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Five volleyball teams from the two-county area took the court Tuesday night. Only 3A #2 Waynesburg advanced, sweeping Quaker Valley, 3-0. McGuffey and Chartiers-Houston lost their 3A matches while Ringgold was swept out of the 4A first round. 6A #5 Canon-McMillan won its first set before Baldwin won three straight sets to eliminate the Big Macs in the quarterfinals. Wednesday will bring 5A #1 Peters Township and #11 Trinity to the floor for first-round play, along with Monday’s 2A winners. The WPIAL finals are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.

Tuesday, Oct. 27 (First Round)
4A #7 Knoch over #10 Ringgold, 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-10)
3A #2 Waynesburg over #15 Quaker Valley, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-17)
3A #10 South Allegheny over #7 McGuffey, 3-1 (25-10, 25-18, 16-25, 25-20)
3A #6 Burrell over #11 Chartiers-Houston, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-13)

Tuesday, Oct. 27 (Quarterfinals)
6A #4 Baldwin over #5 Canon-McMillan, 3-1 (13-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25)

Wednesday, Oct. 28 (First Round)
5A #1 Peters Township hosting #16 North Hills, 7 pm.
5A #11 Trinity at #6 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 28 (Quarterfinals)
2A #2 Fort Cherry hosting #10 Riverview, 7 pm
2A #6 Beth-Center at #3 Frazier, 7 pm

Thursday, Oct. 29 (Quarterfinals)
3A #2 Waynesburg vs. #10 South Allegheny, site/time to be announced

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel has returned to practice after recently fainting on a team flight home from Utah. The 19-year-old experienced a vasovagal episode on Oct. 20 shortly after the team left Salt Lake City. He was treated by the team’s medical staff and spent the night in a Utah hospital before returning to Pittsburgh. Kindel called it an “interesting experience” but is eager to get back to work. Penguins coach Dan Muse says the team is monitoring Kindel’s recovery. Kindel has two goals and two assists in nine games for Pittsburgh. The Penguins return to action on Oct. 29 when they host Utah.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title. Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched one-hit ball and faced the minimum through six innings as Milwaukee rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where many Brewers fans showed up Monday and cheered from behind the visitors’ dugout. Gasser allowed a line-drive single to Yandy Díaz leading off the bottom of the first and then retired 14 straight before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start the Tampa Bay sixth.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have handed the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth straight loss. Dak Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, two to CeeDee Lamb, in the Cowboys’ 38-21 win on Monday night. Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, and the Cowboys improved to 3-4 to remain in contention for the NFC East title. The New York Giants lead the division at 4-2-1. At 2-5, the Eagles are spiraling into a disaster of a season with their longest skid since 2016. Tanner McKee started in place of Jalen Hurts and threw for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

The defending WPIAL champion Bentworth girls were the only winner among four Washington County soccer teams in action Monday. Six local teams move on to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Wednesday & Thursday sites/times have been announced. The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets

Monday, Oct. 26, First Round
1A Girls #5 Bentworth over #12 Aquinas Academy, 5-0
1A Girls #1 Sewickley Academy over #16 Beth-Center, 12-0
1A Girls #7 Eden Christian Academy over #10 Chartiers-Houston, 2-0
4A Boys #7 Pine-Richland over #10 Canon-McMillan, 2-1 OT

Wednesday, Oct. 28, Quarterfinals
3A Boys #4 Trinity hosting #12 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #9 Freedom, 6 pm at Peters Township
4A Girls #7 Canon-McMillan at #2 Peters Township, 8 pm

Thursday, Oct. 29, Quarterfinals
4A Boys #3 Peters Township hosting #6 Fox Chapel, 6 pm
1A Girls #5 Bentworth at #4 Shady Side Academy, 6 pm

Preliminary/First Round Scores
3A Boys #4 Trinity #13 Latrobe, 2-1 OT
3A Boys #6 Central Valley over #11 Ringgold, 2-1
2A Boys #13 Ambridge over #20 Charleroi, 9-0
1A Boys #6 Riverview over #11 Chartiers-Houston, 3-1
4A Girls #7 Canon-McMillan over #10 Armstrong, 7-1
2A Girls #5 Central Valley over #12 Waynesburg, 9-1