WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report The first round of the Class AAAA playoffs are in the books, and while both a #12 and #13 seed moved on to the second round, there were no real “upsets”. Teams have taken care of business, as eight teams have advanced to the quarterfinal round. Let’s… More »
North Allegheny shook off a cold first half with 50 percent shooting in the second half and ran away from the Norwin Knights in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs, 66-36, from Fox Chapel High School on Wednesday night. The Tigers connected on only 9 of 30 shot attempts in the first 16 minutes,… More »
North Allegheny baseball players Brandon Rossier and Mitch Machi have signed letters of intent to continue their academic and playing careers. Rossier, who is also a kicker on the NA football team, has signed on to play at Walsh University, a Division II school in North Canton, Ohio. In the fall, Rossier averaged 33.2 yards… More »
The Lady Tigers pounced on Latrobe early and invoked the mercy rule by the third quarter as top-seeded North Allegheny rolled to a 77-34 victory in round one of the WPIAL Class AAAA Playoffs. Latrobe played without its top scoring threat, sophomore Madison Kollar due to a leg injury suffered in Monday’s regular season finale,… More »
By Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report What if your coach told you that if you go undefeated, win your section, and finish the season 19-2, that you would be a #6 seed heading into the playoffs? That would make most players and coaches crazy. Well that is what happened to Hempfield, coming out of… More »
The Top Seeds: With a third consecutive undefeated regular season, there was little doubt that the New Castle Red Hurricanes would receive the top seed in the WPIAL Boys Quad-A bracket. The two-time reigning champions have not been tested for a full 32 minutes by a WPIAL opponent this season and have played inspired ball… More »
The Top Seeds: Winners of 19 games in a row, the North Allegheny Lady Tigers (20-1) received the top seed in the WPIAL Girls Class AAAA bracket. The Section 3 champions rolled through the regular season behind a stingy defense that creates turnovers and turns them into points. The Tigers top scorer is three-point specialist… More »
North Allegheny staved off a fourth quarter rally by the Shaler Titans and hung on for its 16th straight win, defeating the Titans, 53-46, on Monday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. The Lady Tigers constructed a 47-31 lead in the final period before Shaler went on a 14-2 run to trim the NA advantage… More »
Before an electric crowd at North Allegheny High School, the third-ranked NA Tigers outlasted the second-ranked Hampton Talbots on Friday night, 68-62, for an important Section 3-AAAA victory. In the first meeting between these section rivals, the Talbots earned a 62-61 overtime win without the services of Pitt-recruit Ryan Luther who was out with an… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers clinched a playoff spot out of Section 3-AAAA on Friday night with an 80-65 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. The Tigers jumped to a 43-26 lead by halftime and held off the Raiders comeback efforts in the second… More »