The Bishop Canevin girls basketball team edged Serra Catholic, 54-50, Monday night in WPIAL Class 1A consolation bracket play to earn a berth in the PIAA tournament. Moon Area's boys team, meanwhile, lost 62-53 to Greater Latrobe in a Class 5A WPIAL consolation bracket game.
Greensburg Central Catholic whipped Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Saturday, 41-18, in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A Girls Basketball Tournament at Peters Township.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart watched a 15-point lead evaporate in a 55-50 loss to Jeannette Thursday night in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals at Fox Chapel. In girls Class 1A action, Bishop Canevin fell 38-16 to Union.
The Moon Area girls basketball team's Senior Night wasn't your typical event this year. Rather, it was designated as an "Orange Out" event to raise awareness for childhood cancer.
Claudia Ierullo and Leah Parker combined for 44 points to pace Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 50-44 victory over Avonworth Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball tournament, played at Fox Chapel High School.
Tiernan McCullough scored 32 points to spark Our Lady of the Sacred Heart past Clairton, 64-37, in the opening round of the WPIAL boys Class 2A basketball tournament Monday night. In girls Class 1A tournament action, Bishop Canevin whipped Springdale, 45-12.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart met little resistance in its first-round game of the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball tournament Friday night as the Chargers pummeled South Allegheny, 56-8. In Class 5A, Moon Area wasn't as successful, as the Tigers fell to Indiana, 44-39.