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5 years in, players appreciate chance to play in PIHL girls division

The PIHL girls division wrapped up its fifth season Monday night when Team West knocked off Team North, 3-2, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Everyone involved seemed happy with the level of play and direction of the division. There is hope that there will be more opportunities to...
Team West becomes 1st to win back-to-back girls PIHL titlesVideo

Leaning on the scoring of Caroleena Genco and Claire Dickson could have been a major part of the concoction that led Team West to its second consecutive PIHL girls division championship. But something else added to the pot left Team North stewing Monday at UPMC Lemieux Complex. Team West played...
High school roundup for May 28, 2026: Caroleena Genco sends West into PIHL girls hockey championship game

Caroleena Genco of Moon completed her hat trick 1:29 into overtime to send West to a 3-2 victory over South in the PIHL girls hockey semifinals Thursday night. Genco scored two goals less than four minutes apart in the second period to help West erase a 2-0 deficit. Isabel King...
Gateway hockey makes case to return to varsity level after winning postseason tournament

The Gateway hockey team’s success in the 2025-26 season, one which included a postseason tournament championship, has it poised to return to varsity status after a one-year hiatus. A young roster with just two seniors necessitated a move down to the JV level. Coach Dennis Shannon said he was impressed...
PIHL all-star games roundup: Avonworth’s Linus Jesionowski nets four goals in victory

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League held its annual all-star games Sunday at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center after they were postponed because of a snowstorm in February. Here’s a look at the results: Class 3A Blue 7, Gold 3 — Eddie Scherer (North Allegheny) had two goals, and Michael Desjardins...
Quaker Valley ‘peaked at the right time’ en route to claiming Penguins Cup, state titles

The 2025-26 season had a sweet taste to it for the Quaker Valley hockey team. QV won the Class A state championship by defeating Hershey, 6-2, on March 21 at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester. Senior forwards Jace Vasbinder and Ben McHenry each scored two goals for the...
Recapping the 2026 PIHL postseason after 3 state champions are crowned

Before Saturday, the Penguins Cup champions had not fared well recently against the winners of the Flyers Cup in the annual Pennsylvania Cup championship games. Between 2021-25, the Penguins Cup champs were a combined 5-10 against the winners from the east, going 1-2 in the three state title games in...
Penn-Trafford hockey finishes memorable season as state’s best Class 2A team

It was quite a week for the Penn-Trafford hockey program. The Warriors began the week by winning their first PIHL Class 2A Pens Cup title, defeating rival Hempfield, 4-3. They ended the week by stunning returning state champion and Flyers Cup champion North Penn, 3-1. “It has been a crazy...
Penn-Trafford wins 1st state hockey title, Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley complete PIHL sweep

Last Monday, goaltender Tyler Funk turned in a star-making performance to lead the Penn-Trafford hockey team to its first PIHL Penguins Cup championship. On Saturday, Funk was at it again. Funk stopped 32 of 33 shots to lead Penn-Trafford to a 3-1 victory over North Penn in the Class 2A...
Penn-Trafford hockey goes viral with ‘Fake Michigan’ play from PIHL championship game

In the 1996 NCAA hockey tournament, Michigan forward Mike Legg successfully executed a trick play. From behind the net, he picked the puck up on his stick blade and scored on a lacrosse-style wraparound. The play became known as “The Michigan.” Penn-Trafford coach Brian Zagorac saw a similar play where...
Quaker Valley beats Avonworth at own high-scoring game, claims program’s 6th Penguins Cup

It had been a tough road for the seniors on the Quaker Valley hockey team. The last three years saw them lose in the quarterfinal round because of misplays or bad bounces, but in their final run through the PIHL Class A playoffs, they were able to reach the promised...
Seneca Valley weathers fierce Peters Township comeback bid to repeat as 3A Penguins Cup champsVideo

Oftentimes, one of the hardest things to do in hockey is to hold on to a multiple-goal lead. Even more so when that lead is by a large margin early on. Seneca Valley jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against Peters Township after the first period in the PIHL...
‘Quite an honor’: Connellsville hockey to vie for national title in Minnesota

The Connellsville hockey team set some lofty goals this winter. Winning a PIHL Division 2 championship was high on the list of priorities, but those hopes were derailed in early March when the Falcons were ousted by Burrell in the postseason. Going after a national championship was incorporated into the...
‘We always expect to be here’: Senior-led Burrell reflects on trip to Division 2 final

Burrell hockey coach Drew Burkett was not in a talkative mood Monday after the PIHL D2 Championship game at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Who could blame him? For the third time this season, Ringgold had beaten Burrell in overtime, this time 3-2. Ringgold won both regular-season matchups 4-3. It was...
In another tight game, Ringgold beats Burrell in OT for PIHL Division 2 titleVideo

It took overtime to decide the PIHL Division 2 championship. Burrell and Ringgold played the championship game like they did two meetings during the regular season: tight, one-goal games. Ringgold won both regular season meetings in overtime by the identical scores of 4-3. It was not an identical score, but...
Penn-Trafford beats Hempfield to win program’s 1st Penguins Cup titleVideo

If they gave a star of the game in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final, Penn-Trafford goalie Tyler Funk would have won it. A close second would have been Brock Bienemann, who scored two goals and assisted on a third, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 4-3 victory Monday night...

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