Woodland Hills and Latrob picked up a pair of wins on Sunday at Woodland Hills. The games were moved to Woodland Hills High School from the Wolvarena.
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The true test of the success of any program is what happens after a run of great players go through the program. The Shaler boys volleyball team were the PIAA Class 3A champions last season. The Titans lost more than 10 seniors from last year's team and are off to a 3-1 start this season.

While Shaler still has a long ways to go to prove it deserves a spot in the state rankings, there will be plenty of opportunities for the Titans to prove themselves. Shaler, the two-time defending WPIAL Class 3A champions, are in a section with Mars, which won the 2A crown last year.

​Read about the Titans journey thus far on SBLive.

​Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be sent to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

Jordyn Fouse was the start of the 51st annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. The Bishop McCort senior wrestled two matches and won them both. She is one her way to big things during her post high school career. But the event is a celebration of wrestling.

All-Star games are difficult to do well. Often times, many athletes who compete in them have their mind on other things or are more risk averse due to the injury risk. But that's not how wrestlers are generally wired. The top wrestlers competed to try and test themselves.

The Pennsylvania women's team, WPIAL team and U.S. all-star team all came away with wins. Check out my stories on the three matches on various news outlets.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

The Franklin Regional baseball team completed a two-game sweep of Penn Hills by collecting a four-inning, 18-0 win in Section 3-5A action Wednesday on the road. Panthers pitcher Jonah Willochell didn't allow allowed one hit and struck out 10 batters.

Narayan Ramchan led Franklin Regional by smashing a home run to center field in the first inning. Ramchan collected two hits and had a game-high five RBIs. Anthony Mitchell and Brady Yarabinetz also drove in three runs apieces for Franklin Regional.

Anthony Sipple had the lone hit for the Indians.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

New coach, new results for the Allderdice baseball team. The Dragons beat West Allegheny 11-8 Tuesday afternoon on at ome to pick up their first section win since 2019. Allderdice was led by Lukas Stead, who was 2 of 2 with 3 RBis, while Kingston Mangkoski had two hits.  

Zack Shook had a team-high three hits. It was a nice bounce back for the Dragons, who lost the first game of their 2-0 Section 3-5A series 10-0 on Monday. Allderdice, which is now 2-1 on the season, is in a section along with Pine-Richland, West Allegheny, Shaler, Fox Chapel, Mars and New Castle.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected]

fThe Pennsylvania State Hockey Finals wrapped up Saturday at Clearview Arena on Neville Island. Burrell won the inaugural Division 2 Challenge Cup, Garnet Valley won in Class A, North Penn in 2A and Seneca Valley in 3A. the question for hockey's governing body is will the Challenge Cup continue?

It is a two-year experiment for what used to be known as the Open Class. There was a subdued energy to the game, but that may be because the game started at 11 a.m. Some of the Pope John Paul II players drove through the night to get to Pittsburgh for the game.

​Such is life for club sports. 

Here's my story on the Division 2 Challenge Cup for the Tribune Review. Also, wrote about Garnet Valley's title for High School on SI.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

The long basketball season has ended. Due to a scheduling mishap, the PIAA was forced to extend the state tournament to make its date for the GiANT Center in Hershey. Shady Side Academy reached the state tournament for the first time by beating OLSH 43-29 at Fox Chapel.

Read my game story about it for the Trib High School Sports Network.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected] or @J_oshrizzo on X.

The Penguins Cup finals were hotly contested Tuesday night at the UPMC Lemieux Complex. Cathedral prep won its fifth Pens Cup title and collected a title for the first time since 2016 by tripping up top-seeded Fox Chapel 5-4 in overtime.

Morgantown (W.Va.) rolled over Burrell 5-1 to win its first Penguin Cup title. The Mohawks were the West Virginia team to win a PIHL title in 14 years.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas cane be submitted to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

MANOR TWP - Part of the fun of the state tournament is battling it out with teams all over the team. But in the case of the Aliquippa boys basketball team and the South Fayette girls basketball team, the path to Hershey will go through a familiar foes. The Quips rolled past District 6 champion Forest Hills last Saturday to punch their ticket to a rematch with South Allegheny this Saturday at Canon-McMillan.

The Gladiators overcame a four-point deficit in the final 50 seconds to sting Aliquippa the first time around. The Quips are the defending Class 2A state champions and will be eager to find a way back to the title game.

The Lions also beat District 6 champion Hollidaysburg. South Fayette will seek a spot in the state title game and have to go through Peters Township, the team that beat them in the WPIAL Class 5A final to get there. 

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Any story ideas can be sent to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

NEVILLE ISLAND - The Burrell Buccaneers earned a return to the PIHL varsity Division II Penguins Cup final. The Buccaneers beat rival Deer Lakes 5-2 Thursday night. Burrell won three of its four meetings with the Lancers this season.

The Buccaneers' defensive pressure was suffocating, as they held Deer Lakes to fewer than 20 shots on goal. Burrell will take on Morgantown (W.Va.) in the Penguins Cup final next Tuesday.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.