WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The 2017-2018 basketball season tips off on Friday night and one of the top tip-off tournaments in the area will be the Wright Automotive Tournament at North Allegheny. The Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament is a four-day hoops spectacular that features six of the most prominent programs in girls’ basketball in Western Pennsylvania, including the reigning… More »
Lauren Gilbert averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals last week for the 2-0 Washington & Jefferson College Presidents, converting on 43.5 percent (10 of 23) of her field goal attempts and 50.0 percent (7 of 14) of her 3-point shots. Gilbert finished with a game-high 26 points in last Wednesday’s 70-56 home win… More »
All season long, Pine-Richland relied on its potent offense to get the job done, but in a change of events, the defense was the primary factor in sending the Rams to the Class 6A PIAA Championship Game next week at Hershey. The Rams forced five Manheim Township turnovers and allowed only 69 rushing yards in… More »
Freshman Jayson Jenkins made the biggest kick of his young career on Friday night, lifting Gateway to the Class 5A PIAA championship for the first time in school history. Jenkins’ 23-yard field goal in the waning seconds broke a 28-28 tie to give the Gators a 31-28 victory against Manheim Central at Mansion Park Stadium… More »
North Allegheny athletics recently concluded a dazzling fall sports season with three state titles (Girls Tennis, Girls Golf and Girls Volleyball) to go along with an individual state champion (Ashley Huang – Girls Tennis) as well. Before the winter sports season has even tipped off, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team is projected as Class 6A’s No…. More »
Cheyenne Trest scored a career-high 22 points in Seton Hill University’s 88-74 road win at West Virginia State University on Sunday afternoon. She added six assists in the win. The freshman was 7 of 10 from the floor, 3 of 4 from three and 5 of 6 from the line. Trest has scored in double… More »
The early game jitters for Gateway didn’t last long, as the Gators erupted for a 49-30 win against District 10 champion Hollidaysburg in the Class 5A PIAA quarterfinals at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona on Saturday afternoon. The win was the first in program history in the state playoffs. Gateway was only able to muster… More »
It wasn’t as early as they are use to, but it only took 28 seconds at the start of the second half for Pine-Richland to take control of the game in its 49-21 win against District 6 champion, State College, in the Class 6A PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Hempfield High School. With the… More »
If there was a most valuable player for the WPIAL last year, Zane Dudek would be at the top of a lot of the ballots. In his senior season, Dudek rushed for a WPIAL single-season record 2,955 yards and set the scoring record with 254 points. The River Hawks graduate didn’t slow down in his first… More »