Shady Side Academy’s Alex Avi wins WPIAL Class 2A golf title at Oakmont
Oakmont Country Club is known as one of the toughest challenges in golf. It often creates headaches for the best in the world. The top boys golfers in WPIAL Class 2A put their skills to the test Tuesday morning and afternoon, and Oakmont, in many cases, was unrelenting. But Shady...
West Allegheny’s Nico Ward wins WPIAL 3A boys golf championship on final hole
Sometimes if you stay patient, things work out for you. West Allegheny junior Nico Ward can attest to that. Ward never led the WPIAL Class 3A individual golf championship until the final hole Monday. He trailed Central Catholic junior Bailey Donahue and Fox Chapel senior Carson Kittsley by as many...
Shady Side Academy’s Alyssa Zhang captures 3rd WPIAL golf title; Moon’s Olivia Degori wins 3A gold
History was made on Monday afternoon at Valley Brook Country Club but not without some late drama. After taking a two-stroke lead into the final hole, Shady Side Academy junior and two-time defending WPIAL Class 2A champion Alyssa Zhang found herself under a bit of pressure when Chartiers-Houston junior JoJo...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 6, 2026: WPIAL 2A boys golf champ to be crowned at Oakmont
The historic Oakmont Country Club has played host to 10 U.S. Opens and three PGA Championship events. On Tuesday, one of the top courses in the country will host the final round of the 2026 WPIAL Class 2A boys championships. Following the graduation of 2025 Class 2A district winner Jonah...
Field complete for WPIAL boys golf team semifinals
The semifinals are set for the 2026 WPIAL boys team golf championships. A year ago, South Fayette won Class 3A gold for the fifth time overall and the first time in 20 years. Class 2A saw the Shady Side Academy boys team taking home the WPIAL title for the first...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 5, 2026: District golf gold up for grabs
If there is history to be made on the scholastic links Monday, a comeback will be needed for Carson Kittsley. The Fox Chapel senior is hoping to become the first WPIAL boys golfer to repeat as champion since Mike Van Sickle of Pine-Richland won back-to-back district Class 2A titles in...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: New Hempfield coach ready to hit the road
In a way, Hempfield already felt like home to Jessica Peterson, even though she lives and works more than 40 miles away in Indiana. The new Hempfield girls basketball coach had acquaintances with ties to the program through her endeavors in AAU. They opened her eyes to the possibility of...
Ligonier Valley golfers clinch section title, looking to make playoff run
Mark Hollick has been the Ligonier Valley boys golf coach for the past four years and said he is enjoying watching the program grow. The Rams finished undefeated at 12-0 in Section 2-2A for the first time under Hollick. They are 14-1 overall with their only loss to Class 3A...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy golfers compete in WPIAL postseason
Quaker Valley’s Joseph Kamnikar qualified for the final round of the WPIAL Class 2A boys golf championships off his performance Sept. 29 at South Hills Country Club. The QV junior shot a 4-over-par 75 to trail the tournament leader, Charleroi’s Levi Large, by three strokes. Kamnikar was tied with Shady...
Norwin notebook: Knights send 4 golfers to WPIAL tournament
Norwin sent three senior golfers to the WPIAL Class 3A boys individual championship. Colin Madden, Landon Stoner and Riley Shaffer all qualified with solid play at the Section 1 tournament at Cedarbrook Golf Course’s Red course, where scoring was low. Twelve players advanced and none shot worse than a 78....
Fox Chapel girls golf team sends entire starting lineup to WPIAL final round
Five golfers on the Fox Chapel girls golf team will be moving on to the final round of the WPIAL Class 3A championship. Clara Koteski was the Foxes’ top scorer, shooting a 7-over par 80 at Hill Crest Country Club on Sept. 28. Abigail Freyvogel placed 15th and Lucy Kotesk...
