Undefeated Shady Side and Penn-Trafford collide in field hockey semifinals

The WPIAL field hockey playoffs move into their decisive stage this week. The schedule for the remaining games has been released. The matchups for the Class 2A and Class A semifinals are set for Wednesday. The Class 3A semifinals will be played on Thursday. All four games in the Class 2A bracket will be decided on the same day.

The attention will be on the Class 2A semifinal. Penn-Trafford, with a record of seven wins, five losses, and two ties, will play at Shady Side Academy. Shady Side Academy is entering the match with a perfect 16-0 record. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. In the other Class 2A semifinal, Peters Township, at 8-7, will face Fox Chapel, which holds a 10-4-1 record. That match is also set for 6 p.m.

The Class A semifinals will be played at two different venues on Wednesday. Ellis School, at 12-2-1, will play Aquinas Academy, at 2-9-1, at Shady Side Academy. The match begins at 7:30 p.m. Later in the evening, Winchester Thurston, at 6-4-3, will face Oakland Catholic, at 2-6-3, at Mt. Lebanon. That game starts at 6 p.m.

The Class 3A semifinals are scheduled for Thursday. Hempfield, with a 5-10 record, will play at Pine-Richland, which is 13-5. That game is set for 7 p.m. North Allegheny, at 10-7-1, will travel to Mt. Lebanon, which is 10-5, for a 6 p.m. start.

These matches follow a series of results from the previous day. In the PIHL hockey results from Monday, Seneca Valley defeated Upper St. Clair 4-1 in Class 3A. In Class 2A, Fox Chapel and Shaler did not play. In Class A, North Catholic beat Shady Side Academy 7-1. Quaker Valley won 9-3 over Richland, and North Hills won 8-2 against Meadville.

In the WPIAL boys soccer first round, Upper St. Clair beat Central Catholic 1-0 on a penalty kick. Mt. Lebanon defeated North Hills 3-0, and North Allegheny won 2-1 over Gateway. Pine-Richland beat Canon-McMillan 2-1 in overtime, and Fox Chapel won 2-1 against Moon.

The girls soccer first round in Class 3A saw Penn-Trafford win 8-0 over Albert Gallatin. Hampton beat Moon 3-1, and Mars defeated West Allegheny 5-0. South Fayette won 4-0 against Franklin Regional, and Shaler beat Thomas Jefferson 2-0. Elizabeth Forward won 5-2 over Latrobe, Montour beat Knoch 4-1, and Plum won 4-0 against Belle Vernon.

The next round of boys soccer in Class 4A is scheduled for Thursday. Norwin, at 15-0-1, will play Upper St. Clair, at 7-5-5. Mt. Lebanon, at 12-3-3, will face North Allegheny, at 10-3-3. Seneca Valley, at 14-1, will play Pine-Richland, at 9-5-3. Peters Township, at 12-4-1, will face Fox Chapel, at 11-4.