WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The West Allegheny baseball team erupted for 18 runs on Friday afternoon, and they needed every one of them to get past Montour. In a Section 2-5A showdown, the Indians outlasted the Spartans, 18-15. Montour got out to a q uick start and looked like they were going to cruise to an easy victory with… More »
On its way to the Class 5A WPIAL Championship last year, Moon was the last team standing in West Allegheny’s way. The Indians 10-runned the Tigers in the Championship Game and faced them on Thursday for the first time since hoisting the trophy. The result was similar as West Allegheny traveled to Moon and came… More »
The boys’ basketball Class 5A quarterfinal will have a mixture of familiarity with two of the match-ups featuring section rivals and one other one pitting two teams that have already played each other once before this season. All four games will take place on Friday Night at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
The quarterfinal contestants for the girls’ basketball Class 5A playoff bracket were revealed last Friday, and today it was announced where each of those games will be played. The final eight teams are extremely familiar with each other. Three of the four quarterfinal games pit section rivals against each other. The games will take place… More »
Boys Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
Class 5A First-Team All-Section Photo Gallery
The WPIAL playoff brackets that were revealed earlier this week gave us a look at the matchups that will start the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. All first round games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The top three seeds — Mars, Highlands, and Franklin Regional — each received byes into the quarterfinals. The… More »
The 16-team field in the girls basketball Class 5A bracket will feature every team playing in the first round and the top four seeds receiving a bye. Below are capsules on each first round matchup that will take place on Friday. No. 1 Trinity Hillers (19-3) vs. No. 16 Plum Mustangs (6-16) At West Allegheny,… More »
The North Allegheny girls’ basketball team closed out the regular season on Monday night with a 61-50 non-section win over West Allegheny. The Tigers jumped out to a 24-3 lead in the first quarter and coasted the rest of the way toward victory. The NA defense limited West Allegheny, the Section 1 champions in Class… More »
The West Allegheny girls’ basketball team trailed most of the night in essentially what would turn out to be the section championship at South Fayette on Friday night. The Indians trailed 50-41 entering the fourth quarter, but they just needed to have patience. That plan worked out when junior Patience Ashaolu connected on the game-winning 3-pointer… More »