WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
For the last two years, the Hempfield Spartans have been stonewalled in the playoffs with losses to the Upper St. Clair Panthers, including an upset defeat in the first round a year ago. On Tuesday night in the WPIAL first round at Bethel Park, the Spartans finally obtained revenge against their playoff nemesis with a… More »
by: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report Sitting there at half-time of the Bethel Park vs. Fox Chapel playoff game at North Hills High School on Saturday, I muttered to myself, “This is an ugly one.” And “ugly” is just how Bethel Park wanted it to be, as they went up against a Fox Chapel team… More »
North Allegheny baseball players Brandon Rossier and Mitch Machi have signed letters of intent to continue their academic and playing careers. Rossier, who is also a kicker on the NA football team, has signed on to play at Walsh University, a Division II school in North Canton, Ohio. In the fall, Rossier averaged 33.2 yards… More »
By Patrick McKay The top-seeded Red Hurricanes found themselves in a peculiar position at halftime being tested by the 16th seeded Latrobe Wildcats. It was even stranger at the end of the first period as Latrobe managed to outscore New Castle 20-18 in the first stanza. It was a furious first half battle with lead… More »
#7 Penn-Trafford vs. #10 Plum Penn-Trafford overcame a 13-point, second half deficit and topped the Plum Mustangs, 46-43, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAAA Girls Basketball Playoffs. It’s the second straight year the Warriors have knocked off the Mustangs in the First Round and the sixth consecutive win for PT in the… More »
The Lady Tigers pounced on Latrobe early and invoked the mercy rule by the third quarter as top-seeded North Allegheny rolled to a 77-34 victory in round one of the WPIAL Class AAAA Playoffs. Latrobe played without its top scoring threat, sophomore Madison Kollar due to a leg injury suffered in Monday’s regular season finale,… More »
By Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report What if your coach told you that if you go undefeated, win your section, and finish the season 19-2, that you would be a #6 seed heading into the playoffs? That would make most players and coaches crazy. Well that is what happened to Hempfield, coming out of… More »
The Top Seeds: With a third consecutive undefeated regular season, there was little doubt that the New Castle Red Hurricanes would receive the top seed in the WPIAL Boys Quad-A bracket. The two-time reigning champions have not been tested for a full 32 minutes by a WPIAL opponent this season and have played inspired ball… More »
The Top Seeds: Winners of 19 games in a row, the North Allegheny Lady Tigers (20-1) received the top seed in the WPIAL Girls Class AAAA bracket. The Section 3 champions rolled through the regular season behind a stingy defense that creates turnovers and turns them into points. The Tigers top scorer is three-point specialist… More »
Winners of 68 consecutive regular season games, the top-ranked New Castle Red Hurricanes finished up the 2014 regular season with a 58-43 home triumph over Central Valley on Monday night. The win marks the third consecutive regular season that New Castle has concluded with an unblemished record. Senior Malik Hooker and Anthony Richards helped the… More »