WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Butler’s standout junior Ethan Morton had the best night of his career, statistically. He finished with 51 points, eight rebounds and eight assists but would willingly take some of those points back if it meant a win for his team. Pine-Richland, who focused on stopping the other Golden Tornado on the court, did just enough of… 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 »
Megan Marecic averaged a double-double of 22 points and 13.3 rebounds in three contests for Seton Hill University She finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Lock Haven University. The graduate student added 20 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Slippery Rock University. Marecic had 24 points and a… More »
Jake Biss was Shippensburg University’s leading scorer in a 2-1 week that included conference wins over Mercyhurst University and East Stroudsburg University. Biss averaged 17.3 points per game, 5.3 assists per game and shot 43 percent from the field (5 of 9), 56 percent from 3-point range and a perfect 7 of 7 from the… More »
Danielle Parker averaged a double-double during Washington & Jefferson’s four-game stretch over the holiday break. The senior averaged 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game to help extend the Presidents’ winning streak to seven games. Parker recorded three double-double efforts during the stretch, bringing her season total to six and career total to 20. The… More »
Mike Simmons helped Saint Vincent College go 3-0 over the holiday break by averaging 17.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist. He registered a career-high 19 points in the Bearcats two-point win over Westminster College on January 3, knocking down 5 of 7 3-point attempts. During the three-game stretch, Simmons shot 62.9 percent (17 of… More »
The Seneca Valley boys basketball team rebounded from a slow first quarter to hold off visiting Central Catholic, 59-56, on Friday night to pick up its first Section 1-6A win of the season. The Vikings held a 20-11 lead after the first quarter, but the Raiders responded in the second to pull its halftime deficit… More »
North Allegheny and Norwin combined to win each of the last four WPIAL championships in the largest classification. With both teams entering Friday night’s Section 1-6A showdown at North Allegheny undefeated, it was bound to be another good game. After surviving a series of runs throughout the game, the Tigers were victorious, 55-44, to take… More »
Franklin Regional held a 43-35 lead at Mars entering the fourth quarter, yet it still took a shot at the buzzer to lift the Panthers to a 52-51 Section 2-5A win on Thursday night. Down by one, senior Jordan Yaniga made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to hand the Planets its first section loss of… More »
Up until this point of the season, the Peters Township girls basketball team wasn’t tested too much throughout the season. The Indians have outscored opponents, 542-284, through its first eight games of the season. On Thursday, Bethel Park gave them all they could handle in a battle of top five teams in Class 6A. The… More »