WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Mars boys’ basketball team won its first WPIAL championship a little but over a week ago, but they continue to strengthen its grip on its WPIAL opponents in the PIAA playoffs. After defeating Hampton for the second time in the postseason in the first round, the Planets did the same to Trinity in the… More »
There are two teams from District 7 that remain in the Class 6A girls basketball PIAA playoffs, but it wasn’t the top two teams that finished in the WPIAL championship. Along with WPIAL champion North Allegheny, Bethel Park holds that other spot. The Black Hawks entered the state playoffs as the No. 4 seed but… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers entered their playoff tilt with Altoona owning a perfect 26-0 record, including two victories over the Mountain Lions in the regular season. The Mountain Lions boasted a perfect 5-0 record against North Allegheny in state tournament clashes and were 20-3 all-time in PIAA second round games. In Tuesday night’s PIAA second… More »
Madison Schultz has had a strong start to her collegiate career in Florida, hitting .483 (14 of 29) primarily out of the the second spot in the order for geneva College. During her 10 starts she has scored 10 runs, drove in nine and swiped a pair of bases. The Seneca Valley graduate earned Presidents’ Athletic… More »
Bryce Schnatterly went 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his two starts last week. The senior righty totaled 14.0 innings and allowed four runs on 12 hits with three walks and a 1.07 WHIP. His week was highlighted by a complete game win against Oberlin College in Saturday’s 5-1 victory. It was Schnatterly’s third career complete… More »
Brandon Rossier hit .516 (16 of 31) during Westminster’s nine-game schedule at the RussMatt Invitational last week. He finished with four doubles, a triple, 13 RBI and six runs scored. He also swiped three bags while posting a .556 on-base percentage. Rossier’s two-out, three-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Titans to… More »
Thursday, March 8, 2018 is a day that Mars senior Robby Carmody will never forget. Carmody was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year, as well as receiving his first-team all-section plaque at the Big 56 Conference banquet. All of this came less than a week after Carmody led the Planets to their… More »
The Pine-Richland boys’ basketball team were in search of their third straight WPIAL championship on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. Penn Hills were in search to return the program back to its glory days and win its first WPIAL championship since 2003 and fifth in school history. The Indians were the ones that… More »
Scoring was at a premium in the girls basketball Class 5A Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday afternoon, but it came down to a last second shot to give Gateway its first ever championship. With three seconds remaining, senior and Niagara University commit Jordan Edwards drained a jumper to give the Gators a 29-27… More »
In a dazzling performance at the Petersen Events Center, the North Allegheny Tigers won their second straight WPIAL Class 6A championship with a 79-48 mercy-rule win over No. 2 Peters Township on Saturday night. The Tigers had four players reach double figures in the victory, including junior Rachel Martindale who scored her 1,000th career point… More »