WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network SOFTBALL 6A SECTION 1 Canon-McMillan (0-2, 0-2) at Hempfield (4-1, 1-1) – 4 pm Canon-McMillan has dropped their first two games of the season, both section games. They have fallen to Norwin (15-5) and North Allegheny (9-7). Hempfield is off to a great start, they won their first two… More »
Photo Credit: @SFLionsBaseball (Twitter) BASEBALL 6A SECTION 1 Allderdice (1-0, 0-0) at Seneca Valley (4-0, 0-0) – 4 pm Allderdice won their opening game of the season against Keystone Oaks, 5-1. Seneca Valley has won their first four contests. They have defeated Norwin (11-3), Bethel Park (6-3), Mt. Lebanon (5-3) and Plum (5-2). Seneca Valley… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BASEBALL NON-SECTION Canon-McMillan 9, Upper St. Clair 2 Andrew Kocan was 4-for-4 while Tyson Mead had three hits and drove in two runs as Canon-McMillan (2-1) took down previously undefeated Upper St. Clair (3-1) 9-2 in a non-section game on Thursday. Pine-Richland 7, North Catholic 4 Jacob McGuire went… More »
SOFTBALL 6A SECTION 1 Pine-Richland (1-3, 1-0) at Baldwin (0-4, 0-1) – 5 pm Pine-Richland lost their first three games of the season but bounced back when section play began picking up a 6-5 win over Butler on Monday. Baldwin has dropped their first four games of the year. They fell to Seneca Valley, 8-0,… More »
BASEBALL 5A SECTION 1 Armstrong 6, Plum 5 – 10 innings Brayden Wright walked it off with a homerun in the 10th inning and was also the winning pitcher as Armstrong (2-2, 1-1) bounced back to split the season series with Plum (1-2, 1-1) with a 6-5 extra inning win on Tuesday. Mason Schrecengost had… More »
BASEBALL 5A SECTION 1 Plum (1-1, 1-0) at Armstrong (2-1, 0-1) – 3:45 pm Plum won the opening game of the series yesterday, 12-2. Jack Anderson had a home run and drove in five runs for Plum while Colin Watson drove in two runs. Mason Schrecengost had two hits for Armstrong. Penn-Trafford (2-1, 0-1) at… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride (Twitter) The Pittsburgh Union Progress released their inaugural Boys Basketball All-Star Team yesterday. Five Big 56 players made the cut. For the complete list, click here. FIRST TEAM Royce Parham – North Hills Parham averaged 28 points and 11 rebounds during his junior campaign. He was a member of the Big… More »
MARCH 22, 2023 BASEBALL Moon (0-0) at Butler (1-0) – 3:30 pm Moon went 4-15 a season ago. They finished in last place in Section 3-5A. Jacob Despot (P/INF) and Coleman Fletcher (P/INF) are players to watch for Moon. Butler went 15-6 last season, finishing tied for fourth place in Section 1-6A. Butler defeated Pine-Richland,… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS Reading 72, New Castle 48 Reading (30-1) jumped out to a 13-point lead at halftime and used a huge third quarter to pull away from New Castle (24-4) 72-48 on Saturday afternoon at Altoona High School. Ruben Rodriguez led Reading with 27 points. Myles Grey had… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A SECOND ROUND State College 57, Central Catholic 47 In a very competitive matchup, State College (25-2) outscored Central Catholic (17-10) 24-16 in the fourth quarter to separate themselves and win the game 57-47 on Wednesday night at Central Cambria High School. Braeden Shrewsberry led State College with 26 points while Ryan… More »