. The Quakers had to wait until Wednesday, May 22nd, to complete the victory after lightning suspended play the previous night. On Thursday in the Finals, the well-rested Seton-LaSalle Rebels, the top-seed in the Division II tourney, took advantage of that scenario by scoring the first four goals of the game in the first 8 minutes en route to a 13-8 victory at Baldwin High School. Colin Bashaw, Robert Lumire, Connor Quinlan, and Matt...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 12:19am
In the WPIAL Boys AAA Volleyball Championship match the North Allegheny Tigers defeat the Bethel Park Black Hawks by a 3-2 match score to win their 7th title in a row and their 10th in the last 11 years and 16th overall title.The Tigers took game one 25-17 and made it look easy. At 13-10 they went on a 12-4 run to win. Tommy Keisling the SR OH led the way with his power game.In game two it was close and tied 9-9 before Bethel Park would take control. NA fell apart mid game as the Blackhawks went on an 8-3 run to go up 21-15. Camden Hay the SR OH came up big to lead the way and his...
Article | Posted 2013/05/24 - 12:08am
In the WPIAL Class AA Boys Volleyball Championships Thursday at Baldwin High School, the Ambridge Bridgers defended their title with a 3-0 sweep of the Derry Trojans. It's their fifth WPIAL AA title in the last six years.In game one Both teams played well early and the game was tied 5-5 before Ambridge took control. Too many unforced errors did in the Trojans as the Bridgers went on a 9-1 run to lead 14-6 on their way to a 25-17 game one victory.In game two, the Trojans kept it closer and the game was tied at 9-9. For Derry, Matt Vasinko and Josh Wannamaker were the Trojans stars. But...
Article | Posted 2013/05/23 - 11:07am
It took and extra 24 hours and then some, but it is official. It will be the top-seed against the third-seed in all four district softball championship games. The #1-seeds: Canon-McMillan, Greensburg-Salem, Deer Lakes and Neshannock will play for WPIAL gold against the four #3-seeds: North Allegheny, Ambridge, Riverside and Carmichaels. Here are ALL the Semifinals results, plus the sites and times for the Consolation games on Tuesday and the four Championships at Cal U on Thursday in the 2013 WPIAL Softball Playoffs.2013 WPIAL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:#1 Canon-McMillan Big Macs (20-1) vs...
Article | Posted 2013/05/23 - 11:03am
Pitching took center stage in the Final Four with five shutouts and a total of three runs allowed in the three other final results. In the end, South Park and Quaker Valley remain unbeaten and the first top-seed of the district postseason fell as Serra Catholic fell in Class A. Seneca Valley, North Allegheny, South Park, Hopewell, Quaker Valley, Beaver, Western Beaver and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart are all title game bound. Here are ALL eight results from Semifinals Tuesday in the 2013 WPIAL baseball Playoffs, plus the dates and times for the championships and consolation games next week at...
Article | Posted 2013/05/23 - 12:47am
While six of the district softball semi's beat Mother Nature on Wednesday, the two other contests that didn't make were in another battle of beat the rain on Thursday. In the end, the Final Four contests over two days produced dominating performances by teams and individuals, an unreal comeback, a see-saw shootout, a marathon game and perfection. Here are recaps from the eight WPIAL Softball Semifinals games played on both Wednesday and Thursday.A special thanks goes out to Jason Tennant, Mike Azadian, Bob Gregg, Steve Nagler and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps.WPIAL CLASS...
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