High School Volleyball category
Burrell grad Addy Rusek, a rising volleyball star at Muskingum, adds coaching to resume
Addy Rusek is living in the present while grateful for the recent past and excited for her future with the Muskingum College women’s volleyball team. With workouts throughout the summer, on-campus opportunities to instruct the next generation of volleyball talent and a coveted coaching opportunity this weekend, the Burrell graduate...
Alex Kelly caps standout high school career as Baldwin reaches new heights
Like father like son. Peters Township coach Chris Kelly was a skilled right-side hitter at Baldwin from 1991-93. Kelly’s son, Alex, recently graduated from Baldwin after a highly successful four-year volleyball career with the Highlanders. A 6-foot-1 outside hitter, Alex Kelly earned all-section honors for the third straight season after...
Fox Chapel grad getting 1st taste of college volleyball
Every step along the volleyball journey for Emma DiRocco is a little different. At the moment, DiRocco, a recent Fox Chapel graduate, is practicing with her teammates at Old Dominion to prepare for the upcoming women’s volleyball season. That involves being up at 6 a.m. and running the bleachers. How...
WPIAL trio named All-Americans at AAU volleyball tournament
Three members of the Trib HSSN Super 6 volleyball teams were awarded All-American status by the Amateur Athletic Union after play at the boys Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando. All three — Declan Sipe and Hakeim McKenzie V of Seton LaSalle and Alex Kelly of Baldwin — received the...
Quaker Valley girls volleyball to rely on more experienced lineup
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team is hoping to spin last year’s inexperience into a winning formula in 2026. “Yes, I believe that we have a more experienced group this year than we did last year,” QV coach Mike Vavrek said. “Coming into last year, we only had three girls with...
Annual Queens of the ‘Burgh volleyball tournament to showcase area players
Queens of the ‘Burgh, a girls summer high school volleyball tournament, is back in town. Designed for incoming high school juniors and seniors, the tournament spans over two days and is held at All-American Field House, located at 1 Racquet Lane in Monroeville. On July 24, athletes will undergo testing...
Championship season was years in the making for senior-led North Allegheny boys volleyball
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team finally had the season they dreamed about. The senior-led Tigers went 17-0, losing only one set all year. They swept the 2026 WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A titles and cemented their legacy in a program dotted with championship banners. “It was one of the...
Latrobe’s Morgan Maiers masters the 4-sport grind
As one season blends into another, Morgan Maiers tries to get a few steps ahead. The rising sophomore at Latrobe played four sports in her first year of high school — with little to no down time between seasons — and will look to continue the crowded regimen. Her schedule...
16 WPIAL players selected to all-state boys volleyball team
The Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association announced its 2026 all-state boys teams, honoring 16 WPIAL players in total between Class 3A (10) and Class 2A (six). PIAA champion North Allegheny led all WPIAL Class 3A teams with four players recognized, while Shaler’s three selections were the most from a WPIAL Class...
Championship winners headline Trib HSSN’s boys volleyball Super 6
North Allegheny continued its reign as a boys volleyball powerhouse this spring, capturing its 10th PIAA title and 24th WPIAL championship in Class 3A. Likewise, Shaler claimed a fourth straight district crown, defeating South Fayette for the Class 2A trophy. Top players from all three of those teams have been...
PIAA boys volleyball recap: North Allegheny makes another memorable run to title
The 2026 PIAA boys volleyball championships have gone to the cats and the dogs. The North Allegheny Tigers from the WPIAL capped off an undefeated season by winning the Class 3A state championship. The title marked the 10th boys volleyball state crown for NA and its first since repeating as...
Shaler boys volleyball writes another championship chapter in program’s storied history
The Shaler boys volleyball team, even with its inexperience, never would have been considered an underdog at any point this season. Titans coach Paul Stadelman knows carrying the weight of those expectations isn’t easy for any group of high school athletes. Shaler, which bowed out in the PIAA Class 2A...
In battle of boys volleyball blue bloods, North Allegheny claims 10th PIAA championship
UNIVERSITY PARK — Landisville Hempfield and North Allegheny are familiar teams on the Pennsylvania boys volleyball stage as they have combined for 19 state titles and over 35 championship berths. In the latest chapter in their storied histories Saturday, they met for the PIAA Class 3A championship at venerable Rec...
