WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The #4 MSA ranked Norwin Lady Knights performed like a championship caliber club in their showdown with #8 ranked Hempfield Lady Spartans. It was senior night at Hempfield but a junior would steal the show as Alayna Gribble was just too much to handle. This game was close in the first quarter though the Knights… More »
North Allegheny used 70-percent shooting in the second half to seize control of the game as the Tigers topped the Central Catholic Vikings on Friday night, 72-52, in the Quad-A Conference Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week. With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Vikings played an intense and spirited defense and held… More »
The Franklin Regional Panthers played host to Gateway Gators in a must win scenario for both teams. Albeit the consequences were different for each team both needed the win equally to achieve their goals. The Panthers playoff hopes were on the line as they were the fifth place team in Section 2 and needed a… More »
The last time Bethel Park lost a game, the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils defeated the Black Hawks 63-61 in overtime on December 22. On Monday night, the Black Hawks avenged that loss with a 49-40 triumph over their Section 4-AAAA foe and clinched a WPIAL playoff spot in the process. The win keeps Bethel Park… More »
by Patrick McKay The Penn Trafford Lady Warriors are the defending WPIAL Champions and their position at the top of rankings remains unquestioned. They have won 16 straight games and are undefeated in Section 1-AAAA play. Tonight they played host and defeated their rival, the Hempfield Lady Spartans, in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers surged into a first place tie in Section 3-AAAA with the Pine-Richland Rams courtesy of a 55-43 road win over the Shaler Titans on Thursday night in the MSA Sports and Quad-A Conference Girls’ Basketball Game of the Week. The victory was NA’s ninth straight over the Titans. While the scoreboard displayed… More »
The #2 MSA-ranked Hempfield Spartans sent a message to Section 1 this evening in a pivotal match up with the #9 MSA-ranked Greater Latrobe Wildcats. Before the tip both teams were undefeated at 5-0 in section play having defeated all other foes the first time through. However Hempfield proved tonight that they are still the… More »
The Chartiers Valley Colts dealt the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils their first section loss of the season with a 71-57 triumph on Friday night’s Quad-A Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week. The victory for Chartiers Valley, along with wins by Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair, creates a four-way tie for first place in Section… More »
The Baldwin Highlanders raced to a 21-point lead in the first half on their way to a 61-48 road victory over the Upper St. Clair Panthers in the Quad-A Girls Basketball Game of the Week. Baldwin lit up the scoreboard in the first quarter and poured in five 3-pointers in the opening stanza for a… More »
by Patrick McKay On Tuesday night the Pine Richland Rams hosted the Central Catholic Vikings in a pivotal Section 3 match up. After this year’s run in football for these two schools one might think that it could not compare to AAAA WPIAL football championship but after seeing these two square off it may have… More »