WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND 10-1 McDowell (19-6) at 7-2 Upper St. Clair (21-3) – 6 pm McDowell was the top seed in the District 10 playoffs. They defeated No. 2 Erie (51-40) in the District 10 Championship Game. They then defeated District 8 Champion Allderdice (60-26) in… More »
The PIAA has released all matchups, sites and times for the first round of the PIAA Basketball Championships. For a complete list of all brackets, click here. Here are the Big 56 teams in the state playoffs: 6A Boys Basketball 3-7 Wilson (19-9) vs. 7-1 Central Catholic (16-9) at Gateway on Saturday, 3:30 pm 10-1… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Randy Gore On the strength of a career-best 30-point performance from senior guard Jasmine Timmerson, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team rolled to a 71-45 triumph over Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at the Petersen Events Center. Its the third WPIAL crown for the… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #2 North Allegheny (19-5) vs. #1 Upper St. Clair (21-2) – 7 pm – TribLive HSSN & North Allegheny Sports Network North Allegheny North Allegheny won back-to-back WPIAL Championships in 2020-2021 before falling in the semifinals to Upper St. Clair last season. They have won 11 of their last 12… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 5A CHAMPIONSHIP Penn Hills 70, Peters Township 65 Penn Hills (21-3) trailed at the half but 5A’s top defense woke up in the second half holding Peters Township (22-4) to nine points in the third quarter and hit free throws late for a 70-65 win to capture their sixth WPIAL Championship and first… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Penn Hills (20-3) vs. #1 Peters Township (22-3) – 9 pm – Petersen Event Center – TribLive HSSN, KDKA & WJPA Penn Hills Penn Hills is in search of their sixth WPIAL Championship, their last coming in 2018. They have won 17 of their last 18 games. They… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SEMIFINALS New Castle 58, Mt. Lebanon 41 A big second quarter was exactly what New Castle (24-2) needed as they cruised to a 58-41 win over Mt. Lebanon (16-8) 58-41 Tuesday night at North Allegheny High School The game was tied 7-7 after a quarter, when Isaiah Boice and Ralphie Blundo got… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A GIRLS SEMIFINALS #4 Mt. Lebanon (17-6) vs. #1 Upper St. Clair (20-2) – at Bethel Park – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN Mt. Lebanon is coming off of an epic 47-46 comeback win over Chartiers Valley to get to the WPIAL 6A Semifinals. This is the defending champions fourth consecutive season in… More »
Photo Credit: @KDKARadio BOYS BASKETBALL 6A BOYS QUARTERFINALS New Castle 59, Norwin 47 Nothing was easy for New Castle (21-2) on Friday night but they were able to finally pull away in the fourth quarter and get to the semifinals with a 59-47 win over Norwin (14-9) Friday night at New Castle High School. It… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A BOYS QUARTERFINALS #8 Norwin (14-8) at #1 New Castle (20-2) – 7 pm – Lawrence County Sports Network Norwin finished the regular season tied for third place in Section 2-6A. They average 52.2 points per game (8th in 6A) and allow 50.0 points per game (3rd in 6A)…. More »