Thursday night, Waynesburg not only won to advance to the WPIAL 3A volleyball semifinals but clinched a PIAA tournament berth with the victory over South Allegheny.
Fort Cherry advanced to Tuesday’s 2A volleyball semifinals with a straight-sets win over Riverview. With the win, the Rangers also clinched a spot in the PIAA tournament. Peters Township, the top seed in the 5A bracket, easily handled North Hills to reach the quarterfinals. Trinity and Beth-Center lost 3-1 matches on the road and were eliminated. 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.
First Round
Wednesday, Oct. 28
5A #1 Peters Township over #16 North Hills, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-21)
5A #6 Chartiers Valley over #11 Trinity, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-20)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 28
2A #2 Fort Cherry over #10 Riverview, 3-0 (26-24, 25-11, 25-20)
2A #3 Frazier over #6 Beth-Center, 3-1 (24-26, 25-23, 25-13, 26-24)
Thursday, Oct. 29
3A #2 Waynesburg over #10 South Allegheny, 3-1 (25-17,. 21-25, 25-14, 25-12)
Monday, Nov. 2
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #8 Armstrong, site/time to be announced
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 3
2A #2 Fort Cherry vs. #3 Frazier, site/time to be announced
Wednesday, Nov. 4
3A #2 Waynesburg vs. #3 Avonworth, site/time to be announced