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@PIAASports
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#WPIAL
Best of luck to all the fall athletes, coaches, administrators, medical staff, officials, parents and fans as the 2021 HS Fall Sports season officially begins today! Whether vying for a championship or striving for that 1st win, remember to have fun & stay safe! ⚽️🎾🏈🏐🏑⛳️🏃🏾♂️
Congratulations to Pine Richland on their 2020 WPIAL 5A Football Championship! Best wishes in the PIAA Tournament! Great effort by Peters Township on a successful season!
@PRRamsFootball
Congratulations to the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils on becoming the 2022 WPIAL 6A Baseball Champions as they defeat USC 2-1! Great effort by all involved!
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@MtLebanonSports
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We sincerely appreciate
@HealthAllegheny
willingness to work within the confines of their guidance to allow schools the opportunity to create a safe environment for student-athletes to participate in outdoor Interscholastic Athletic events this fall!
Charley Rossi, near 4.0 GPA, is a standout athlete for
@sflionssports
in 🏈&🏀! All-State 🏈WR, WPIAL 🏈🥇in ‘18, 4yr🏈, 3yr🏀 letterman. NHS, Link Crew Leader, Teen Institute & Light of Life Volunteer, Charley plans to attend Princeton University & continue to play 🏈!
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗣𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝟱𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀...
🥇
@PTWarriors
Congrats on your first WPIAL football title in program history, and best of luck at PIAAs! 👏👏
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As preparation continues for fall sports, the WPIAL is thankful for all the golf courses making accommodations to host matches and tournaments for WPIAL Golfers!
𝐖𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝟓𝐀 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬' 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
🥇
@sflionssports
Congrats to the Lions on their second WPIAL girls' basketball title and first since 2016! 👏👏
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Today we celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day, celebrating our female athletes and the successes they have achieved on and off the playing surface! 👏👏
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#NGWSD
Congratulations to Freeport on their 2019 WPIAL 2A Girls’ Volleyball Championship with a 3-2 victory over North Catholic!
@FASD_Athletics
@FreeportVolley
Congratulations to Canon McMillan on an exciting 3-2 win over North Allegheny to claim the 2019 WPIAL 4A Girl’s’ Volleyball Championship!
@CanonMacSports
Today we celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day, celebrating our female athletes and the successes they have achieved on and off the playing surface! 👏👏
#WPIAL
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#NGWSD
Good luck to all our athletes as they compete today in the WPIAL Individual Track Championships at Slippery Rock University. A special Thank You to
@SRAHSATHLETICS
for hosting today Championship!!!
Congratulations to Central Catholic on their 38-24 performance to claim the 2020 WPIAL 6A Football title! Great effort by North Allegheny as the runner up.
@centralvikings
Danielle Bryant holds a 4.25 GPA & school records in Track
@PRSchools
, even without an 11th grade season. 2019 WPIAL🥇in hurdles & PIAA 🎖. Founder/leader of BSU in PR, member of NHS, DEIC, Key Club & Girls Gov. She plans to attend Duke University & continue her Track career.
We're thrilled to announce that we had 1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ exceptional nominees for the 2022 WPIAL/James Collins Scholar/Athlete Award, the most since the 2016-2017 academic year!
Congrats to all our nominees! 👏👏
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Kurtis Phipps from
@norwinathletics
is 1 of the most decorated WPIAL Wrestlers of all time. 4x’s WPIAL🥇, 3x PowerAde 🥇, 3x’s PIAA Finalist & 1 PIAA🥇. 4.15 GPA, Pres of NHS & AD’s Club. Kurtis will attend Bucknell University to 🤼♂️ & study Civil Engineering & Management!
Shane Susnak is not only top of his class
@FCASD
but a 3-sport athlete for
@FxCAthletics
in 🏈🏀⚾️! Holds a 4.5 GPA & 1st Team QB in 🏈 & HM in 🏀 while a team capt. Best Buddies Officer & Unified Sports advocate. Member of NHS, FBLA, Stock Club & will attend Univ of Notre Dame.
Matthew Turzai has a 4.5 GPA while being a talented musician & 🏊🏼♂️ for
@NATigerAthletic
& on T&F team. Earning 3 Team WPIAL 🥇& 5 medals in WPIAL 🏊🏼♂️. Matthew is a member of GOAL, NHS, TigerThon & Boy Scouts; planning to attend Notre Dame f/ engineering & enter Naval ROTC program.
Congratulations to the New Castle Hurricanes on their 5A WPIAL Boys’ Basketball Championship! Great effort by Chartiers Valley & good luck to New Castle in
@PIAASports
Tournament!
@NCNewsSports
Good luck to all the Soccer Teams kicking off their season on Monday, August 12th! WPIAL Championships are slated for Oct. 31, Nov. 1 & 2 at Highmark Stadium, mark your calendar!
Big THANK YOU to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Highmark Stadium for their support of WPIAL Soccer! It has been a fantastic few days of championships. Good luck in the big playoff game tonight!
@RiverhoundsSC
Colin Barrett boasts a 5.4 GPA while being a 2 sport athlete for
@MtLebanonSports
! An accomplished golfer 🏌️♂️& 🏒player for the Blue Devils, Colin shows great sportsmanship & leadership thru Stud. Council, Captain & volunteering. He will attend Purdue or VT for Mech. Engineering!
Congratulations to Ellwood City on their 3A WPIAL Boys’ Basketball Championship! Great effort by South Allegheny & good luck to Ellwood City in
@PIAASports
Tournament!
@EC_Wolverines
The WPIAL Board of Directors fully supports the successful opening of schools this fall. As such, they have approved the following “Hybrid Start” system for athletics this fall:
New
@HealthAllegheny
guidelines increase outdoor gatherings from 50 to 100. This means athletic “pods” at Interscholastic events have also been moved to 100 instead of 50. Keep up the good work Allegheny Co!
