WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by: Don Rebel SHALER BOYS OUT TO DEFEND SECTION TOP SPOT With time ticking away in January and the high school basketball regular season, the “stretch run” of section play begins in boys hoops Tuesday. The chase for section supremacy in Section 2-5A has become a three-team race. Shaler (16-2) is alone in first place with… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-6A #2 Norwin 64, Butler 47 Norwin (15-3, 7-0) Lauren Palangio – 19 points Ava Kobus – 15 points Butler (4-14, 1-6) Sydney Patterson – 9 points Amelia McMichael – 9 points Hempfield 36, #5 Seneca Valley 32 Hempfield (8-11, 1-6) Sarah Podkul – 17 points Ashley Hosni – 14 points Seneca… More »
Photo Credit: @lebohoops CLASS 6A Section 1 None Section 2 Mt. Lebanon Upper St. Clair CLASS 5A Section 1 Thomas Jefferson Section 2 None Section 3 None Section 4 Moon
Photo Credit: @lebohoops by: Don Rebel THRICE AS NICE Coming into Friday’s district boys basketball action, there are five sections where two teams are tied for first place. However, there is a Class 6A section where three teams are deadlocked for the top spot. Section 2-6A has Baldwin, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair on top with 4-1 section records…. More »
Photo Credit: @ButlerTornadoBB GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-6A #5 Seneca Valley 66, Butler 44 Seneca Valley (12-5, 4-2) Natalie Hambly – 24 points Mikalya Canty – 13 points Pine-Richland 52, Hempfield 36 Pine-Richland (5-10, 3-3) Madison Zavasky – 30 points Maren Iski – 14 points Hempfield (7-10, 0-6) Sarah Podkul – 16 points #2 Norwin 64,… More »
Photo Credit: @MoonTigersBB By: Don Rebel The second half of section play begins for many girls basketball teams Thursday with a 6A showdown headlining a busy night on the hardwood. Norwin can take a huge step toward an outright Section 1-6A championship with a win Thursday over visiting North Allegheny. The Knights lead the section with a… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL NON-SECTION Aliquippa 52, #3 (6A) Central Catholic 45 Central Catholic (9-6) Vernon Settles – 11 points
For complete story, click here. BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Lincoln Park (13-3) 2. Imani Christian (6-6) 3. Butler (14-2) 4. Uniontown (14-1) 5. Upper St. Clair (11-4) 6. Deer Lakes (12-2) 7. Mt. Lebanon (13-3) 8. Aliquippa (10-4) 9. Shaler (15-2) 10. Baldwin (12-3) GIRLS BASKETBALL 1. Oakland Catholic (17-0) 2. Norwin (13-3) 3. Peters Township… More »
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Brian Urso (5th season) Record: 4-1 in Section 1-6A, 9-5 overall For complete story and interview, click here.
Photo Credit: @CV_GirlsHoops GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 2-6A #4 Chartiers Valley 41, Canon-McMillan 38 Chartiers Valley (13-2, 6-1) Emma Reynolds – 18 points Rachel Boehm – 11 points Canon-McMillan (10-7, 3-5) Lauren Borella – 14 points Nadia Davis – 13 points Mt. Lebanon 47, Bethel Park 34 Mt. Lebanon (9-8, 5-3) Payton Collins – 17 points… More »