WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Entering Thursday night’s MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Girls Basketball Game of the Week, the scenario was simple for Canon-McMillan to make the playoffs. A Big Macs win, coupled with a Baldwin loss at Bethel Park, would earn Canon-McMillan a post-season berth. As it turned out, neither happened as Peters Township upset the Big Macs,… More »
By Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report At Hampton High School the Luther name is pretty well known. Actually, I would say it is pretty well known throughout the WPIAL. Twin brothers Ryan and Collin Luther have been the talk of the league for the past three years. Ryan has garnered most of the attention; a… More »
North Allegheny staved off a fourth quarter rally by the Shaler Titans and hung on for its 16th straight win, defeating the Titans, 53-46, on Monday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. The Lady Tigers constructed a 47-31 lead in the final period before Shaler went on a 14-2 run to trim the NA advantage… More »
by: Luke Hatfield, Hawk Eye “It was an ugly game,” Bethel Park’s head coach Ben O’Connor said referring to the loss sustained at Mt. Lebanon January 18th. That game featured Bethel Park losing 34-32 to the Blue Devils, but this time the home team prevailed and it was Bethel Park winning 52-47 on Friday, Jan…. More »
By Patrick McKay The Boy’s version of the Quad A Sports Network Game of the Week featured the seventh-ranked Fox Chapel Foxes at the 10th-ranked Gateway Gators. The game was as close as the rankings and standings show with multiple lead changes throughout the entire contest. Both teams showed explosive athleticism meriting their position in the… More »
By Patrick McKay The Quad A Sports Network and MSA Sports Network featured a double header in our Game of the Week between Fox Chapel and Gateway. In the early edition the ladies tipped off at 6pm as Gateway played host in both contests. The Lady Foxes were seeking an outright Section Title and redemption… More »
Before an electric crowd at North Allegheny High School, the third-ranked NA Tigers outlasted the second-ranked Hampton Talbots on Friday night, 68-62, for an important Section 3-AAAA victory. In the first meeting between these section rivals, the Talbots earned a 62-61 overtime win without the services of Pitt-recruit Ryan Luther who was out with an… More »