Tag: Oakland Catholic
After winning section title, Oakland Catholic girls set sights on postseason success
February 6, 2019
First-year Oakland Catholic coach Brianne O'Rourke knows what it takes to win championships at the WPIAL level. When the former WPIAL standout and Penn State player took over for her alma mater this season, she preached to her new players the first step toward achieving their ultimate goals was to
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
February 4, 2019
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Peters Township girls move to top of Trib 10 power rankings
January 30, 2019
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019
January 26, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls stay atop Trib 10 basketball power rankings
January 23, 2019
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, we post the Trib 10 online at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week
Latrobe girls can’t make early lead stand up vs. Oakland Catholic
January 21, 2019
For as well as Latrobe started Monday night, visiting Oakland Catholic finished just as strong. A big third quarter helped the third-ranked Eagles overcome a sluggish first half and stave off the hard-charging Wildcats, 57-45, in Section 3-5A girls basketball. As the game wore on, Latrobe could feel the upset
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 20, 2019
January 19, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 12-1, 3 4. Norwin, 13-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 16-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 11-4, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 13-2, 3 4. Gateway,
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 13, 2019
January 12, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 13-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 11-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 10-1, 3 4. Norwin, 11-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 9-3, -- Out: Fox Chapel (9-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 13-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 10-3, 4 3. Oakland Catholic, 11-2,
Brisker beats buzzer to lift No. 4 Penn Hills girls past No. 2 Oakland Catholic
January 10, 2019
Throughout the entirety of the WPIAL Class 5A matchup between No. 4 Penn Hills and No. 2 Oakland Catholic, Adia Brisker served as the spark for the Indians' offense, particularly when they needed her most. So, it should be no surprise that with Penn Hills trailing by one with 2.8
Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
January 9, 2019
Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,
