Fresh off a historic 9-8 triple-overtime victory over Greensburg Central Catholic, the Chartiers Valley Colts hoped to build on a No. 17 ranking with games against first-year rival Gateway and at Baldwin.
Chartiers Valley got plenty of momentum from that big win over Greensburg Central with a 10-2 victory over Gateway and moved up to No. 12 in Laxpower.com's regional rankings.. The 2-1 Colts met Baldwin on Friday.
After winning the section with an undefeated record two years ago, Chartiers Valley snuck into the playoffs last season after tying for third in Class AAA Section 5.
Colts coach Diane Daeschner is hoping for the team to get back to the top this season.
“We’re playing pretty well,” Daeschner said. “We lost to Peters in a close match, but we’re still hoping to win the section so hopefully we can win when we play them again.”
Name: Haley Stamerra
High School: Chartiers Valley
Grade: 11
Sport: Girls Lacrosse
Position: Goalie
Pitt senior Matt Wilps, a Chartiers Valley graduate, wrapped up his career by finishing third at 197 pounds at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Des Moines, Iowa.
Wilps, who became the 18th wrestler in Pitt history to garner multiple All-America honors, started his final day with a 9-2 decision over Kyven Gadson of Iowa State.
After Gadson started the match with a takedown, Wilps quickly escaped. With a few seconds left in the first, Wilps got in on a double and finished with five seconds left to take a 3-2 lead into the second period.
Joe Koch's season-ending feature on the Chartiers Valley basketball team:
"In 20 years of coaching the Chartiers Valley High School boys basketball team, Tim McConnell has had some wonderful seasons.
The one just completed might have been his most challenging ... and most rewarding.
Champions of WPIAL Class AAA Section 5with an 11-1 record, the Colts ended their season with a 24-5 mark after a 49-46 loss to Archbishop Carroll, a Catholic school located in Radnor, a suburb located northeast of Philadelphia, this past Friday in the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals at Chambersburg Area High School."
(Photo: Chartiers Valley's Michael Boulos drives to the net against Montour in the WPIAL Class AAA championship. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
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