WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Jonathan Spina In a matchup of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in WPIAL Class 6A, North Allegheny’s defense shined brightest forcing six turnovers in route to a 27-3 statement victory against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. The game started off very slow with the first four possessions of the game ending with punts. North… More »
In recent history, Central Catholic and Cathedral Prep have found themselves playing for a state championship in Hershey more often then not. But never against each other due to Central Catholic competing in Class 6A and Cathedral Prep in Class 4A. On Friday night, the perennial powerhouses opened the season against each other for the… More »
Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery
The Central Catholic baseball team scored the final three runs of the game for a 3-2 Section 1-6A victory against Butler, and clinching the regular season section title in the process. With the win, the Vikings have also swept the Golden Tornado in the process. Leading the offense for Central Catholic were seniors Brandon Boyce and Vinny… More »
Austin Andonisio was on the mound Saturday for Chatham University’s first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Coneference win, a 4-2 victory over Westminster College. He allowed a pair of earned runs on seven hits while fanning three in the complete-game, nine-inning effort. He needed 120 pitches to log his first collegiate victory. The Central Catholic graduate was named PAC… More »
On a frigid Monday night, the Butler bats couldn’t warm up, resulting in its first loss of the season. Central Catholic struggled to put up runs as well, but it was enough as they knocked off top-ranked Butler, 3-1, in Section 1-6A play. Senior Vinny Rauso recorded three hits and knocked in all three runs to… More »
Christian Aldrich hit .538 (7 for 13) in a pair of non-conference doubleheader splits for Thiel College last week. He totaled four doubles and a pair of home runs while driving in eight runs and scoring five. He finished the week with a .563 on-base percentage. In Sunday’s split at No. 18 Baldwin Wallace University, Aldrich… 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 »
Boys Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery
When the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball playoff bracket was released earlier this week, the the top four seeds were revealed, along with the rest of the bracket. There was seven teams that could have received byes, but the top four in that order were Mt. Lebanon, Woodland Hills, Fox Chapel and Central Catholic. Mt…. More »