WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It didn’t take long for history to repeat itself. A day after the Peters Township girls basketball team became the fourth WPIAL team to finish a perfect season with its first state title, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team did the same. With a 53-40 win against District 12 champion, Archbishop Carroll, at the Giant… More »
It is easy to say the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team had Thomas Jefferson’s number this season. The Colts defeated the Jaguars four times this season, including in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game and most recently, a 50-44 win in the PIAA semifinals on Tuesday at Peters Township High School. As they have all… More »
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team hasn’t had to endure too much stress this season, winning convincingly in almost every game. That wasn’t the case on Saturday in its PIAA quarterfinal game against Oakland Catholic at Peters Township. The Colts were able to hold off the pesky Eagles, coming away with a 46-43 win. Oakland… More »
Chartiers Valley Head Coach Tim McConnell knows the feeling of winning a championship with his sons. Now he knows the feeling of winning one with his daughter, Megan. The McConnell’s and No. 1 Chartiers Valley completed the perfect WPIAL title run, knocking off No. 6 Thomas Jefferson for the third time this season, 64-48. It is… More »
No. 1 Chartiers Valley Colts (24-0) vs. No. 6 Thomas Jefferson Jaguars (19-6) At Petersen Events Center, 3 PM Chartiers Valley and Thomas Jefferson have taken two separate paths to the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Chartiers Valley, under first year head coach Tim McConnell, hasn’t felt the feeling of defeat this season. McConnell has won six WPIAL titles with the Chartiers Valley boys team and is seeking his first with the girls. The… More »
Three of the four teams that received byes have advanced to the semifinals, but the hottest team may be the one that has played through the first round, Thomas Jefferson. Both games tonight will be played at 6 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Chartiers Valley Colts (23-0) vs. No. 4 Penn Hills Indians (16-6) At Fox Chapel Chartiers Valley had its worst offensive output of the season… More »
There was only one minor upset in the quarterfinals in Class 5A last Friday with No. 5 Chartiers Valley topping No. 4 Woodlands Hills. The top three seeds who received byes had no problem dusting off the rust after a long layoff to come away with easy wins. Both semifinal games tonight will be played… More »
There are still a few teams that have yet to play a playoff game, but the long wait will finally come to an end today in the Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinals. The top four seeds who received byes, will finally hit the court for their quarterfinal games. All games will be played on a… More »
After being off for almost two weeks, the remaining Class 5A boys teams that received byes in the first round will finally hit the court tonight in the quarterfinals. The eight remaining teams will with a chance to keep their WPIAL title hops alive and also earn a berth in the PIAA playoffs. All games… More »
The Class 5A girls basketball playoffs are underway tonight with the first round. The 12 team field will feature byes for the top four seeds, Chartiers Valley, Oakland Catholic, Gateway, and Penn Hills, respectively. All games will be played on a neutral court. No. 5 Franklin Regional Panthers (16-6) vs. No. 12 South Fayette Lions (13-9) At Keystone Oaks, 8 p.m. Franklin Regional finished a game behind Gateway for the section title,… More »