WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Moon sacked Montour quarterback Luke Persinger 11 times and forced two Spartan turnovers en route to a 14-10 victory in a non-conference game Friday night. It was the second year in a row the Tigers defeated Montour to begin the season. Persinger was pressured all night, especially in the fourth quarter as Montour was trying… More »
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James Diamond hit .471 (8 for 17) for Westminster during last week’s five-game stretch, totaling three home runs, a double, five RBIs and eight runs scored. He smacked a pair of homers in last Tuesday’s game one loss to Saint Vincent College, becoming the first Titan since 2012 to have a pair of home runs… More »
The Moon boys basketball team spent the entire first half playing with the lead, but it took a furious fourth quarter rally to get past District 12 champion, Archbishop Wood. Down by nine points in the fourth quarter, the Tigers outscored the Vikings 30-13 in the final eight minutes to come away with a 74-64… More »
There was a bad taste in the mouth of the Moon players and coaches after the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. The Tigers lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds to Mars, and were hoping for a chance at redemption. They got that on Monday night and took full advantage, knocking off Mars, 73-55 at… More »
The Moon boys basketball team knows the heartache of losing on a last second shot going back to the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Now the Tigers know the triumph of being on the other end. With two seconds left in overtime against District 3 champion, Lower Dauphin, in the PIAA quarterfinals on Friday, senior… 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 »
No. 1 Mars Planets (23-1) vs. No. 3 Moon Tigers (22-1) At Petersen Events Center, 9 PM Tonight’s matchup shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as these teams were two of the best from the start of the season. They are also familiar with this stage. Mars is the defending Class 5A WPIAL champions, defeated Franklin Regional a year ago, 54-44. Moon found themselves in that position two years ago,… More »
There was only one minor upset in the quarterfinals in Class 5A last Friday with No. 5 Chartiers Valley topping No. 4 Woodlands Hills. The top three seeds who received byes had no problem dusting off the rust after a long layoff to come away with easy wins. Both semifinal games tonight will be played… More »