WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Joe David picked up his 300th win as the Mt. Lebanon boys basketball coach on Saturday, in a convincing 72-38 home win against Peters Township. David has led the Blue Devils to a 12-1 overall record and 5-0 mark in Section 2-6A. The fifth straight win was a rescheduled game due to Friday’s inclement weather…. More »
In its biggest game of the season, the Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team was able to deliver its biggest win, a 44-43 victory against section favorite, Peters Township. The win caused a log jam at the top of the Section 3-6A standings, with three teams tied for first place at 3-1. Besides, Mt. Lebanon and… More »
By Logan Wright The Bethel Park girls’ varsity basketball team had a convincing Section 3-6A win Monday night against Mt. Lebanon, defeating the Blue Devils 55-36. Leading the way for the Black Hawks was freshman Olivia Westphal with 24 points and also sophomore Maddie Dziezgowski with 10. Senior Kam Lach and junior Maria Cerro each… More »
By Eli Achtzehn and Mitch Davis The Baldwin girls varsity basketball team suffered a tough loss in a rivalry game to Mt. Lebanon on Thursday night, 47-36, in the Section 3-AAAAAA opener. Coming off of a close win at Mckeesport, the Highlanders had hoped to carry the momentum into the game against the Blue Devils,… More »
2017 Class 5A and 6A Coaches of the Year 2017 Class 6A Southeastern Conference First Team 2017 Class 6A Northern Seven Conference First Team 2017 Class 5A Allegheny Nine Conference First Team 2017 Class 5A Big East Conference First Team
In an early season non-section clash, the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils used a big fourth quarter to come away with a 67-56 victory at North Allegheny on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter, but after a cold shooting first half the visitors shot 52-percent (13 of 25) in… More »
As teams across the state get ready to compete for the state championship this weekend – including Gateway and Pine-Richland – others found out what classification they will be competing in 2018. A number of Class 5A and 6A schools in the WPIAL have changed their classification. In Class 6A, Penn Hills, Shaler, Bethel Park… More »
The 2017-2018 basketball season tips off on Friday night and one of the top tip-off tournaments in the area will be the Wright Automotive Tournament at North Allegheny. The Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament is a four-day hoops spectacular that features six of the most prominent programs in girls’ basketball in Western Pennsylvania, including the reigning… More »
The North Allegheny defense intercepted four passes, including one pick six by junior defensive back Nikko Rankin, to spark a 38-14 triumph over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals on Friday night. The Tigers also posted five quarterback sacks to slow down the high-octane Mt. Lebanon offense. It was the… More »
No. 1 Pine-Richland (10-0) vs. No. 8 Norwin (5-5) At 7:30 p.m. No one has been able to stop the Rams this season, and it will be a tall task for the Knights to be the one to do so. Pine-Richland has put up an astounding 49.7 points per game led by senior quarterback and… More »