WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team punched its ticket into the WPIAL playoffs with a 62-45 road win at Seneca Valley on Friday night. The Tigers earned the Section 1-6A victory on the strength of a stingy defense that didn’t allow many open looks and limited the Raiders to 34-percent shooting on the night. The… More »
Thursday night’s outcome for Oakland Catholic was never in doubt as the Eagles cruised to a 74-35 Section 3-5A win at home against Laurel Highlands. There was plenty of excitement though for the home team as senior Alexis Sestric recorded her 1,000th point of her career. Sestric did so by posting a game-high 25 points to… More »
The section title is out of reach for the Shaler boys basketball team, but a win compiled with a Franklin Regional loss on Tuesday night brought them to a second place tie with two section games to go. The Titans defeated Hampton, 57-49, at home in Section 3-5A action. Shaler led comfortably throughout the game… More »
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team knew they needed to play their best to come away with a win at Butler on Tuesday night. The Rams exceeded their expectations, knocking off the Golden Tornado for the second time this season, 95-76. Pine-Richland beat Butler 79-74 at home on Jan. 8 despite a 51-point effort from junior… More »
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 »