WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
For the second year in a row, the Kiski Area football team clinched a playoff berth in the Class 5A North Conference. In their best defensive effort, the Cavaliers held Mars to a single touchdown in the 10-7 victory. Both defenses stood tall throughout the first half, entering halftime with the same score that they… More »
After its lone loss of the season a few weeks ago, the Peters Township football team continued to right the ship with a win at Bethel Park on Friday Night, 30-7. Heading into the matchup. the Indians and Black Hawks were in a three-way tie with the Moon Tigers for first place. Now Peters Township… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers maintained their unblemished record with a 33-14 non-conference win over West Allegheny on Friday night at Newman Stadium. In the process, head coach Art Walker became the all-time wins leader at North Allegheny with his 145th win. Walker is in his 15th year as head coach of the Tigers and surpassed Jim Rankin, who… More »
Fox Chapel is still on the outside looking in for a playoff spot, but without Friday’s 30-28 win at Mars, the Foxes wouldn’t have the ability to be looking in. With its second straight section win, Fox Chapel is now tied with Shaler and Kiski Area for fourth place in the section. Mars slips to… More »
Baldwin made things real interesting in the standings on Friday Night as the Fighting Highlanders held off Bethel Park’s comeback bid, holding on for a 31-28 win in double overtime. It was the fourth straight win for Baldwin, who improves to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the section. The loss was the first section loss… More »
Junior Teddy Ruffner scored two second half touchdowns and the defense limited North Hills to a one first quarter touchdown in Mars’ 14-7 road victory on Friday Night. The win brought the Fightin’ Planets into a second place tie in the section with the Indians. It was also their third straight section win in as… More »
The Peters Township football team was having their way with its opponents thus far this season. Things got a little bit tougher on Friday Night when they traveled to Moon. The Tigers (5-2, 3-1) easily held the Indians to their lowest offensive output of the season, handing Peters Township (6-1, 3-1) its first loss of… More »
With wins over Allderdice in Week Zero and Fox Chapel on Sept. 13, the Kiski Area football team put itself in position for the 300th win in program history. The Cavaliers came close last week in a 7-3 loss to Penn Hills. Wins 100 and 200 came against the Indians. On Friday, however, Kiski Area… More »
The first win of the season can be a pretty nice feeling, but Fox Chapel delivered an even bigger win for coach Tom Loughran on Friday. Zakaria’s Essaouab’s 23-yard field goal pushed the Foxes out to a 16-7 lead over Hampton, and that’s all they would need as they gave Loughran his 200th career victory,… More »
North Allegheny stayed unbeaten on Friday night with a 40-14 victory over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils at Newman Stadium. The win was NA’s fifth in a row and 10th straight in the head-to-head series with Mt. Lebanon. The Tigers defense held the Blue Devils scoreless in the second half and allowed only 23 total yards… More »