WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Jerry Malarkey had to wait on win No. 400 of his coaching career all offseason. His players didn’t want him to wait any longer once the 2018 season began. The Panthers picked up a 6-1 win against Valley down at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, SC on Friday to give their longtime head coach his… More »
After watching the Mars boys basketball team clinch their spot in the Class 5A PIAA Championship Game earlier in the week, the girls team were looking to do the same. The Planets had their semifinal game against Archbishop Carroll postponed twice before finally playing it on Saturday and coming away with a 52-39 win at… More »
Carlee Wickstrom hit at a .474 clip, totaled seven RBI and recorded a .789 slugging percentage last week, as California University of Pa. split six games at the PFX Spring Games in Florida. She also finished with seven runs scored and a .524 on-base percentage while splitting time with starts in the outfield and at third… More »
Keyshawn D’Orso was a monster at the plate for Lock Haven University down in Wilson, NC as the Bald Eagles played three games on its spring break trip. D’Orso went 5 for 10 (.500) at the plate, with eight RBIs and accounted for four runs. He hit one home run and drew two walks while getting… More »
With a steep deficit facing them at halftime, the thought of a game-winning basket to send them to the Class 5A PIAA Championship Game was the last thing on Mars’ minds. But with perseverance, that’s exactly what they got. With nine seconds left in the game, senior Cade Hetzler lost his defender and was able to… More »
Jimmy Malone continued his strong start to the 2018 season, tossing eight shutout innings in a 5-0 victory over Castleton Saturday afternoon for Saint Vincent College. The sophomore southpaw recorded six strikeouts and issued just one walk in the victory. Malone scattered four hits and limited the Spartans to a .179 batting average. The Connellsville graduate… More »
Christian Aldrich hit .538 (7 for 13) in a pair of non-conference doubleheader splits for Thiel College last week. He totaled four doubles and a pair of home runs while driving in eight runs and scoring five. He finished the week with a .563 on-base percentage. In Sunday’s split at No. 18 Baldwin Wallace University, Aldrich… More »
The future was looking bleak for the Class 5A WPIAL champions at halftime of its PIAA quarterfinal game. Down 24-17 to Highlands, Mars turned things around in the second half to come away with a 60-51 win at Gateway High School and advance to its second PIAA semifinals in three years. The Planets shot 57… More »
In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL championship game, the North Allegheny Tigers again prevailed over the Bethel Park Black Hawks with a 44-34 victory in the PIAA quarterfinals on Friday night at Baldwin High School. The Tigers punched their ticket to the state’s final four for the third straight year and matched the program… More »
Mars and Thomas Jefferson were neck-and-neck all game long, but the Planets found the extra edge in the fourth quarter to pull out a 61-53 win at Plum in the PIAA second round. Down 44-43 entering the fourth quarter, Mars outscored Thomas Jefferson 18-9 in the fourth quarter. They were able to chip away in… More »