WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Fresh off its first section loss of the season, Oakland Catholic was able to right the ship in a pivotal game against Gateway on Thursday night. Both teams entered the game with one loss in the section, but only the Eagles maintained that in their 39-32 win. The Eagles have relied a lot on their… More »
Heading into the season, Oakland Catholic was a favorite to win its section. The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team made sure everyone will remember its name with a 58-45 win over the Eagles on Monday night. The teams were deadlocked at 40-40 entering the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars took full control, outscoring the Eagles… More »
2017 First Team All-Section Photo Gallery
The WPIAL girls’ volleyball playoffs will continue tonight with the quarterfinal round with all the top teams still in the field, including the defending champion Seneca Valley. Below are capsules of each quarterfinal matchup. North Allegheny (17-0) vs. Peters Township (11-5) At North Hills (7:30 p.m.) The No. 1 Tigers easily advanced to the quarterfinals… More »
The WPIAL announced the field for the Class 4A girls’ volleyball playoffs on Monday, with no surprise that North Allegheny will be the No. 1 seed. The Tigers finished the regular season 16-0, losing only four sets the whole season. They will face the winner of Connellsville and Kiski Area on Thursday. All first round… More »
Class 6A Boys Basketball The Pine-Richland Rams (24-1) won their second straight WPIAL title and became the first ever champions in Class 6A with a 72-61 win over section rival Butler (17-9). The game was tied 29-29 at intermission but Pine-Richland surged ahead thanks in large part to Andrew Petcash who scored 14 of his… More »
2017 Girls’ Basketball All-Section Photo Gallery ************ Class 5A Second Team & Honorable Mention Class 6A Second Team & Honorable Mention
Girls Volleyball All-Section Photo Gallery 2nd Team & Honorable Mentions
Welcome to www.pabig56.com, a new website featuring the schools, teams, and athletes of Class 6-A and 5-A in the WPIAL. For fans familiar with the former Quad-A sports website, you can now visit www.pabig56.com for all the scores, schedules, team pages and championship recaps of the Big 56 Athletic Conferences. Along with coverage of 6-A… More »
The QUAD-A Conference has presented four $500 scholarships to two male and two female student athletes in recognition for their athletic and academic contributions to their school and community. The application criteria involved three main areas including: athletic, academic and extracurricular/community achievements. The awards were announced at the Spring Baseball and Softball banquet on Tuesday… More »