WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Upper St. Clair Head Coach Danny Holzer earned his 400th career win on Friday as the Panthers defeated Bethel Park, 75-64, in overtime. Tanner Gensler had a game high 23 points including nine in overtime. Chris Pantelis had 14 points and Ben Sandusky had 13. Holzer is in his 24th season as Upper St. Clair’s… More »
It was only a matter of time before one of the more prolific scorers in the WPIAL joined the 1,000 point fraternity. Pine-Richland senior Dan Petcash doesn’t have to wait any longer after achieving that feat on Friday in a 85-64 win at North Hills. The win also clinched the Section 1-6A title after the Rams… More »
The number of unbeatens in the WPIAL for boys basketball went from one to none on Friday night after Chartiers Valley went on the road and defeated Moon, 69-66 in double overtime. The two teams have split the regular season series with Moon winning on 69-64 on Jan. 8 The Tigers still can win the… More »
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 North Allegheny boys’ basketball team punched its ticket into the WPIAL playoffs with a 62-45 road win at Seneca Valley on Friday night. The Tigers earned the Section 1-6A victory on the strength of a stingy defense that didn’t allow many open looks and limited the Raiders to 34-percent shooting on the night. The… More »
Thursday night’s outcome for Oakland Catholic was never in doubt as the Eagles cruised to a 74-35 Section 3-5A win at home against Laurel Highlands. There was plenty of excitement though for the home team as senior Alexis Sestric recorded her 1,000th point of her career. Sestric did so by posting a game-high 25 points to… More »
The section title is out of reach for the Shaler boys basketball team, but a win compiled with a Franklin Regional loss on Tuesday night brought them to a second place tie with two section games to go. The Titans defeated Hampton, 57-49, at home in Section 3-5A action. Shaler led comfortably throughout the game… More »
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team knew they needed to play their best to come away with a win at Butler on Tuesday night. The Rams exceeded their expectations, knocking off the Golden Tornado for the second time this season, 95-76. Pine-Richland beat Butler 79-74 at home on Jan. 8 despite a 51-point effort from junior… More »
Junior Jayla Wehner banked in a runner from the paint with 6.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 Norwin to a 44-43 win over top-ranked North Allegheny on Tuesday night. The Tigers still had a chance to win following the Wehner basket, but senior Jessica Kolesar’s steal in the waning seconds secured the Section 1-6A… More »
La Roche forward Jenna Cole helped La Roche College to a 2-1 record last week, averaging a double-double with 20.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Cole picked up a pair of double-doubles, with 17 points and 13 rebounds in Wednesday’s victory over University of Pitt-Greensburg, and 25 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday’s victory over D’Youville…. More »