WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit of Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (13-4, 4-2) at New Castle (15-2, 5-1) – 7:30 pm – WBUT Big game in Section 1-6A as New Castle tries to expand their 1-game lead for the section over Butler. New Castle has won 5 of the last 6 games. Butler has won… More »
Photo Credit North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Norwin 60, Butler 22 Norwin (16-3, 6-1) jumped out to a 37-19 lead at halftime and shut out Butler (10-8, 4-3) in the 4th quarter in route to a 60-22 victory. Ava Kobus and Lauren Palangio each had 16 points for Norwin. North Allegheny… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (10-7, 4-2) at Norwin (15-3, 5-1) – 7:30 pm Norwin broke a 2-game losing streak defeating Bethel Park on Saturday 68-45. They are looking to keep pace with North Allegheny for the top spot as they are both tied for first place. Butler comes in riding a 4-game winning… More »
First Team Photo Gallery
Saturday’s Class 5A boys basketball WPIAL Championship Game at North Allegheny was the third meeting of the season between No. 1 Chartiers Valley (22-4) and No. 2 New Castle (21-2). In all three games, the winning team won by double digits. New Castle took the rubber match and won their 14th WPIAL title with a… More »
First-Team Photo Gallery
There will be a new WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champion this year, and it will be a team that wasn’t in the classification last year. No. 2 New Castle (20-2), who competed in Class 4A last year, knocked off No. 3 Laurel Highlands (14-4), 69-60, in the semifinals on Wednesday night. New Castle will… More »
In what was deemed the Game of the Year in WPIAL Boys Basketball thus far, top-ranked New Castle in Class 5A went into previously undefeated Chartiers Valley, convincingly winning, 73-45. The Red Hurricane jumped out to a 19-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. New Castle spread the wealth around with five… More »