WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Name: Kayla Miehl Sport: Softball Position: Pitcher/First Base GPA: 3.8 Future Plans: University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown softball commit where she will major in business Athletic Accomplishments: Class 6A 1st Team All-Section Designated Hitter and first-team All State Hobbies: Working out, hanging out with friends and cooking 2019 Stats: Batting – .527 batting average with five home… More »
Name: Alex Wunderlich Sport: Softball Position: 1B GPA: 4.8 Future plans: College Undecided – Nursing Dream Job: Nurse Anesthetist Hobbies: Hiking, hanging out with friends Past athletic stats/accomplishments: 4 year letter winner, 2018 and 2019 Honorable mention all-section Academic Clubs: Connect 3 community foundations club, Future Med club Alex is a tremendous defensive 1st baseman and powerful… More »
For the fourth time this postseason, Butler was able to come-from-behind and eliminate an opponent. This time the victim was Upper St. Clair as the Golden Tornado defeated the Panthers, 77-73, Wednesday night at the UPMC Event Center on the campus of Robert Morris. Offensive game plans were very successful in the first quarter as… More »
Chartiers Valley won their 57th consecutive game Wednesday night, setting the new WPIAL record for consecutive wins previously held by North Catholic girls, who won 56 consecutive games. The Lady Colts defeated Hollidaysburg, 55-38, at Greensburg Salem High School. Hollidaysburg came out with a ton of energy and scored the first seven points of the… More »
Bethel Park used early offense and clutch shooting late to upend the sixth-seed out of District 1 Upper Dublin, 47-40, Tuesday night at Chambersburg High School. Bethel Park returns to the PIAA quarterfinals after falling in the second round a year ago. The offense was working early for Bethel Park as they jumped out to… More »
The Trinity Hillers used two big runs in the first and third quarters to advance to the PIAA Second Round, defeating the Penn Hills Indians, 54-29, Saturday afternoon at South Fayette High School. After a 2-2 tie to start the game, Trinity went on a 10-0 run to finish the quarter and led 12-2 after… More »
For the third time this postseason, Butler was heading to overtime with their season on the line. For the third time this postseason, the Golden Tornado kept their season alive with a 93-90 overtime thrilling win over Central Dauphin Saturday afternoon at North Allegheny High School. Butler trailed for most of the night, but Mattix… More »
After falling to North Allegheny in the WPIAL Quarterfinals and having to hope the Tigers won the WPIAL Championship to get a chance in the state playoffs, the Fighting Highlanders of Baldwin took full advantage of their second chance taking down the top-ranked team in the state Central Dauphin, 42-35, in their state first round… More »
In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL title, a game won by Mt. Lebanon, it was the Butler Golden Tornado who got revenge defeating the Blue Devils, 60-51, Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was a huge offensive first quarter for the Golden Tornado hitting on all cylinders and jumping out to a… More »
For the third time this season, the Chartiers Valley Colts and Trinity Hillers met with the Colts winning the first two. The stakes were higher this time, but the result was the same as the Colts rolled 58-40 to win their second straight WPIAL Championship and third in four years. The Colts win was also… More »