WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Hempfield Spartans are the #1 ranked team in the WPIAL and they looked like it tonight. From the opening tip they stormed out of the gate and there was little the Norwin Knights could do to keep up. Two Division I athletes would steal the show on senior night and they alone outscored the… More »
The #4 MSA ranked Norwin Lady Knights performed like a championship caliber club in their showdown with #8 ranked Hempfield Lady Spartans. It was senior night at Hempfield but a junior would steal the show as Alayna Gribble was just too much to handle. This game was close in the first quarter though the Knights… More »
Plum senior Courtney Zezza was recently recognized for scoring her 1,000th point last month. The St. Francis recruit scored 27 points on January 23 against McKeesport to surpass the 1,000-point milestone. The Mustangs currently sit in fourth place in Section 2-AAAA with a record of 6-4 and 10-9 overall. (Pictured above: Bob Alpino – Plum… More »
North Allegheny used 70-percent shooting in the second half to seize control of the game as the Tigers topped the Central Catholic Vikings on Friday night, 72-52, in the Quad-A Conference Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week. With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Vikings played an intense and spirited defense and held… More »
The Franklin Regional Panthers played host to Gateway Gators in a must win scenario for both teams. Albeit the consequences were different for each team both needed the win equally to achieve their goals. The Panthers playoff hopes were on the line as they were the fifth place team in Section 2 and needed a… More »
The last time Bethel Park lost a game, the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils defeated the Black Hawks 63-61 in overtime on December 22. On Monday night, the Black Hawks avenged that loss with a 49-40 triumph over their Section 4-AAAA foe and clinched a WPIAL playoff spot in the process. The win keeps Bethel Park… More »
by Patrick McKay The Penn Trafford Lady Warriors are the defending WPIAL Champions and their position at the top of rankings remains unquestioned. They have won 16 straight games and are undefeated in Section 1-AAAA play. Tonight they played host and defeated their rival, the Hempfield Lady Spartans, in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers surged into a first place tie in Section 3-AAAA with the Pine-Richland Rams courtesy of a 55-43 road win over the Shaler Titans on Thursday night in the MSA Sports and Quad-A Conference Girls’ Basketball Game of the Week. The victory was NA’s ninth straight over the Titans. While the scoreboard displayed… More »
By Steve Brodzinski On any given night, there seems to be a new contender in class Quad A. After Hempfield stumbled to Class AAA West Mifflin, losing 91-84, there were some questions as to how dominate they really were. They answered those questions over the past 10 days, with wins over Gateway, Norwin, and a… More »
The #2 MSA-ranked Hempfield Spartans sent a message to Section 1 this evening in a pivotal match up with the #9 MSA-ranked Greater Latrobe Wildcats. Before the tip both teams were undefeated at 5-0 in section play having defeated all other foes the first time through. However Hempfield proved tonight that they are still the… More »