Dr. Debra Bogen today announced that the department’s order to stem the spread of coronavirus cases has been amended to increase the limit on outdoor events & gatherings to 100.
Read more:
Gabriel Dunlap from
@PTWarriors
boasts a 4.27 GPA while leading PT as a 1st Team All-Section & 2nd Team All-State QB. While breaking several school records, Gabe stood out with his countless volunteer hours. He will continue with academics & FB @ Grove City College, congrats!
Congrats to
@NATigerAthletic
's Cole Young, who last night became the seventh WPIAL student-athlete to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft out of high school! Young went 21st overall to the
@Mariners
. 👏👏
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Best of luck to our cross country, football, field hockey, soccer, girls' tennis, and girls' volleyball student-athletes officially beginning their seasons today! 👊
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Congratulations to the 2021 WPIAL AA Individual Wrestling Champions! Thank you to the Canon-McMillan School District
@canon_mac
for hosting the AA Championships!!!
Introducing... the WPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2023! 👏👏
The 16th Hall of Fame class is made up of 15 members, including seven athletes, two coaches, two teams, one official, one contributor, one heritage, and one courage.
The class will go in on Friday, June 2.
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𝐖𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
📛: Tom Pipkins
💼:
@TribLiveHSSN
🏆: Charles "ACE" Heberling Contributor Award
🔹 Began career at WIXZ in 1988
🔹 Launched MSA Sports Network in 1998, created TribHSSN in 2017
🔹 35 years as broadcaster
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Huge shout out and THANK YOU to
@Allegheny_Co
and the hard working staff at White Oak Park for hosting a fantastic event for all Cross Country Teams in the WPIAL!
Evan Lewis holds a 4.5 GPA while being a 3-sport athlete for
@EFWarriors
in 🏈🏀⚾️. 4-yr starter in all 3, earning 2xAll-Conf 🏈, All-Conf ⚾️, WPIAL 🥈in 🏈. Member of NHS & multiple volunteer groups, Evan plans to attend Butler University to continue his 🏈 career, congrats!
Ryan Feczko leads
@NCForeverTrue
w/ 5.11 GPA, Student Council & NHS Pres, WPIAL 🥇 in ‘17 & ‘20 🏀, ‘18 ⚾️. WPIAL 🥈in🏀&🏌️in ‘19. ‘18 AA Baseball PG Player of Yr w/ career batting avg .432 & 125k. Team Capt. in 🏀&⚾️. Continuing Academic & Baseball career @ Davidson College.
Congratulations to Central Valley on their 2020 WPIAL 3A Football Championship! Best wishes in the PIAA Tournament! Great effort by Elizabeth Forward in their first WPIAL Football final.
@warriors_cv
@EFWarriors
Congratulations to
@CanonMacSports
and
@MtLebanonSports
for making it to the WPIAL Boys’ 4A Soccer Finals! Date and time of contest to be played at Highmark Stadium will be announced on Tuesday morning. Good luck to both squads!
Congratulations to North Allegheny
@NATigerAthletic
for winning the 2021 WPIAL 6A Baseball Championship! Great effort by Hempfield
@HASDathletics
as they claim the Runner-Up trophy! Good luck in the
@PIAASports
Baseball Tournament!
Congratulations to North Allegheny on their 2-1 victory in 2OT to claim the 2020 WPIAL 4A Girls Soccer Championship! Great effort by Butler on their Runner-Up performance. A special thanks to
@GHS_Gators
for hosting tonight’s championship!
@NATigerAthletic
Congratulations to Shenango for winning the 2021 WPIAL 2A Baseball Championship! Great effort by Seton LaSalle
@SetonLaSalle
as they claim the Runner-Up trophy! They are joined by Serra & Carmichaels in the
@PIAASports
Baseball Tournament! Good Luck!
Congratulations to all 146 nominees on your incredible achievements! 👏👏
The winners of the 2024 WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award will be announced tomorrow at approximately 10:30 AM here on our social channels. 🥇
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The WPIAL remembers and thanks all who have served to protect and defend our country. We are the ‘Land of the Free’ BECAUSE of the Brave. And to the families who have lost a loved one in battle, you are in our thoughts and prayers today.
God Bless!
Our WPIAL Boys' & Girls' Soccer Championships brackets will be released tomorrow at approximately 12:00 PM. Keep an eye on our socials and the Championship Headquarters page below for all information relating to the postseason. 👀
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Jake Pugh near 4.0 GPA is a 2-Sport star for
@TJHSJaguars
in 🏈🏀! QB of 2 WPIAL&PIAA 🏈🥇, multiple player of year awards & All-State honors in 🏈. Roundball selection 🏀. Member of NHS & TJ TV, & Math 24 Challenge. Jake will attend Wash. & Jeff. College & continue to play 🏈!
We would like to wish all of the teams the very best as they enter into the 2021 WPIAL Boys & Girls Basketball Tournament! The next two weeks will showcase some of the best basketball talent in Pennsylvania! Good luck to all!!!
Starting Monday we will be highlighting the 2020 WPIAL /James Collins Scholar Athletes. Check back each weekday to learn more about the winners as we introduce 1 male & 1 female winner each day! Here is a short preview:
Sidney Shemanski is 1st in her class
@FASD_Athletics
w/ 4.43 GPA. 3-sport athlete in ⚽️🏀🏃🏻♀️& WPIAL&PIAA Qualifier in each 1 every yr. Awards incl: WPIAL🥇in 800m &🥈@ PIAA, All-Sect/WPIAL IN ⚽️ & 🏀, MVP & AOY in 🏀. NHS, Key Club, Quiz Bowl. Seton Hill for PA program & play 🏀!