Class 5A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams Announced
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Shaler suffered their first section loss of the season as they fell to Mars, 74-61, in a Section 3-5A game Tuesday night. Starters carried most of the offensive load, scoring all but five combined points in the game. Both offenses started the game slow except for Mars’ Mihali Stefanos who jumped out of the gate… More »
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Junior Teddy Ruffner scored two second half touchdowns and the defense limited North Hills to a one first quarter touchdown in Mars’ 14-7 road victory on Friday Night. The win brought the Fightin’ Planets into a second place tie in the section with the Indians. It was also their third straight section win in as… More »
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Marina Manuppelli hit .692 (9-for-13) in a pair of doubleheader sweeps last week for Geneva College. She finished the week with 11 RBIs, three doubles, a home run and a pair of runs scored. Manuppelli drilled a three-run walk-off homer in last Wednesday’s 5-4 game one victory over Carnegie Mellon University. In last Tuesday’s sweep… More »
In a battle of two of the top teams in Class 5A, Mars got the best of South Fayette at home on Wednesday in Section 2 action, 7-3. Junior Joe Craska got the win for the Planets, going 5.1 innings and striking out 4 batters. Sophomore Alex Heavner finished off the rest of the game on the… More »
One way to assure a win is to make all of your shots. Mars nearly did that in the second half of its PIAA quarterfinals game on Friday night at Sharon High School against District 10 champion, Meadville. The Planets converted on 14 of 16 shot attempts in the second half to break open the… More »
Mars spent the entire second half playing catch up, but all the energy exerted was well worth it in the end. With 2.6 seconds left in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Friday night, senior Andrew Recchia hit a 3-pointer to send top-seed Mars to a 58-56 win against No…. More »