WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Perfect. That is the only word to describe the 2018-19 Peters Township girls basketball team. The Indians completed perfection on Friday night with a 62-49 win against District 1 champion, Garnet Valley, at the Giant Center in Hershey. At 30-0, Peters Township became the fourth WPIAL program in history to complete a perfect season. On… More »
It is easy to say the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team had Thomas Jefferson’s number this season. The Colts defeated the Jaguars four times this season, including in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game and most recently, a 50-44 win in the PIAA semifinals on Tuesday at Peters Township High School. As they have all… More »
There was a bad taste in the mouth of the Moon players and coaches after the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. The Tigers lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds to Mars, and were hoping for a chance at redemption. They got that on Monday night and took full advantage, knocking off Mars, 73-55 at… More »
It was unfamiliar territory for the Peters Township girls basketball team on Monday night. Facing the defending Class 6A state champions, Upper Dublin out of District one, the Indians found themselves trailing late throughout the game, including late in regulation. Thanks to a clutch free throw by freshman Journey Thompson to send the game into overtime… More »
Leah Vith had an outstanding week for Slippery Rock University with the team in Clermont, Florida for the Spring Games. Over her last eight games, Vith has hit .522 (12-for-23) with two home runs, three doubles, a triple and 11 RBI. She has a seven-game hitting streak going and has bumped her average from .150… More »
Krystyna Burdelski went 3-1 with a 2.52 ERA last week for Westminster College. She totaled 16 strikeouts while walking just two over her 25.0 innings. Burdelski’s three victories came in complete game fashion. She tossed a one-hit shutout in the Titans’ 6-0 victory over Eastern Connecticut State last Monday. Burdelski’s 20 strikeouts and 2.62 ERA… More »
Cory Pullen fired a five-hit shutout in last Friday’s 2-0 game one win over Medaille in Auburndale, Fla. for Westminster College. The senior lefty piled up nine strikeouts in the win while walking just one over his 7.0 innings of work. Pullen is 2-0 in a pair of starts this season for the Titans. The… More »
Frank Cinicola hit .429 (9-for-21) over six starts last week for Westminster College, who went 3-3. He finished the week with three doubles, eight RBIs and six runs scored while posting a .571 slugging percentage and .458 on-base percentage. Cinicola has a hit in all eight games this season for the Titans. He is hitting… More »
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team hasn’t had to endure too much stress this season, winning convincingly in almost every game. That wasn’t the case on Saturday in its PIAA quarterfinal game against Oakland Catholic at Peters Township. The Colts were able to hold off the pesky Eagles, coming away with a 46-43 win. Oakland… More »
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team continues to prove everyone wrong. The Jaguars entered the Class 5A WPIAL playoffs as the No. 6 seed and made it all the way to the WPIAL title game before losing to Chartiers Valley. They were able to quickly rebound and now find themselves with another date with the… More »