Undefeated North Allegheny to try for 10th PIAA boys volleyball title
The North Allegheny boys volleyball program has won 24 WPIAL championships, 11 more than any other active school. Now turning their attention to the PIAA Class 3A championship, the Tigers seek one for the other thumb. North Allegheny plays Landisville Hempfield on Saturday, looking to win its 10th state title...
North Allegheny continues perfect season by beating Butler in PIAA boys volleyball semifinals
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team had not dropped a set in match play this season before its PIAA semifinal against Butler. That streak was in no danger of ending Tuesday. North Allegheny continued its perfect season in its second-to-last match, sweeping Butler 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-16) in the semifinals...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 9, 2026: North Allegheny, Butler set for boys volleyball rematch
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the PIAA boys volleyball and lacrosse playoffs. There are only two WPIAL boys volleyball teams remaining heading into the state semifinals and they will meet in a rematch of the 2026 WPIAL Class 3A title match. WPIAL champion North Allegheny (15-0) will square off against...
North Allegheny, Butler to rematch in PIAA Class 3A volleyball semifinals
There will be a WPIAL representative in the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball championship match at Penn State on Saturday. As far as the Class 2A title match — not so much. WPIAL Class 3A champion North Allegheny and district runner-up Butler were victorious in their state quarterfinals Saturday and...
High school roundup for June 6, 2026: North Allegheny rolls through state quarterfinals to set up rematch with Butler
Brendan Moore had 12 kills, eight digs and four blocks and Will Robertson added nine kills as North Allegheny routed District 6 champion State College, 25-15, 25-14, 25-19, in the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball quarterfinals Saturday. The win sets up a WPIAL finals rematch between the Tigers and Butler...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 6, 2026: Shaler continues state title quest on volleyball court
The Shaler boys volleyball team has been on a golden roll in the WPIAL playoffs these past four years. The Titans won back-to-back Class 3A district championships in 2023 and 2024, then upon dropping to 2A, won two straight WPIAL titles in that classification. Now, they have a chance to...
Obama Academy boys volleyball enjoys breakthrough season
Entering the City League championship match, the Obama Academy boys volleyball team prepared to face Allderdice, which had not lost a set to City League foes in two years. Though Allderdice emerged victorious, Class 2A Obama Academy pushed its Class 3A rival to five sets, remaining determined until the final...
4 WPIAL teams set for PIAA boys volleyball quarterfinal matchups
It was a good start for WPIAL teams in the 2026 PIAA boys volleyball playoffs as both district champions and runners-up were first round winners. Those four teams and 12 others will now take part in the state quarterfinals taking place Saturday afternoon. The two defending PIAA champions — Cumberland...
High school roundup for June 2, 2026: Mars boys, girls lacrosse win PIAA openers
Katie Blake scored four goals and Hailey Long added three as WPIAL champion Mars defeated Susquehannock, 13-7, in PIAA Class 2A girls lacrosse Tuesday, winning in the first round of the state tournament for the third time in the last four years. Lucy Balazs, Anna McGrath and Tess McGrath each...
WPIAL boys volleyball champ Shaler opens PIAA play with win over Obama Academy
Shaler entered with a game plan and executed it with precision, scoring 14 of the first 15 points of the first set and continuing to pressure Obama Academy throughout the match. This pressure was essential in the win, as the Titans overpowered Obama Academy in a 3-0 sweep (25-7, 25-11,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 2, 2026: North Allegheny begins quest for state volleyball gold
This is the 90th anniversary of the PIAA boys volleyball playoffs. Westinghouse of the City League won the first four and five of the first six boys volleyball state championships, including a sweep of Titusville in the 1936 title match. Nobody has dominated boys volleyball on the state level quite...
6 WPIAL boys volleyball teams to begin PIAA postseason with 1st-round matchups
Six WPIAL boys volleyball teams, including two freshly minted champions — North Allegheny (3A) and Shaler (2A) — are set to serve for a state title. The 2026 PIAA postseason field is set with 16 teams in both the Class 3A and 2A playoff tournaments. The two defending champions are...
