WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
Mars spent the entire second half playing catch up, but all the energy exerted was well worth it in the end. With 2.6 seconds left in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Friday night, senior Andrew Recchia hit a 3-pointer to send top-seed Mars to a 58-56 win against No…. More »
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team became the second Class 6A WPIAL team to knock off City League powerhouse, Allderdice, on Saturday night. The Blue Devils defeated the Dragons in a low-scoring affair, 52-50. Upper St. Clair used the same formula when they defeated Allderdice, 58-51, back on Jan. 16. Mt. Lebanon was able to… More »
In the final regular season game for the Mars boys basketball team, senior Andrew Recchia had more to cheer about than his team ending the regular season on a 16-game win streak. Not needing many points, Recchia eclipsed the 1,000 point plateau the Planets’ 68-49 win at Hampton on Friday night. With the win Mars finishes… More »
The feeling is different when you are named co-section champs or outright section champs. The Penn Hills boys basketball team made sure they felt the latter on Friday night. The Indians knocked off the defending Section 1-5A champions, Woodland Hills, with a 63-57 win on the road. The win gave them the regular season sweep… More »
Heading into Friday night’s Section 3-5A finale, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team and Latrobe were tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the section. The Warriors made sure they would have more than just Senior night to celebrate, punching their ticket into the playoffs with a 62-32 win against the Wildcats, knocking them… More »
Heading into the Shaler at Franklin Regional boys basketball game on Tuesday night, both teams were tied for second place in the Section 3-5A standings. The Titans and Panthers were tied 43-43 entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game. Franklin Regional broke both ties by outscoring Shaler, 14-6, to come away with a 57-49 win…. More »
The Montour boys basketball team had a lot to celebrate on Tuesday night. The Spartans knocked off visiting Chartiers Valley, 59-54, to pull within a tie of second place in Section 2-5A with the Colts and senior Jaden Nelson joined the 1,000 point club in the process. Nelson finished with 13 points on the night to… More »
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team will go down as the Section 2-6A regular season champion, Upper St. Clair may be the team to watch in the section heading into the playoffs. The Panthers delivered that statement on Tuesday with a 71-45 victory at Mt. Lebanon. The two teams have now split the regular season… More »
With one game remaining in the section schedule, the Oakland Catholic girls basketball team clinched the Section 3-5A section title with a 48-43 win at Penn Hills on Tuesday night. The Indians still had a chance of catching the Eagles for the section title with a win, which would’ve given them the regular season sweep…. More »