WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
David Cricks fired off a complete-game shutout of the No. 8-ranked Mercyhurst University Lakers on Sunday. Cricks took a perfect game into the fifth inning and a no-hitter into the seventh against the Lakers. He struck out 10 and only walked two batters. It was Crick’s second consecutive start without allowing a run. He also pitched a… More »
Hannah Dietz helped Grove City College to a 4-2 mark last week by hitting .412 (7-for-17). Her two-run double Saturday highlighted Grove City’s eight-run first inning against Geneva College. She went 4-for-7 in the two games against Geneva and had at least one hit in five of the six games. She finished the week with a… More »
The boys’ basketball Class 5A quarterfinal will have a mixture of familiarity with two of the match-ups featuring section rivals and one other one pitting two teams that have already played each other once before this season. All four games will take place on Friday Night at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
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
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 »
The Mars girls’ basketball team avenged an earlier season home loss to Hampton by defeating the Talbots 59-52 on Thursday Night to clinch a share of the section title. Hampton defeated Mars 54-52 back on Jan. 15 to give the Planets their lone section loss of the season. The rivals both finished the section season… More »
Jenna Lafko, a Hampton graduate, scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to help Saint Vincent College earn a 70-67 comeback victory over Grove City College Saturday afternoon. The freshman combined to shoot 50.0 percent (9 of 18) from the floor and averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game last… More »
It wasn’t a win or go home scenario, but Tuesday night’s Section 2-5A boys basketball game between Chartiers Valley and Hampton went a long way to who can get that fourth and final playoff spot in the section. At home, the Talbots got the inside track to extend their season with a 60-49 win against… More »