WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team knew they needed to play their best to come away with a win at Butler on Tuesday night. The Rams exceeded their expectations, knocking off the Golden Tornado for the second time this season, 95-76. Pine-Richland beat Butler 79-74 at home on Jan. 8 despite a 51-point effort from junior… More »
Junior Jayla Wehner banked in a runner from the paint with 6.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 Norwin to a 44-43 win over top-ranked North Allegheny on Tuesday night. The Tigers still had a chance to win following the Wehner basket, but senior Jessica Kolesar’s steal in the waning seconds secured the Section 1-6A… More »
The Franklin Regional girls basketball closed the game on a 13-4 run to defeat the visiting and defending PIAA Class 5A girls basketball champions, Mars, 54-45, Monday night in Section 2 action. The Panthers stand alone in second place after picking up its second win of the season against the Planets. In the first game… More »
The Peters Township girls basketball team are one win away from clinching the Section 2-6A regular season title outright after defeating visiting Bethel Park on Monday night, 61-46. The Indians hold a two-game lead on the Black Hawks after sweeping the regular season series. They won at Bethel Park back on Jan. 3, 68-60 in… More »
Senior Joe Pipilo became the latest student-athlete from the Big 56 Conference to record his 1,000th career point. The Chartiers Valley standout did so on Saturday in the Colts’ 55-39 win against Sewickley Academy in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Montour. Pipilo accomplished the feat in the fourth quarter in leading the team with 17… More »
Senior guard Anthony Tambellini knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer in the waning seconds to help Montour rally for a 57-53 win over North Allegheny on Saturday night at the Western PA Hall of Fame Classic. The Spartans ended the game on a 16-0 run to steal away a non-section win. Despite falling behind 20-13 in… More »
The Franklin Regional boys basketball team was mere minutes away from a statement win against the top-ranked team in Class 5A on the road, Mars. The Planets had other plans, rallying from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit thanks to a 16-0 run to end the game for a 58-53 victory. The win keeps Mars in… More »
Latrobe senior Bryce Butler and Woodland Hills senior Keandre Bowles both recorded their 1,000th point on Friday night. Butler did so in a with a 22-point performance in a 87-51 win for the Wildcats against Penn-Trafford. Butler reached the milestone on a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and currently stands at exactly 1,000 points. Just like Butler,… More »
Back on Dec. 21, the Latrobe girls basketball team suffered a 60-48 loss at Penn Hills. It was a much different result the second time around at home on Thursday night. With 6.9 seconds left, senior Kayla White made the game-winning shot to propel Latrobe to a 57-56 win against Penn Hills. It was the only… More »
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team led throughout the majority of the game, but relied on a fourth quarter comeback to pick up the 41-38 Section 1-5A win at Thomas Jefferson on Thursday night to remain undefeated on the season. The Colts led 11-5 after the first quarter and 18-14 at halftime, but found themselves… More »