The AAA individual qualifiers held at West Mifflin and Butler were all about taking care of business - which means moving on to the WPIAL Championships, which is the only road you can travel to States.
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5/11-Top seeds take care of qualifying business at WPIAL AAA Southern/Norhern Qualifiers
May 17, 2005
5/13-Penn Hills 4x100 picked up by Norwin, Hempfield & Highlands
May 13, 2005
In a rarely matched gesture of goodwill and sportsmanship, three teams gave up their spot in the WPIAL championship meet next Thursday to give the Penn Hills girls a chance at defending their District and State titles in the 4x100 -- all after a fall left Penn Hills out of the meet.
In western PA, athletes have five top meets in seven days while in Central PA, AA kids get slighted
May 12, 2005
In western PA, some are questioning the wisdom of having five high-caliber, live-or-go home meets within a grueling seven day stretch... while in Central PA, many of the AA athletes have been shut out of a championship meet, losing a last run or a last chance at districts. The stories from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Harrisburg Patriot-News.