WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The WPIAL basketball playoffs get revved up today, including the start of the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. The 13 team field will feature byes for the top three seeds, Mars, Penn Hills, and Moon, respectively. All games will begin at 8 p.m. and will be played on a neutral court. No. 4 Woodland Hills Wolverines (17-5) vs. No. 13 West Allegheny Indians (9-13) At Mt. Lebanon West Allegheny tying… More »
First-Team Photo Gallery
First-Team Photo Gallery
First-Team Photo Gallery
First-Team Photo Gallery
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team became the second Class 6A WPIAL team to knock off City League powerhouse, Allderdice, on Saturday night. The Blue Devils defeated the Dragons in a low-scoring affair, 52-50. Upper St. Clair used the same formula when they defeated Allderdice, 58-51, back on Jan. 16. Mt. Lebanon was able to… More »
In the final regular season game for the Mars boys basketball team, senior Andrew Recchia had more to cheer about than his team ending the regular season on a 16-game win streak. Not needing many points, Recchia eclipsed the 1,000 point plateau the Planets’ 68-49 win at Hampton on Friday night. With the win Mars finishes… More »
The feeling is different when you are named co-section champs or outright section champs. The Penn Hills boys basketball team made sure they felt the latter on Friday night. The Indians knocked off the defending Section 1-5A champions, Woodland Hills, with a 63-57 win on the road. The win gave them the regular season sweep… More »
Heading into Friday night’s Section 3-5A finale, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team and Latrobe were tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the section. The Warriors made sure they would have more than just Senior night to celebrate, punching their ticket into the playoffs with a 62-32 win against the Wildcats, knocking them… More »
Heading into the Shaler at Franklin Regional boys basketball game on Tuesday night, both teams were tied for second place in the Section 3-5A standings. The Titans and Panthers were tied 43-43 entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game. Franklin Regional broke both ties by outscoring Shaler, 14-6, to come away with a 57-49 win…. More »