WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It didn’t seem like any team in Class 5A was going to contest the Mars boys basketball team, until Friday night. In its biggest game of the season, Moon was able to stifle its Section 2-5A opponent with a 58-43 win at home. The Tigers handed the Planets their lone section loss of the season… More »
The West Allegheny girls’ basketball team trailed most of the night in essentially what would turn out to be the section championship at South Fayette on Friday night. The Indians trailed 50-41 entering the fourth quarter, but they just needed to have patience. That plan worked out when junior Patience Ashaolu connected on the game-winning 3-pointer… More »
It came down to the end of the season, but the Peters Township girls’ basketball team was able to clinch the section title in Section 3-6A. The Indians did so with a 60-54 win at home against a Mt. Lebanon team that gave Peters Township its lone section loss of the season. Peters Township blew… More »
The Seneca Valley girls’ basketball team solidified its spot in the Class 6A WPIAL playoffs on Thursday night with a 43-42 overtime win at Shaler. The Raiders are now tied for second place with Butler, while Shaler is still fighting for a playoff spot, a game behind Pine-Richland for the final spot with a game… More »
The Gateway girls’ basketball team fended off a comeback attempt by Oakland Catholic to pick up a 37-35 Section 2-5A win and take control of second place in the section with one game remaining. The Gators have now split the season series with the Eagles, who are in third place in the section. Both teams… More »
The Mars girls’ basketball team won its sixth straight game on Thursday by continuing to play stellar defense, defeating Armstrong on the road, 43-33. This was the third straight game the Planets held their opponents to under 35 points. Mars jumped out to an early 13-5 lead in the first quarter that they held on… More »
Through three quarters, the Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park Boys Basketball game on Tuesday night had the makings of a blowout, favoring the home team. That didn’t phase the Big Macs as they stormed back for a 58-57 victory. Canon-McMillan trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half and entered the fourth quarter… More »
Entering Tuesday night’s games, it was a safe bet that the section title race for boys basketball in Section 1-6A was going to come down to the final day between Butler, Central Catholic, and Pine-Richland. The Rams made sure that it will remain a three-team race until the very end with a 78-65 win at… More »
It wasn’t a win or go home scenario, but Tuesday night’s Section 2-5A boys basketball game between Chartiers Valley and Hampton went a long way to who can get that fourth and final playoff spot in the section. At home, the Talbots got the inside track to extend their season with a 60-49 win against… More »
Jess Bowen, a North Hills graduate, averaged 5.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game last week for Grove City College. She had eight points and 10 rebounds in last Wednesday’s win over Waynesburg University. Saturday, she collected 13 rebounds against Washington & Jefferson College, helping Grove City amass a 50-24 rebound edge. Bowen,… More »