WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
It didn’t take long for the Upper St. Clair boys basketball team to get over its loss against Mt. Lebanon. One night later, the Panthers picked up their most impressive win of the season, a 58-51 win against City League Powerhouse, Allderdice. Allderdice has already picked up convincing wins against Class 6A contenders Butler and… More »
As they say over in Penn Hills, “It’s A Great Day To Be An Indian”. Tuesday night was a great night to be an Indian as the Penn Hills boys and girls basketball teams swept section rival, Woodland Hills, to take over first place in its respective sections. The girls team won 68-41, followed by… More »
Heading into Tuesday night’s showdown, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair both had an unblemished conference record. For the Panthers, they could say that about their overall record as well. Not anymore. After a close game throughout, Mt. Lebanon took control of the fourth quarter to come away with a 56-46 Section 2-6A win at… More »
The Trinity girls basketball team ran out of time in the fourth quarter as host Thomas Jefferson was able to hold onto a 65-57 Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The win gave the Jaguars sole possession of second place in the standings over Trinity. TJ jumped out to a 23-12 lead after the first… More »
The Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team own sole possession of this place in Section 2-6A and are only a game behind for second place after a 58-42 win at Upper St. Clair on Monday night. Heading into the game, the Blue Devils and Panthers were tied for third place. Mt. Lebanon controlled the game from… More »
Despite it being a loss, McKeesport is coming off its best offensive performance of the season, scoring 91 points against Woodland Hills. That didn’t phase Penn Hills as the Indians went into Tiger Country and came away with a 81-48 Section 1-5A win on Friday night. The Indians had a comfortable lead throughout the game,… More »
Not many have put the Fox Chapel boys basketball team in the conversation as one of the elite teams in Class 6A. Now is the time to do so as the Foxes won their fourth straight game and third straight section game with a 69-54 Section 3-6A win at Penn-Trafford Friday night. Fox Chapel methodically… More »
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team held a narrow 43-40 lead against up-and-coming Peters Township heading into the fourth quarter, but the experience of the Blue Devils and the home crowd propelled them to a 61-49 Section 2-6A win on Friday night. Mt. Lebanon outscored Peters Township 18-9 in the final quarter. The Blue Devils… More »
With a consistent effort on the glass and at the free-throw line, the North Allegheny Tigers won their second straight game in Section 1-6A play with a 65-47 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders on Friday night at NASH. The Tigers outrebounded the Raiders, 33-23, including 10 offensive boards. Sophomore Khalil Dinkins provided a team-high eight rebounds,… More »
Senior Adia Brisker’s layup went through the hoop just before the buzzer to lift Penn Hills to a 32-31 Section 3-5A win at Oakland Catholic on Thursday night. The Indians inbounded the ball from the far side with 2.8 seconds left and down by one leading up to Brisker’s heroics. Scoring was at a premium throughout… More »