WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It has been a long time coming for one of the top programs in the WPIAL, but on Friday night the Mars boys’ basketball team finally can call themselves champions. As the top-seed, the Planets defeated No. 3 Franklin Regional, 54-44, at the Petersen Events Center. It was a slow start to the game for… More »
No. 5 Penn Hills Indians (22-3) vs. No. 6 Pine-Richland Rams (20-5) At Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. on Saturday Neither one of the finalists won their section or even received a bye in the Class 6A bracket, but may be two of the more consistent and dangerous teams throughout the entire season. Starting with… More »
On Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center, the top-ranked North Allegheny Tigers (24-0) will make a third straight appearance in the WPIAL championship game when they take on the No. 2 Peters Township Indians (21-3) at 7:00 p.m. The Tigers are vying for back-to-back WPIAL crowns after becoming the first team to win a… More »
No. 1 Mars Planets (20-4) vs. No. 3 Franklin Regional Panthers (20-4) At Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Mars was a team that was destined to make the WPIAL Championship Game in the preseason. For the first time in school history, the Planets will be playing for a chance to be viewed as the best… More »
No. 7 Gateway Gators (22-3) vs. No. 8 Oakland Catholic Eagles (17-8) At Petersen Events Center, 3 p.m. on Saturday is also an indication of how good Section 2 is. Both Gateway and Oakland Catholic competed in the same section and neither one came away as the section champion. That title belonged to Thomas Jefferson…. More »
The parody in Class 6A for boys basketball continues to be showcased as each section will have at least one participant in the semifinals. The top two teams are still alive, as well as the No. 5 and No. 6 seed. Both semifinals games will be played on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Below are capsules… More »
The top teams in boys basketball Class 5A throughout the season will be the ones competing in the WPIAL semifinals on Tuesday. The top three teams all advanced, along with the fifth seed with a minor upset over No. 4. Both semifinal games will be played at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
Three out of the four teams in the Class 6A girls’ basketball semifinals are represented by one section, but it is the one team in another section that will be the team to beat. Both semifinal games will take place on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Below are capsules on both games. No. 1 North Allegheny… More »
A wild quarterfinals filled with upsets set up a semifinal where anything can happen in the girls’ basketball Class 5A bracket. The semifinals will happen on Wednesday and both games will be played at 8 p.m. and will not feature any of the top three seeds who were upset in the quarterfinals. Below are the… More »
One of the deepest Class 6A boys’ basketball brackets in recent history will resume on Saturday with four quarterfinal games. Neither game is featuring teams that play in the same section. Below are capsules on each quarterfinal game. No. 1 Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils (19-3) vs. No. 9 Latrobe Wildcats (16-7) At Canon-McMillan, 3 p.m…. More »