WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
#4 Bethel Park vs. #12 Hempfield The Hempfield Spartans raced out of the starting gate for an early lead and eliminated the defending Quad-A champion Bethel Park Black Hawks, 56-38, in the WPIAL quarterfinals. The Spartans fell to the Black Hawks at the Bethel Park Tip-Off tournament in the second game of the season, but… More »
The top-seeded North Allegheny Lady Tigers advanced to the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals for the first time in a decade with a 50-42 win over the Shaler Titans on Friday night at North Hills High School. By earning their 21st consecutive win, the Lady Tigers will make the trek to the WPIAL’s final four for… More »
By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report The first round of the Class AAAA playoffs are in the books, and while both a #12 and #13 seed moved on to the second round, there were no real “upsets”. Teams have taken care of business, as eight teams have advanced to the quarterfinal round. Let’s… More »
North Allegheny shook off a cold first half with 50 percent shooting in the second half and ran away from the Norwin Knights in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs, 66-36, from Fox Chapel High School on Wednesday night. The Tigers connected on only 9 of 30 shot attempts in the first 16 minutes,… More »
The new basketball alignment in Class AAAA was approved by the WPIAL Board of Control on Tuesday. In Quad-A Boys, the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings return to Section 3 with the departure of New Castle and Hampton to Class AAA next season. The only other change will be seen in Section 4 where the Trinity Hillers… More »
#4 Bethel Park vs. #13 Seneca Valley In a closely contested WPIAL first round meeting, Bethel Park and Seneca Valley were tied 23-23 heading into the fourth quarter before the Black Hawks finally sprung loose for a 36-29 victory on Tuesday night. Senior Harper Zimmer lit the fire for the Black Hawks in the final… More »
For the last two years, the Hempfield Spartans have been stonewalled in the playoffs with losses to the Upper St. Clair Panthers, including an upset defeat in the first round a year ago. On Tuesday night in the WPIAL first round at Bethel Park, the Spartans finally obtained revenge against their playoff nemesis with a… More »
by: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report Sitting there at half-time of the Bethel Park vs. Fox Chapel playoff game at North Hills High School on Saturday, I muttered to myself, “This is an ugly one.” And “ugly” is just how Bethel Park wanted it to be, as they went up against a Fox Chapel team… More »
North Allegheny baseball players Brandon Rossier and Mitch Machi have signed letters of intent to continue their academic and playing careers. Rossier, who is also a kicker on the NA football team, has signed on to play at Walsh University, a Division II school in North Canton, Ohio. In the fall, Rossier averaged 33.2 yards… More »
By Patrick McKay The top-seeded Red Hurricanes found themselves in a peculiar position at halftime being tested by the 16th seeded Latrobe Wildcats. It was even stranger at the end of the first period as Latrobe managed to outscore New Castle 20-18 in the first stanza. It was a furious first half battle with lead… More »