WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Fifth-ranked Butler snapped North Allegheny’s winning streak at four with a 59-44 win at NASH on Tuesday night in Section 1-6A action. Junior standout Ethan Morton led the Golden Tornado with 29 points and 13 rebounds to remain in sole possession of second place in the section. After playing Butler tough on the road earlier… More »
Danielle Parker averaged 24.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game last week, helping Washington & Jefferson College pick up Presidents’ Athletic Conference road wins at Grove City College and Saint Vincent College. The senior scored a career-high 27 points against the Wolverines Wednesday before tallying a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double in a… More »
Tom Kromka averaged 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game last week in a pair of PAC wins for Saint Vincent College. He finished the week shooting 62.5 percent (15 of 24) from the floor. Kromka posted a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double in last Wednesday’s 75-68 victory at Chatham University before totaling 23 points and eight… More »
Back on December 17, Mars, the defending Class 5A PIAA champion, defeated Gateway, the defending WPIAL champion, 54-42. It was the first loss of the season for the Gators, who have responded well. Gateway hasn’t lost a section game since then, and got their revenge on Monday night at home, defeating the Planets, 48-39. The… More »
With 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, freshman Alyssa Clutter made two free throws to give Trinity a 34-33 lead. The Hillers held onto that that against visiting South Fayette, not allowing them to get a shot off in the final seconds for a crucial Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The win gave Trinity sole… More »
Friday night’s Fox Chapel at Penn Hills boys basketball game had no barring on the section standings, but it had the excitement level of two teams battling for first place. With 20.7 seconds left in double overtime and his team down by two points, Kyree Hairston-Mitchell dialed up from way beyond the 3-point line to give… More »
GREENVILLE, Pa. — Thiel College senior Jess Vormelker (Orwell, Ohio|Grand Valley) and Saint Vincent College senior Tom Kromka (Monroeville, Pa.|Gateway) have been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for December. Each month, the SAAC’s at PAC member institutions are asked to nominate one male and one female… More »
The Penn-Trafford girls basketball team handed Penn Hills its first section loss of the season with a 42-38 win in overtime. Penn Hills had all the momentum heading into overtime after senior Adia Brisker made a shot at the buzzer to force overtime. The would be the last field goal the Indians would make as the… More »
It didn’t come as easy as the first meeting, but Gateway was able to hold off Franklin Regional, 50-46, on the road to take sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A on Thursday night. The Gators won the first meeting on 57-34 on Dec. 13. Momentum continued to shift throughout the game, with each… More »
It didn’t take long for the Upper St. Clair boys basketball team to get over its loss against Mt. Lebanon. One night later, the Panthers picked up their most impressive win of the season, a 58-51 win against City League Powerhouse, Allderdice. Allderdice has already picked up convincing wins against Class 6A contenders Butler and… More »