WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Pine-Richland boys’ basketball team were in search of their third straight WPIAL championship on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. Penn Hills were in search to return the program back to its glory days and win its first WPIAL championship since 2003 and fifth in school history. The Indians were the ones that… More »
It has been a long time coming for one of the top programs in the WPIAL, but on Friday night the Mars boys’ basketball team finally can call themselves champions. As the top-seed, the Planets defeated No. 3 Franklin Regional, 54-44, at the Petersen Events Center. It was a slow start to the game for… More »
No. 5 Penn Hills Indians (22-3) vs. No. 6 Pine-Richland Rams (20-5) At Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. on Saturday Neither one of the finalists won their section or even received a bye in the Class 6A bracket, but may be two of the more consistent and dangerous teams throughout the entire season. Starting with… More »
No. 1 Mars Planets (20-4) vs. No. 3 Franklin Regional Panthers (20-4) At Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Mars was a team that was destined to make the WPIAL Championship Game in the preseason. For the first time in school history, the Planets will be playing for a chance to be viewed as the best… More »
The parody in Class 6A for boys basketball continues to be showcased as each section will have at least one participant in the semifinals. The top two teams are still alive, as well as the No. 5 and No. 6 seed. Both semifinals games will be played on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Below are capsules… More »
The top teams in boys basketball Class 5A throughout the season will be the ones competing in the WPIAL semifinals on Tuesday. The top three teams all advanced, along with the fifth seed with a minor upset over No. 4. Both semifinal games will be played at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
One of the deepest Class 6A boys’ basketball brackets in recent history will resume on Saturday with four quarterfinal games. Neither game is featuring teams that play in the same section. Below are capsules on each quarterfinal game. No. 1 Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils (19-3) vs. No. 9 Latrobe Wildcats (16-7) At Canon-McMillan, 3 p.m…. More »
The boys’ basketball Class 5A quarterfinal will have a mixture of familiarity with two of the match-ups featuring section rivals and one other one pitting two teams that have already played each other once before this season. All four games will take place on Friday Night at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
Boys Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Boys Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery