Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2021 Girls Volleyball Stories

** (Stories listed in reverse chronological order) **

Title IX Update: Former Norwin girls volleyball coach Sheron Watson
is most successful woman coach in U.S. high school sports history
Thursday, June 23, 2022. (By Mike White)

Freeport and North Catholic among 22 teams changing classes
(17 teams moving down and 5 teams moving up in realignment)
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2022. (By Ken Wunderley)

Legendary Penn State volleyball coach Russ Rose retires
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 (By Adam Bittner)

Pitt volleyball's Final Four loss
marked more than just the end of a historic season
Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Pitt falls short against Nebraska
in the program's first NCAA Final Four
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

PVCA All-State Teams Announced
(39 players from the WPIAL recognized
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

PVCA All-State Teams
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

How culture and togetherness have brought
Pitt volleyball to its sport's biggest stage
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Pitt volleyball defeats Purdue,
advances to first NCAA Final Four in program history
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Pitt volleyball rolls past Kansas in straight sets,
advances to second straight NCAA Elite Eight
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

With a home-court advantage,
Pitt volleyball is prepared for NCAA Sweet 16
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Pitt volleyball beats Penn State to advance to
the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year
Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 (By Mike DeFabo)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year
North Allegheny setter Mia Tuman
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

WPIAL and Section All-Star Teams
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Pitt volleyball team earns No. 3 seed to
NCAA Division I tournament
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Girls Volleyball PIAA Notebook
(Wrap-up of PIAA finals and a look to the future)
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

PIAA Class 4A Title Match
(PVCA Web Site Coverage)
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

PIAA Class 3A Title Match
(PVCA Web Site Coverage)
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

PIAA Class 2A Title Match
(PVCA Web Site Coverage)
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

PIAA Class 1A Title Match
(PVCA Web Site Coverage)
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls PIAA Championship Finals
(North Allegheny and North Catholic win titles, Hampton runner-up)
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls PIAA Championships Preview
(North Allegheny, Hampton, North Catholic in the finals)
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Post-Gazette Athletes of the Week:
Westinghouse's Keyshawn Morsillo and North Catholic's Sydnei Jones
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 (By Steve Rotstein & Ken Wunderley)

Girls PIAA Playoffs Roundup
(Three WPIAL teams post semifinal victories)
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls PIAA Playoffs Roundup
(Six WPIAL teams post quarterfinal victories)
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

WPIAL Championship Match Follow-up Story
(Plus a look at the PIAA Championships)
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Post-Gazette Athletes of the Week:
Quaker Valley's Keller Chamovitz & Freeport's Erica Lampus
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 (By Keith Barnes & Ken Wunderley)

Girls PIAA Playoffs Roundup
(Eight WPIAL teams post first round victories)
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

WPIAL Championship Story
(North Allegheny, Freeport, North Catholic, Bishop Canevin win titles)
Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

WPIAL Championship Match Preview
(Four title matches at Robert Morris are rematches)
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls WPIAL Semifinal Roundup
(Championship matchups are set)
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls WPIAL Quarterfinal Roundup
(Featuring WPIAL Class 3A and 2A Quarterfinal Matches)
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring O.L. Sacred Heart, Pine-Richland, Neshannock)
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Pitt volleyball coach Dan Fisher believes his team can win it all
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2021 (By Mike Persak)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring top matches on final night of the regular season)
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring Thomas Jefferson, Shaler, Moon)
Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Post-Gazette Athletes of the Week:
Seneca Valley's Nathan Prex and Bishop Canevin's Abbie Maziarz
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 (By Mike White & Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring South Fayette, Hampton, Leechburg)
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring Penn-Trafford, South Allegheny, Mapletown)
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Post-Gazette Athletes of the Week:
Charleroi's Eben McIntyre and Shaler's Tia Bozzo
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 (By Mike White & Ken Wunderley)

Feature story on West Allegheny's Koester Family
(Including two kids playing college volleyball)
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

High School Highlights
(Shaler, Hampton, and Leechburg pull upsets)
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring Oakland Catholic, Laurel, Moon, postponements)
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Post-Gazette Athletes of the Week:
Indiana's Devin Flint and Avonworth's Abbi Holjes
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 (By Steve Rotstein & Mike White)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring Freeport, Avonworth, Central Valley)
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Featuring Hempfield, Pine-Richland, Hillcrest Academy, new coaches)
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

Girls Volleyball Notebook
(Frazier, Beaver, Montour at tournaments on Saturday)
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

WPIAL Girls Volleyball preview:
Plus Preseason Rankings & Players to Watch
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)

With its two all-Americans back,
Pitt volleyball has its sights set even higher
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 (By Craig Meyer)

Daughter of former Michigan star and ex-Steeler,
North Allegheny's Mia Tuman picks Ohio State
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 (By Brad Everett)

Big things expected from
Molly Simmons, Moon girls volleyball
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 (By Ken Wunderley)