Trojanettes advance in 2A soccer
Jayden Sharpless tallied two goals while teammates Tehya Dave and Brittany Cullen scored one apiece in North Catholic's 4-0 victory over Yough in Saturday's WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer quarterfinal playoff, held at the Mars Athletic Complex.
Rylee Kumer earned the shutout in net for the Trojanettes (16-1).
North, the tournament's No. 1 seed, will face No. 5 Shady Side Academy in a semifinal at 6 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny's Newman Stadium.
Top-seeded Freeport advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals with a sweep of Beaver.The 'Jackets won by scores of 26-24, 25-12 and 25-20.No player statistics were avaiable.Freeport (18-1) will take on No. 5 Armstrong at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway High School.North Catholic 3, Frazier 0 — North dispatched the Commodores in this WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal by scores of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-13.No additional details were available.The Trojanettes (15-1), the No. 1 seed, will play No. 5 Seton LaSalle at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny High School.
Knoch's bid for a Class 2A state team championship was dashed when the Knights fell to Wyoming Seminary, 3-2, in a PIAA quarterfinal match Friday in Hershey.Knoch (12-3) received wins from Emily Greb at No. 2 singles and the No. 1 doubles tandem of Ava Santora and Jade Nether.Wyoming Seminary 3, Knoch 2Singles: 1-Ilana Rosenthal (WS) def. Ally Bauer 6-1, 6-0; 2-Emily Greb (K) def. Ella Krypel 6-3, 6-2; 3-Victoria Martinez (WS) def. Lindsey Greb 3-6, 6-3, 6-2Doubles: 1-Ava Santora/Jade Nether (K) def. Margaret Mihalick/Dominica Delayo 6-1, 7-5; 2-Maria Nolte/Victoria Smulowitz (WS) def. Kenzie Gumto/Lara Ejzak 6-4, 7-5