WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Dave Floyd It may have been opening night, but Rachel Martindale’s three-point shot appeared to be in midseason form on Friday. The North Allegheny junior scored 24 points on 6-of-10 shooting from distance, and the top-ranked Tigers defeated No. 2 Penn Hills 57-41 in the Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament. Martindale added five assists to… 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 »
North Allegheny athletics recently concluded a dazzling fall sports season with three state titles (Girls Tennis, Girls Golf and Girls Volleyball) to go along with an individual state champion (Ashley Huang – Girls Tennis) as well. Before the winter sports season has even tipped off, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team is projected as Class 6A’s No…. More »
Under the bright lights of the PIAA Class AAAA championship, the North Allegheny Tigers produced their most shining display of the season with a 3-0 sweep of the Bishop Shanahan Eagles on Saturday from Richland High School in Johnstown. The Tigers captured their fourth PIAA crown and first state title since 1994. NA won by… More »
In thrilling come-from-behind fashion, the North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit and topped the Garnet Valley Jaguars for a 3-2 victory in the PIAA semifinals on Tuesday night. The Tigers punched their ticket to the state championship for the first time since 2008. North Allegheny steamrolled its way to the PIAA… More »
Zach Lyon’s terrific special teams play helped Case Western University claim a 41-34 overtime win over Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday. Trailing by four with 28 seconds left and the ball on CMU’s 43-yard line, Lyon blocked a Tyler Kohman punt that was deflected back to the three, where it was scooped and returned for… More »
By Jonathan Spina After losing to Peters Township in early September and then beating them in the WPIAL Championship, the Tigers couldn’t make lightning strike twice as Peters Township ended North Allegheny’s season, beating them 3-1 in the PIAA quarterfinals. The first 20 minutes were pretty much between the 30s with both teams feeling each… More »
By Jonathan Spina The third time wasn’t a charm in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals for North Allegheny on Saturday as the Lady Tigers lost 4-0 to Norwin, their third loss of the season to the Knights. The first five minutes were dominated by Norwin but in the sixth minute North Allegheny got a huge… More »
Scouting wasn’t a problem heading into the girls’ volleyball PIAA quarterfinal match on Tuesday at Ambridge. For the third time this season, North Allegheny looked on the other side of the net and saw Seneca Valley, and for the third time this season, they came out victorious. The Tigers swept the Raiders by scores of… More »