WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
In an overtime thriller, the second-seeded North Allegheny girls’ basketball team prevailed over top-seed Bethel Park with a 54-50 victory at the Petersen Events Center in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game. With the Tigers trailing 50-49 late in overtime, junior Lizzy Groetsch’s drive and layup gave NA a 51-50 lead with 25 seconds remaining and proved… More »
The Laurel Highlands Mustangs won their first WPIAL title since 1968, defeating the Mars Fighting Planets, 52-51, Friday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was once again a come-from-behind victory for the Mustangs as they trailed 13-12 after a quarter. Momentum was on Laurel Highlands side as they took the lead 31-29 heading into… More »
After trailing early, the Trinity Hillers made the correct second half adjustments running away with a 50-33 semifinal win against the Woodland Hills Wolverines Wednesday night at Mt. Lebanon High School. This is Trinity’s first WPIAL finals appearance since 2016. Scoring was difficult for Trinity in the first period. They didn’t score in the first… More »
For the second game in a row, the top-seeded Butler Golden Tornado went to overtime but came out on top with an 83-79 win against the fifth-seeded Upper St. Clair Panthers Wednesday night at Robert Morris University. Butler is in the WPIAL Championship Game for the second straight season. The first half was very intense,… More »
Top-seeded Bethel Park took care of business Tuesday night against section-foe Mt. Lebanon at Canon McMillan High School, winning 35-29. This served as the rubber match as the two teams split the regular season meetings, both winning at home. The Black Hawks jumped out early getting out to leads of 15-8 after a quarter and… More »
The eighth seeded Laurel Highlands Mustangs kept their dream run in the postseason alive, erasing a halftime double-digit deficit and defeating No. 4 Thomas Jefferson, 44-42, Tuesday night at Woodland Hills High School. The Mustangs will be heading to their first WPIAL championship since 1972. Points came few and far between in the first half… More »