WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The last set of teams for Class 6A boys basketball will finally get on the court for a meaningful game today, ending their nearly two week layoff from the regular season. All games will be played in the afternoon on a neutral court No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (20-2) vs. No. 9 Peters Township Indians (16-7) At North Hills, 3 PM It’s been awhile since Pine-Richland has suffered a defeat. The undefeated… More »
It’s been awhile since any of these teams have played a meaningful game. Due to there only being two sections, the eight team tournament had to wait for everyone else to play, giving them an extended break. The break is over. The quarterfinals will begin tonight, with all four games starting at 6:30 p.m. on… More »
The top boys basketball classification begin the WPIAL playoffs tonight. The 12-team bracket will feature byes for the top four teams. The top four seeds are Pine-Richland, Latrobe, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair, respectively. All games will start at 8 p.m. at a neutral site. No. 5 Butler Golden Tornado (17-4) vs. No. 12 Connellsville Falcons (8-14) At Canon-McMillan Butler could have easily received a first round… More »
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The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team captured its third straight Section 2-6A regular season title Friday night with a 69-65 win at Peters Township. The Blue Devils have put themselves in position now to enter the Class 6A playoffs as the top seed for the second straight season. The Indians had upset on their mind… More »
The Peters Township girls basketball team are one win away from clinching the Section 2-6A regular season title outright after defeating visiting Bethel Park on Monday night, 61-46. The Indians hold a two-game lead on the Black Hawks after sweeping the regular season series. They won at Bethel Park back on Jan. 3, 68-60 in… More »
The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team held a narrow 43-40 lead against up-and-coming Peters Township heading into the fourth quarter, but the experience of the Blue Devils and the home crowd propelled them to a 61-49 Section 2-6A win on Friday night. Mt. Lebanon outscored Peters Township 18-9 in the final quarter. The Blue Devils… More »
Heading into Thursday’s Section 2-6A match up between Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon, the two teams combined for only one section loss. Now both teams have combined for two, both for Mt. Lebanon, as the Indians went into the Blue Devils gym and came away with a convincing 64-36 win. PT controlled the game from… More »
Up until this point of the season, the Peters Township girls basketball team wasn’t tested too much throughout the season. The Indians have outscored opponents, 542-284, through its first eight games of the season. On Thursday, Bethel Park gave them all they could handle in a battle of top five teams in Class 6A. The… More »