Posts Tagged ‘Game Summary’

Penn Hills Girls’ Basketball Smothers Gateway In Section Opener, 38-21

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The WPIAL Class AAAA runners up from a year ago, the Penn Hills Indians, opened section play with an impressive 38-21 victory over the Gateway Gators on Friday night. Proving they again will be a top contender for a WPIAL title this season, the Indians defense silenced the Gators who connected for only six field… More »

Central Catholic Tops Penn-Trafford For WPIAL Title

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The Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings won their second WPIAL Class AAAA championship in the last three years with a 24-17 triumph over the Penn-Trafford Warriors on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field. Toledo recruit Ronnie Jones spearheaded the Vikings toward victory with 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns. It’s the fifth consecutive season that a team… More »

NA Converts 6 Turnovers Into 38-10 Win At North Hills

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In a rough and rugged rivalry game against the North Hills Indians, the North Allegheny defense forced six turnovers to lift the Tigers to a 38-10 victory at Martorelli Stadium on Friday night. The win, North Allegheny’s seventh in a row and fifth straight against North Hills, clinched a share of the Northern Eight Conference… More »

SPARTANS BLANK TIGERS TO CLAIM THIRD WPIAL CROWN

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By Dave Floyd After missing the playoffs for the first time in 32 years in 2014, the Hempfield softball team responded in a big way in 2015. Hempfield starting pitcher Morgan Ryan stymied the North Allegheny offense, allowing only a single hit to lead the Spartans to a 3-0 victory Tuesday evening at California University’s… More »

Central Catholic Wins First WPIAL Baseball Crown

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By Mike Azadian For the first time in school history the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings won a WPIAL baseball championship by defeating the Norwin Knights by a score of 2-0. The only other time the Vikings had been to the championship was 1979. It took 36 years to add a baseball trophy to the storied… More »

Second Half Stampede Leads Colts Past Tigers For WPIAL Title

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A strong second half by Chartiers Valley propelled the Colts to a 78-67 win over the North Allegheny Tigers in the WPIAL Championship Game on Saturday night from the Peterson Events Center. The Tigers led by ten at the half, but the Colts shot 76 percent in the second half to gallop to their first… More »

Lady Knights Taste WPIAL Gold For First Time

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The Norwin girls’ basketball team won its first ever WPIAL championship with a convincing 54-34 triumph over the Penn Hills Indians on Saturday night at the Peterson Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The game was tied 11-11 after one quarter, but the Knights dominated the remainder of the game en… More »

McKeesport Locks Up Share Of Section 2 Title By Topping Gateway

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The McKeesport Tigers earned a share of the Section 2-AAAA title on Friday night with a 62-52 road win over the Gateway Gators in Monroeville. The Plum Mustangs, who were tied with the Tigers to enter the night, defeated Franklin Regional to also capture a share of the section crown. Gateway opened the game with… More »

Gators Take Bite Out Of McKeesport In Section Finale

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The Gateway girls’ basketball team secured second place in Section 2-AAAA with a 45-35 win over the McKeesport Lady Tigers on Friday night.  The Gators started fast and finished strong to cut down their section rival. Seniors Morgan Hainsey and Elena Merlino knocked down open jumpers, including one trey apiece, to open up a 10-0… More »

Top Ranked Hempfield Dominant Over Norwin

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The Hempfield Spartans are the #1 ranked team in the WPIAL and they looked like it tonight.  From the opening tip they stormed out of the gate and there was little the Norwin Knights could do to keep up.  Two Division I athletes would steal the show on senior night and they alone outscored the… More »