High School Basketball:
The Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic boys won the WPIAL 3-A championship last night with a 56-51 victory over Lincoln Park at the Petersen Events Center. The Trojans won the 1-A title last year, before jumping two classifications this year.
The Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic girls face Blackhawk in the WPIAL 4-A title game tonight at the Petersen Events Center at 7pm.
The Butler boys basketball team (17-8) will meet Pine-Richland (23-1) in the WPIAL 6-A championship game Saturday at 9pm at the Petersen Events Center. Hear the game on WBUT 1050am and on The Rock Station 97.7fm (online wbut.com and 977rocks.com0 beginning with a special coaches show featuring Matt Clement at 8:30pm.
The championship appearance is Butler’s first since 2000. The last time they won the title was 1991 and head coach Matt Clement was one of the team members.
The North Allegheny girls meet Bethel Park in the 6-A title game at 7pm Saturday at “The Pete”.
The Slippery Rock girls will meet Central Tech Saturday in the 5-A championship.
The Grove City boys will meet Erie Strong Vincent tonight in the District-10 4-A championship.
AC Valley will meet North Potter tonight at Kane high school in the District-9 Class 1-A consolation game. Tip-off is 6pm.