Posts Tagged ‘Gateway’

Boys Basketball Preview: With New Castle Gone, Who Will Claim Top Spot?

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by Steve Brodzinski With New Castle’s domination over the past three seasons in the rearview mirror, there is finally room to breathe in the boys Class Quad A Division. This year provides a nice mix of talented teams, but no real juggernaut at the top, which should make for an exciting year in the WPIAL Class… More »

Quad-A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

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All-Section First Team Photo Gallery   Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mention

Quad-A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

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  All-Section First Team Photo Gallery   Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mentions

Boy’s Hoops Quarterfinal Roundup

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by Patrick McKay Three teams from Section 3 return to the WPIAL Semi-Finals for the second consecutive season and prove deserving of their top 3 positions in the seeding.  #1 New Castle, #2 Hampton and #3 North Allegheny all held the same three spots last season and made the semi’s with Hampton falling to New… More »

Breaking Down the First Round

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By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report   The first round of the Class AAAA playoffs are in the books, and while both a #12 and #13 seed moved on to the second round, there were no real “upsets”. Teams have taken care of business, as eight teams have advanced to the quarterfinal round. Let’s… More »

Penn-Trafford Rallies To Beat Plum & Other First Round Recaps

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#7 Penn-Trafford vs. #10 Plum Penn-Trafford overcame a 13-point, second half deficit and topped the Plum Mustangs, 46-43, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAAA Girls Basketball Playoffs. It’s the second straight year the Warriors have knocked off the Mustangs in the First Round and the sixth consecutive win for PT in the… More »

Quad-A Boys Basketball Playoff Preview

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The Top Seeds: With a third consecutive undefeated regular season, there was little doubt that the New Castle Red Hurricanes would receive the top seed in the WPIAL Boys Quad-A bracket. The two-time reigning champions have not been tested for a full 32 minutes by a WPIAL opponent this season and have played inspired ball… More »

Dozens Of Quad-A Players Sign Letters Of Intent

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Wednesday, February 5, marked the first day that high school seniors could sign a letter of intent with a college and there were dozens of Quad-A football players who inked their name on the dotted line. Western Pennsylvania continues to deliver top-flight recruits to colleges and amongst the most celebrated in this year’s class are”… More »