Kiski School plays primarily against prep schools, but the 20-4 Cougars do compete against several WPIAL teams. The latest Laxpower.com rankings has placed Kiski School No. 68 out of 3,049 boys teams nationally.
Peters Township, the No. 1 team locally according to Laxpower.com, is ranked No. 141, while Mt. Lebanon is No. 307.
Pine-Richland, the No. 3 team in Laxpower.com's Western Pennsylvania regional rankings, earned a hard-fought 12-10 victory over Upper St. Clair in a quarterfinal played Friday night at Pine-Richland Stadium. The victory meant the Division I girls lacrosse semifinal means that three teams from Section 1 will be competing in Tuesday's semifinals at North Hills.
In the 6 p.m. game, Section 1 co-champion Peters Township meets Section 2 champion Pine-Richland, while Section 1 rivals Shady Side Academy and Mt. Lebanon meet in the nightcap.
On Friday, Mt. Lebanon had to work overtime before the No. 5 Blue Devils improved to 12-5 with an 11-10 victory over No. 4 Seneca Valley. The loss concluded the Raiders' season at 11-4.
Sports Town posts video highlights for sporting events in every season. For every week of the school year, we'll keep a running index of all of the video posts.
We'll be sure to post updates for you every Saturday.
* Video: Fox Chapel’s Mitchell makes good on goal to master the 300-hurdles (May 16, 2013)
* Video: Washington boys took 4x100-meter relay (May 16, 2013)
* Video: Latrobe’s Green, Trinity Xtian’s Vaughn, and Central’s Doaty win 400 meters (May 16, 2013)
* Video: McGuffey breaks tie in top eighth for first-round softball win over KO (May 14, 2013)
* Video: Rivera gets Gateway the boys’ Class AAA 100-meter dash at team champs (May 9, 2013)
* Video: Riverside javelin throw outlasted South Park in Class AA team champs (May 9, 2013)
* Video: W-T scored four goals in 15 minutes but couldn’t catch Char Valley (May 6, 2013)
* Video: Kiski Area won, but second was anybody’s game in the four-by-eight (May 3, 2013)
* Video: NA girls’ 3200-meter relay overtook Latrobe at Baldwin (May 3, 2013)
* Video: Lebo lacrosse stayed ahead of Seneca Valley, 8-5 (April 30, 2013)
* Video: Shady Side Academy, with come-from-behind lacrosse win over Peters (April 23, 2013)
* Video: Peters rallied in fifth to start come-from behind win over Allderdice (April 23, 2013)
Sports Town posts photo collections or "journals" for sporting events in every season. For every week of the school year, we'll keep a running index of all of the photo posts.
We'll be sure to post updates for you every Saturday.
* Photo journal: Beaver Area, Riverside, and Freedom at thw WPIAL Class AA Track Team Champs (May 15, 2013)
* Photo journal: Lebo, South Fayette, and Washington at WPIAL track team champs (May 15, 2013)
* Photo journal: Freeport, Shaler and NA at WPIAL track team championships (May 15, 2013)
* Photo journal: Hempfield and Gateway at the WPIAL Class AAA track team champs (May 15, 2013)
* Photo journal: Lebo boys' lax, to begin playoffs with Franklin Regional (May 11, 2013)
* Photo journal: The Chartiers Valley girls' lacrosse team (May 11, 2013)
* Photo journal: The Winchester-Thurston girls' lacrosse team (May 11, 2013)
* Photo journal: The Seneca Valley boys' lacrosse team (May 11, 2013)
The date for the finals and consolaton finals of the WPIAL Boys Volleyball Championships has changed. All four matches will be played Thursday, May 23 at Baldwin High School. The matches were to be held May 24, but three of the eight semifinalists have a prom scheduled that night. With that in mind, Baldwin graciously agreed to change the date.
The WPIAL Class AA title match will be held at 6 p.m., with the Class AAA match to follow at 8 p.m.
The two consolation finals will be held in Baldwin's second gym. The Class AAA consy final will be at 6 p.m., and Class AA will follow at 8 p.m.
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