WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Gateway girls basketball team was not in a good position during the first three quarters of its Class 5A First Round game against Penn-Trafford at Norwin on Tuesday night. The Gators only scored two points in the first quarter and eight in the first half, but were able to stage a furious rally in… More »
In what turned out to be a nailbiter on Monday night at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded West Allegheny Indians were able to take down the fifth-seeded McKeesport Tigers, 65-62, to advance to the WPIAL Quarterfinals. West Allegheny came out hot hitting five three-pointers in the first quarter and leading 22-11. McKeesport got 14… More »
First Team Photo Gallery
First Team Photo Gallery
First Team Photo Gallery
First Team Photo Gallery
North Allegheny used stellar outside shooting and big second half defense to roll past North Hills 61-40. With the win, the Tigers clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in Section 1-6A. Both teams offenses came out on fire going back-and-forth hitting on all cylinders. North Allegheny excelled from behind the line and led 20-15…. More »
It was simple for both teams. Winner makes the playoffs. That winner, was Penn-Trafford who used stellar second half defense to overcome a halftime deficit and win the game 44-40 at Latrobe. Penn-Trafford was hot behind the arc early jumping out to a 15-11 lead after a quarter. The Warriors went ice cold in the… More »
Upper St. Clair hit clutch free throws down the stretch and was able to hang on to defeat section rival Mt. Lebanon, 53-48, on Tuesday night. It was Mt. Lebanon’s first section loss of the season. Upper St. Clair jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but Mt. Lebanon fought back to only trail by four… More »
Butler clinched their first section title since 1992 in a 68-63 win Tuesday night on the road at Pine-Richland. The game was back-and-forth all night long, as the biggest lead in the game was 10 points and in the second half was six points. Pine-Richland started the game with a ton of energy in front… More »