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Thursday, Might 9, 2024 | 12:02 PM
Defending champion Mars, which swept the WPIAL Class 2A lacrosse titles a yr in the past, will begin this season’s playoffs because the No. 1 seed in each the girls and boys tournaments.
The Mars boys are seven-time defending WPIAL champions whereas the ladies have gained two titles previously three years.
The Shady Facet Academy boys and Mt. Lebanon women earned the No. 1 seeds within the Class 3A playoffs. The WPIAL revealed the brackets Thursday.
Class 2A begins play Monday whereas Class 3A has first-round video games Tuesday. The tournaments conclude Might 22-23 with championship video games at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium. The 2 women brackets embody a mixed 25 groups. The boys area has 24.
The highest seeds in Class 2A boys had been No. 1 Mars (14-3), No. 2 South Fayette (16-1), No. 3 Penn-Trafford (14-4) and No. 4 Hampton (10-6). In 2A women, the highest spots went to No. 1 Mars (14-2-1), No. 2 Indiana (13-2), No. 3 Chartiers Valley (14-2) and No. 4 Penn-Trafford (15-2).
Becoming a member of No. 1 seed Shady Facet Academy (11-6) as favorites within the 3A boys bracket had been No. 2 Mt. Lebanon (13-4), No. 3 Higher St. Clair (12-3) and No. 4 North Allegheny (12-6).
Undefeated Mt. Lebanon (15-0) topped the Class 3A women bracket adopted by No. 2 Pine-Richland (14-1-1), No. 3 Higher St. Clair (11-5) and No. 4 Fox Chapel (12-4).
Class 3A boys bracket
Class 3A women bracket
Class 2A boys bracket
Class 2A women bracket
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter protecting sports activities. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter on the Beaver County Occasions. He may be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
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