WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Heading into Tuesday night’s Section 3-4A game at Connellsville, the Norwin boys soccer team had already wrapped up the section title, but that didn’t mean they were going to ease up. The Knights scored at least four goals for the fifth straight game, beating the Falcons, 6-1. Connellsville came into the game right behind the… More »
Senior Gaven Wood scored 20 seconds into overtime on Thursday night to propel the Connellsville boys soccer team to a 1-0 win at Plum in Section 3-4A action. The win gave the Falcons a season sweep over the Mustangs, also defeating them 4-2 at home on Sept. 15. The win was the sixth straight for Connellsville… More »
Ally Bezjak was not ready for her season to end. In the Class 5A WPIAL Consolation Game, Bezjak drove in three runs, including the game-winning run in the eighth inning to lift Albert Gallatin to a 4-3 win against Connellsville at Seton Hill University on Tuesday. Bezjak’s single in the eighth inning qualified the Colonials… More »
Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery
Jimmy Malone continued his strong start to the 2018 season, tossing eight shutout innings in a 5-0 victory over Castleton Saturday afternoon for Saint Vincent College. The sophomore southpaw recorded six strikeouts and issued just one walk in the victory. Malone scattered four hits and limited the Spartans to a .179 batting average. The Connellsville graduate… More »
Class 5A First-Team All-Section Photo Gallery
Boys Class 6A First-Team Photo Gallery
The 16-team field in the girls basketball Class 5A bracket will feature every team playing in the first round and the top four seeds receiving a bye. Below are capsules on each first round matchup that will take place on Friday. No. 1 Trinity Hillers (19-3) vs. No. 16 Plum Mustangs (6-16) At West Allegheny,… More »
Jimmy Leichliter, a Connellsville graduate, helped guide the Golden Tornadoes to a 3-0 mark last week after averaging 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In a league win at Chatham University last Wednesday, he finished with game highs in both points (20) and rebounds (season-best 12). It was his third double-double… More »