WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
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 »