WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team will go down as the Section 2-6A regular season champion, Upper St. Clair may be the team to watch in the section heading into the playoffs. The Panthers delivered that statement on Tuesday with a 71-45 victory at Mt. Lebanon. The two teams have now split the regular season… More »
With one game remaining in the section schedule, the Oakland Catholic girls basketball team clinched the Section 3-5A section title with a 48-43 win at Penn Hills on Tuesday night. The Indians still had a chance of catching the Eagles for the section title with a win, which would’ve given them the regular season sweep…. More »
West Allegheny’s Hannah Lindemuth became the latest member of the 1,000 point club. The senior recorded 12 points in the Indians’ 48-41 win at South Fayette on Monday night to reach the milestone. With West Allegheny on the outside looking in with, Lindemuth was able to collect her 1,000th point with only a few games left… More »
As we inch closer to the end of the regular season, playoff position begins to shape into form. After a 56-42 win at Fox Chapel on Monday night, the Seneca Valley girls basketball team put themselves in position to finish in third place in the Section 1-6A standings with one section game remaining. The Foxes… More »
Back on Jan. 8, the McKeesport boys basketball team scored a season-high 91 points, Unfortunately for the Tigers, it came in a 96-91 loss at Woodland Hills. McKeesport has been waiting to avenge that loss and they did so on Saturday, upsetting the Wolverines 77-73. Just like last game, the two teams traded blows throughout… More »
Upper St. Clair Head Coach Danny Holzer earned his 400th career win on Friday as the Panthers defeated Bethel Park, 75-64, in overtime. Tanner Gensler had a game high 23 points including nine in overtime. Chris Pantelis had 14 points and Ben Sandusky had 13. Holzer is in his 24th season as Upper St. Clair’s… More »
It was only a matter of time before one of the more prolific scorers in the WPIAL joined the 1,000 point fraternity. Pine-Richland senior Dan Petcash doesn’t have to wait any longer after achieving that feat on Friday in a 85-64 win at North Hills. The win also clinched the Section 1-6A title after the Rams… More »
The number of unbeatens in the WPIAL for boys basketball went from one to none on Friday night after Chartiers Valley went on the road and defeated Moon, 69-66 in double overtime. The two teams have split the regular season series with Moon winning on 69-64 on Jan. 8 The Tigers still can win the… More »
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team captured its third straight Section 2-6A regular season title Friday night with a 69-65 win at Peters Township. The Blue Devils have put themselves in position now to enter the Class 6A playoffs as the top seed for the second straight season. The Indians had upset on their mind… More »
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team punched its ticket into the WPIAL playoffs with a 62-45 road win at Seneca Valley on Friday night. The Tigers earned the Section 1-6A victory on the strength of a stingy defense that didn’t allow many open looks and limited the Raiders to 34-percent shooting on the night. The… More »