WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Junior Jayla Wehner banked in a runner from the paint with 6.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 Norwin to a 44-43 win over top-ranked North Allegheny on Tuesday night. The Tigers still had a chance to win following the Wehner basket, but senior Jessica Kolesar’s steal in the waning seconds secured the Section 1-6A… More »
La Roche forward Jenna Cole helped La Roche College to a 2-1 record last week, averaging a double-double with 20.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Cole picked up a pair of double-doubles, with 17 points and 13 rebounds in Wednesday’s victory over University of Pitt-Greensburg, and 25 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday’s victory over D’Youville…. More »
John Paul Kromka scored a career-high 27 points to go with five rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals in University of Pitt-Johnstown’s 87-70 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference loss at Slippery Rock University on Wednesday. The freshman tied for a game-high with 20 points while grabbing three boards, dishing out two assists and a… More »
Brooke Fuller posted a pair of double-double performances last week for Waynesburg University, which notched Presidents’ Athletic Conference victories over Chatham University and Westminster College. She averaged 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds, shot 60.0 percent (15 of 25) from the floor and went a combined 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Fuller scored a… More »
The Franklin Regional girls basketball closed the game on a 13-4 run to defeat the visiting and defending PIAA Class 5A girls basketball champions, Mars, 54-45, Monday night in Section 2 action. The Panthers stand alone in second place after picking up its second win of the season against the Planets. In the first game… More »
The Peters Township girls basketball team are one win away from clinching the Section 2-6A regular season title outright after defeating visiting Bethel Park on Monday night, 61-46. The Indians hold a two-game lead on the Black Hawks after sweeping the regular season series. They won at Bethel Park back on Jan. 3, 68-60 in… More »
Senior Joe Pipilo became the latest student-athlete from the Big 56 Conference to record his 1,000th career point. The Chartiers Valley standout did so on Saturday in the Colts’ 55-39 win against Sewickley Academy in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Montour. Pipilo accomplished the feat in the fourth quarter in leading the team with 17… More »
Senior guard Anthony Tambellini knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer in the waning seconds to help Montour rally for a 57-53 win over North Allegheny on Saturday night at the Western PA Hall of Fame Classic. The Spartans ended the game on a 16-0 run to steal away a non-section win. Despite falling behind 20-13 in… More »
The Franklin Regional boys basketball team was mere minutes away from a statement win against the top-ranked team in Class 5A on the road, Mars. The Planets had other plans, rallying from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit thanks to a 16-0 run to end the game for a 58-53 victory. The win keeps Mars in… More »
Latrobe senior Bryce Butler and Woodland Hills senior Keandre Bowles both recorded their 1,000th point on Friday night. Butler did so in a with a 22-point performance in a 87-51 win for the Wildcats against Penn-Trafford. Butler reached the milestone on a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and currently stands at exactly 1,000 points. Just like Butler,… More »