Lady Colonials advance in WPIAL volleyball playoffs
Albert Gallatin recovered after Derry tied the WPIAL Class AAA preliminary round volleyball match Monday night by winning the fifth set, 15-13.
The Lady Colonials will play at second-seeded Mars on Wednesday.
The Lady Trojans won the first set, 25-19, and Albert Gallatin rallied for a 2-1 lead with set wins of 25-23 and 25-22.
Derry kept the match alive by taking the fourth set, 25-17.
The Lady Colonials’ Leah Myers finished with a team-high 15 kills and seven digs. Mia Myers had a team-high 32 assists. Mitchell Turner and Gabby Delorenzo both had six digs.
Seton-La Salle 3, Brownsville 0 – The Lady Rebels swept to a Class AA preliminary round victory over the visiting Lady Falcons.
Seton-La Salle (14-7) won by the scores, 25-16, 25-16, 15-9. Brownsville ends the season with an 8-12 record.
McGuffey 3, Bentworth 0 – The Lady Highlanders rolled to a three-set victory in the preliminary round of the Class AA playoffs.
McGuffey (12-5) won by the scores, 25-19, 25-20, 25-16.
Chelsea Dindal and Kayla O’Dell both had seven digs for the Lady Bearcats (6-9). Nora Lindley finished with seven kills and Zoie McDonald had a team-high 14 assists.
Yough 3, Ligonier Valley 0 – The Lady Cougars needed five sets to advance to the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs.
Yough (13-8) won the second (25-23), fourth (25-18), and fifth (15-6) sets.
Boys soccer
Shady Side Academy 2, Mount Pleasant 0 – Shady Side Academy scored one goal in each half for a WPIAL Class AA first-round road victory at Mount Pleasant.
Dane Thomas scored in the first half for Shady Side Academy (12-4-1) and Paul Benec added an insurance goal in the second half.
Mount Pleasant ends the season with an overall record of 13-6-0.
Central Valley 4, Elizabeth Forward 2 – The Warriors dropped a Class AA first-round match on to Central Valley.
Luca Valerio and Luke Holdren scored for Elizabeth Forward (12-6-1). Central Valley advances to the quarterfinals against top-seeded South Park with an overall record of 15-4-0.
North Catholic 6, Southmoreland 0 – The Trojans shut out the visiting Scotties in the first round of the Class AA playoffs.
North Catholic (11-8-0) will play third-seeded Deer Lakes in the quarterfinals. Southmoreland closes the season with an 11-8-0 record.
Seton-La Salle 3, Charleroi 2 – The visiting Rebels upended the Cougars on the road for a Class AA first-round victory.
Otis McIntyre and Blake Pendo scored for Charleroi (14-2-0). Seton-La Salle (13-4-0) will play Burrell in the quarterfinals.
South Park 6, Waynesburg Central 0 – The Raiders were shut out on the road in the opening round of the Class AA playoffs.
The Eagles (17-1-1) advance to the quarterfinals against Central Valley. Waynesburg closes with a 7-8-1 record.
Girls soccer
West Allegheny 3, Laurel Highlands 0 – West Allegheny was tough at home for a WPIAL Class AAA first-round victory against visiting Laurel Highlands.
West Allegheny (14-4-1) faces Mars in the quarterfinals. Laurel Highlands finish with a 7-8-0 overall record.