WPIAL releases football conference realignment for upcoming cycle

(File Photo of the WPIAL Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The WPIAL released its league calendar for the upcoming cycle and its conference realignment yesterday. The PIAA’s current two-year classification cycle will end at the end of the 2025-2026 high school athletic calendar year. The two-year cycle will run through the 2027-2028 season, with Week 1 beginning on Friday, August 28th as the first play date for teams.

According to a report from the Beaver County Times, here is a look at the updated conference realignment featuring Beaver Valley programs:

Class 5A Conference II

  • Armstrong
  • Moon Area
  • North Hills
  • Penn Hills
  • Pine-Richland
  • Plum

Conference III

  • Bethel Park
  • Peters Township
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Trinity
  • Upper St. Clair
  • West Allegheny

Class 4A Conference II

  • Blackhawk
  • Central Valley
  • Mars
  • Montour
  • New Castle (Lawrence County)

Class 3A Conference IV

  • Aliquippa
  • Ambridge
  • Beaver Area
  • Ellwood City
  • Hopewell
  • OLSH

Class 2A Conference I

  • Bishop Canevin
  • Carlynton
  • Chartiers Houston
  • Keystone Oaks
  • McGuffey
  • Quaker Valley
  • Seton LaSalle

Conference III

  • Beaver Falls
  • Freedom Area
  • Mohawk
  • Neshannock
  • New Brighton
  • Riverside
  • Western Beaver

Class 1A Section III

  • Cornell
  • Laurel
  • Northgate
  • Rochester
  • Shenango
  • South Side
  • Summit Academy
  • Union