WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
For the fourth time this postseason, Butler was able to come-from-behind and eliminate an opponent. This time the victim was Upper St. Clair as the Golden Tornado defeated the Panthers, 77-73, Wednesday night at the UPMC Event Center on the campus of Robert Morris. Offensive game plans were very successful in the first quarter as… More »
Chartiers Valley won their 57th consecutive game Wednesday night, setting the new WPIAL record for consecutive wins previously held by North Catholic girls, who won 56 consecutive games. The Lady Colts defeated Hollidaysburg, 55-38, at Greensburg Salem High School. Hollidaysburg came out with a ton of energy and scored the first seven points of the… More »
Bethel Park used early offense and clutch shooting late to upend the sixth-seed out of District 1 Upper Dublin, 47-40, Tuesday night at Chambersburg High School. Bethel Park returns to the PIAA quarterfinals after falling in the second round a year ago. The offense was working early for Bethel Park as they jumped out to… More »
The Trinity Hillers used two big runs in the first and third quarters to advance to the PIAA Second Round, defeating the Penn Hills Indians, 54-29, Saturday afternoon at South Fayette High School. After a 2-2 tie to start the game, Trinity went on a 10-0 run to finish the quarter and led 12-2 after… More »
For the third time this postseason, Butler was heading to overtime with their season on the line. For the third time this postseason, the Golden Tornado kept their season alive with a 93-90 overtime thrilling win over Central Dauphin Saturday afternoon at North Allegheny High School. Butler trailed for most of the night, but Mattix… More »
After falling to North Allegheny in the WPIAL Quarterfinals and having to hope the Tigers won the WPIAL Championship to get a chance in the state playoffs, the Fighting Highlanders of Baldwin took full advantage of their second chance taking down the top-ranked team in the state Central Dauphin, 42-35, in their state first round… More »
In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL title, a game won by Mt. Lebanon, it was the Butler Golden Tornado who got revenge defeating the Blue Devils, 60-51, Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was a huge offensive first quarter for the Golden Tornado hitting on all cylinders and jumping out to a… More »
For the third time this season, the Chartiers Valley Colts and Trinity Hillers met with the Colts winning the first two. The stakes were higher this time, but the result was the same as the Colts rolled 58-40 to win their second straight WPIAL Championship and third in four years. The Colts win was also… More »
In an overtime thriller, the second-seeded North Allegheny girls’ basketball team prevailed over top-seed Bethel Park with a 54-50 victory at the Petersen Events Center in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game. With the Tigers trailing 50-49 late in overtime, junior Lizzy Groetsch’s drive and layup gave NA a 51-50 lead with 25 seconds remaining and proved… More »
The Laurel Highlands Mustangs won their first WPIAL title since 1968, defeating the Mars Fighting Planets, 52-51, Friday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was once again a come-from-behind victory for the Mustangs as they trailed 13-12 after a quarter. Momentum was on Laurel Highlands side as they took the lead 31-29 heading into… More »