WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Winners of 68 consecutive regular season games, the top-ranked New Castle Red Hurricanes finished up the 2014 regular season with a 58-43 home triumph over Central Valley on Monday night. The win marks the third consecutive regular season that New Castle has concluded with an unblemished record. Senior Malik Hooker and Anthony Richards helped the… More »
By Jessica Morris The Seneca Valley girls’ basketball team hosted Keystone Oaks for their “Hoops for the Cure” pink-out game. Both teams played well, but the Lady Raiders ultimately came out victorious with a score of 47-37. The Raiders dominated the first half of the game by keeping a slow and steady pace on the… More »
The Upper St. Clair Panthers secured their second straight Section 4-AAAA crown with a 52-46 triumph over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. In the section finale for both teams, the game began with the usual air-tight defense seen from these neighboring foes…. More »
By Jessica Morris It was a nail-biter on Thursday evening as the Seneca Valley varsity girls’ basketball team faced off against Butler’s Lady Tornado. The Raiders ultimately pulled out a win against the Tornado with a close score, 51-49. Both teams started out strong in the first half. Scores remained close, and both teams seemed… More »
Entering Thursday night’s MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Girls Basketball Game of the Week, the scenario was simple for Canon-McMillan to make the playoffs. A Big Macs win, coupled with a Baldwin loss at Bethel Park, would earn Canon-McMillan a post-season berth. As it turned out, neither happened as Peters Township upset the Big Macs,… More »
North Allegheny staved off a fourth quarter rally by the Shaler Titans and hung on for its 16th straight win, defeating the Titans, 53-46, on Monday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. The Lady Tigers constructed a 47-31 lead in the final period before Shaler went on a 14-2 run to trim the NA advantage… More »
by: Luke Hatfield, Hawk Eye “It was an ugly game,” Bethel Park’s head coach Ben O’Connor said referring to the loss sustained at Mt. Lebanon January 18th. That game featured Bethel Park losing 34-32 to the Blue Devils, but this time the home team prevailed and it was Bethel Park winning 52-47 on Friday, Jan…. More »
By Patrick McKay The Boy’s version of the Quad A Sports Network Game of the Week featured the seventh-ranked Fox Chapel Foxes at the 10th-ranked Gateway Gators. The game was as close as the rankings and standings show with multiple lead changes throughout the entire contest. Both teams showed explosive athleticism meriting their position in the… More »
By Patrick McKay The Quad A Sports Network and MSA Sports Network featured a double header in our Game of the Week between Fox Chapel and Gateway. In the early edition the ladies tipped off at 6pm as Gateway played host in both contests. The Lady Foxes were seeking an outright Section Title and redemption… More »
Before an electric crowd at North Allegheny High School, the third-ranked NA Tigers outlasted the second-ranked Hampton Talbots on Friday night, 68-62, for an important Section 3-AAAA victory. In the first meeting between these section rivals, the Talbots earned a 62-61 overtime win without the services of Pitt-recruit Ryan Luther who was out with an… More »