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Monday, October 3, 2022 | 7:12 p.m
North Allegheny’s Maddie Fickess hits against Freeport on August 29 at North Allegheny.
With three weeks left in the WPIAL girls volleyball section of play, five matches are set for Tuesday with at least a share of first place up for grabs.
• Section 1-4A: Pine-Richland (3-1) visits North Allegheny (4-0) in a game you can hear on HSSN. The Tigers defeated the Rams in the first meeting, 3-0.
• Section 1-3A: Plum (6-1) at Hampton (7-0) in the second meeting of the season between the two. The Talbots won last month, 3-0.
• Section 2-3A: South Fayette (5-2) at Montour (5-2), while Moon (5-2) hosts Oakland Catholic (3-3). The Spartans defeated the Lions, 3-1, in the first meeting while the Tigers swept the Eagles, 3-0, last month.
• Section 1-2A: Shenango (8-0) at Beaver (6-1). The Wildcats returned to sweep after defeating the Bobcats last month, 3-0.
• Section 5-2A: Freeport (8-0) at Deer Lakes (7-1). The Yellowjackets beat the Lancers last month, 3-0.
While several WPIAL boys soccer teams have taken control of their section with two weeks left in the regular season, Section 2-4A has become a logjam behind first place Peters Township.
The top four teams qualify for the district football postseason. Coming into Tuesday’s action, one game separates the four Indian back-to-back teams.
On Tuesday, Canon-McMillan visited Upper St. Clair in the key part match. Big Macs are 7-3 in the division and tied for second place, one game behind the Panthers at 6-4.
Canon-Mac edged USC in the first meeting between the two, 2-1, on Sept. 8.
Also on Tuesday, Norwin (7-3) visited Peters Township (9-1) as the Knights tried to inch closer to the top instead of falling back towards the middle of the pack. The Indians won the first contest, 3-2.
Finally, Mount Lebanon (6-4) is at Hempfield. The Spartans are winless for the season, giving the Blue Devils a good chance to climb to a very tight standings with a win.
Another key game Tuesday has Penn Hills visiting Penn-Trafford in Section 4-3A. The Warriors are 5-4-1, half a game ahead of the Indians at 5-5 in the battle for fourth place in the division.
Run towards the finish line of the section
With the 2022 WPIAL cross country championships just over three weeks away on Oct. 27, many district teams will wrap up their sectional schedules Tuesday.
