WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Oakland Catholic allowed only five points in the first half and zero in the second quarter on its way to a 46-34 win against Palmyra at Altoona in the PIAA second round on Wednesday. The WPIAL runner-up led 17-5 at halftime and were able to maintain that margin of victory in the second half. Junior… More »
Scoring was at a premium in the girls basketball Class 5A Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday afternoon, but it came down to a last second shot to give Gateway its first ever championship. With three seconds remaining, senior and Niagara University commit Jordan Edwards drained a jumper to give the Gators a 29-27… More »
No. 7 Gateway Gators (22-3) vs. No. 8 Oakland Catholic Eagles (17-8) At Petersen Events Center, 3 p.m. on Saturday is also an indication of how good Section 2 is. Both Gateway and Oakland Catholic competed in the same section and neither one came away as the section champion. That title belonged to Thomas Jefferson…. More »
A wild quarterfinals filled with upsets set up a semifinal where anything can happen in the girls’ basketball Class 5A bracket. The semifinals will happen on Wednesday and both games will be played at 8 p.m. and will not feature any of the top three seeds who were upset in the quarterfinals. Below are the… More »
The quarterfinal contestants for the girls’ basketball Class 5A playoff bracket were revealed last Friday, and today it was announced where each of those games will be played. The final eight teams are extremely familiar with each other. Three of the four quarterfinal games pit section rivals against each other. The games will take place… More »
Class 5A First-Team All-Section Photo Gallery
The 16-team field in the girls basketball Class 5A bracket will feature every team playing in the first round and the top four seeds receiving a bye. Below are capsules on each first round matchup that will take place on Friday. No. 1 Trinity Hillers (19-3) vs. No. 16 Plum Mustangs (6-16) At West Allegheny,… More »
The Gateway girls’ basketball team fended off a comeback attempt by Oakland Catholic to pick up a 37-35 Section 2-5A win and take control of second place in the section with one game remaining. The Gators have now split the season series with the Eagles, who are in third place in the section. Both teams… More »
The Thomas Jefferson girls’ basketball team only scored in three quarters but it was enough to come away with a 45-42 win at Oakland Catholic on Monday night to take sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A. Oakland Catholic took a 24-7 lead into halftime and held Thomas Jefferson scoreless in the second quarter…. More »
Bethel Park and Oakland Catholic are two of the top teams in girls basketball in their respective classifications. On Thursday night, Bethel Park was the best team on the court with a 64-47 win at home. The Eagles were able to hang with the Black Hawks for the first half, trailing 29-28 at halftime, but… More »