Peters Township nets another WPIAL volleyball title

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Mark Marietta Peters Township senior team members Angelina Williams, Eva Drake, Mara Radulovich, Liv Leehr, and Bella Pekney raise their WPIAL 5A volleyball championship trophy after a four-set victory over North Catholic at AHGN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Maddie Carroll (21) slams home the point that brought the Indians within two early in the first set of the November 7 WPIAL 5A title match against North Catholic at AHN Arena.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Maddie Carroll (21) and Annie Farmerie (19) combine for a block against North Catholic in the third set of the WPIAL 5A championship at AHN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Lily O'Connor (8) keeps the volley going for the Indians to take a 6-3 lead in the third set of the WPIAL 5A championship match against North Catholic at AHN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Maddie Carroll (21) delivers the kill that gave the Indians a 23-22 lead in the first set of the November 7 WPIAL 5A title match against North Catholic at AHN Arena.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Angelina Williams (20) knocks home the point that gave the Indians a 15-7 lead over North Catholic in the third set of the WPIAL 5A title match at AHN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Alex Knox (23) ties the score at 11 in the fourth set of the WPIAL 5A championship match against North Catholic on November 7 at AHN Arena.

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Mark Marietta 2026 WPIAL 5A volleyball champions Peters Township with a victory over North Catholic in four sets at AHN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Raia Lamping (16) drives home the point that brought the Indians within one, trailing North Catholic by 21-22 in the second set of the WPIAL 5A championship match at AHN Arena on November 7.

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Mark Marietta A jubilant Maddie Carroll leaves the AHN Arena floor after the Peters Township Indians defeated the North Catholic Trojans in the WPIAL 5A championship match on November 7.

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Mark Marietta Peters Township's Annie Farmerie wraps up the WPIAL 5A championship for the Indians by scoring the deciding point in the fourth set of the November 7 match against North Catholic at AHN Arena.

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McMURRAY – For Peters Township’s girls volleyball team, twice is nice. Very nice.

The Indians made it two WPIAL championships in a row Saturday, following up last year’s Class 4A title with a victory in Class 5A.

Peters Township disposed of North Catholic, 3-1, winning 25-21,25-13 and 25-15 on their home court. The Indians were handed their first lost of these playoffs when North Catholic took the second set, 25-23.

“It’s hard to say,” Peters Township volleyball coach Chris Kelly said when asked which class was more fun winning. “Five is fun. There are so many teams. That’s pretty special. But then we don’t get to play Pine-Richland.”

The Indians beat Pine-Richland in the 4A final last year. Pine-Richland won the 6A championship this year.

Peters Township used its physicality in the form of 5-10 junior Alex Knox, 5-11 senior Mara Radulovich and 5-11, junior Maddie Farrell to strengthen the front line.

“We knew we needed to serve aggressively,” Kelly said. “Early on we weren’t serving very well. We weren’t serving very well and they were passing well. Eventually, I thought we wore them down.”

North Catholic head coach Amanda Fetter said Peters Township was one of the toughest teams North Catholic had to play.

“We didn’t play in the other classification so I don’t know,” Fetter said. But oh my are they good. The serving made the difference. We weren’t serving well and they did.”

Fetter said the second set, which North Catholic won 25-23, was more of a problem.

“Once they found a rhythm, it was over,” Fetter said. “That’s not sour grapes. We’ll play wherever and whenever they tell us. That’s the least of our worries.”

Peters Township wrapped up the first game after securing nine of the final 10 points. North Catholic scored six of the final 10 points to win Game 2. PT ripped off seven of the last 10 points to secure Game 3. Peters Township put the match away by winning nine of the last 10 points.

“This was a really good rivalry,” said Knox, a Pitt commit. “We have a strong offense, a lot of bigger players. Losing the set woke us up. We didn’t expect them to come back the way they did.”

Peters Township will play Lower Dauphin, the third-place team from District 3, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday.