Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) revealed its brackets for the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Volleyball Championships on Friday afternoon, with the two championship games set to be held on Thursday, May 25 at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High School.
Teams qualify for the postseason by finishing in the top four of their sections. If ties cannot be broken for a qualifier spot, then every team within that tie will qualify for the postseason. Postseason competition begins on Tuesday, May 16 for both classifications.
In 3A, Canon-McMillan (10-0) reigned in Section I, Shaler (11-1) took the Section II plaque, and Penn-Trafford (10-0) was the Section III champion. There were two shared section titles in 2A between Greater Latrobe (9-1) and Mars (9-1) in Section II and Seton LaSalle (11-1) and South Fayette (11-1) in Section III, while North Catholic (10-2) was the outright Section I winner.
The top three teams in both classifications will earn qualification into the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boys’ Volleyball Championships, which are set to begin on Tuesday, June 6 and conclude on Saturday, June 17 at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State University.
3A CHAMPIONSHIPS
Start Date: Tuesday, May 16
Amount of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Shaler (13-1, 11-1), #2 North Allegheny (9-3, 9-3), #3 Penn-Trafford (15-1, 10-0), #4 Canon-McMillan (16-0, 10-0)
Qualifying Teams: Butler, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Hempfield Area, Moon, North Allegheny, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, Shaler, Upper St. Clair
2022 Final: North Allegheny 3, Seneca Valley 2
2A CHAMPIONSHIPS
Start Date: Tuesday, May 16
Amount of Qualifiers: 13
Top Four Seeds: #1 Greater Latrobe (10-4, 9-1), #2 Mars (14-3, 9-1), #3 Seton LaSalle (13-4, 11-1), #4 North Catholic (12-4, 10-2)
Qualifying Teams: Avonworth, Derry, Gateway, Greater Latrobe, Hopewell, Mars, Montour, North Catholic, Seton LaSalle, South Fayette, South Park, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity
2022 Final: Montour 3, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2
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