WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Two-time defending Class 5A WPIAL Champions West Allegheny continue to steamroll through its opponents in the state playoffs. Albert Gallatin became its latest victim, a 10-3 decision, at Peterswood Park. Seniors Taylor Goldstrohm and Taylor Cummings led the offense surge at the top of the lineup for the Indians. Goldstrohm collected three hits and three RBIs…. More »
With the game tied 1-1 and on a 1-1 count, senior Megan Monzo belted a game-winning home run in the top of the eighth inning to lift WPIAL Class 6A champion Hempfield to a 2-1 win against Baldwin at Latrobe on Thursday. The home run was the first of the season for the senior and sixth… More »
The West Allegheny baseball team was the last WPIAL Class 5A team to qualify for the state tournament. They are also the last team out of the three qualifiers left after its 7-4 win against Red Land at Mt. Aloysius College in the PIAA Quarterfinals. In their two state playoff games, the Indians have scored… More »
The North Allegheny baseball team fell to the Canon-McMillan Big Macs on Thursday afternoon, 6 -3, in the PIAA quarterfinals at Seton Hill University. The Big Macs scored four runs in the first inning and staved off a North Allegheny comeback bid to advance to the state semifinals next week. In the opening frame, the… More »
The Mars baseball team had a few days to digest their tough, extra inning loss in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Now they can celebrate its own extra inning win, 3-2 in 9 innings against District 3 champion Ephrata, in the PIAA first round. In the top of the ninth, junior Tyler Kowalkowski hit a… More »
For the second time in as many games, the Canon-McMillan baseball team picked up a 2-1 win at Wild Things Park. Six days after winning the Class 6A Championship Game there, the Big Macs returned to their home away from home to accomplish the same feat in the PIAA first round against District 3 third-place… More »
Solo home runs by seniors Colin Cain and Caiden Wood in the eighth inning propelled the North Allegheny baseball team to a 3-1 win over the McDowell Trojans in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs at UPMC Park in Erie, PA. Cain not only hit the go-ahead home run but was also the winning pitcher in relief with… More »
The West Allegheny softball team were use to shortened games this season due to the run-rule. There was no run rule in Thursday’s Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game, but the Indians still came out victorious with a 4-2 decision against Thomas Jefferson at Seton Hill University. Thomas Jefferson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead… More »
Canon-McMillan survived two late-inning threats by North Allegheny to capture its first WPIAL championship with a 2-1 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night in the Class 6A title tilt at Wild Things Park in Washington, PA. The Big Macs pitching staff left a runner stranded at third base in the sixth and seventh innings to… More »
The North Hills baseball team waited over 40 years to get back to the WPIAL Championship. It took them a little bit longer to finally put the gold medals around their neck. The Indians defeated Mars in the Class 5A Championship Game on Wednesday, 3-2 in 11 innings, at Wild Things Park. Senior Joe Pusateri hit… More »