WPIAL Track and Field Team Championships brackets announced: See matchups for Butler, Knoch, others
The WPIAL announced the boys and girls team track and field championship brackets Thursday afternoon.
Butler County is particularly well represented with seven teams having qualified for the playoffs. Butler’s boys and girls and Knoch’s boys and girls qualified in Class 3A, headlining the local contingent.
Other local qualifiers including Seneca Valley girls in 3A and North Catholic and Freeport girls in 2A.
The district tournament begins Tuesday with the semifinals, in which Butler will serve as one of the hosts in boys and girls. The winners of all four semifinal pods will face each other in the championships May 6 at West Mifflin High School.
The individual WPIAL championships will be May 14 at Slippery Rock University.
The Golden Tornado boys are the defending WPIAL 3A champions and are seeking their 12th district crown.
The other reigning champions are Quaker Valley boys in 2A, three-time defending champ North Allegheny girls in 3A and three-time defending champ Quaker Valley girls in a 2A.
Here are the WPIAL bracket matchups, sites and times:
BOYS CLASS 3A
Semifinals, April 29
3 — New Castle, Knoch, Baldwin at North Allegheny
3 — Ringgold, Plum at Norwin
3 — Kiski, Moon, Penn-Trafford at Butler
2:30 — Franklin Regional, Trinity, Connellsville vs. Mt. Lebanon, at South Fayette HS
Championships, May 6
3 — TBD at West Mifflin HS
BOYS CLASS 2A
Semifinals, April 29
3 — Riverview, Shady Side Academy, New Brighton at Shenango
3 — Mohawk, Trinity Christian, Fort Cherry, Apollo Ridge at Greensburg Central Catholic
3 — Beaver, South Park, Mt. Pleasant at California
3 — Quaker Valley, Waynesburg Central, Neighborhood Academy at South Side
Championships, May 6
3 — TBD at West Mifflin HS
GIRLS CLASS 3A
Semifinals, April 29
3 — Blackhawk, Knoch, Hempfield Area, Upper St. Clair at North Allegheny
3 — Plum, Pine-Richland, Laurel Highlands at Norwin
3 — Kiski Area, Moon, Belle Vernon, Beaver at Butler
2:30 — Mt. Lebanon, Franklin Regional, Seneca Valley at South Fayette
Championships, May 6
3 — TBD at West Mifflin HS
GIRLS CLASS 2A
Semifinals, April 29
3 — North Catholic, Shady Side Academy, OLSH at Shenango
3 — Laurel, Trinity Christian, Fort Cherry at Greensburg Central Catholic
3 — Carlynton, Southmoreland, Freeport at California
3 — Quaker Valley, Winchester Thurston, Brownsville at South Side
Championships, May 6
3 — TBD at West Mifflin HS
