WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 6A SEMIFINALS #4 Baldwin 54, #1 Mt. Lebanon 52 Baldwin upends No. 1 Mt. Lebanon to reach 1st WPIAL final in 39 years #3 Upper St. Clair 61, #2 Central Catholic 46 Big man’s big game boosts Upper St. Clair past Central Catholic into WPIAL finals GIRLS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A SEMIFINALS #5… More »
by: Don Rebel Three of the final four teams in boys Class 6A have won recent district championships. Top-seeded Mt. Lebanon won it all five year ago, defeating Butler in the 2019 WPIAL championship game. Three years ago, No. 3 Upper St. Clair knocked off Pine-Richland in the district title game to capture gold in 2021. Last season, No. 2 Central Catholic defeated New Castle in the… More »
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Emma Paul School: Armstrong Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-5 Position: Guard For complete story and interview, click here.
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A SEMIFINALS #1 Moon 67, #4 Thomas Jefferson 65 Moon gets past Thomas Jefferson in star-studded semifinal #2 Franklin Regional 69, #3 Shaler 40 Franklin Regional boys roll over Shaler in WPIAL semifinals GIRLS BASKETBALL WPIAL 6A SEMIFINALS #1 Norwin 63, #5 Chartiers Valley 47 Norwin… More »
by: Don Rebel Something has to give in the boys 5A semifinals cat fight between No. 1 Moon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson in a battle of 21-3 teams at Peters Township. The game can be heard on Trib HSSN. The Tigers sport Class 5A’s second-best defense, allowing 49.8 points per game. The Jaguars enter the final four with the… More »
by: Don Rebel Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackerman (fourth season) Record: 7-3 in Section 2-6A, 17-6 overall For complete story and interview, click here.
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Don Rebel Here are the playoff openers in the 6A bracket: • No. 1 Mt. Lebanon (18-4) hosts No. 8 Pine-Richland (7-15) in a battle between the 2019 and 2017 champs. The visiting Blue Devils defeated the Rams on Dec. 8, 54-39. You can watch the game on Trib HSSN at 8… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A QUARTERFINALS #1 Moon 63, #8 Fox Chapel 50 Moon (21-3) Charlie Depner – 22 points Caden Schmit – 14 points Elijah Guillory – 12 points *led 20-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Fox Chapel (13-11) Jefferson Moorefield-Brown – 21 points Thomas Patterson –… More »
by: Don Rebel Despite splitting their two head-to-head matchups, the Panthers won the Section 3-5A title by two games over the Gators. In the first meeting in Murrysville, Gateway leaned on its defense to keep high-scoring Franklin Regional to 15 points below its season average to win 58-48. Seniors Taili Thompson scored 14 points and Alec Dunsmore added 12… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network Four Big 56 football players were among the 38 high school all-stars selected to represent Pennsylvania in the 67th annual Big 33 Football Classic. The list includes Canon-McMillan’s Kaeden Singleton and Geno Calgaro, North Allegheny’s Khiryn Boyd, Penn-Trafford’s Zach Tomosovich and Pine-Richland’s Evan Johnson. The game matches up Pennsylvania… More »