WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Moon boys basketball team knows the heartache of losing on a last second shot going back to the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game. Now the Tigers know the triumph of being on the other end. With two seconds left in overtime against District 3 champion, Lower Dauphin, in the PIAA quarterfinals on Friday, senior… More »
Penn State Behrend senior AJ Nichols was named the AMCC Softball Player of the Week. The Shaler graduate finished the week with a .379 batting average and eight RBIs. She had 11 hits including five doubles and one triple. Nichols had an on-base percentage of .438 for the week, as well as a .621 slugging percentage. Against… More »
Tyler Woodrow hit .500 (11-for-22) with a pair of home runs, a double and a triple last week for Waynesburg University. He drove in a team-best 10 runs and scored six more. Woodrow slugged .909 last week and posted a .542 on-base percentage. The Pine-Richland graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Rookie of the… More »
Ramon Milke hit .571 (8-for-14) over five starts last week for Saint Vincent College, helping the Bearcats return north with a 6-1 record at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. He totaled eight RBIs and five runs scored. In last Monday’s 12-1 game one victory over Hilbert, Milke went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and a run…. More »
In a 2-0 week for Shippensburg University that included a home win over West Chester University and a 38-point rout of Bloomsburg University, Jake Biss shot 71 percent (22 of 31) from the field, including 63.6 percent from 3-point range (7 of 11). He averaged 28.5 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game while… More »
Ben Marsico tossed 6.0 shutout innings in Washington & Jefferson’s 4-0 win over No. 19 La Roche College in Saturday’s season opener. The junior right-hander allowed just three hits and struck out four, outdueling reigning Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Pitcher of the Year, Tre Thomas, to help the Presidents secure the victory. The North Allegheny… More »
Mt. Lebanon knew what it took to defeat Butler. The Blue Devils did it early in the season in convincing fashion, 87-60. The game plan for the rematch in the Class 6A WPIAL Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center was different, but the result was the same. Mt. Lebanon got out to an early… More »
North Allegheny’s bid for a WPIAL three-peat came to an end on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center with a 43-40 overtime defeat to Peters Township in the Class 6A championship game. The WPIAL title win for the Indians is their first in program history. The game was a rematch of last year’s WPIAL… More »
Chartiers Valley Head Coach Tim McConnell knows the feeling of winning a championship with his sons. Now he knows the feeling of winning one with his daughter, Megan. The McConnell’s and No. 1 Chartiers Valley completed the perfect WPIAL title run, knocking off No. 6 Thomas Jefferson for the third time this season, 64-48. It is… More »
Mars spent the entire second half playing catch up, but all the energy exerted was well worth it in the end. With 2.6 seconds left in the Class 5A WPIAL Championship Game at the Petersen Events Center on Friday night, senior Andrew Recchia hit a 3-pointer to send top-seed Mars to a 58-56 win against No…. More »