WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The backcourt of juniors Bryce Butler and Reed Fenton lead Latrobe to a 66-40 Section 3-6A win at Norwin on Friday Night. Fenton finished with a game-high 23 points and Butler added 17 points. Josh Ratesic had a team-high 21 points for the Knights. The Wildcats won all four quarters against the Knights, building their lead after each one…. More »
Both Norwin and Penn Hills were playing its first games since the Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament at North Allegheny over a week ago. Norwin went 0-3 with three single digit losses and Penn Hills went 1-2. The Knights turned those lessons they learned in the opening tournament into their first win, a 51-38 Section 2-AAAAAA… 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
On Friday, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team showed they can play with a lead the entire game in their season-opening win. On Saturday, they proved they can overcome adversity, and a double-digit deficit, to come away with the same result. The Tigers erased an 11-point deficit midway through the third quarter for a 61-52… 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 senior class for the Norwin girls soccer team will go down as one of the most decorated team in school history. The Knights (21-2-1) had been to three WPIAL champion games, won two WPIAL titles, and now they can add a state title to their resume. The girls defeated Neshaminy out of District 1,… More »
Norwin continued to roll in the Class 4A girls soccer state playoffs with its third straight shutout on Tuesday Night at Chambersburg High School. The Knights latest victim was Conestoga Valley, as Norwin came away with a 2-0 win to advance to its first state championship appearance since 1997. Norwin scored a goal in 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 »
No. 2 Penn-Trafford (16-3-1) vs. No. 4 Norwin (17-1-1) At Highmark Stadium (3:30 p.m.) The expectation for Norwin and everyone else familiar with its program was to compete for a WPIAL and PIAA championship. So it is no surprise that they are playing in today’s game. Although it shouldn’t come as a complete surprise that… More »