WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Allegheny Tigers claimed an impressive 21-0 victory over Friendship Collegiate Academy (DC) in Week Zero to open the 2019 season on Friday night at Newman Stadium. It was NA’s first shutout since the Tigers blanked Morgantown, 45-0, in Week Zero in 2017. Fittingly, it was the defense that made the first big play… More »
Losing in the Class 5A WPIAL semifinals is a distant memory for the Penn-Trafford softball team. It turned out that would be their last lost of the season as the Warriors claimed the program’s first PIAA championship on Friday with a 5-3 win against Lampeter Strasburg at Penn State University’s Beard Field. Penn-Trafford led from… More »
For the first time in program history, the Penn-Trafford softball team will be playing for a state championship. The Warriors, who entered the Class 5A PIAA tournament as the No. 3 seed, survived District 3 runner-up, Donegal, 5-4 at Mt. Aloysius College on Tuesday afternoon. Penn-Trafford flirted with danger throughout the game, but was able… More »
By Jonathan Spina North Allegheny took advantage of four Pine-Richland errors to take the grudge match from the Rams, 4-1, to advance to the PIAA Semifinals. Ryan Partridge threw a complete game and Shane Murphy had two big two-out RBI hits to propel NA to victory. Pine-Richland got the scoring started in the bottom of the first when… More »
The Hempfield softball may not have been as dominant as recent years during the regular season, but the Spartans have hit their stride in the postseason. After winning yet another Class 6A championship, Hempfield is still alive for a fourth straight PIAA championship after a 2-0 win against District 10 champion, McDowell, in the quarterfinals… More »
Throughout the regular season, Penn-Trafford was the team to beat in Class 5A. Entering the playoffs as the top-seed, the Warriors were upset in the semifinals, but now find themselves as the last WPIAL team standing in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs. Penn-Trafford accomplished that by defeating three-time defending WPIAL champion, West Allegheny. 6-2 in… More »
Back on April 2, Penn-Trafford had its way with Pine-Richland, en route to a 13-2 run-rule victory. The top two seeds met again on Thursday in the Class 6A WPIAL Championship Game at Wild Things Park with a very different result. The Rams turned the tables, defeating the top-seed Warriors, 7-2, for its sixth championship… More »
Despite losing twice to them in the regular season, the Hempfield softball team got the most important win against North Allegheny on Thursday afternoon with a 15-0 decision in four innings in the Class 6A WPIAL Championship at Peters Township’s Pleasant Valley Turf Field. The Spartans scored three runs in the first inning, seven in… More »
It took 20 years, but Shaler finally got the one for the thumb, winning their fifth WPIAL baseball championship in program history with a 8-1 win against Laurel Highlands at Wild Things Park. Five was the lucky number as the Titans won their fifth title as the No. 5 seed. The No. 6 Mustangs took… More »
The North Allegheny baseball team punched its ticket to the PIAA tournament for the third straight year with a 3-0 shutout of the Bethel Park Black Hawks on Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 6A consolation game at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, PA. The Tigers put up three runs in the first inning and… More »