WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
After losing its section-opener at North Allegheny, Shaler has been able to right the ship, winning its last three section games to take sole possession of second place in Section 1-6A. The Titans latest win broke a second place tie with Seneca Valley on Thursday night, as they went into Raider territory and came away… More »
Tuesday night pitted the top two teams in Class 5A, as well as the top two teams in Section 2 when Moon traveled to Mars. Mars remained the No. 1 team and undefeated within the WPIAL with a 72-64 win. Notre Dame commit Robby Carmody stole the show, finishing with a game-high 27 points. Carmody got… More »
A lopsided fourth quarter benefitted the Pine-Richland boys basketball team as they overcame a six point deficit to defeat Seneca Valley, 61-51, on the road in Section 1-6A on Tuesday night. The Rams, who trailed 45-39 entering the fourth quarter, outscored the Raiders 22-6 in the final quarter. Pine-Richland led 33-28 at the half, but… More »
Senior Cole Mason’s bucket at the buzzer lifted the Central Catholic Vikings to a 50-48 win over the North Allegheny Tigers on Tuesday night. The last-second shot by Mason keeps Central Catholic undefeated in Section 1-6A action. Mason finished the night with nine points and 10 rebounds. Facing the first-place Vikings on the road, the… More »
Heading into the season, Oakland Catholic was a favorite to win its section. The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team made sure everyone will remember its name with a 58-45 win over the Eagles on Monday night. The teams were deadlocked at 40-40 entering the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars took full control, outscoring the Eagles… More »
Franklin Regional pulled away in the second and third quarters to come away with a convincing 54-36 win at Gateway in Section 3-5A play on Monday night. The Panthers only led 10-9 after the first quarter, but outscored the Gators 15-5 in the second quarter to take a 25-14 lead into halftime. Their run didn’t… More »
By Logan Wright The Bethel Park girls’ varsity basketball team had a convincing Section 3-6A win Monday night against Mt. Lebanon, defeating the Blue Devils 55-36. Leading the way for the Black Hawks was freshman Olivia Westphal with 24 points and also sophomore Maddie Dziezgowski with 10. Senior Kam Lach and junior Maria Cerro each… More »
North Allegheny girls’ basketball coach Spencer Stefko earned his 250th career coaching win on Monday night as the Lady Tigers topped the Seneca Valley Raiders, 65-35. Stefko, in his third year at North Allegheny, has had two other successful coaching stops at Chartiers Valley and Seton LaSalle before joining the Tigers and amassed 137 and 50… More »
Last year the Central Catholic boys basketball team finished below .500 and missed the playoffs. A year later they are the frontrunners in arguably the toughest section in Class 6A after knocking off Pine-Richland, 53-52, on the road Friday night. The win improved the Vikings record to 5-5 but a perfect 4-0 in Section 1…. More »
The Butler Golden Tornado rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to escape North Allegheny with a 58-56 overtime win on Friday night. The Tigers, who were playing without starters Curtis Aiken and Zach Johnson, had Butler on the ropes for most of the night and played valiantly in a hard-fought contest. Butler was… More »