WPIAL Announces 2025 Boys’ Volleyball Championships Brackets

Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) set its brackets for the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Volleyball Championships on Friday, with 26 teams qualifying across the two classifications.
 
Teams competed in four different sections in both Class 2A and Class 3A, and faced each of their section opponents twice. The top three teams in each section earned qualification into the WPIAL playoffs.
 
There was one split section title in Class 3A with Canon-McMillan (14-2, 9-1) and Mt. Lebanon (13-1, 9-1) sharing Section I, while Greater Latrobe (15-1, 9-1) won Section II, North Allegheny (12-1, 7-1) took Section III, and Gateway (10-2, 8-2) captured Section IV. In Class 2A, the section champions were Derry (11-6, 8-0) in Section I, Shaler (13-1, 8-0) in Section II, Seton LaSalle (16-3, 8-0) in Section III, and Ambridge (13-1, 9-1) in Section IV.
 
Last season, Shaler defended the Class 3A title with a 3-1 victory over North Allegheny, while in Class 2A, Mars won its first WPIAL boys’ volleyball title after topping Armstrong, 3-0.
 
The WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Volleyball Championships begin on Tuesday, May 13 with first round games in Class 2A and Class 3A. Championship games will be held at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High School between May 22-24. The WPIAL champion and additional teams in both classifications will qualify for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boys’ Volleyball Championships, which begin with first round games on Tuesday, June 3 and conclude on Saturday, June 14 with the championship games at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State University.
 
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Tuesday, May 13
Championship Info: May 21-24 at AHN Arena (Peters Township HS) – TBA
Number of Qualifiers: 14
Top Four Seeds: #1 North Allegheny (12-1, 7-1), #2 Seneca Valley (12-3, 6-2), #3 Greater Latrobe (15-1, 9-1), #4 Hempfield Area (11-4, 7-3)
Qualifying Teams: Baldwin, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Gateway, Greater Latrobe, Hempfield Area, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, North Hills, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley, Upper St. Clair
2024 Final: Shaler 3, North Allegheny 1
 
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Tuesday, May 13
Championship Info: May 21-24 at AHN Arena (Peters Township HS) – TBA
Number of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Shaler (13-1, 8-0), #2 Ambridge (13-1, 9-1), #3 Seton LaSalle (16-3, 8-0), #4 North Catholic (9-5, 6-2)
Qualifying Teams: Ambridge, Deer Lakes, Derry, Hopewell, Mars, McKeesport, North Catholic, Seton LaSalle, Shaler, South Fayette, South Park, Thomas Jefferson
2024 Final: Mars 3, Armstrong 0

BY THE NUMBERS

• 87: The number of seasons that the WPIAL has crowned a boys’ volleyball champion. Coraopolis was the first champion, claiming the crown in 1936. There were no champions crowned in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 25: The number of schools who have boasted at least one WPIAL boys’ volleyball champion.
• 22: The number of WPIAL boys’ volleyball championships won by North Allegheny, which is a league record. The Tigers were champions in 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.
• 18: The number of teams in the 2025 fields that qualified for the WPIAL Boys’ Volleyball Championships last season.
• 15: The number of schools who are seeking their first WPIAL boys’ volleyball championship. Those schools who would join the champion club are Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Gateway, Greater Latrobe, Hempfield Area, Hopewell, McKeesport, North Hills, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley, South Fayette, South Park, Thomas Jefferson, and Upper St. Clair.
• 12: The number of instances in which the WPIAL boys’ volleyball champion also won gold in girls’ volleyball. The schools who have accomplished this are Baldwin (1995-96), Farrell (1985-86), Mt. Lebanon (1997-98, 2000-01), North Allegheny (1993-94, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22), and North Catholic (2022-23). Mars and North Allegheny are the two schools able to accomplish the feat this spring.
• 8: The longest streak of consecutive WPIAL boys’ volleyball championships, accomplished by both North Allegheny and Penn Hills. The Tigers won eight straight from 2007 to 2014, while the Indians reigned from 1970 to 1977. 

CLASS 3A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Canon-McMillan (14-2, 9-1); Mt. Lebanon (13-1, 9-1)
Section II: Greater Latrobe (15-1, 9-1)
Section III: North Allegheny (12-1, 7-1)
Section IV: Gateway (10-2, 8-2)
 
CLASS 2A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Derry (11-6, 8-0)
Section II: Shaler (13-1, 8-0)
Section III: Seton LaSalle (16-3, 8-0)
Section IV: Ambridge (13-1, 9-1)
 
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