WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Hills boys basketball team won their second game in a row, a 50-45 double overtime win over Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Tuesday night at North Hills. Senior Kam Taylor led the Indians with 18 points. Senior Garret Barto added 15. The Indians outscored the Trojans 7-2 in the second overtime. North Hills improve… More »
Junior Mike Egnaczyk’s 3-pointer at the buzzer propelled the North Allegheny Tigers to a 56-53 victory over the previously undefeated Franklin Regional Panthers in the opening game of the Wright Automotive Holiday Tournament. In a back-and-forth fourth quarter, the Tigers tied the game at 53-53 on a Curtis Aiken bucket with less than two minutes… More »
The Woodland Hills boys basketball team improved to 6-0 with a 61-59 road victory at Hempfield on Friday Night. The Wolverines was held 15 points under their 76 points per game average by the scrappy Spartans but held on late to go to 3-0 in Section 3-6A. Hempfield falls to 2-5 and 1-2. Junior Keandre… More »
The Upper St. Clair Panthers defeated Connellsville on Friday by the score of 58-47 to earn a tough section win on the road. The Panthers came into the game short-handed, as four players were unavailable due to injury. However, the Panthers used their team depth to overcome adversity and get the win. Kyle Meinert led… More »
Pine-Richland passed its toughest test of the early season with a 80-64 Section 1-6A win at Butler. Both teams were considered the top teams in the area in Class 6A. In a hostile environment, the Rams were able to take the crowd out of it early on, jumping out to a 24-11 lead after the… More »
The backcourt of juniors Bryce Butler and Reed Fenton lead Latrobe to a 66-40 Section 3-6A win at Norwin on Friday Night. Fenton finished with a game-high 23 points and Butler added 17 points. Josh Ratesic had a team-high 21 points for the Knights. The Wildcats won all four quarters against the Knights, building their lead after each one…. More »
The Seneca Valley boys basketball team outscored North Hills 24-8 in the third quarter, propelling them to a 63-51 Section 1-6A win on Friday Night. The win improves the Raiders to 4-1 and 1-1, while the Indians drop to 0-6 and 0-3. North Hills led 33-26 at halftime before Seneca Valley stormed back to take… More »
Hampton will be hosting its boys and girls basketball Holiday Hoops Classic next week. Below is the schedule for the tournaments. Wednesday, December 27 Girls 2:00 p.m. – North Hills vs. West Allegheny 5:00 p.m. – Hampton vs. Upper St. Clair Boys 3:30 p.m. – North Hills vs. Latrobe 6:30 p.m. – Hampton vs. Kiski… More »
In a win over Wilson, Senior All-American Dustin Sleva scored 25 of his game-high 31 points in the first half. Sleva finished 13 of 17 from the field and either led or tied for the team lead in all five major statistical categories. He grabbed 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double, handed out five assists,… More »
The Upper St. Clair basketball team had a very positive experience both on and off the court while competing in Texas this week. In game one, the Panthers took on host North Crowley who are 12-1 and currently ranked 12th in the state of Texas. The Panthers lost by the score of 92-62. David Pantelis led… More »