WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The quarterfinal contestants for the girls’ basketball Class 5A playoff bracket were revealed last Friday, and today it was announced where each of those games will be played. The final eight teams are extremely familiar with each other. Three of the four quarterfinal games pit section rivals against each other. The games will take place… More »
Boys Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Class 5A First-Team All-Section Photo Gallery
The WPIAL playoff brackets that were revealed earlier this week gave us a look at the matchups that will start the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. All first round games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The top three seeds — Mars, Highlands, and Franklin Regional — each received byes into the quarterfinals. The… More »
The 16-team field in the girls basketball Class 5A bracket will feature every team playing in the first round and the top four seeds receiving a bye. Below are capsules on each first round matchup that will take place on Friday. No. 1 Trinity Hillers (19-3) vs. No. 16 Plum Mustangs (6-16) At West Allegheny,… More »
Senior Terron Taylor‘s jumper with 4.3 seconds left lifted McKeesport to a 53-51 non-section win against Gateway in the Westmoreland Shootout at Seton Hill University on Saturday. Taylor’s bucket saved the Tigers from a collapse after they held a 16-9 lead after the first quarter in a potential Class 5A WPIAL playoff rematch. The Tigers led… More »
The Gateway girls’ basketball team fended off a comeback attempt by Oakland Catholic to pick up a 37-35 Section 2-5A win and take control of second place in the section with one game remaining. The Gators have now split the season series with the Eagles, who are in third place in the section. Both teams… More »
If the Gateway girls’ basketball team had any chance of earning a piece of the Section 2-5A regular season title, a win over first-place Thomas Jefferson was a must on Tuesday night. The Gators gave it their all and then some with a 48-47 double overtime win at home. The two teams have now split… More »
Fresh off its first section loss of the season, Oakland Catholic was able to right the ship in a pivotal game against Gateway on Thursday night. Both teams entered the game with one loss in the section, but only the Eagles maintained that in their 39-32 win. The Eagles have relied a lot on their… More »
Franklin Regional pulled away in the second and third quarters to come away with a convincing 54-36 win at Gateway in Section 3-5A play on Monday night. The Panthers only led 10-9 after the first quarter, but outscored the Gators 15-5 in the second quarter to take a 25-14 lead into halftime. Their run didn’t… More »