Eight West Hills high school basketball teams earned WPIAL Tournament spots, with Bishop Canevin, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Sto-Rox placing both boys and girls teams in the playoffs. Other West Hills qualifiers are Moon Area and Montour in boys action.
Shae Trombetta scored 14 points as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Penn Hills 61-18 in a WPIAL girls basketball game. Canon-McMillan beat Montour, 55-44, while in boys action, Ringgold topped Montour, 72-60.
In their final boys basketball game of the season Saturday, the Cornell Raiders lost 74-45 to Summit Academy, despite an early lead. Summit dominated the second quarter, scoring 22 points. Eduardo Benitez led Cornell with 18 points. Cornell ended the season with a record of 4-16.
The Robert Morris hockey teams achieved victories Saturday, with the women defeating Delaware 6-0 and the men overcoming Canisius 6-4. The women's team swept a two-game set from Delaware, while the men's squad extended its unbeaten streak to three games with a two-game sweep of Canisius.
AJ Buford scored crucial points in overtime to lead Moon Area to a 48-45 victory over Montour, securing third place in WPIAL Class 5A Section 4. Montour also advanced to the playoffs despite the loss. Bishop Canevin won its Class 3A section outright while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart earned a share of its Class 2A section title.
The Robert Morris men's basketball team faces Youngstown State on Saturday, seeking to maintain momentum after a recent win over Wright State. The women's team, after a tough loss to UW-Green Bay, looks to rebound against UW-Milwaukee, aiming for a home victory.
Tiffany Miller's 19 points led Montour past Moon Area, 46-44, Thursday night in a key WPIAL girls basketball game. Montour can reach the WPIAL playoffs with a Chartiers Valley win over Mars Friday night. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Bishop Canevin also won and are heading to the WPIAL playoffs along with Sto-Rox.