WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
An early season showdown in Section 3-5A went to Oakland Catholic on Monday night against visiting Latrobe. The Eagles cruised to a 69-50 win to remain undefeated on the season. Latrobe held a 17-13 lead after the first quarter, but the tide would quickly change after that. Oakland Catholic’s defense stood tall to only allow… More »
Although three out of the four semifinalist flirted with danger in the quarterfinal round, the top four seeds prevailed and will meet tonight for the right to go to the WPIAL Championship Game on Saturday at Fox Chapel High School. Both games are neutral site games and will be played as a doubleheader at the… More »
The long break between the first round and quarterfinal round for the Class 4A participants is finally over. It was an even longer break for the top four seeds who received a bye. All four quarterfinal games tonight will be hosted by the higher seed. No. 1 North Allegheny Tigers (16-0) vs. No. 9 Butler… More »
2018 Girls Volleyball Class 4A First-Team Photo Gallery
The WPIAL release the girls volleyball brackets on Monday afternoon. The 12-team field in Class 4A will begin tonight with seeds 5 through 12 facing off against each other. The top four seeds are North Allegheny, Baldwin, Pine-Richland, and Oakland Catholic. All four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals where they will host their… More »
Oakland Catholic allowed only five points in the first half and zero in the second quarter on its way to a 46-34 win against Palmyra at Altoona in the PIAA second round on Wednesday. The WPIAL runner-up led 17-5 at halftime and were able to maintain that margin of victory in the second half. Junior… 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 »
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 »
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 »
The quarterfinal contestants for the girls’ basketball Class 5A playoff bracket were revealed last Friday, and today it was announced where each of those games will be played. The final eight teams are extremely familiar with each other. Three of the four quarterfinal games pit section rivals against each other. The games will take place… More »