Posts Tagged ‘Mars’

Football Class 5A First Round Preview

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The WPIAL held its pairings meeting on Monday and with an expanded Class 5A from a year ago, had its work cut out for them. With three sections, the 16-team field will feature no byes and all eight first round matchups occurring tonight at the location of the higher seed. All games will kickoff at… More »

2017-18 WPIAL and PIAA Champions

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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.

Mars gets game-winning hit in Ninth Inning; Advances to PIAA Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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 »

Mars Handles First Place North Hills On The Road

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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

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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 »