WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The playoff-bound Hempfield Spartans cruised past the Kiski Cavaliers for a 65-14 victory in a Section 1-AAAA contest on Thursday night.. After some brief sluggish play at the outset, Hempfield coach Aaron Epps called a timeout and the Spartans regained their form to top the Cavs for an easy victory. Hempfield jumped out to a… More »
In a battle between two teams atop the Section 4-AAAA standings, the third-ranked Bethel Park Black Hawks earned a 52-38 home win over the second-ranked Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils on Monday night. The reigning WPIAL champions handed Mt. Lebanon its first section loss of the season and pulls a half-game in front of their South… More »
by: Aaron Modrak, Hawk Eye The Bethel Park Black Hawks took on Upper St. Clair for a greatly anticipated Quad-A Section 4 match-up on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Bethel Park came into Tuesday’s game with a two-game losing streak against Cannon-McMillan and Mt. Lebanon. With the Storm Squad in full effect, Bethel Park defeated USC, 72-48…. More »
The North Allegheny Tigers clinched a playoff spot out of Section 3-AAAA on Friday night with an 80-65 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. The Tigers jumped to a 43-26 lead by halftime and held off the Raiders comeback efforts in the second… More »
The Baldwin Highlanders were 4.1 seconds away from a critical road victory, but Upper St. Clair junior Diandra Conwell drained a three-point shot at the buzzer to force overtime and the Panthers went on to claim a 63-58 win in Section 4-AAAA on Thursday night. The win clinches a playoff spot for the Panthers and… More »
Senior Joe Mancini buried a single game school record 11 three-pointers to lead North Allegheny to a 76-44 victory over the Shaler Titans on Tuesday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. Mancini tallied 37 points and nearly outshot the entire Shaler team, dropping in 11 of 17 from beyond the arc. The Titans totaled just 15… More »
Junior guard Amanda Batey poured in seven three-pointers and a career-high 24 points to lift the Norwin Knights over the Hempfield Spartans on Monday night, 71-67, in a Section 1-AAAA contest. It was the second time this season the Knights defeated the Spartans and helps Norwin keep pace with first place Penn-Trafford. While Batey had… More »
The last time the New Castle Red Hurricanes lost a game it was to Lower Merion in the 2013 PIAA semifinals. Avenging that defeat, New Castle extended its regular season winning streak to 60 in a row with a 62-59 victory over the Aces in double overtime at the Kobe Bryant Classic on Saturday night…. More »
In a Section 1-AAAA clash, Penn-Trafford topped the Norwin Knights for a 45-39 road victory on Tuesday night in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Girls Basketball Game of the Week. The Warriors jumped out to a 16-5 lead and wore down the fast-paced Knights with a deliberate style. Controlling the ball with guards Casey… More »
The Norwin Knights won their sixth in a row on Tuesday night, and third straight in Section 1-AAAA, with a 55-37 triumph over the visiting Penn-Trafford Warriors in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. With Norwin leading 14-10 in the second quarter, the Knights grabbed command of the game with… More »