The WPIAL announced realignment changes for the upcoming two years for basketball.
While five of the seven girls teams from Lawrence County won’t be moved around to a different classification, two schools will be bumped up. The Neshannock High and Union girls basketball teams will be moving up with some new assignments and familiar foes for the next two seasons.
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