WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
There’s a saying that chicks dig the long. Early in the spring of 2014, the chicks are hitting the long ball. Softballs have been flying over fences with great frequency in the first few weeks of the season and there have been some impressive team and individual performances. In our preview article, Quad A Sports… More »
As we await warmer days ahead this spring, late March is a terrific time to take a sneak peak at what’s to come this season in Quad-A baseball in 2014. Section 1 The North Allegheny Tigers are the defending WPIAL champions and boast three-year starting OF/P Mitch Machi. The University of Buffalo recruit has put… More »
All-Section First Team Photo Gallery Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mention
All-Section First Team Photo Gallery Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mentions
#4 Bethel Park vs. #12 Hempfield The Hempfield Spartans raced out of the starting gate for an early lead and eliminated the defending Quad-A champion Bethel Park Black Hawks, 56-38, in the WPIAL quarterfinals. The Spartans fell to the Black Hawks at the Bethel Park Tip-Off tournament in the second game of the season, but… More »
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 »
#4 Bethel Park vs. #13 Seneca Valley In a closely contested WPIAL first round meeting, Bethel Park and Seneca Valley were tied 23-23 heading into the fourth quarter before the Black Hawks finally sprung loose for a 36-29 victory on Tuesday night. Senior Harper Zimmer lit the fire for the Black Hawks in the final… 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 »
Junior guard Amanda Batey poured in seven three-pointers and a career-high 24 points to lift the Norwin Knights over the Hempfield Spartans on Monday night, 71-67, in a Section 1-AAAA contest. It was the second time this season the Knights defeated the Spartans and helps Norwin keep pace with first place Penn-Trafford. While Batey had… More »