Liam Belan

The Frazier and Serra Catholic volleyball teams have battled in several big playoff matches over the past few years, and they met once again Thursday night in the WPIAL Class

By By LIAM BELAN [email protected] The Leopards will open postseason play Friday with a rematch against McKeesport.

After claiming the WPIAL Class 1A boys soccer crown last season, Bentworth has gone unblemished on its path back to the district semifinals.

It was a known commodity versus a new challenger Tuesday evening when No. 1 Frazier took on No. 4 St. Joseph in the WPIAL Class A volleyball semifinals, and it was the Commodores who punched their ticket to Saturday's championship for the second time in three years with a 3-1 win.

It was a known commodity versus a new challenger Tuesday evening when No. 1 Frazier took on No. 4 St. Joseph in the WPIAL Class 1A volleyball semifinals, and it was the Commodores that punched their ticket to Saturday's championship for the second time in three years with a 3-1 win.

The Commodores won in four sets to advance to Saturday's WPIAL Class 1A title game.

After 110 minutes of soccer couldn't decide a winner in Thursday night's WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship between No. 1 Bentworth and No. 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bentworth coach Nick Malarbi elected to make an interesting decision heading into penalty kicks.

The Gladiators took over the game in the second quarter on the way to a 53-14 victory.

The BVA standout fell to a three-time PIAA champion after a dominant run through the tournament.

After claiming the WPIAL title in Class 1A for the second year in a row, the Bentworth boys soccer team will return to the state playoffs tonight with its eyes set on a PIAA trophy as well.