Central Catholic’s Bailey Donahue leads after 1st round of WPIAL Class 3A golf
If Fox Chapel senior Carson Kittsley wants to win his second WPIAL Class 3A individual golf title, he has some work to do. But on the brighter side, his work could have been worse. Kittsley shot an even-par 70 and sits three shots behind the first-round leader, Central Catholic junior...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2026: WPIAL golf tournaments continue
The first round of the 2026 WPIAL individual golf championships concludes Tuesday with the playing of the first 18 of the 36-hole event for boys Class 2A golfers. The first round will take place at the South Hills Country Club in Whitehall. A new champion in boys Class 2A will...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 28, 2026: Shady Side Academy’s Alyssa Zhang chasing WPIAL history
Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the WPIAL crowning girls golf champions. Shady Side Academy junior Alyssa Zhang hopes to celebrate that milestone mark by making some history of her own. Zhang is trying to become only the fourth WPIAL girls golfer and the second in Class 2A to win...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Luke Sikora set to challenge for WPIAL title
Greensburg Salem’s Luke Sikora made a strong push for a WPIAL golf championship last fall, finishing two shots behind Jonah Schollaert of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the 36-hole Class 2A tournament. Greensburg Salem moved up to Class 3A this season, but the jump hasn’t bothered Sikora. The...
Rivalry win highlights strong season for Quaker Valley golfers
The Class of 2028 dominated the landscape Sept. 16 at Rolling Acres Golf Club. Both Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy finished with four golfers — all juniors — with scores in the 30s in their Section 9-2A match Sept. 16. QV’s boys team ended up winning by two strokes, edging...
Young Franklin Regional boys golf team putting pieces together quickly
Franklin Regional boys golf coach Jeff Traphagen has a secret he does not want other coaches to know. His young and inexperienced golf team is showing steady improvement. The Panthers (8-2, 8-0) were tied for the Section 4-3A lead with Central Catholic (8-0, 8-0). The top six players are seniors...
Greensburg Salem junior Sikora wins WCCA boys golf title
Greensburg Salem junior Luke Sikora ranks among Pennsylvania’s top young golfers. He showed why Friday at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association championship at Latrobe Elks Golf Club. An eagle on No. 15 and a birdie on No. 16 helped Sikora win his first county title with a 3-under-par 69. Sikora...
Quaker Valley golf looking forward to another strong season
Quaker Valley and North Catholic split decisions and tied for first in Section 9-2A boys golf last season. QV is looking for continued and possibly additional success in 2026. “Our early expectations are to claim the section title and compete for the WPIAL title,” QV coach Greg Vecchi said. Five...
Pieces in place for fun season for Sewickley Academy boys golf
Chuck Scally Jr. is in his third year as coach of the Sewickley Academy boys golf team. Scally is a PGA teaching professional, co‑owner of Scally’s Golf Center and a two‑time Tri‑State Section PGA Teacher of the Year. He has more than 25 years of golf teaching experience and a...
Sewickley Academy girls golf continues to build strong foundation
There are eight players competing for the girls golf team at Sewickley Academy this season. All four classes are represented on the squad. Team members consist of seniors Emily Milanovich and Bridget Hulick, juniors Charlotte Andrews, Ella Titler and Selah Mungai, sophomore Angelina Rippole and freshmen Alankriti Bakshi and Claire...
After productive summer, Fox Chapel golfers again in contention for WPIAL gold
Joe Farrell isn’t a coach who has to work too hard to keep tabs on what his athletes are doing in the offseason. When it comes to the Fox Chapel boys golf program, the Foxes always have someone involved in a competition somewhere on the amateur circuit throughout the summertime....
2026 WPIAL girls golf preview: Shady Side Academy junior chasing 3-peat
High school golf season is scheduled to begin Thursday in the WPIAL. Here is a breakdown of the top girls teams and players to watch this fall. Class 3A Teams Defending WPIAL champion: Peters Township (344) Defending PIAA champion: Conestoga (228) Favorite: Fox Chapel was the runner-up by one stroke...
Deer Lakes golfer has big plans for senior season
Christian Cappetta has high expectations for his senior golf season at Deer Lakes. One of the top WPIAL returnees, Cappetta has individual goals of not only returning to the Class 2A finals but also getting one last shot at the PIAA tournament at Penn State in late October. “I’m excited...
2026 WPIAL boys golf preview: Fox Chapel’s Carson Kittsley back to defend titles
High school golf season began Thursday in the WPIAL. Here is a breakdown of the top boys teams and players to watch this fall. Class 3A Teams Defending WPIAL champion: South Fayette (385) Defending PIAA champion: Abington Heights (286) Favorite: Peters Township returns five of six starters from a team...
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