Field hockey powers looking to repeat when WPIAL playoffs begin

Monday, October 21, 2024 | 10:39 PM

Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team has won eight consecutive WPIAL Class 2A titles.

The Warriors, Pine-Richland (Class 3A) and Shady Side Academy (Class A) look to continue their dominance this fall.

Of the three returning champions, Penn-Trafford is in the clearest danger of seeing its streak of consecutive titles end. The Warriors are seeded No. 3 behind No. 1 Peters Township and No. 2 Fox Chapel.

The Class 2A playoffs begin Thursday with the Warriors facing Fox Chapel and Latrobe battling Peters Township.

Pine-Richland has won five consecutive Class 3A titles and six of the last seven. The Rams play host to Norwin at 7 p.m. Thursday and No. 3 North Allegheny travels to No. 2 Mt. Lebanon.

Shady Side Academy has won five of six Class A titles, missing out in 2022. It plays host to Winchester Thurston at 6 p.m. Thursday and No. 3 Oakland Catholic faces Aquinas Academy at 7:30 at Shady Side Academy.

Championship games are set for Nov. 2 at Washington & Jefferson’s Cameron Stadium. Class A is at noon, Class 2A at 2 p.m. and Class 3A at 4 p.m.

WPIAL playoffs

Class 3A

Semifinals

Thursday’s schedule

Norwin (4-12) at Pine-Richland (18-0), 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (8-10) at Mt. Lebanon (11-4), 7 p.m.

Class 2A

Semifinals

Thursday’s schedule

Latrobe (3-10) at Peters Township (14-3), 6 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (9-5-2) at Fox Chapel (9-6-1), 7 p.m.

Class A

Semifinals

Thursday’s schedule

Winchester Thurston (1-8-4) at Shady Side Academy (13-4), 6 p.m.; Oakland Catholic (7-5-2) vs. Aquinas Academy (7-3-3) at Shady Side Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at [email protected].

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