WJPA Sports

Six Washington County teams move to WPIAL soccer quarterfinals over the next two nights including Bentworth boys & girls, both defending champions. The six teams are the last remaining squads from a group of 13 that started the playoffs.The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets

Wednesday, Oct. 28, Quarterfinals (winners to Monday)
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 (winners to Tuesday)
4A Boys #3 Peters Township hosting #6 Fox Chapel, 6 pm
1A Girls #5 Bentworth at #4 Shady Side Academy, 6 pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that forced Game 5. Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the night as Milwaukee neared a sweep and its first World Series title. But the Rays rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz on Junior Caminero’s leadoff grounder against reliever Antonio Senzatela. Liam Hicks singled off Shane Drohan, who relieved in his first appearance since Oct. 15, and DeLuca’s single to center drove in pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to tie the score at 3.

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.

Five volleyball teams from the two-county area took the court Tuesday night. Only 3A #2 Waynesburg advanced, sweeping Quaker Valley. 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 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 in the quarterfinals. The WPIAL championships 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 hosting #10 South Allegheny, 7 pm