Pair of teams aim to defend PIHL Penguins Cup titles

Don Rebel TribLive Sun, Mar 15, 2026 • 08:52 PM

Avonworth's Jack Sutch (92) lugs the puck into the offensive zone amidst pressure from Canon-McMillan's Connor Stokes (42) in the PIHL Class A semifinals Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the RMU Island Sports Center. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)

The high school hockey championships are set for the PIHL Monday and Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry.

On Monday, two new champions will be crowned in Class 2A and Division 2 after Cathedral Prep lost in the quarterfinals and Morgantown, W.Va. was bounced in the semifinals in OT.

However on Tuesday, there could be repeat Penguins Cup champions as Seneca Valley in Class 3A and Avonworth in Class A go for back-to-back frozen gold.

Here is the schedule for the four title games, along with the results from the semifinals, quarterfinals and, in Class A, the first round of the 2026 PIHL postseason.

Class 3A

PIHL Penguins Cup championship game

Tuesday, March 17

No. 1 Seneca Valley Raiders (19-0-2-1) vs. No. 2 Peters Township (16-4-0-2) at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry at 6:15 p.m.

Semifinals

Seneca Valley Raiders 2, Pine-Richland 1

Peters Township 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 in overtime

Quarterfinals

Seneca Valley 5, Upper St. Clair 1

Pine-Richland 6, North Allegheny 3

Peters Township 5, South Fayette 2

Thomas Jefferson 3, Central Catholic 1

Class 2A

PIHL Penguins Cup championship game

Monday, March 16

No. 1 Hempfield (18-3-1-0) vs. No. 3 Penn-Trafford (17-5-0-0) at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry at 6:15 p.m.

Semifinals

Hempfield 6, Bethel Park 2

Penn-Trafford 6, Latrobe 2

Quarterfinals

Hempfield 4, Cathedral Prep 2

Bethel Park 5, Bishop McCort 4 in overtime

Latrobe 3, Armstrong 1

Penn-Trafford 6, Shaler 3

Class A

PIHL Penguins Cup championship game

Tuesday, March 17

No. 4 Avonworth (18-3-1-1) vs. No. 3 Quaker Valley (21-1-0-1) at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry at 8:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Avonworth 4, Canon-McMillan 0

Quaker Valley 3, Mars 1

Quarterfinals

Canon-McMillan 4, Butler 1

Avonworth 9, Moon 4

Mars 4, Plum 1

Quaker Valley 3, Chartiers Valley 2 in overtime

First round

Canon-McMillan, bye

Butler 2, North Catholic 1

Avonworth 9, Beaver 3

Moon 5, North Hills 1

Mars, bye

Plum 3, Blackhawk 0

Quaker Valley 8, Greensburg Salem 0

Chartiers Valley 4, Hampton 0

Division 2

PIHL championship game

Monday, March 16

No. 5 Burrell (14-4-0-4) vs. No. 3 Ringgold (15-4-2-1) at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry at 8:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Burrell 3, Morgantown 2 in overtime

Ringgold 3, Neshannock 2

Quarterfinals

Morgantown 4, Deer Lakes 1

Burrell 2, Connellsville 0

Neshannock 8, Trinity 3

Ringgold 5, Knoch 4