Seneca
Valley Captures Varsity 1
Championship in a Thriller
With less than a minute to play
in third period Cory "Kosmo" Kramer
manage to steal the puck away
from a Hampton player near
center red and then drove it
down the floor for the game
winning goal. Early in the
game Seneca Valley had jumped
out to an early three goal lead
before Hampton battled back to
tie it up at 3 - 3 late in the
third period. The
Atmosphere was unbelievable as
the Blade Runners rink was
jammed packed with fans
cheering on their team.
Congratulations to both teams on
a great season as they now turn
their focus to the PA State
Championships which will take
place at Blade Runners on March
28 & 29.
AAU/USARS
High School All - Americans
AAU/USARS is proud to
announce the 2008 High
School
All-American selections.
The selection process is based
on a number of factors including
community service, academics and
athletic abilities. This
will be the fifth class selected
since the program started in
2004
All-American Selections..
Elementary
Division Information
Elementary league fee of
$900 for the Spring session
is due by January 4th
. If payment has not
been paid in full, a check
should be submitted at the
Jamboree this weekend
(January 4th,
2009) No team will be put
on the schedule unless
payment has been received.
Elementary games will be
scheduled for the Jan 10th
and 11th weekend
PIRHL
Announces League All-Stars
Final List now posted,
Click Here to view
PLAYER LIST
Click on the link below to view
the list of players that have
been selected to participate in
the leagues 2008/09 All-Star
game. Player instructions
for accepting your position on
the team. Congratulations to all
the players and coaches
selected.
PLAYER
LIST...
Hempfield Wins Tier I
Elementary Division
Championship.
Jordan Patrick leads the way
scoring 5 goals as Hempfield
defeats Canon McMillan 9 - 5 in
the Elementary Tier I final
at
Blade Runners Ice Complex.
Luke Rosendale of Hempfield
would also finish the day
with one goal and two assist. Jake Clendaniel lead Canon
McMillan
with 4 goals. Some of
future stars of the PIRHL
were on display in this game as
the fast paced action never
stopped. Great season for both
teams, hats off to all the
players and coaches on a job
well done!
USC Captures Tier III Elementary
Division Championship.
USC Rebounds takes game three to
win division title. Seneca
Valley came out strong in the
second game to tie the series at
two games a piece with a 6-2
victory. In game three it would
be USC jumping out to an early 4
goal lead, but Seneca Valley
would not go away as Josh Vargo
would net two 2
goals early in the third and
then a late third period goal by
Ben Close would cut the USC lead
to one. USC would hold off
Seneca Valley rushes late in the
game to take the Championship
playing in their first season in
the PIRHL. USC was lead by
Barrett Wyland's three goals and
a goal by
Joseph Paul and two assist by
Michael Smith. This was a
great game and both teams should
be very proud of their
performances and they way they
represented their programs.
Congratulations guys on a great
season!
PIRHL Announces Schedule of
Events for it's 2008/09 All-Star
Classic
It's that time of the year for
the PIRHL to showcase it's
top players with the annual All-Star Classic
event.
The PIRHL will also honor on
January 16 at 8:00 pm the
players that have been selected
by AAU as High School All-
Americans for 2008. This
year's event will take place at
Harmarville Blade Runners Inline
Complex.
FULL
STORY...
North Allegheny's Dylan Rohar
Selected to Junior World Team
USA 
North Allegheny's Dylan Rohar
has been selected to participate
on USA Roller Sports Junior
World Team that will compete in
the 2009 Federation of
International Roller Sports
(FIRS) World Championships set
to take place in July in
Florence, Italy. Dylan was one
of 41 players that was invited
to a tryout held at the Olympic
Training Center in Chula Vista,
CA. the weekend of Oct 31st.
FULL STORY...
NORTHBOUND ROUTE 28 NORTH CLOSED
SATURDAY IN ETNA
Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT
District 11 is advising
motorists northbound (outbound)
Route 28 (Allegheny Valley
Expressway) in the Borough of
Etna, Allegheny County, will be
closed to traffic on Saturday,
Nov. 8, 2008.
The roadway is being closed to
allow asphalt paving to occur on
northbound Route 28 through the
Etna Interchange Phase IV
Improvement project construction
zone. The closure will occur
from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Signs will be posted to guide
motorists during the closure:
Elementary Jamboree kicks off
this weekend along with the
PIRHL Coaches Education
Class
The AAU & PIRHL will be hosting a
coaches education class on Saturday, October 4th at
Blade Runners Inline Complex.
AAU/USARS National
Coach-In-Chief Jeff Prime will
be instructing the 3 hour class
on Saturday morning from 8:00 AM
- 11:00 AM. For more
information please contact Tom
Ward PIRHL Commissioner.
FULL STORY...
League
Prepares for Final Weekend
of Jamboree Games
After
a few minor adjustments in the
divisions the league is ready
for another full round of games.
The league will finalize all the
divisions after this weekend and
prepare the schedule for the
start of the regular season on
October 11 & 12th.
Traffic Advisory
RAMP FROM NEVILLE ISLAND TO
SOUTHBOUND I-79 CLOSED THIS
WEEKEND
FULL STORY...
PIRHL Kicks off Jamboree
Weekend
The PIRHL will kick off the
2008/09 season with jamboree
games being hosted over the
weekend at Hotshots, Island
Sports Center and Blade Runners.
The PIRHL continues to be the
foundation of Inline
hockey in Western PA and will
continue that tradition this
coming weekend.
FULL STORY.
Referee
certification class well
atteneded
The referee clinic was well
attended as the guys in stripes
prepare for another exciting PIRHL Season.
FULL STORY...
AAU & PIRHL Referee
Certification Class
The AAU and PIRHL will host a
referee clinic on Saturday,
September 13th at Blade Runners
inline complex
FULL STORY...
The PIRHL
League Meeting
The PIRHL will hold league
meeting on
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at
the RMU Hat Trick Club starting
at 7:00 PM.
FULL STORY...
