2017-18 WPIAL and PIAA Champions
Congratulations to all the student-athletes, coaches, and athletic departments on a successful year! Below is a review of all the teams that won WPIAL and PIAA championships this past year.
Posts Tagged ‘Mars’
Mars gets game-winning hit in Ninth Inning; Advances to PIAA Quarterfinals
The Mars baseball team had a few days to digest their tough, extra inning loss in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Now they can celebrate its own extra inning win, 3-2 in 9 innings against District 3 champion Ephrata, in the PIAA first round. In the top of the ninth, junior Tyler Kowalkowski hit a… More »
North Hills Baseball Wins Extra Inning Affair For First WPIAL Title
The North Hills baseball team waited over 40 years to get back to the WPIAL Championship. It took them a little bit longer to finally put the gold medals around their neck. The Indians defeated Mars in the Class 5A Championship Game on Wednesday, 3-2 in 11 innings, at Wild Things Park. Senior Joe Pusateri hit… More »
Mars Baseball Punches Ticket To Class 5A Championship Game
For the second year in a row, the Mars baseball team will have a shot at playing at Wild Things Park in Washington, Pa. for the Class 5A championship. After losing in the title game last year, the Planets earned their return trip with a 4-0 win against their section rival, Hampton, at North Allegheny… More »
Softball Class 5A All-Section Teams Announced
Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Baseball Class 5A All-Section Teams Announced
Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Mars Handles First Place North Hills On The Road
The North Hills baseball team had the opportunity to run away with the Section 1-5A title, but Mars made sure they brought them back into the middle the of the pack with a 9-0 win on the road on Monday. The Planets were led by a complete-game effort by junior Will Bednar, who struck out 15… More »
Mars Girls Basketball Wins First State Title
Scoring 36 points and only five in the first quarter is not the recipe for success in a state championship game. But it was one that worked for the Mars girls’ basketball team on Wednesday Night at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Planets overcame a slow start to win their first state basketball title… More »
Mars Girls Basketball Joins Boys Team In PIAA Championship Game
After watching the Mars boys basketball team clinch their spot in the Class 5A PIAA Championship Game earlier in the week, the girls team were looking to do the same. The Planets had their semifinal game against Archbishop Carroll postponed twice before finally playing it on Saturday and coming away with a 52-39 win at… More »
Cade Hetzler Send Mars Into Class 5A PIAA Championship Game
With a steep deficit facing them at halftime, the thought of a game-winning basket to send them to the Class 5A PIAA Championship Game was the last thing on Mars’ minds. But with perseverance, that’s exactly what they got. With nine seconds left in the game, senior Cade Hetzler lost his defender and was able to… More »