WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Gateway girls’ basketball team secured second place in Section 2-AAAA with a 45-35 win over the McKeesport Lady Tigers on Friday night. The Gators started fast and finished strong to cut down their section rival. Seniors Morgan Hainsey and Elena Merlino knocked down open jumpers, including one trey apiece, to open up a 10-0… More »
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 »
Plum senior Courtney Zezza was recently recognized for scoring her 1,000th point last month. The St. Francis recruit scored 27 points on January 23 against McKeesport to surpass the 1,000-point milestone. The Mustangs currently sit in fourth place in Section 2-AAAA with a record of 6-4 and 10-9 overall. (Pictured above: Bob Alpino – Plum… 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 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 »
Mt. Lebanon sophomore McKenzie Bushee blocked a layup attempt by Bethel Park’s Justina Mascaro with 10 seconds left in overtime to help the Blue Devils preserve a 63-61 victory over the Black Hawks in Section 4-AAAA play on Monday night. Bushee scored 24 points for the Blue Devils, 16 after halftime, and contributed several clutch baskets… More »
The Seneca Valley Raiders stormed out of the gates for a big lead and grounded the Oakland Catholic Eagles on the road, 62-32, in the Section 3-AAAA opener and the Quad-A Girls’ Basketball game of the Week. Seneca Valley used a 14-0 run to start the contest and took firm hold of the game with… More »
The Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Teams have been released today and there are six WPIAL Quad-A players who have made the list. For the Quad-A boys, New Castle’s Malik Hooker (21.8 ppg) and Hampton’s Ryan Luther (22.1 ppg) received first team all-state selections. Additionally, Luther was named the Pennsylvania Quad-A Player of the Year. New… More »
Spring-Ford used a 15-0 second half run to help lift the reigning state champion Rams over the North Allegheny Tigers on Tuesday night, 46-32, in the PIAA semifinals at Chambersburg High School. The second half surge by the Rams turned a 25-20 third quarter lead into a 40-25 fourth quarter advantage for a Spring-Ford team… More »