WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Chartiers Valley Head Coach Tim McConnell knows the feeling of winning a championship with his sons. Now he knows the feeling of winning one with his daughter, Megan. The McConnell’s and No. 1 Chartiers Valley completed the perfect WPIAL title run, knocking off No. 6 Thomas Jefferson for the third time this season, 64-48. It is… More »
Mars spent the entire second half playing catch up, but all the energy exerted was well worth it in the end. With 2.6 seconds left in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Friday night, senior Andrew Recchia hit a 3-pointer to send top-seed Mars to a 58-56 win against No…. More »
No. 3 Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils (21-3) vs. No. 5 Butler Gold Tornado (20-4) At Petersen Events Center The top two seeds will not be competing Class 6A WPIAL Championship but that doesn’t mean two of the top teams in the WPIAL won’t be in the stacked field. Both Butler and Mt. Lebanon were contenders from the beginning of the season. The Golden Tornado earned that status led by junior standout, Ethan Morton,… More »
No. 1 Peters Township Indians (24-0) vs. No. 2 North Allegheny Tigers (23-1) At Petersen Events Center, 7 PM For the second straight season, the WPIAL Class 6A championship will come down to the North Allegheny and Peters Township. Last season, the Tigers captured their second straight WPIAL crown in convincing fashion, posting a 79-48 win over the Indians. North Allegheny is vying for a third straight WPIAL championship and is appearing in… More »
No. 1 Chartiers Valley Colts (24-0) vs. No. 6 Thomas Jefferson Jaguars (19-6) At Petersen Events Center, 3 PM Chartiers Valley and Thomas Jefferson have taken two separate paths to the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Chartiers Valley, under first year head coach Tim McConnell, hasn’t felt the feeling of defeat this season. McConnell has won six WPIAL titles with the Chartiers Valley boys team and is seeking his first with the girls. The… More »
No. 1 Mars Planets (23-1) vs. No. 3 Moon Tigers (22-1) At Petersen Events Center, 9 PM Tonight’s matchup shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as these teams were two of the best from the start of the season. They are also familiar with this stage. Mars is the defending Class 5A WPIAL champions, defeated Franklin Regional a year ago, 54-44. Moon found themselves in that position two years ago,… More »
The North and the South have controlled the highest classification all season long. The two sections will clash again with one putting contender to win the WPIAL title. Both games will be at 8 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (21-2) vs. No. 5 Butler Golden Tornado (19-4) At Fox Chapel With just about a quarter to go in its quarterfinal game, top-seed Pine-Richland needed a… More »
Three of the four teams that received byes have advanced to the semifinals, but the hottest team may be the one that has played through the first round, Thomas Jefferson. Both games tonight will be played at 6 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Chartiers Valley Colts (23-0) vs. No. 4 Penn Hills Indians (16-6) At Fox Chapel Chartiers Valley had its worst offensive output of the season… More »
Chalk held in Class 6A as the top four seeds survived the quarterfinal round and advanced for an opportunity to play in the semifinals tonight. Both semifinal games are rematches of section games in the regular season. They both will be played at 6:00 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Peters Township Indians (23-0) vs. No. 4 Bethel Park Black Hawks (21-2) At Canon-McMillan Top-seed Peters Township continues to… More »
There was only one minor upset in the quarterfinals in Class 5A last Friday with No. 5 Chartiers Valley topping No. 4 Woodlands Hills. The top three seeds who received byes had no problem dusting off the rust after a long layoff to come away with easy wins. Both semifinal games tonight will be played… More »