WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Butler clinched their first section title since 1992 in a 68-63 win Tuesday night on the road at Pine-Richland. The game was back-and-forth all night long, as the biggest lead in the game was 10 points and in the second half was six points. Pine-Richland started the game with a ton of energy in front… More »
Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell picked up career win number 600 Monday night in a 67-48 statement win over Kathy McConnell-Millers’ Trinity Hillers. The Colts used stellar defense and transition offense to pull away from Trinity in the second half. Trinity had a strong start to the game as they jumped out to a 10-2… More »
Shaler suffered their first section loss of the season as they fell to Mars, 74-61, in a Section 3-5A game Tuesday night. Starters carried most of the offensive load, scoring all but five combined points in the game. Both offenses started the game slow except for Mars’ Mihali Stefanos who jumped out of the gate… More »
Bethel Park senior Maddie Dziezgowski netted her 1,000th career point as the Hawks kept their perfect season alive with a 49-38 win at home Monday night against Upper St. Clair. It was a very sloppy start to the game and after a quarter Bethel Park led 10-6. In the second quarter the Hawks got after… More »
Moon dominated the glass all night and got 26 points from sophomore Reilly Sunday in a big 55-52 road win Thursday night at Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson came out of the gate hot taking a 14-4 lead in the first four minutes of the game. Moon settled in and trimmed Thomas Jefferson’s lead to 16-10… More »
Ethan Morton scored 33 points, 19 of them in the second half as Butler ran past Seneca Valley, 80-66, in a Section 1-6A game Tuesday night. Seneca Valley came out strong in the first quarter with a ton of energy, controlling the game and getting out to a 19-17 lead. In the second quarter, Butler… More »
Oakland Catholic used hot shooting and great defense in the the second half to pull away from Penn Hills late, winning the game 57-37. Penn Hills started the game with defense turning into offense, jumping out to a 13-7 lead after the first quarter. Oakland Catholic cut the lead in the second quarter with Margaret… More »
Chartiers Valley led start to finish, getting stronger as the game went on as they dominated Moon for 32 minutes in a Section 2-5A game Tuesday night. Chartiers Valley press gave Moon fits from the opening tip forcing tons of turnovers and scoring in transition. After a quarter, Chartiers Valley had a 15-6 lead and… More »
In a Section 2-6A game Monday night, the Fighting Highlanders of Baldwin used great defense and late clutch free throw shooting to defeat Upper St. Clair, 47-40. The win snapped Upper St. Clair’s four-game win streak and was Baldwin’s first win against Upper St. Clair since 2017. Baldwin came out of the gate with a… More »
After a slow start, the defending WPIAL champions, Mt. Lebanon, used a huge second half to beat Canon-McMillan, 61-51, in a Section 2-6A game on Friday night. Canon-McMillan came out with great defense and hot early shooting. They played a near perfect first quarter and on the road had a 17-10 lead against the defending… More »