WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Class 5A girls basketball playoffs are underway tonight with the first round. The 12 team field will feature byes for the top four seeds, Chartiers Valley, Oakland Catholic, Gateway, and Penn Hills, respectively. All games will be played on a neutral court. No. 5 Franklin Regional Panthers (16-6) vs. No. 12 South Fayette Lions (13-9) At Keystone Oaks, 8 p.m. Franklin Regional finished a game behind Gateway for the section title,… More »
First-Team Photo Gallery
First-Team Photo Gallery
With 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, freshman Alyssa Clutter made two free throws to give Trinity a 34-33 lead. The Hillers held onto that that against visiting South Fayette, not allowing them to get a shot off in the final seconds for a crucial Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The win gave Trinity sole… More »
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team pulled away from host South Fayette in the middle quarter for a 59-51 Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The Jaguars and Lions were deadlocked at 17-17 after the first quarter. TJ was able to build a little bit of momentum in the second quarter, as they went into… More »
Senior Joe Pipilo scored 29 points to lead Chartiers Valley to a home Section 2-5A win against South Fayette on Tuesday in an early season battle. Trailing by three points at halftime, the Colts outscored the Lions 18-12 in the third quarter to take the lead for good. Also scoring in double figures was junior Sean Banas with 12… More »
The Trinity girls basketball team saw one bucket go through the net in the first quarter, but heated up to pick up a 47-41 Section 1-5A road win at South Fayette on Monday night. The Hillers trailed 7-2 after the first eight minutes, but erupted for 18 points in the second quarter to pull within… More »
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 Chartiers Valley girls’ basketball team will get a better seed in the playoffs than South Fayette in the WPIAL playoffs after defeating the Lions, 57-40, to finish in second place in Section 1-5A. South Fayette finished in third place. The Colts were in control of the entire game as they took a 31-22 lead… More »
The West Allegheny girls’ basketball team trailed most of the night in essentially what would turn out to be the section championship at South Fayette on Friday night. The Indians trailed 50-41 entering the fourth quarter, but they just needed to have patience. That plan worked out when junior Patience Ashaolu connected on the game-winning 3-pointer… More »