WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by Patrick McKay The Penn Trafford Lady Warriors are the defending WPIAL Champions and their position at the top of rankings remains unquestioned. They have won 16 straight games and are undefeated in Section 1-AAAA play. Tonight they played host and defeated their rival, the Hempfield Lady Spartans, in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers surged into a first place tie in Section 3-AAAA with the Pine-Richland Rams courtesy of a 55-43 road win over the Shaler Titans on Thursday night in the MSA Sports and Quad-A Conference Girls’ Basketball Game of the Week. The victory was NA’s ninth straight over the Titans. While the scoreboard displayed… More »
By Steve Brodzinski On any given night, there seems to be a new contender in class Quad A. After Hempfield stumbled to Class AAA West Mifflin, losing 91-84, there were some questions as to how dominate they really were. They answered those questions over the past 10 days, with wins over Gateway, Norwin, and a… More »
The #2 MSA-ranked Hempfield Spartans sent a message to Section 1 this evening in a pivotal match up with the #9 MSA-ranked Greater Latrobe Wildcats. Before the tip both teams were undefeated at 5-0 in section play having defeated all other foes the first time through. However Hempfield proved tonight that they are still the… More »
The Chartiers Valley Colts dealt the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils their first section loss of the season with a 71-57 triumph on Friday night’s Quad-A Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week. The victory for Chartiers Valley, along with wins by Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair, creates a four-way tie for first place in Section… More »
The Baldwin Highlanders raced to a 21-point lead in the first half on their way to a 61-48 road victory over the Upper St. Clair Panthers in the Quad-A Girls Basketball Game of the Week. Baldwin lit up the scoreboard in the first quarter and poured in five 3-pointers in the opening stanza for a… More »
by Patrick McKay On Tuesday night the Pine Richland Rams hosted the Central Catholic Vikings in a pivotal Section 3 match up. After this year’s run in football for these two schools one might think that it could not compare to AAAA WPIAL football championship but after seeing these two square off it may have… More »
Mt. Lebanon sophomore McKenzie Bushee blocked a layup attempt by Bethel Park’s Justina Mascaro with 10 seconds left in overtime to help the Blue Devils preserve a 63-61 victory over the Black Hawks in Section 4-AAAA play on Monday night. Bushee scored 24 points for the Blue Devils, 16 after halftime, and contributed several clutch baskets… More »
On Hall of Fame night at Bethel Park High School, the Black Hawks boys’ basketball team defeated the Upper St. Clair Panthers, 52-47, in a Section 4-AAAA contest on Friday. Bethel Park led wire to wire and staved off several USC attempts to overtake the Black Hawks in the game. Bethel Park jumped out to… More »
By: Steve Brodzinski After three years of near domination from New Castle, and a very strong Hampton squad, both teams have moved down to Class AAA. There has been a sigh of relief around Class AAAA, as it seems to be a more even playing field in the 2014-15 season. There is a list of about… More »